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In the competition for the best press photo in Lower Franconia, the university has once again sponsored the prize in the "Science" category. It went to photographer Pia Bayer for a photo of ants in her home garden.

A research team at the University of Würzburg has, for the first time, uncovered how E. coli bacteria sneak into the prostate. The discovery opens the door to potential new treatments for bacterial prostatitis.

Should colonial street names in German cities be changed? If so, what are the trends? Citizens can take part in these debates. A new portal provides the digital space for this.

Increased use of organoids in cancer research: The Würzburg lighthouse project "Preclinical Models" is working towards this goal. The Bavarian Centre for Cancer Research is funding it with almost one million euros.

The specialist journal Quintessenz Endodontie honours outstanding root canal treatments performed by students with the "Goldene Hedström-Feile". This year, the award went to dental students from Würzburg.

How is society currently communicating on environmental and climate protection? Former member of the Bundestag Hans-Josef Fell will give a public lecture on this topic at the University of Würzburg on 14 January.

A new partner for process automation in companies: This is avenia solutions - a start-up founded by computer science students from the University of Würzburg.

This year, the Press Office is once again offering a series of training courses for researchers who want to become more professional in science communication - here are all the courses and dates.

To strengthen research, care and prevention in the field of infectious diseases: This is the task of the Bavarian Centre for Preventive Infection Medicine (BZI).

The aim of the new research project at the Chair of Mathematics Education is to link maths lessons with global issues of the future. Tasks with a connection to reality play an important role here.

The University of Würzburg can accredit its degree programmes itself for a further eight years as part of the university's own quality management system.

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

With the JMU Communicator Award, the University of Würzburg honours initiatives that communicate research in a way that is relevant to everyday life. This year, the award goes to a team that brought science into a Würzburg bar for an evening.

Emergency medicine courses organised by medical students for medical students: A working group that has been cooperating closely with the emergency services for 25 years.

On 11 December 2025, the first cartilage transplant produced at the University Hospital of Würzburg was on its way to implantation. This involved several stages of quality control.