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Exploring new worlds
LMU-physicist Immanuel Bloch has been named Clarivate Citation Laureate for his pioneering research in the field of quantum simulation.
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Fleeting memories
95 of the statues and monuments in Munich portray men. LMU student Amadea is trying to change that by setting up virtual statues of famous women.
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African sleeping sickness: How the pathogen colonizes tsetse flies
LMU researchers have deciphered a crucial signaling mechanism that enables trypanosomes to reach the salivary glands of the flies.
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LMU coordinates first master’s degree program for precision oncology in Germany
Aimed at postgraduates, the interdisciplinary new master’s degree program “PRECISE” is due to begin in the 2023/2024 winter semester.
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New tools for climate monitoring
Equipped with novel instruments, research flights over Canada are furnishing data about the emission of greenhouse gases. LMU physicists are playing a major role in the surveys.
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German-Jewish history in digital format
Delving into the past can be exciting work, as the students of Julia Treindl have discovered. For her project seminar, Treindl has received the LMU Teaching Innovation Award.
Read moreEvents at LMU
27-29 Sept 22 | EUGLOH: Successful proposal planning and writing
An online workshop for researchers with a focus on EU-funded collaborative research projects
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29 Sept 2022 | Sustainable World 2022: Global challenges for life scientists
Campus event at the Biomedical Centrum Munich
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11 Oct 2022 | Welcome Day for international degree students
The International Office welcomes all new full-time students.
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Research on climate change
Researchers of various disciplines at LMU Munich are studying how to tackle the risks and challenges arising from global warming.
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Ukraine: expertise of LMU researchers
Understanding Putin’s speeches, evaluating possible consequences of the war: We talked to academics from various disciplines.
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Education and social participation
Scientists from a variety of disciplines at LMU study questions of education and social participation.
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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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Looking again – and again
Buenos Aires, Mumbai, Shanghai: A project in art history features virtual rambles in the cities where exiled artists found new inspiration.
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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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"We have to get the incentives right”
About the fight against food waste: What policies do people in their everyday lives support and are they ready to accept costs?
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More than a question of origin
Antoinette Maget Dominicé, Uta Werlich, and Philipp Schorch talk about how anthropological museums can tell stories about the world.
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The power of chance
Life is constantly evolving, and yet “progress” is not the right word for this process of organismal change, says evolutionary geneticist Jochen Wolf.
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