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On 13 November 2025 the University Hospital of Würzburg will inform all interested parties about circulatory disorders caused by narrowed coronary arteries - and how this risk of heart attack can be prevented.

In an initiative, 25 European countries are working together on new strategies for cancer prevention. The University Hospital of Würzburg is involved with innovative approaches in diagnostics and telemedical counselling.

Franka Kunik from the University Hospital of Würzburg receives the "Top Young Science" lecture award at the German Pain Congress. One finding of her work: prediabetes influences the development and progression of nerve damage.

On 14 November, the Faculty of Physics offers quantum research to touch, participate in and marvel at. From family lectures to science slams: guests can discover how exciting quantum physics can be until after midnight.

In the "Three Minute Thesis (3MT)" competition, doctoral students explain their dissertation to a lay audience - briefly, clearly and with just one presentation slide as support. If you want to take part, you can register now.

A new series of courses on intercultural competence and social diversity starts on Thursday, 13 November. It is open to students, lecturers and external persons.

A tiny neural network is sufficient to control the daily rhythm of the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster. Researchers at the University of Würzburg have shown that only four specialized nerve cells are necessary to drive the animals' endogenous clock.

At the end of September, a scientific symposium was held at the University of Würzburg on the topic of nuclear fusion. Part of the programme, the interdisciplinary panel discussion, is now available as a podcast.

On Tuesday, 4 November 2025, actor Thomas Straus will read from Anna Haag's war diary. During the Second World War, the journalist wrote a diary critical of the regime.

GSiK is offering the "Democracy Lab" for the first time in the winter semester 25/26. Students and employees are invited to explore democratic values and how they can be communicated.

Homer's "Iliad" provides a blueprint for how base instincts unleash violence that is still valid today. A key scene from the epic is depicted in a high-ranking painting. It has now been acquired for the Martin von Wagner Museum.

Hanna Zieger is fascinated by nerve cells. At a start-up in France, she is working on unlocking the cells' secrets and using this new knowledge to combat diseases.

After a heart attack, scar tissue forms. Researchers from Würzburg and Freiburg have created a molecular heart atlas showing how cells shape this process – and how healing could be enhanced.

The Academic Orchestra will provide a world premiere and prizes totalling 268,000 euros will be awarded. The festive concert of the Universitätsbund will take place on Thursday, 13 November. Admission is free.