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A new radio telescope on Germany's highest mountain is set to uncover secrets in the depths of space. Professor Matthias Kadler from the JMU Chair of Astronomy is in charge of the project.

For the second time, Würzburg chemistry professor Frank Würthner has received a prestigious award from the European Research Council: the ERC Advanced Grant is endowed with 2.5 million euros.

How are digital technologies changing the way people perceive and process stories? A new research training group at the University of Würzburg will address this question.

Hardly any insects can see the colour red. However, two beetle species from the Mediterranean region are an exception, as an international research team has discovered.

From the winter semester of 2025, the University of Würzburg will combine the humanities and artificial intelligence in a new Master's degree programme. This will open up new avenues of cultural research.

For the first time at a university in Bavaria: JMU is offering an undergraduate degree programme in Nursing Science from the winter semester 2025/26. The dual degree programme combines theory and practice - including a double degree and remuneration.

Since the start of the war in Ukraine, countries that are friendly with Russia have been exporting more military equipment to Russia - despite Western sanctions. This is shown by a recently published study.

Stellenwerk is now the new official job portal for students at the University of Würzburg. You can search for internships and jobs there quickly and without registering.

A research team at the University of Würzburg has gained new insights into the development of kidney tumors in young children. These enable a better risk assessment and could form the basis for targeted screening and improved early detection.

The University of Würzburg has secured funding for two Clusters of Excellence under the Excellence Strategy. This also means that it is now eligible to apply for University of Excellence status.

A research team from ct.qmat has detected optical quasiparticles on the surface of an antiferromagnetic quantum material for the very first time.The breakthrough results have been published in Nature Materials.

After extensive renovation work and a series of unforeseeable difficulties, the time has finally come: the canteen at Hubland campus has been back in operation since Monday, 19 May 2025.

Racism does not stop at educational institutions. Educational researchers at the University of Würzburg have investigated how they can successfully combat it.

The University Board issued a statement on its position on the announced ‘Students for Palestine’ camp in Würzburg.

On April 13, 2029, the asteroid Apophis will fly past Earth. Researchers at the University of Würzburg are now developing a concept for two small satellites that will rendezvous with Apophis in space and collect photographs of it.