Press Releases

Professor Ekhard Salje was Chairman of the University Council of Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg for many years. The physicist and geoscientist has now passed away at the age of 78.

A team of lecturers, staff and students from the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy will receive the University of Würzburg's Gender Equality Prize this year. The award will be presented at the foundation celebration on 12 May 2025.

Researchers from the University of Würzburg have used a new technology to measure a permafrost tunnel on the Zugspitze. The system enables high-precision 3D images to be taken even in environments that are difficult to access.

With artificial photosynthesis, mankind could utilise solar energy to bind carbon dioxide and produce hydrogen. Würzburg chemists have taken this one step further.

A team of researchers from Würzburg has for the first time experimentally demonstrated a quantum tornado. Electrons form vortices in the momentum space of the quantum semi-metal tantalum arsenide.

One year ago, the Würzburg University satellite SONATE-2 was launched into orbit. It has now achieved all its mission objectives. What's next for the satellite..

Researchers from the University of Würzburg are opening up new horizons in chemistry: They present the world's first triple bond between the atoms boron and carbon.

The University of Würzburg and the winery Staatlicher Hofkeller presented their first joint University Wine (UniWein) today. The Silvaner is now available in the Staatlicher Hofkeller and in selected specialist shops.

Researchers and students from the University of Würzburg are tracking asteroids with a telescope on the Hubland Campus. The measurements are very welcome in the USA.

JMU President Paul Pauli has once again improved his position in the "Rector of the Year" poll of the German Association of University Professors and Lecturers. This time he moved up to 8th place.

Researchers from the Würzburg Chair of European Ethnology want to investigate how gardeners deal with change - and to what extent conclusions can be drawn about our society.

An international research network has observed a cosmic neutrino with a record-breaking energy in the depths of the Mediterranean. Würzburg astrophysicist Sara Buson and her team were also involved.

What measures are suitable for providing better living conditions for insects in typical Franconian landscapes? This question was investigated by a research team from the University of Würzburg. The results are now available.

Christophe Zimmer is the new “Spitzenprofessor” at the University of Würzburg. As a luminary in the field of biological imaging and processing, he will receive up to five million euros in funding from Hightech Agenda Bayern.

How does the body regulate the activity of insulin-producing cells in order to react quickly to changing conditions? Researchers at the University of Würzburg have investigated this question.