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The University of Würzburg commemorates outstanding researchers with plaques of honour. The project is now celebrating its tenth anniversary. The three initiators received their own anniversary plaques at the celebration.

Elementary schools should make children fit to use digital media. A team at the University of Würzburg is developing a digital diagnostic tool to support teachers in this endeavour.

At the beginning of September, the Netzwerk Chancen presented the Social Diversity Awards in Berlin. One of the finalists was a scientist from the University of Würzburg.

The University of Würzburg welcomed its new trainees with a welcome day. The programme included lectures, games to get to know each other and a joint visit to the Mineralogical Museum.

The Wittenstein Foundation supports research projects at the University of Würzburg with the "Würzburger Förderpreis", which is endowed with 50,000 euros. The Vogel Foundation Dr Eckernkamp has now doubled the prize money.

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

Offended politicians, rebellious female composers, linguistically self-confident Lower Franconians: the public winter lectures of the Universitätsbund offer a colourful range of topics.

The University Hospital of Würzburg invites all interested parties to an information afternoon on 14 October 2025 on the current application possibilities of deep brain stimulation.

The university calendar for the coming year can be ordered via an online form from now until 31 October at the latest.

A study from Würzburg reveals: pox viruses have developed a unique strategy to rapidly multiply after infecting a host cell. The findings uncover a previously unknown role for a well-known molecule and may serve as a starting point for the development of new antiviral agents.

Are language models such as ChatGPT suitable as independent teaching assistants in the natural sciences? A research team at the University of Würzburg has investigated this question.

Enduring competitive pressure not only changes young people's behaviour, but also their personality: they become less prosocial. This is shown by a new study from the University of Würzburg.

The Würzburg University Library's #einzigartig series continues on 23 September: four guided tours in German language revolve around extraordinary objects and the stories they tell.

Are you a PhD candidate or Postdoc at the University of Würzburg? You want to tackle the writing process and get things done? Then register for the long light against procrastination on October 23!

Computer science student Marawan Khalil from the University of Würzburg received an award for the best presentation at an international conference. He presented a spherical mapping robot.