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On Monday, Georg Nagel was awarded the Nobel Prize; on Tuesday, he was honoured at the Biozentrum. Confetti cannons went off, even though Nagel himself was unable to attend.

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

A wide range of activities will take place as part of Bavarian Prevention Day 2026 on 12 October in the Hubland Mensa. The programme is aimed at students and staff at Würzburg’s three universities.

Lectures on sustainable higher education development and local climate action, a climate-themed pub quiz and an anniversary celebration: the ‘Sustainability and Global Responsibility’ lecture series has all this in store for the 2026/27 winter semester.

A new study published in the journal PAIN on genetic alterations to the TRPA1 pain channel shows that, despite the channel’s reduced function, severe pain still occurs.

To replace animal experiments wherever possible, reduce their number and minimise the distress caused to the animals: these are the objectives of a new centre at Würzburg University Hospital.

From North America to Patagonia: Researchers at the University of Würzburg have reconstructed how New World blackbirds spread across the Americas over millions of years.

Online hate, inclusion and urban gardening: these were the topics explored by P-seminars at grammar schools in Lower Franconia. They have now been recognised for their work at the University of Würzburg as part of the PSE’s autumn conference.

The Tropilaelaps mite has reached Turkey, thereby crossing the border into Europe. Experts have now been discussing in North Macedonia how this dangerous bee mite can be contained.

The Department of Ophthalmology at Würzburg University Hospital was honoured at the congress of the German Ophthalmological Society for a new conjunctival model.

The University Hospital of Würzburg recently treated its first patient with fully implantable cochlear implants in both ears. The successful procedure took place at the Hearing Centre of the ENT Clinic.

Freelance work rather than working for a start-up: a study reveals what self-employed careers look like for graduates of the humanities and social sciences at JMU.

Chlamydia organise their genetic material with the help of lipids. This is shown by a new study from the University of Würzburg. This unexpected alliance could change our current understanding of how bacterial DNA is organised.

A Hawaiian sparked Thomas Eckel’s passion for coffee. The JMU alumnus turned a hobby he’d enjoyed for years into his own coffee roastery.

Health Minister Judith Gerlach will be visiting Würzburg on 12 October. To mark Bavarian Prevention Day, she will be presenting a new prevention programme for young people to the public.