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Seeing through the forest of principles
What does global justice mean? What norms should we follow? The questions Laura Valentini studies fall within the overlap between political and moral philosophy.
Chemistry practicals: Virtual reactions
Lab practicals enriched with online videos—that is the goal of a group of LMU chemists working with colleagues from Paris, Murcia and Cardiff. Their project is supported by an ERASMUS program.
Calculating the course of climate change
How great a threat do deforestation and global warming pose to the Amazonian rainforest? Gergana Gyuleva has received an award for her Bachelor thesis.
Honorary doctorate for Gerd Sutter
The University of Veterinary Medicine in Hannover rewards the veterinarian's commitment to the one-health approach.
Ernst-Ludwig Winnacker turns 80
The founder of LMU’s Gene Center Munich has been instrumental in shaping German and European science.
Current message from the LMU President
LMU President Prof. Bernd Huber thanked all members of LMU and announced vaccination events for LMU students.
Research Summary: new publications
See more stories about teaching and digital learning
Prizes for innovative teaching and student research projects
The "Tag für gute Lehre" (9. July) is the day when the winners of awards for the best student research projects and innovative teaching are announced.
Digital learning: Be proactive, ask questions
On the added value of digital media, or why listening to lectures is not enough: An interview with educational psychologist Frank Fischer.
Digital education: “We need to step it up a notch”
An interview with Florian Schultz-Pernice about the study “Digital education in Bavarian schools before and during the coronavirus pandemic”.
Events at LMU
9-10 September 2021 | Center for Advanced Studies: The End of Relationships
Conference on the moral challenges associated with ending relationships
Until 31 December 2021 | Exhibition project "featuring:_"
"featuring:_" is the graduation exhibition created by students of the bachelor’s degree program in Art and Multimedia.
Ongoing student exhibition: "Enlaced and Interwoven"
Clothing and adornment from various eras and regions of Latin America at Munich's Museum Fünf Kontinente
INSIGHTS. Magazine
Being more comfortable with uncertainty
Political scientist Klaus H. Goetz and sociologist Armin Nassehi discuss how modern societies can deal with fundamental shocks.
“It’s a nightmare of disinformation”
Modern technology is revolutionizing the ways in which pictures and videos can be faked. The consequences can be serious, warns communication scholar Viorela Dan.
Microbiome: The community inside us
“The ecosystem of most immediate relevance to us is not external to us but inside us,” says Bärbel Stecher. She is studying why our microbiome is so important for our health.
