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LMU Campus Day 2026: Confidently choosing the right degree program

On January 31, 2026, LMU will open its doors and historic lecture halls to prospective students, parents, and teachers.

Hidden order in quantum chaos: the pseudogap

In a quantum simulator LMU and MPQ physicists reveal how subtle magnetic patterns shape one of the most puzzling states of matter - an important step towards understanding superconductivity.

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Leibniz Prize winner Michael Seewald joins Ludwig Maximilian University

Michael Seewald, renowned theologian, researches dogmatic development and reform debates in the Catholic Church.

Prof. Sarah Diefenbach and Angelina Krupp with teddy bear prototypes

Sending a little “I’m thinking of you”

How can technology generate a feeling of connectedness, even across distance? Interview with psychologist Sarah Diefenbach about the possibilities of new applications.

Professor Annabelle Bohrdt is sitting among rows of dark lecture hall seats, natural daylight coming through large windows in the background.

Order in quantum chaos

A new member of the LMU family, quantum physicist Annabelle Bohrdt wants to know what holds materials together in their innermost core.

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Cancer therapy made to measure

LMU's Marion Subklewe and Sebastian Kobold are getting the immune system to target tumors. From the magazine “LMU Research and Innovation“

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Research Summary: new publications

New theory for exploration of exoplanets

More Than Just Gut Cohabitants: How Gut Bacteria Control Immune Responses

Parkinson’s: ion channel as promising avenue for new drugs

The focus: Rethink

The world is changing—major disruptions are looming, and new ideas are needed. This issue of the magazine is about rethinking: How is AI changing literature? Which new realities do we face as the climate tips? And could the universe itself be working quite differently than we thought?

Vikings: In the fog of history
Real utopias: wishes that can come true
From lecture hall … to the rice paddy
Cancer therapy made to measure

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Cracks in the foundations of cosmology

Yasumasa Oguro: “Tonio Kröger is always a favorite in Japan”

German studies expert and LMU alumnus Yasumasa Oguro talks about why Thomas Mann is so well loved in Japan.

Anna Schaffelhuber in a red top proudly holding multiple gold medals in front of a modern background.

Anna Schaffelhuber: From school to soother to ski slopes

Para-athlete and LMU alumna Anna Schaffelhuber on the teaching profession and time with the family.

Businessman in navy suit with blue tie seated in bright, modern office.

Stephan Kothrade: From chemistry student to CTO at BASF

The chemistry PhD describes his journey from the lecture halls of LMU to the boardroom of BASF.

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.

Cultural Heritage: „We’re making time visible“

Drones over Heloros: Nicola Lercari investigates historical sites with state-of-the-art remote sensing methods.

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.

The off-road vehicles used by the researchers to drive through the desert

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.

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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