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What legal issues need to be clarified if nuclear fusion is to be utilised as an energy source? A new junior research group at the University of Würzburg is dedicated to this task.

The return of wolves is causing conflicts. Two new dissertations from the University of Würzburg show how humans and wolves can coexist in the future.

What was hospital life like in the early modern period? This will be the subject of a lecture series to mark the 450th anniversary of Würzburg's Juliusspital from Tuesday, 14 April.

A new book shows how National Socialism and the Holocaust can be taught in a contemporary way in German lessons. Co-editor is Professor Dieter Wrobel from the University of Würzburg.

Mechthild Dreyer and Hans-Joachim Diener have set up a trust foundation in favour of the University of Würzburg. The couple are thus expressing their connectedness with the university.

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

In the 30-page Sustainability Report 2025, the University of Würzburg provides information on the status of implementation of its sustainability strategy. The report is now available online.

Structural changes have characterised the Hubland campus for years and will continue to do so for some time to come. For those who would like to see for themselves, the university is offering an informative campus walk on 8 May.

COVID-19 vaccination protection remains intact despite targeted interventions in the immune system, as with asthma therapy. This is shown by a study conducted by the University Hospitals of Würzburg and Heidelberg.

The new EU Inc. regulations are intended to make it easier for companies to expand in Europe. Members of the Würzburg Faculty of Law have contributed to this.

JMU alumna Gabriele Leibbrand reports on how she has integrated counselling, competitive sport and civic engagement into a coherent whole in her life.

Dr. Vishnu Krishnan shines light on nanocrystals to investigate their optical properties. Currently he is a Humboldt fellow at the Chair of Physical Chemistry I at the University of Würzburg.

Quantum repeaters are at the heart of a new research project involving a team from the University of Würzburg. The collaborative project is researching technologies and demonstrators for these building blocks of large-scale quantum networks.

Rising temperatures are threatening dung beetle populations in the Amazon. The example shows a trend that could bring many insect species there to their heat threshold. Researchers from Würzburg and Bremen conducted the study.

Boehringer Ingelheim and the Lower Franconian company EMFRET Analytics want to advance an active substance for the treatment of strokes. Its roots lie in the Würzburg University Medicine.