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Statement from the University Executive Board
LMU’s Executive Board distances itself from any anti-Jewish protests.
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Inclusion: studying and teaching with an intellectual disability
People with intellectual disabilities benefit greatly from new technologies such as AI and robotics, shows LMU researcher Peter Zentel. A project is launching at LMU that will open new pathways to inclusive education at the university.
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Social psychologist Dieter Frey honored for life’s work
The German Psychological Society (DGPs) is recognizing Dieter Frey for his scholarship and fostering of exchange between research and practice.
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“If your path supports you: Go for it”
Carolin Matzko, LMU alumna, 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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Immune system: the farm effect – clearer than ever
An international research team has identified for the first time which bacteria in barn air are responsible for the ‘farm effect’ that can protect against allergies, asthma, and hay fever.
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Germany Scholarship: Over 6,000 grants awarded in 15 years at LMU
To mark the 15th anniversary of the Deutschlandstipendium at LMU, 346 students received their grant certificates at the Deutsches Museum.
Read moreLatest research updates
- Leukemia: Social inequalities shape childhood mortality in Brazil
- Medical AI – a look ten years into the future
- Multi-million euro award: Munich Science Communication Lab’s second funding phase granted
- Brain development: When cytoskeletal proteins act in the cell nucleus
- Protective Effects of a Metabolic Hormone
- Health data: international guideline sets new quality standards
Portraits of LMU alumni
“It’s hard not to do philosophy”
At Cambridge, LMU alumnus Neil Dewar explores how physical theories represent the world.
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Film composer David Reichelt: “I never had a Plan B!”
From studying at LMU to composing for major TV series and feature films: David Reichelt shares how he found his way into film music.
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Algorithms for the Big Screen
LMU alumna Pauline Leininger researches the use of AI tools in film production.
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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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