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From Frederick Barbarossa to the enigmatic Voynich Manuscript and on to digital city tours of Würzburg: the range of topics covered in the medieval history lecture series at the University of Würzburg is vast.

Frank Würthner, a professor of chemistry at the University of Würzburg, has been appointed as an Associate Editor of the Journal of the American Chemical Society.

How effective were the meditation and massage chairs that were made available to JMU staff and students for a year? Initial findings will be presented at a Zoom seminar on Thursday 22 October.

AI, automation and the question of how new technologies can deliver tangible benefits: these topics took centre stage at Innovation Day 2026, organised by JMU, THWS, the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) and Region Mainfranken GmbH.

Lectures for the winter semester 2026/27 begin at the University of Würzburg on 12 October. At the annual press conference marking the start of the semester, President Paul Pauli provided updates on current developments at the university.

A new logo, new colours and typefaces: The University of Würzburg has modernised its visual identity. The aim is to strengthen its profile in the competition for students, researchers and funding.

The new museum dedicated to the history of the University of Würzburg is set to open in 2027. On 23 October 2026, anyone interested will be able to take a look around the premises and put their knowledge of the university to the test.

A number of JMU researchers are giving presentations at a public conference focusing on Würzburg during the era of the Siebold family of physicians (1760–1820). The conference will take place on 17 October at the Siebold Museum.

How do speech and language development disorders manifest in children, and what can help those affected? To explore these questions, JMU is organising hands-on activities and discussions in the city centre on 16 October.

A new handbook examines the tremendous surge in innovation in architectural culture north of the Alps from the 14th to the 16th century. One of the co-editors is the Würzburg-based art historian Stefan Bürger.

CAR-T cells could protect the heart in future. An international research consortium led by Würzburg University Hospital is working on this. It is receiving seven million euros from the European Union for this project.

Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU) achieves an excellent position in the international comparison. It performs particularly strongly in research quality and knowledge transfer.

In companies in Mainfranken, AI has become part of everyday working life, but not in automated processes. This is shown by an online survey conducted by the Würzburg-Schweinfurt Chamber of Industry and Commerce and the University of Würzburg.

Dr Can Ergen-Behr has been appointed as the new Junior Professor of Single-Cell Medical Systems Biology at the University of Würzburg.

The work of Nobel Laureate Georg Nagel benefits not only medicine but also plant research. His long-standing colleagues in Würzburg – Dietmar Geiger, Kai Konrad and Dirk Becker – explain why.