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LMU and Cambridge expand their partnership
The two universities have been working together closely since 2018. Meeting together over two days in Munich, they set out the course they plan to follow for the next few years.
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The many faces of sustainability
Book recycling, climate modeling and a space show: From 9-13 November, LMU is showcasing the sheer diversity of its sustainability initiatives.
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The patient on screen
The CAS Research Focus “Narrations of Medicine” explores how film, literature, and theater tell stories of illness – and what students can learn from them.
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Vanished without a trace: No organic carbon fingerprint left by Antarctic shelf processes
Despite intense biological activity in the waters on the Antarctic continental shelf, a vast reservoir of dissolved organic matter passes through almost unchanged.
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Fossil CO2 emissions set to fall slightly in 2026
The expansion of solar and wind power, in particular, is making a difference. However, this must be accelerated in order to reduce global CO2 emissions in the long term.
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What attracts talent. What strengthens democracies
At the Falling Walls Science Summit, LMU contributed its perspectives to debates around the summit’s central theme: “Free Science for Humanity.”
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Latest research updates
- Quantum Physics: Hope for room-temperature superconductivity
- Nasal microbiome: When neighboring bacteria help pathogens thrive
- Quantum Physics: Making Hidden Dynamics Visible with Complex Time
- Multiperspectivity in early Christianity
- Artificial Intelligence: Language models that see every letter
- Tracking Down Cellular Gene Functions with AI and Microscopy
Portraits of LMU alumni
Economics alumnus: understanding the economy, shaping society
Thinking in stages rather than gunning straight for the big prize – this is Filip Milojević’s recipe for success. The LMU alumnus is currently doing a PhD at MIT.
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LMU alumna Carolin Matzko: “If your path supports you: Go for it”
Carolin Matzko talks about her time at university, championing women, and why she’s not interested in a constant sense of doom and gloom.
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“It’s hard not to do philosophy”
At Cambridge, LMU alumnus Neil Dewar explores how physical theories represent the world.
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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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