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How the City and the University of Würzburg can work together to shape a sustainable future: this is the theme of the travelling exhibition “Ausgesprochen”, which is now on display in the foyer of the University at Sanderring.

Understanding and predicting new phenomena in crystals with quantum geometry. This is the goal Dr Johannes Mitscherling is working towards. He is establishing a new Emmy Noether Group at the University of Würzburg.

A research team from Experimental Biomedicine I at Würzburg University Hospital (UKW) presents a novel approach to prevent arterial thrombosis and inflammatory tissue damage.

Hildegund Keul is a theologian and professor at the University of Würzburg. In an article that has just been published, she analyses an AfD election campaign leaflet, focusing in particular on the potential consequences for the churches.

According to the Nature Index, JMU is one of the world’s leading research universities: it ranks amongst the top 220 globally, 32nd in Europe and in the top 10 in Germany.

Fundamental questions in quantum physics are the focus of a new international research consortium. Würzburg physicist Fakher Assaad is part of the team studying the virtues of defects.

The latest ShanghaiRanking confirms JMU’s strong international research profile. In the global ranking, the University of Würzburg is placed 202nd, ranking 12th in Germany and 3rd in Bavaria.

Mira Pflanz has completed the first PhD in Health Sciences at the University Medicine Würzburg. The researcher is investigating what a selection process for the dual degree programme in Midwifery might look like.

Würzburg physicist Dr. Kajetan Fijalkowski conducts research into the high-precision measurement of electrical resistance. For its work on this novel quantum resistance standard, he was presented with the Helmholtz Prize.

Heike Rittner, holder of the Chair of Pain Medicine at Würzburg University Hospital, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

Controlling the properties of materials by making atoms oscillate back and forth – this is what Dr Jan Gerrit Horstmann and his new Emmy Noether group are working on at the University of Würzburg.

The university and its researchers are always well represented in the media. Here are some recent examples.

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

In her role as an EU official, JMU alumna Thea Emmerling worked with many people from different countries and continents. Reaching a consensus was usually the main focus of her work.

The CuttingGardens conference brings together researchers from various disciplines who work with EEG data. The deadline for registration is 31 August 2026.