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News from LMU
Climate change is transforming our planet
How much time do we have left to act before the climate tips? LMU researchers explain how we can deal with an increasingly unstable climate system.
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LMU successful with two Collaborative Research Centre funding applications
The German Research Foundation (DFG) is funding two new projects in the fields of medicine and anatomy.
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An electric discovery: Pigeons detect magnetic fields through their inner ear
LMU neurobiologists have identified a neural pathway for processing magnetic information that originates in the inner ear.
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LMU as a place of pluralistic discourse
Statement on the Planned Event “The Targeting of the Palestinian Academia” at LMU Munich
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Inquisitive teachers, informed students
At LMU, future teachers are learning how to foster an understanding of science among their students.
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“Tonio Kröger is always a favorite in Japan”
German studies expert and LMU alumnus Yasumasa Oguro talks to us about why Thomas Mann is so well loved in Japan.
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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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