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Shama Busha Pongo from the Congo studies European Law at the University of Würzburg. (Photo: Lena Köster)

Some 2,600 foreign students are enrolled at the University of Würzburg. Law student Shama Busha Pongo from the Congo came to Germany four years ago and he knows exactly what he wants.

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Microscope image of a dividing embryo of the nematode C. elegans.

Scientists from the University of Würzburg have published new insights into waste disposal in animal cells. These findings may help to better understand the molecular mechanisms underlying autoimmune diseases like lupus.

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A future in Germany

03/14/2017
Pilar from Columbia has just completed her first semester of the EAGLE programme at the University of Würzburg. (Photo: Lena Köster)

Pilar Endara from Columbia is studying for a degree in the English master's programme "Applied Earth Observation and Geoanalysis for the Living Environment". In this article, she tells us about her future plans.

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Crazy about biology

03/07/2017
Taylor Stofflet, a master's student of biology, in a biophysics lab. (Photo: Lena Köster)

Studying for a master's degree in biology at the University of Würzburg (Germany) in English? No problem: Taylor Stofflet from the USA loves the program.

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Ulrich Brückner

Ulrich Brückner - the Würzburg student turned Stanford professor. He feels privileged and enjoys working with the students at Stanford University in California.

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Activation of the brain's fear network, visualized using functional magnetic resonance imaging (picture: Dr. Tina Lonsdorf, Systems Neuroscience UKE Hamburg)

Several newly discovered variants of a gene increase the risk of developing anxiety disorders. A research team aims to derive new therapies from this finding which are better tailored to the individual patients.

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Metaphorical representation of the regulatory mechanism of the ubiquitin ligase HUWE1. The dimer form of HUWE1, as mediated by the molecular “thumb” and “pointer” regions, is inactive.

Scientists at the University of Würzburg have generated new insights into the intricate molecular underpinnings of ubiquitin signaling. Their results may provide new avenues for cancer therapy.

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red deer

Climate change is affecting vegetation also in our latitudes. For the first time, scientists have conducted experiments to determine to what extent wild animals are capable of adjusting to this change.

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The Christian theologian Thomas Aquinas triumphant over the teachings of the Arab Averroes (bottom centre). Panel paining in the Dominican monastery San Marco (Florence) from the mid-15th century. (Photo: Polo Museale Regionale della Toscana)

During the Renaissance, the Europeans began to supplant the Arabic roots of their culture: This is the gist of Dag Nikolaus Hasse's new book (Harvard University Press). Hasse is a professor of philosophy.

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Section of an automotive production line and a simulated model as a 3D cloud of dots. The places where collisions would occur after a change of model are highlighted in red. (Picture: Andreas Nüchter)

How does an automotive assembly line have to be retrofitted for a change of model? 3D scanners are a way to find this out. Professor of computer science, Andreas Nüchter, is a specialist for the job.

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Professor Lars Dölken, Head of the Chair of Virology at the University of Würzburg. (Foto: IMIB)

What happens when herpes viruses invade human cells? This question is the research focus of Professor Lars Dölken. His work is now being funded by a grant from the European Research Council worth around two million euros.

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Professor Laurens W. Molenkamp. (Photo: Department of Physics)

Another award for Laurens Molenkamp: The physicist won the King Faisal International Prize (KFIP) 2017 in the "Science" category. The scientist earned the recognition for his work in the field of spintronics.

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Olaf Acker

Studying business management to become a business consultant: Alumnus Olaf Acker seems to have pursued a classic career. Today, strategic consulting is a focal task of his job – especially from a digital transformation angle.

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Vegetation on Mount Kilimanjaro at an altitude of around 3,800 metres. (Photo: Andreas Ensslin) The Mount Kilimanjaro (Photo: Anna Kühnel)

Why is the diversity of animals and plants so unevenly distributed on our planet? Here are new data on this core issue of ecology. They show biodiversity to be driven by temperature.

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