Würzburg researchers from the Bavarian Solar Technologies Go Hybrid network are reporting progress on the road to more efficient utilisation of solar energy: they have developed an innovative light collection system.

Donna Blackmond, professor at the Scripps Research Institute in California, spoke about this topic on the occasion of the Siegfried Hünig Lecture 2024 at the Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy.

Manisha Walunj was awarded a poster prize at the 29th Annual Meeting of the RNA Society for her poster presentation. Congratulations Manisha!

He had the honor to give the Rudolf Gompper Memorial Lecture, which has been the opening event of every KOPO conference since 1999.

The Würzburg scientists led by spokesperson Frank Würthner have the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER TVM) at their side as a partner institution.

Congratulations Dr Carolin Scheitl for receiving the "Gemeinsamen Promotionspreis der Unterfränkischen Gedenkjahrstiftung für Wissenschaft und der Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg"

Only eight out of 150 posters were awarded, and two of the awards go to participants from Würzburg.

Professor Mahesh Hariharan from India came to Würzburg for the Dr. Reich Lecture, financed by the Tauber-Dr. Reich Foundation. This lecture series was opened last year with a talk delivered by Ron Naaman.

Professor Wesley Chalifoux from Canada is conducting research at the Center for Nanosystems Chemistry for three months, funded by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.

Jiarong Wu received a poster prize at the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry (MASC) Meeting 2023 in Birmingham, UK.

Dr. Merle Röhr has been awarded the Röntgen Prize of the University of Würzburg and the Universitätsbund for her outstanding achievements. She conducts research in the field of solar technologies.

Ron Naaman, Professor at the Weizmann Institute, came to Würzburg on 13.11.2023 for a short visit to give the Dr. Reich Lecture 2023.

Prof Claudia Höbartner from the Institute of Organic Chemistry at the University of Würzburg receives this year's Hansen Family Award for her research on the biomolecular chemistry of functional nucleic acids.

The presentation of the Dr. Reich Prize 2023 took place on 11 October, this year's "Day of Organic Chemistry", an event for introducing the research groups to advanced undergraduate students.