Press Releases

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.

For honeybees to overwinter successfully, several factors must work together. Researchers at the University of Würzburg have now identified a crucial one: The more diverse the diet, the greater the chances of survival.

Shrub fringes on the edges of forests and fields protect animal species and have a positive effect on biodiversity: This was reported by a research team from the University of Würzburg.

The University of Würzburg celebrated the opening of two new buildings on Hubland Campus South: the new "Centre of Polymers for Life" research building and a chemistry practical building.

The behavior of Antarctic krill not only reacts to external environmental influences such as light or food. It also uses its internal clock to adapt to the extreme conditions of the polar environment.

In a new study, researchers at the University of Würzburg are investigating the interaction of major global change drivers on insects.

When the cellular waste disposal system goes on strike, this can have fatal consequences. A research team at the University of Würzburg has now identified a key player in this clean-up crew.

Analysing the gene activity of every single bacterial cell in a colony? A new technique from Würzburg can do this much more efficiently than other methods.

Agriculture's impact on insect diversity is more severe than previously thought, according to a new study from the Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg.

Germany’s first quantum physics-themed escape room for young people – “Kitty Q – A Quantum Adventure” hosted by the Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat – is celebrating its first birthday with an even more exciting gameplay experience.

The €25,000 University Sponsorship Award of the Main-Franconian Economy goes to physicist Dr Sebastian Hammer in 2025. The money will go towards a research project that scrutinises high-tech materials.