Research

Strong in Research

True to its motto ‘Science for Society’, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU) is committed to advancing research in a wide range of disciplines. Research awards and prizes confirm JMU’s place among the world’s high-performing research universities.

On the University Board, Prof. Dr. Caroline Kisker is responsible for the portfolio of research and academic career development. Prof. Dr. Matthias Bode is responsible for the areas of innovation and knowledge transfer.

The basis for excellent research and teaching at JMU is networked work across faculty and institute boundaries.

Our research: future-oriented and internationally recognised

Six interdisciplinary research priority areas:

1. Molecules, Cells and Organisms
2. Molecular Chemistry, New Materials and Quantum Effects
3. Digitality, Data Science and Algorithms
4. Global Challenges
5. Cultural Spheres
6. Institutions, Norms and Behaviour

Excellence Strategy

JMU has secured two Clusters of Excellence for the 2026-2032 funding period. The university was successful with its proposal for the new NUCLEATE project and a renewal proposal for the ctd.qmat Cluster of Excellence. This also means that it can now enter the race for the title of ‘University of Excellence’.

Excellence Strategy
Cluster of Excellence ‘Complexity and Topology in Quantum Matter’ (ct.qmat)

News

Excellence Competition: Success for Top Würzburg Researchers

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.

Quasiparticles Discovered on the Surface of Semiconductor Magnets

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.