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Magical texts of the Ancient Near East, Egypt and neighbouring regions are the focus of a new research group at the University of Würzburg. The DFG is providing around 3.5 million euros for the first phase.

In cooperation with several German national parks, researchers from the University of Würzburg are investigating the role of carrion in our ecosystems. In the Eifel National Park, unusual guests recently testified to the success of the project.

Professor Jürgen Groll has raised around 880,000 euros for a new project. His team wants to use this to lay the foundations for improved multifunctional medical implants and materials.

CAR-T cell therapies top standard of care therapy in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma. This has now been shown in an international study in which Professor Hermann Einsele was involved.

The situation of the Uyghur population in the Chinese region of Xinjiang has been largely unclear since 2017. Researchers are now seeking an approach using remote ethnography methods as part of an EU project.

How do our genes determine the immune response to pathogens? This depends on small differences in the genome. The situation is complex, as a new study shows.

Great recognition for translational cancer researcher Dr. Markus Diefenbacher: He was nominated as Associated Editor of the journal Oncogene.

When bumblebees move, their vision improves. Scientists at the University of Würzburg have now been able to prove this.

Cancer research in Bavaria is being expanded thanks to the alliance of the university hospital sites in Würzburg, Erlangen, Regensburg and Augsburg. Health Minister Holetschek: "Outstanding milestone for cancer care in Bavaria."

More young talent in STEM subjects: That is the aim of a new co-operation between the Wittenstein Foundation and the University of Würzburg. The foundation is making around one million euros available for this purpose.

Harald zur Hausen, Nobel Laureate in Medicine and alumnus of the University of Würzburg, passed away on Sunday, 28 May 2023, at the age of 87. He conducted research in Würzburg from 1969 to 1972.

Researchers from Rostock, Aachen and Würzburg have developed a new method that simulates the decomposition processes of drugs in just 15 minutes. This could significantly speed up the authorisation process.

A simulation training programme allows medical students at the University of Würzburg to practise treating medical emergencies in virtual reality. A recently published study confirms the success of the programme.

The Collaborative Research Centre ToCoTronics in condensed matter physics will be extended for four more years. The German Research Foundation is funding it with 12 million euros.

Under certain circumstances, a rare tropical plant develops into a carnivore. A research team from the universities of Hannover and Würzburg has now deciphered the mechanism responsible for this.