Press Releases

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.

A survey of 1,210 football clubs conducted by the University of Würzburg and the Bavarian Football Association shows ongoing positive trends in the area of youth development. However, there is still some catching up to do, especially in girls' football.

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.