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Tom Beneke, a researcher from Würzburg, has received an ERC Starting Grant for his work on the tropical disease leishmaniasis. This prestigious European research award is worth 1.5 million euros.

A new observatory is set to detect sources of cosmic rays, dark matter and other relics of the Big Bang in a few years’ time. Astrophysicists from the University of Würzburg are involved in the project.

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Würzburg physicist Dr. Kajetan Fijalkowski conducts research into the high-precision measurement of electrical resistance. For its work on this novel quantum resistance standard, he was presented with the Helmholtz Prize.

The latest ShanghaiRanking confirms JMU’s strong international research profile. In the global ranking, the University of Würzburg is placed 202nd, ranking 12th in Germany and 3rd in Bavaria.

From 8 to 11 September, the MS Wissenschaft will be moored near the Mainkuh in Würzburg. On board the exhibition ship is a digital research game from Würzburg that explains a special form of cancer treatment in an accessible way.

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.