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News from LMU
Media: “News on Paper Still has a Future”
Bold decisions, fleeting attention: Neil Thurman, expert on computational journalism, on the end of the German daily taz in print.
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Research transfer: LMU spin-off Tubulis secures financing for cancer research
One of the most successful LMU spin-offs has raised 308 million euros in funding. The company develops novel biotechnological agents for tumor treatment.
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Start of semester: LMU Munich increasingly popular with international students
At the beginning of the winter semester 2025/26, more than 53,000 students have already enrolled at Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich.
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“The tax system keeps women from working more”
Political scientist Laura Seelkopf explains how tax laws are discriminatory.
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Covid-19: vitamin D levels fell during pandemic
Routine data from laboratories reveal a decline in vitamin D levels during the Covid-19 pandemic, especially in older women and urban dwellers.
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Welcome to the winter semester
The university comes back to life as the study courses get started. Great luck and a lot of fun in the new semester!
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Portraits of LMU alumni
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.
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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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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.
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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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