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Solar cells and quantum technology of the future: LMU researchers embrace perovskites
LMU researchers are using perovskite crystals as the basis for developing materials for tomorrow’s energy technology and optoelectronics.
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Wildfires: “Climate change is providing the fuel”
LMU geographer Andrea Böhnisch explains why forests are burning across Europe and how climate change is contributing to this.
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Cycles of Power
The role of the USA as the world’s leading superpower is changing dramatically – interview with LMU political scientist Bernhard Zangl. From the magazine “LMU Research and Innovation“
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“Good church leadership requires more than theological knowledge”
Interview with LMU canon law expert Jean Olivier Nke Ongono on the new licentiate programme and contemporary church leadership
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The sound of vanishing
What sounds are heard when the climate is in crisis and species are dying out? This is the issue addressed by a student project at LMU’s Institute of Musicology.
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How to get off to a good start at LMU
Enrolment for the 2026/27 winter semester is now open. These tips should help prospective students avoid the most common pitfalls.
Read moreLatest research updates
- Chemistry: New building block combines proteins with other molecules
- Ion channel identified as key factor in iron metabolism
- Alzheimer’s: novel 3D brain tissue model
- Leukemia: Social inequalities shape childhood mortality in Brazil
- Medical AI – a look ten years into the future
- Multi-million euro award: Munich Science Communication Lab’s second funding phase granted
Portraits of LMU alumni
“It’s hard not to do philosophy”
At Cambridge, LMU alumnus Neil Dewar explores how physical theories represent the world.
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Film composer David Reichelt: “I never had a Plan B!”
From studying at LMU to composing for major TV series and feature films: David Reichelt shares how he found his way into film music.
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Algorithms for the Big Screen
LMU alumna Pauline Leininger researches the use of AI tools in film production.
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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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