Press Releases

FIFA President Gianni Infantino is a highly controversial figure – yet his position appears remarkably secure. Würzburg sports scientist Tobias Thune Jacobsen identifies three reasons why Infantino seems to survive every crisis.

Shoma Kataoka's goal is to accelerate the analysis of large volumes of samples, such as those involved in drug discovery. He will receive close to 220,000 euros in funding for his research in Würzburg.

According to the latest Nature Index 2026, the University of Würzburg is among the world’s strongest research universities. In the international ranking, JMU ranks 32nd in Europe, and is among the top ten universities in Germany.

How are butterflies in the Alps responding to rising temperatures? A University of Würzburg study shows that species with a poor capacity to regulate their body temperature are particularly likely to shift to higher elevations.

The earthquake in Colombia has also affected three of the University of Würzburg’s partner universities. Fortunately, students of the University of Würzburg have not been affected.

Fundamental questions in quantum physics are the focus of a new international research consortium. Würzburg physicist Fakher Assaad is part of the team studying the virtues of defects.

Understanding and predicting new phenomena in crystals with quantum geometry. This is the goal Dr Johannes Mitscherling is working towards. He is establishing a new Emmy Noether Group at the University of Würzburg.

Silver for the men, bronze for the women: the Würzburg joint team, made up of players from the University of Würzburg and the Technical University, has won two medals in football at the European University Games in Italy.

Researchers at the University of Würzburg and the Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information have developed a questionnaire that accurately measures data protection literacy using just four questions.

At the Physics Cluster of Excellence ctd.qmat the world’s first continuously operating maser based on the semiconductor silicon carbide has been realized. This new technology has many potential applications.

German Cancer Aid has approved the funding of the Comprehensive Cancer Centres at the University Hospitals of Würzburg, Erlangen, Regensburg and Augsburg. It still carries the title ‘Centre of Excellence in Oncology’.

Anniversary: 25 years of remote sensing at JMU – Nobel Laureates: Exhibition now on display in the city centre – NUCLEATE Cluster of Excellence: On a DNA mission with children – Teacher training: Media literacy in the classroom

The DFG is providing 2.2 million euros for Tom Beneke’s Emmy Noether Junior Research Group at the University of Würzburg. He is investigating how Leishmania parasites, transmitted by sand flies, spread throughout the body.

The replacement of a single protein building block leads to vastly different disorders in heart muscle cells. This discovery opens up new ways for the treatment of hereditary cardiomyopathies.

Professional bioacoustics in your pocket: The new BirdNET Live app is revolutionising the monitoring of animal calls. Its AI works without an internet connection and recognises more species than other apps.