Press Releases

A new special exhibition at the Martin von Wagner Museum at the University of Würzburg shows how people in ancient times used magical practices to combat their fears and worries.

Researchers at the University of Würzburg have now solved the mystery of the brighter edges of jets using sophisticated computer simulations. Their findings are published in the journal "Astronomy & Astrophysics".

What do universities and wine have in common? This question is being explored by geographers at the University of Würzburg. Nine university wines were presented at the Staatlicher Hofkeller, with the help of regional wine royalty.

An autonomous swarm of robots is set to explore a vast valley and caves on Mars. Computer Scientists at the University of Würzburg are helping to develop the key technologies required for this.

New President: Heribert Warzecha succeeds Paul Pauli – Milestone: CampusGarten completed – Thanks to AI: New life for an old speech – Ideas competition: My beautiful campus

Heribert Warzecha will become the new President of the University of Würzburg. The biotechnologist is moving from TU Darmstadt to Würzburg. He is already very familiar with JMU, having completed his habilitation here in 2007.

Psychologists at the University of Würzburg have expanded an established test for measuring social understanding. The new tool assesses empathy and perspective-taking in a wide range of everyday situations.

A new study shows that a carefully timed sequence of light pulses can amplify the motion of atomic layers in a quantum material, opening up an efficient way to control functional material properties.

Three institutes specialising in general practice, under the leadership of the University of Würzburg, have carried out trials to investigate the effectiveness of prednisolone and B vitamins in treating post-COVID syndrome.

Oxoboranes have been synthetic targets for more than 60 years and were thought to be too unstable to be isolated. In a new publication, Würzburg chemists have now shattered this paradigm.

Candida auris, a fungus that is life-threatening to humans, has spread rapidly across the globe. Researchers at the University of Würzburg suspect this may be due to rising temperatures.

The guest book of the French photography pioneer Nadar (1820-1910) is the focus of a new DFG project involving the Universities of Würzburg, Konstanz and Tübingen.

JMU Professor Carolin Wienrich, as a member of the Advisory Council for Consumer Affairs, has co-authored a report. It deals with consumer protection in online retail involving AI agents.

In companies in Mainfranken, AI has become part of everyday working life, but not in automated processes. This is shown by an online survey conducted by the Würzburg-Schweinfurt Chamber of Industry and Commerce and the University of Würzburg.

A new logo, new colours and typefaces: The University of Würzburg has modernised its visual identity. The aim is to strengthen its profile in the competition for students, researchers and funding.