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Summer at LMU

12 Aug 2024

Many places at LMU invite you to enjoy the summer days between semesters – at least for a short break. Why would you want to go anywhere else?

  1. University in the summer
  2. University in the summer
  3. A young woman sits on a bench and holds a tablet in her hand.
  4. Four students stand together and talk.
  5. Two young women are sitting on a bench.
  6. A lecturer teaches a group of students on a meadow in the shade.
  7. Students walk over a bridge towards the entrance to the Biocenter
  8. Female students sit on the edge of a fountain.

Recently renovated, the fountains on Geschwister-Scholl-Platz and Professor-Huber-Platz are back in radiant green and have once again become a popular meeting place in front of the LMU. The color, in fact, is based on the corrosion layer that forms on copper.

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From one of the benches in the shade, you can relax and watch the comings and goings at the fountains and LMU.

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In the Philologicum, the joint library for linguistics and literary studies, students are still busy writing term papers. But the courtyard of the Philologicum is anything but deserted and is often used for studying ...

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as a meeting point with the students from the neighboring Schellingstraße 3...

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or for a coffee break in the shade.

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Outdoor lessons at the Großhadern University Hospital.

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Cross a bridge to reach the entrance to the Biocenter, where students and biologists research life processes in all their complexity.

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The inner courtyard at Professor-Huber-Platz is also popular with students from the neighboring Law, Business Administration and Economics faculties for short breaks on summer days. Of course, all other faculties are also welcome.

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Fancy a summer read but still lacking inspiration?

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Summer reads - reading tips from researchers and students

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Here are recommendations from LMU researchers and students. Big books and ludicrous stories, but also literature about the origins of mankind and the path to stress-free working: These reading tips are sure to include a suitable summer read for every reader.

Or would you prefer a poem? Then read the interview with literary scholar Professor Frieder von Ammon about the ubiquity of poetry. Here, too, there are recommendations as to which lines are worth reading.

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