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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.

How well do the countries of the world function? Researchers at the University of Würzburg are investigating this. In the latest edition of this ranking, Germany has improved its position, while six countries are considered to have collapsed.

A team led by researcher Chase Beisel at the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI) in Würzburg conducted the first systematic study of CRISPR-based antibiotics in Klebsiella pneumoniae.

The award-winning Kitty Q app can now be experienced as an escape room. Today the Würzburg-Dresden Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat hosted the opening ceremony at Technische Sammlungen Dresden.

Success for WueDive, the project for the further development of digital teaching at the University of Würzburg: the team has raised a further EUR 1.7 million and can now establish new programmes by the end of 2025.

It can happen that quickly: After just one year of construction, the new building for the university's AI centre CAIDAS was completed. Bavaria's Science Minister Markus Blume attended the opening.

Mental disorders are widespread in Germany. The German Center for Prevention Research in Mental Health is working to reduce their prevalence. The center has now been officially opened.

A research project at the University of Würzburg (JMU) has received 137,000 euros in federal funding. The project will develop an AI early warning system to prevent errors in the development of new software.