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Something strange goes on inside platinum-bismuth-two (PtBi₂). A new study by the Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat demonstrates that while PtBi₂ looks like a typical crystal, electrons moving through it do something spectacular.

A hybrid edition of Aurora von Königsmarck’s works is being produced in Eichstätt, Würzburg and Darmstadt. As a poet, musician and organiser of courtly festivities, she was a key figure of galanterie in the German-speaking world.

The University of Würzburg performs very well in the 'Global Ranking of Academic Subjects'. Pharmaceutical sciences, life sciences, medical technology, and physics are particularly noteworthy.

Whether on television, radio, online or in print – researchers from the University of Würzburg always have a strong presence in the media. Here are some recent examples.

The storytellers, artists and musicians Ibrahima "Ibo" Ndiaye and Tormenta Jobarteh tell young and old on an adventurous Advent journey to Gambia and Senegal how Christmas is celebrated there.

As part of the nationwide Public Climate School, the University of Würzburg is offering a varied programme under the motto "Climate, Education and Democracy" in the week from 24 to 30 November 2025.

The first exchange locker at the Hubland North Campus is up and running. The official launch will take place on 26 November. The student transformation experiment "W(u)eShare" cordially invites all interested parties to attend.

Great result for the University and the University Hospital: all six proposals from Würzburg were approved in the latest round for the awarding of Collaborative Research Centres.

The lawyer and former prison director Dr Thomas Galli is known for his criticism of the prison system. On 4 December, he will be speaking at the University of Würzburg about the alternative he envisages.

Italian drawings from the collection of its namesake are on display at the Martin von Wagner Museum for four months. The exhibition is part of an international research project.

Würzburg legal scholar Kyrill-Alexander Schwarz will be working on the new advisory board for preventing and combating Islamism. The central task of the committee is to develop an action plan.

A new information portal from the Bavarian State Ministry of the Interior helps to better understand disinformation and conspiracy theories. A study records the population's news consumption. Interested citizens can take part.

In a joint research project, researchers in Würzburg have developed a system capable of repelling and capturing unauthorised drones. The interceptor drones operate entirely autonomously.

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

With the Elite Programme MINT-Lehramt PLUS, the universities of Würzburg and Bayreuth have been promoting gifted students in teacher training for nine years. The final conference of this programme took place at the end of September.