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Many people also go to sports clubs because they socialise with others there. This was stated by 86 per cent of respondents in a new study on amateur sport.

Together with the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Würzburg biology professor Chaitanya S. Gokhale has developed a mathematical model on population dynamics and evolution of herbicide resistance in perennial weeds.

Carlos Talavera-López has recently been appointed junior professor of systems immunology at the University of Würzburg. His special focus is on the processes inside the cell. For this, he relies on deep learning methods.

The Else Kröner Center for Advanced Medical & Medical Humanitarian Studies Würzburg-Mwanza started work in mid-2020. Its good performance has now been confirmed by an interim report.

Artificial intelligence can predict when a bee colony will swarm out: this is one of the findings of the Würzburg research project we4bee, which uses sensors to listen in on beehives.

For four years, the University of Würzburg was involved in a Bavarian research network that investigated the healthy use of digital technologies and media. ForDigitHealth is now presenting its results.

Making small and medium-sized enterprises more resilient and efficient through automation: This is the focus of a new 1.4 million euro project by Professors Johannes Hewig and Axel Winkelmann.

Making researching doctors familiar with the latest technologies in immunology: This is what happens in the TWINSIGHT college. The Else Kröner-Fresenius Stiftung is funding it for another three years.

Acute lung failure is life-threatening - especially if it is accompanied by an excessive immune reaction. Researchers at the University Medical Centre Würzburg have now discovered how this reaction can be suppressed.

The Faculty of Medicine's Albert Kölliker Teaching Award is endowed with 10,000 euros. It went to the interprofessional team from the University Hospital's Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic.

Alumnus Philipp Roth studied Human-Computer Systems at the University of Würzburg. He now works for a digital media agency and deals with conceptual issues before a project is realised.

Women and men react differently to stress and strain. These are the results of an investigation from the first year of the Corona pandemic carried out by a team from the University and the University Hospital Würzburg.

Female physicists from all over the world will meet for a three-day workshop of the Grete Hermann Network starting Monday, July 31 at the University of Würzburg.

The Biocenter of the University of Würzburg awards the Marcella Boveri Prize 2023 to ecologist Sarah Redlich, a researcher in Professor Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter's Chair of Zoology III.

One of the most important international space prizes is going to Würzburg: Professor Klaus Schilling will receive the Malina Medal 2023 for his outstanding achievements in space research and education.