Press Releases

A team of Würzburg neuroscientists investigates communication pathways in the brain and predicts intelligence. A new study approach uses machine learning to improve our conceptual understanding of intelligence.

Many animals orient themselves using their sense of magnetism. However, this can be based on different physical mechanisms. A research team from Oldenburg and Würzburg has now investigated the navigation of the desert ant.

Circadian clocks control physiological processes and behavior in virtually all living organisms. Now an international research team led by researchers from the University of Würzburg has created a detailed map of the internal clock in the brain of the fruit fly.

Scientists at the University of Würzburg and the German national metrology institute (PTB) have carried out an experiment that realizes a new kind of quantum standard of resistance. It’s based on the Quantum Anomalous Hall Effect.

Würzburg chemist Lutz Nuhn has been awarded two million euros for a new research project: he aims to develop an innovative transport system that could make RNA vaccines even better.

The German Research Foundation has approved around one million euros for an interdisciplinary research group at the Würzburg Egyptology Department. This will facilitate the continuation of a research focus: the culture of writing in ancient Fayum.

Once again, several researchers from the University of Würzburg are among the “Highly Cited Researchers”. In 2024, four professors make the list. Their work is frequently cited by colleagues worldwide.

The Senate of the University of Würzburg has adopted a code of conduct entitled ‘Science – Freedom and Responsibility’. It shows how JMU defines and applies the freedom of science.

A recent study from the University of Würzburg unveiled a key enzyme involved in producing selenoproteins, opening new strategies for treating certain types of cancer in children.

Once again, the ‘Global Ranking of Academic Subjects’ confirms JMU's top performance in medical technology, biological sciences, and physics. Moreover, the university is above average in other fields.

1st place in Germany, 1st place in Europe, 3rd place worldwide: JMU's Virtual Reality researchers achieve these top results in the CSRankings. The university is also top in other areas.

Professors Ivo Boneca, Mark Brönstrup, and Christophe Zimmer have been awarded one of the most prestigious European research prizes, an ERC Synergy Grant worth eleven million euros.

Small satellites that find and collect space debris: Mohamed Khalil Ben-Larbi is working towards this goal. He is the new Professor of Space Informatics and Satellite Systems at the University of Würzburg.

Plants adapt their water consumption to environmental conditions by counting and calculating environmental stimuli with their guard cells. Plant researchers from Würzburg report this in ‘Current Biology’.

Can virtual agents strengthen the trust of people with a migration background in the police? A research team from the University of Würzburg has investigated this. The results surprised even those responsible.