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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.
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Cancer treatment: optimization of CAR T-cell therapy
A team led by LMU physician Sebastian Kobold has found a way to allow the body’s immune system to destroy solid tumors.
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Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich cooperates with LifeScience ORG
Boost for promoting the next generation of biotech and life science entrepreneurs
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Semiconductor physics: polaron formation observed for first time
LMU researchers have directly measured a physical phenomenon that was theoretically described all the way back in 1933 – the polaron.
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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“
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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.
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Portraits of LMU alumni
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.
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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.
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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.
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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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