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Movement in lectures is didactically beneficial and promotes the health. A series of events shows what active teaching can look like. It starts on Wednesday, March 25.

Number 1 in Germany, number 1 in Europe and now also at the top worldwide. This outstanding result was achieved by the Virtual Reality research field at the University of Würzburg in the latest CSRanking.

Read about new appointments, job anniversaries, research sabbaticals and more.

A mobile ultrasound device from the University Hospital is now available on the Bavarian Red Cross emergency vehicle in Würzburg - a step forward for emergency medical care.

The #einzigartig (unique) tour of the University Library on Thursday, 19 March, will focus on two personal friendship albums from the 19th century.

The University of Würzburg supports women interested in setting up their own business with the "EXIST-Women" funding programme. Applications are possible until 30 April 2026.

At the end of February, 49 maths-loving children from lower franconia's schools puzzled their way through the state round of the 65th Mathematical Olympiad at the University of Würzburg. JMU uses the event to specifically promote young talent in the STEM field.

Villages can provide important habitats for insects. A new study by the University of Würzburg shows which areas in rural settlements are particularly rich in species – and where there is still room for improvement.

Researchers at the University of Würzburg have identified a considerable number of wild bee species on the Hubland Campus. Some of the university's measures provide suitable habitats and thus promote biodiversity.

A new study by the University of Würzburg shows that undamped climate change will radically change German agriculture by 2100 and could bring Mediterranean crops to Franconia.

Up to half of the insects in the Amazon region could be exposed to life-threatening heat levels due to progressive, anthropogenic global warming. This is shown by a recent study by the universities of Würzburg and Bremen.

The Cluster of Excellence "Cross-Cultural Philology" at LMU Munich, which was launched at the beginning of 2026, takes a global look at 5,000 years of written culture. Among them is Würzburg-based Egyptologist Martin A. Stadler.

The small satellite SONATE-2 from Würzburg has been in orbit for two years. It completed its mission a year ago; it is still valuable for science.

Around 100 years ago, Ljuba Metzl translated a famous Baroque drama from Latin into German. But her achievement has been suppressed from history.

The Bavarian Cancer Research Centre (BZKF) is funding its own clinical studies for the first time with 5.2 million euros. They focus on the treatment of leukaemia and the diagnosis of prostate cancer.