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Carpenter ants are not squeamish when it comes to caring for the wounded. To minimise the risk of infection, the insects immediately amputate injured legs – thereby more than doubling their survival rate.

In keeping with the international quantum year "Quantum 2025", around 600 children experienced the fascinating phenomena of quantum physics live at the children's university on 18 October.

Late summer in Lower Franconia: there are hardly any flowering plants left, and food for honey bees is becoming scarce. Researchers at the Biocenter have investigated how bees cope with this situation.

Read about new appointments, job anniversaries, research sabbaticals and more.

Whether on television, radio, online or in print - researchers at the University of Würzburg are well represented in the media. Here are some current examples.

The CHARM-EU Alliance is calling on teachers to submit their micro-credentials or online courses. The aim is to make innovative teaching formats more visible across Europe and increase the impact of educational programmes.

As part of the CHARM-EU network, it is still possible to submit courses for the Transnational Online Learning (TOL) offer in the summer semester 2026 until 9 November 2025.

Get to know key sustainability topics and explore paths to a sustainable future: All students, teaching staff and members of the university are invited to the kick-off event on Thursday, 6 November.

"What do you want to do with it later?" Students of the humanities and social sciences are often asked this question. A lecture series at the JMU Career Centre will provide answers from Thursday, 23 October.

To mark World Stroke Day, the University Hospital of Würzburg is hosting a broad-based information event on 29 October 2025.

On 21 and 22 October 2025, the Mensa at the Hubland South Campus will once again open its doors for the study&stay job fair - the University of Würzburg's career event. Over 70 companies from all over Germany will be there.

A different take on True Crime: On Thursday, 23 October 2025, the Würzburg University Library invites you to a special guided tour. The focus will be on sources and documents that deal with historical criminal cases.

JMU President Paul Pauli welcomed the Würzburg students who won the women's football title at the European University Championships this summer.

On 5 November 2025, a lecture on the integration of exercise, regeneration, stress management and proper nutrition into everyday life will take place at the Deutsche Zentrum für Herzinsuffizienz Würzburg.

Certain diseases can irrevocably destroy the vitreous humour, the substance inside the eye. A research team at Würzburg University Hospital is therefore working on a well-tolerated replacement with special properties.