It is with great sadness that we bid farewell to Prof. Dominik Wortig, an outstanding tenor, dedicated singing teacher and passionate director of the Leopold Mozart College of Music at the University of Augsburg. His sudden and untimely death leaves a painful void – not only in the musical and academic world, but above all in the hearts of all those who knew and appreciated him personally.

Scientists at the University of Augsburg have discovered a particularly active subgroup of blood platelets that cause heart attacks in people with coronary heart disease despite drug therapy. This discovery may open up new prospects for customized therapies. The research results are published in the renowned European Heart Journal and were presented at Europe's largest cardiology congress.

The University of Augsburg had its own stand at Gamescom in Cologne for the first time this year and welcomed thousands of visitors over the five days of the trade fair. Guests experienced hands-on research, tested cutting-edge VR headsets and student-developed games, and even designed and 3D-printed their own objects on site. 

A research team led by Prof Falk Büttner, professor for protein analysis at the Institute of Theoretical Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine, has published a study in the renowned journal Cell Reports Medicine that describes a new biomarker for the non-invasive diagnosis of bladder cancer. 

The University of Augsburg has become a full member of the Scholars at Risk Network (SAR). The network is primarily supported by universities and funding institutions. It was established in 1999 by the University of Chicago to protect scholars who are under threat or in danger and to strengthen freedom in research and teaching.

The cooperation between the University of Augsburg and the University of Johannesburg (South Africa) celebrated its 25th anniversary on 10 July. To mark the occasion, the initiator of this success story, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Helmut Koopmann, was invited as guest of honour to the conference, which took place in Augsburg at the beginning of July.