Press Releases

JMU alumna Dr Ulrike Groos is Director of the Stiftung Kunstmuseum Stuttgart gGmbH. She studied Art History in Würzburg; here she talks about her career and her time as a student.

Researchers at the University of Würzburg, led by Caroline Kisker in cooperation with Claudia Höbartner, discovered how the protein XPD detects a severe DNA damage and controls its repair.

A new Indology project is focussing on a hitherto little-researched period of ancient Indian history: the time of the transition from Buddhism to Hinduism in the northwest of the country.

When members of a group successfully coordinate their movements with one another, this leads to a stronger sense of togetherness. This was shown by a recent study by the Universities of Würzburg and Regensburg.

Rapid Test for Topological 2D Materials: Researchers from the Würzburg-Dresden Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat have developed a method with which two-dimensional topological materials can be detected more easily and quickly.

Five new start-up hubs are to promote the entrepreneurial spirit at Bavarian universities. One of them is the ZENTRIA.hub in Lower Franconia. The hubs have now been officially opened by Bavaria's Science Minister Markus Blume.

The University of Würzburg is proud to establish two new Research Training Groups in physics and chemistry. They deal with particle physics and photoluminescence.

The University of Würzburg has its first female astronaut! Australian Katherine Bennell-Pegg once studied in Würzburg and has now successfully completed her basic training at the European Space Agency (ESA).

Christian Hof is head of the new Chair of Global Change Ecology at the University of Würzburg. His research focuses on how climate change and human activities affect species and biodiversity.

In five years' time, a large asteroid will fly very close to Earth – a unique opportunity to study it. Concepts for a national German small satellite mission are being examined at the University of Würzburg.

Researchers at the University of Würzburg have discovered a new function of the oncoprotein MYCN: It not only helps cancer cells to grow stronger, but also makes them more resistant to drugs.

In 2023, 77 cases of Candida auris were detected in Germany - six times more than in previous years. This is shown by the current evaluation of the National Reference Centre for Invasive Fungal Infections.

Artificial intelligence may soon help to identify lies and deception. However, a research team from the Universities of Marburg and Würzburg warns against premature use.

The University of Würzburg performs well above average in the student survey as part of the CHE Ranking 2024. All subjects assessed achieved mostly good to very good results.

Three new programmes for the structured training of doctoral students are being launched in biology, chemistry and physics. The European Union is funding them with around eleven million euros.