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News from LMU
Update on the persona data breach
LMU has become the target of an attack on its IT systems. In accordance with Article 34 of the GDPR, the University Executive Board provides information on the details known to date.
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“Something big begins today”: Thousands of first-year students celebrate the start of their studies at LMU
LMU kicked off the new winter semester with an information fair and insights from the worlds of academia, politics, and business. President Matthias Tschöp warmly welcomed the first-year students to the LMU community.
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Welcome to the winter semester!
Your first lecture, your first visit to the library: What makes the new semester so special, where you can find support and what even long-time LMU staff and faculty members are doing for the first time.
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Should we accept AI literature?
Artificial intelligence is changing the world of writing. What does this mean for the authors of books and their readers? An interview with literary scholar Julian Schröter.
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Bernd Huber named new president of Venice International University
The longtime president of LMU Munich takes the helm of the international university consortium based in Venice.
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Quantum simulation pioneer Immanuel Bloch receives major award
LMU physicist Immanuel Bloch has been awarded the prestigious Wolf Prize for his pioneering research with ultracold atoms.
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- Multiperspectivity in early Christianity
- Artificial Intelligence: Language models that see every letter
- Tracking Down Cellular Gene Functions with AI and Microscopy
- When AI behaves like us, we still don’t think it is conscious
- Funding for LMU research on progressive supranuclear palsy
- How gut bacteria can shape the brain’s response to stroke
Portraits of LMU alumni
Economics alumnus: understanding the economy, shaping society
Thinking in stages rather than gunning straight for the big prize – this is Filip Milojević’s recipe for success. The LMU alumnus is currently doing a PhD at MIT.
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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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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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