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Oxalic acid may be a previously underestimated driver of inflammation and heart damage in people with impaired kidney function. Researchers from Berlin and Würzburg have observed this link in an animal model.

At the Coimbra Group’s annual conference and general meeting, European cities and universities reaffirmed their ambition to further expand their cooperation for the benefit of society. Würzburg is also involved.

An AI designed to streamline time-consuming tasks involved in family psychology assessments: this is what a student start-up from Würzburg is working on. Founder, Johannes Störlein, has received a award for his project.

Didactics of Geography meets upper secondary education: Five teacher-training students from the University of Würzburg trialled a virtual reality-based lesson at St Ursula Grammar School.

The University of Würzburg, the University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt and the City of Würzburg hope that the new Welcome Centre will serve as a new point of contact for international students and skilled workers. It was officially opened on 3 July.

Supervisor of the Year 2026: Four researchers at the University of Würzburg can now use this title. They were honoured by PhD students from the Graduate School of Life Sciences.

KIS, the Contact and Information Centre for Students with Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses, is now part of the Diversity Coordination Office. The aim is to integrate the services even more closely.

Structured training for PhD students: New programmes are being launched in biochemistry, biology, biomedicine and law. The European Union is providing 18 million euros in funding for these programmes.

Arsim Kastrati is completing his PhD at the University of Würzburg – despite having a severe disability. He was awarded the Röntgen Prize by the Faculty of Physics in recognition of his outstanding academic achievements.

Stephanie Döpper is an expert in Near Eastern archaeology at the University of Würzburg. During a field trip to Oman, she stumbled across a 4,000-year-old artefact.

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

Professor Marcel Romanos from Würzburg University Hospital will be taking part in the Süddeutsche Zeitung’s Health Forum as an ADHD expert. The event will take place online on Wednesday 8 July. Registration is required.

How pain subsides depends on gender – even though the immediate reaction to the injury is largely the same. Researchers at Würzburg University Hospital have made this observation in an animal model.

Students Silas Happ and Marco Stiegelbauer have been newly elected to the University Senate. The full results of the university elections are available on the Electoral Office’s website.

Around 60 teachers, students and other interested parties gathered in Würzburg to discuss decolonial perspectives on English textbooks, digital teaching approaches and approaches to learning.