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The Model United Nations (WüMUN) will take place at the University of Würzburg on 8 and 9 May 2026. In this format, young people can get into the role of UN delegates and experience simulated international negotiations.

Würzburg University President Paul Pauli is once again one of the ten most popular rectors in Germany. This time he is ranked 9th.

Whether people follow a general trend when choosing a partner or consciously decide against it has a noticeable impact on the diversity of phenotypes to choose from. This is shown by a new study by the University of Würzburg.

When searching for food, most insects specifically head for flowers that promise them the best yield. Researchers from the Universities of Konstanz and Würzburg have now shown how bumblebees orientate themselves.

To improve their chances of survival, animals must learn – and that can be dangerous. A new study from the University of Würzburg shows how gradual learning under parental supervision can reduce these risks.

IT professionals work with network digital twins to analyse and optimise communication networks in a fail-safe manner. Würzburg researchers are developing such twins for networks with over 10,000 nodes.

Jonas Czwikla is the new Professor of Health Services Research at the University of Würzburg. He analyses data sets using epidemiological methods and develops ideas for new forms of care.

Computer science students at the University of Würzburg have developed a processor that has now successfully completed its first functional test in Earth orbit. A SpaceX rocket transported it into orbit for this purpose.

The Würzburg Chair of Egyptology has been researching the Horus Temple for a good ten years. This special photo was taken in the process.

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

At the event “New Hybrid Classroom (not only) for CHARM at JMU: Perspectives, Practices, and Solutions”, Dr. Nataliia Lazebna and Katrin Niewalda offered insights into hybrid teaching within the CHARM-EU alliance.

A young tumour patient and her mother collected donations for "Forschung hilft" on their milestone birthdays. They raised 4,000 euros for the Foundation for the Promotion of Cancer Research at the University Hospital of Würzburg.

In the first few weeks of this year, five female students from Technion University in Haifa gained practical experience at Würzburg University Hospital. The cooperation is to be expanded further in the future.

Further developing university mobility, using office and laboratory furniture sustainably: These and other student transformation experiments have been launched at the WueLAB sustainability lab.

The LOFAR radio telescope has delivered the most detailed radio map of the northern sky to date. It provides new insights into active galaxies, star formation and rare cosmic objects.