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What opportunities and dangers lie in China's rise as a world power? This will be the focus of a public event at the Schelling Forum on Wednesday, 22 October.

The Academic Orchestra of the University of Würzburg opens the semester on Saturday, 18 October, with Bruckner's 8th Symphony - as a charity concert for children with cancer.

From voice training and rhetoric to confident presentation in virtual spaces and the use of artificial intelligence in the application process: the Career Centre is offering an extensive programme in the winter semester.

There are now explanatory videos on literary learning in German lessons for student teachers: freely accessible, practical and ideal for the entire degree programme. They were developed at the University of Würzburg.

If hybrid teaching is to be successful, it all depends on the didactic design. This is shown in a new study by a team of researchers from Würzburg and Barcelona. In it, they identify three basic forms.

The Hethitologie-Portal Mainz houses digital copies of around 30,000 clay tablets from an ancient people from Anatolia. A research team from the University of Würzburg has set itself the task of expanding this portal technically.

Researchers at the University Hospitals of Würzburg and Erlangen have taken an important step towards more precise treatment of metastasised renal cell carcinoma.

University President Paul Pauli has bid farewell to the long-standing directorate of the Siebold Collegium. He thanked them for their commitment and welcomed the successor trio.

The Science Slam is celebrating its 10th birthday. There will be two events to mark the anniversary: a classic slam on Friday, 7 November. Plus a best-of from ten years on Saturday, 8 November.

The Faculty of Human Sciences has awarded Dr Nina Döllinger the Beatrice Edgell Prize for her dissertation. The Matilda Prize for the best papers went to Dr Maria Pfeiffer and Nea Solander.

Since 1 October 2025 Ugur Uslu is Professor of Dermatological Oncology at JMU and Senior Physician in the Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology at Würzburg University Hospital.

Lectures for the winter semester 2025/26 start at the University of Würzburg on 13 October. At the annual press conference at the start of the semester, President Paul Pauli provided information on current topics from the university.

Markus Lau has recently been appointed Professor of New Testament at Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg. Even ancient curses can be a source of inspiration for his research.

An important personality from Franconia can be seen on the label of the new Bavarian museum wine: Julius Echter von Mespelbrunn, founder of the University of Würzburg.

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