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News from LMU
9/11: Campaigns against terror:
The attacks on the World Trade Center changed society’s attitude to vigilance. We interview historian Arndt Brendecke about the consequences.
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History: Where does the book format come from?
Books today are generally rectangular. CAS Fellow Joanna Story explains in a workshop for LMU students why this format can be traced back to manuscripts made from animal skins.
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Seven LMU research projects awarded ERC grants
Seven early-career researchers have each secured a Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) for their projects at LMU.
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“PISA is not a football league table”
Ahead of publication of the latest PISA results: Katja Scharenberg talks about rankings, educational inequalities, school structures and the limitations of the study.
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LMU Alumna Anna-Maria Walter: life, love, and marriage in the mountains
Anthropologist Anna-Maria Walter researches relationships and digital communication, mountain tourism, and different forms of knowledge about snow, ice, and glaciers.
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How to get off to a good start at LMU
Enrolment for the 2026/27 winter semester is now open. These tips should help prospective students avoid the most common pitfalls.
Read moreLatest research updates
- Funding to advance precision medicine for Inflammatory Bowel Disease in children
- Medicine: Atherosclerosis is an Autoimmune Disease
- Important role of plastid ion channels in plant stress response identified
- Toxoplasmosis: Methylation puts parasites in motion
- Chemistry: New building block combines proteins with other molecules
- Ion channel identified as key factor in iron metabolism
Portraits of LMU alumni
LMU alumna Carolin Matzko: “If your path supports you: Go for it”
Carolin Matzko talks about her time at university, championing women, and why she’s not interested in a constant sense of doom and gloom.
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“It’s hard not to do philosophy”
At Cambridge, LMU alumnus Neil Dewar explores how physical theories represent the world.
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Film composer David Reichelt: “I never had a Plan B!”
From studying at LMU to composing for major TV series and feature films: David Reichelt shares how he found his way into film music.
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Multimedia
LMU's University Library over the course of time
500 years of change: How the university library today is a place of learning, a cultural asset and a meeting place all in one.
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Studying abroad – a boundless adventure
How studying and internships abroad can change and enrich your life: Multimedia story with experience reports and tips.
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Cultural Heritage: „We’re making time visible“
Drones over Heloros: Nicola Lercari investigates historical sites with state-of-the-art remote sensing methods.
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Working the land to save the climate
Reforestation and a new approach to land management will play a crucial role in efforts to mitigate climate change.
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From lecture hall … to the desert!
Field research in the driest desert in the world: doctoral candidate Julia Simonis recounts her journey to the Atacama.
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Origin of life: Molecular gastronomy
What was the recipe for the "Ursuppe" from which life emerged? The early steps in the evolution of life some four billion years ago.
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