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Quantum physics: discovering the future

LMU’s Faculty of Physics has organized a Day of Quantum Physics, where it will be showcasing novel quantum technologies and developments.

Physicist Professor Tim Liedl, biochemist Professor Roland Beckmann, and meteorologist Professor Fabian Hoffmann

ERC Synergy Grants: big success for LMU researchers

Three researchers have been awarded lucrative Synergy Grants by the European Research Council together with LMU. The funded projects investigate nanomachines made of DNA, the protein factories of the cell, and the physics of clouds.

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LMU expands strategic partnership with Stellenbosch

As part of the partnership with Stellenbosch University, 13 research projects are currently being funded, including a biotechnology project.

“Freedoms are seldom won politely”

Interview with Pierre-Héli Monot, LMU Professor of Transnational American Studies, about the Thinking Publics lecture series.

How AI is changing occupational roles, skills, and career paths

New LMU appointment Professor Anne-Sophie Mayer investigates how AI changes the way professionals and organizations work.

Group photo of participants at the LMU Innovators Forum in Munich: researchers, entrepreneurs, and representatives of the LMU Entrepreneurship Initiative standing together in front of the screen.

How LMU startups shape the future

Innovative spin-offs from LMU show how research findings can become practical solutions – from AI in veterinary medicine to the first mRNA therapy against diabetes.

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Geography: Ways to achieve more accurate carbon budgets

New anthology challenges conventional view of early Christianity

New insights into cell biology of malaria and toxoplasmosis parasites

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Gerd Gigerenzer: “The walls of the foyer were a riot of colors from paint bombs”

We talk to educational researcher Gerd Gigerenzer about his student days at LMU, risk literacy, and digital self-control.

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Two worlds

LMU alumni in portrait: Actor Mariele Millowitsch was an LMU student and obtained a PhD in veterinary medicine.

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“Good journalism is more important than ever these days”

Interview with LMU alumnus Anja Reschke about her work as a journalist and presenter of the current affairs show Panorama.

The focus: Heat

The city as a hothouse, overheated societies, cosmic forges of planets, and geothermal energy from magma chambers: this issue of the magazine is all about – heat. We explore its various aspects and show how to keep a cool head.

From lecture hall … to the desert
"Divine Comedy" – when hell freezes over
10 creatures that defy heat
Stars and planets – Born of fire and ice

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Top Story: Climate change in cities

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.

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Viruses: the invisible danger from the wilds

Monkeypox, COVID-19, Ebola: viruses that jump from animals to humans can cause pandemics. LMU scientists are studying the tricks of the pathogens and developing suitable vaccines.

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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