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Why stereotypes hinder learning

Made to feel small, made to be small: Stereotypes influence children’s self-perception and exacerbate inequality. Psychologist Sarah Hofer researches how to improve this situation.

How AI is transforming entry-level jobs

Anne-Sophie Mayer, professor of digital work, is researching how AI is influencing cooperation within companies. From the research magazine “LMU Research and Innovation“

White Rose Memorial Lecture: Democracy needs people who act – every day

The address by journalist and author Natalie Amiri was no conventional lecture, but a clarion call to defend democracy in Germany.

LMU celebrates 200 years in Munich

A ceremony in the Great Aula commemorates the university’s relocation from Landshut to Munich and marks the official inauguration of Matthias Tschöp as President of LMU.

Alexander Wuttke stands in front of several trees

Emmy Noether grant for LMU political scientist

Alexander Wuttke is employing a novel AI-supported interview method to investigate how contradictory democratic attitudes arise.

Places to study at LMU: Focus on

From classic libraries to modern learning centers: these study locations around LMU offer the best conditions for concentrated exam preparation.

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Photosynthesis: new insights into mineral homeostasis of chloroplasts

Protein identified as cause of skin damage after radiotherapy

New theory for exploration of exoplanets

The focus: Rethink

The world is changing—major disruptions are looming, and new ideas are needed. This issue of the magazine is about rethinking: How is AI changing literature? Which new realities do we face as the climate tips? And could the universe itself be working quite differently than we thought?

Vikings: In the fog of history
Real utopias: wishes that can come true
From lecture hall … to the rice paddy
Cancer therapy made to measure

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Cracks in the foundations of cosmology

Yasumasa Oguro: “Tonio Kröger is always a favorite in Japan”

German studies expert and LMU alumnus Yasumasa Oguro talks about why Thomas Mann is so well loved in Japan.

Anna Schaffelhuber in a red top proudly holding multiple gold medals in front of a modern background.

Anna Schaffelhuber: From school to soother to ski slopes

Para-athlete and LMU alumna Anna Schaffelhuber on the teaching profession and time with the family.

Businessman in navy suit with blue tie seated in bright, modern office.

Stephan Kothrade: From chemistry student to CTO at BASF

The chemistry PhD describes his journey from the lecture halls of LMU to the boardroom of BASF.

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.

Cultural Heritage: „We’re making time visible“

Drones over Heloros: Nicola Lercari investigates historical sites with state-of-the-art remote sensing methods.

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.

The off-road vehicles used by the researchers to drive through the desert

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.

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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