Press Releases

For the second time in a row, the women's football team from the Würzburg universities has won Europe's crown. They defended their title in Italy. The men finished in a respectable fifth place.

In just a few months, JMU will have to submit its application for the title of University of Excellence. The University Board has now provided an update on the current status.

The Polyclinic for Dental Prosthetics at the University Hospital Würzburg prints teeth that enable students to practise in a new, realistic, fair and cost-effective way. The innovative practice teeth combine all the important treatment steps.

An international research team has identified a new protein that specifically transports enzymes into peroxisomes. Its mode of action is extraordinary: it operates like a relay racer.

Robotics engineers at the University of Würzburg have developed a novel 3D laser scanner system for precise plant analysis in the field for the Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy in Potsdam.

According to the latest Nature Index, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg is one of the leading universities in the natural and life sciences.

People view physicians more negatively who disclose the use of artificial intelligence in their practice. This is the conclusion of a new study by psychologists from Würzburg.

A new mathematical model shows how the costs for farmers change when their plants develop fungicide resistance. It was developed by an international research team.

A new strategy for treating a specific form of lung cancer: That is the goal of a research project led by José Pedro Friedmann Angeli. Financial support for the project is provided by the European Research Council.

The University of Würzburg and the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt are cooperating in researching unusual phenomena in airspace. Pilots can report relevant observations to the university.

In the nationwide "Startup Factories" competition organised by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, the University of Würzburg was successful in conjunction with other Franconian universities and under the umbrella of the Nuremberg ZOHO Factory.

How do students decide whether to attend a course online or on site? Researchers from the Professorship of Adult Education/Continuing Education at the University of Würzburg have investigated this.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the University of Würzburg's Psychological Counselling Centre for Giftedness and the Early Studies. Numerous guests travelled to the ceremony - including many former early-stage students.

Great recognition for a Würzburg researcher: The European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) has elected biochemistry professor Utz Fischer as a member.

An international research team led by Würzburg has identified another gene whose functional failure leads to Fanconi anaemia.