Press Releases

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.

Researchers at the University of Würzburg have succeeded in detecting exceptionally robust electrical transport in a topological insulator. This could lead to new metrological applications.

At the invitation of the Würzburg-Schweinfurt Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Federal Minister Dorothee Bär visited the university. In the Mission Control Centre, she spoke about the opportunities that research, technology and space travel offer the Mainfranken region.

Europe’s largest collection of historic school wallcharts is housed at the University of Würzburg. More than 2,000 items from the collection are now being prepared for bavarikon, Bavaria’s web portal for digitised cultural heritage.

European University alliance including the University of Würzburg awarded €7.2 million to continue its pan-European collaboration until 2028

Whether it’s applications for child benefit or tax returns, automated processes could save many people time and reduce their mental workload. This is demonstrated by three economics professors in a new study.

Researchers at the ctd.qmat Cluster of Excellence in Würzburg have developed a new type of electronic component. These open up new possibilities for energy-efficient hardware, such as for applications in artificial intelligence.

A strong showing for the University of Würzburg: it is involved in three out of ten research groups whose establishment or renewal has now been approved by the German Research Foundation.

Carpenter ants amputate the injured legs of fellow ants to minimise the risk of infection. A new study involving a Würzburg researcher shows that this task is primarily carried out by ants switching from indoor to outdoor duties.

Targeted activation of specific nerve cells using pulses of light alleviates motor impairments in an animal model of Huntington’s disease and restores healthy neuronal activity. These findings have now been published in the journal Nature.

An experimental drug has been shown to alleviate symptoms of Huntington's disease and extend lifespan in mouse models. Further studies are required to determine whether these results may also apply to humans.

A new study from the University of Würzburg shows that a varied forest structure influences spider diversity. Creating forest clearings can, in some cases, significantly reduce this diversity.

Students – including first-year students – can apply for a Deutschlandstipendium until Thursday 16 July 2026. Those selected will receive 300 euros a month for one year, to spend as they wish.

The Bavarian Council of Ministers has approved the construction of the new "Kopfklinikum" and the Centre for Women, Mothers and Children at Würzburg University Hospital. Work is set to begin as early as autumn 2026.

Laëtitia Farinacci assembles atomic building blocks to create previously unknown properties. She has now taken up a Professorship in Solid-State Physics in Würzburg, where she will be a part of the Cluster of Excellence ctd.qmat.