Multiple cropping, the simultaneous cultivation of several crop species in space or time, is a widespread global agricultural practice. However, it is not adequately included in existing land use models. A study conducted at the University of Augsburg shows how such models could be improved.

Physicists at the University of Augsburg together with collaborators from the Budapest University of Technology and Economics and Rutgers University, USA, have successfully switched an antiferromagnetic state in an insulator by voltage pulses, within just a few tens of billionths of a second. Their findings were recently published in Physical Review Letters. 

The lecture period for the winter semester 2025/26 begins on the 13th of October at the University of Augsburg. Prof. Sabine Doering-Manteuffel, the president of the University of Augsburg, welcomes all new and returning students to the new semester. Just under 3,000 first-semester students (2,855 as of 13.10.25) will start their studies this autumn.

Dr. Jauwairia Nasir from the chair of human-centered AI got selected as one of the “Rising Woman Stars in Social Robotics” and was invited to give a spotlight talk at the 17th edition of International Conference of Social Robotics + AI 2025 in Naples, Italy.

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.

Tram line 3 will not stop at the tram stop “University” between the 28th of July and the 7th of September due to track works between Augsburg Central Station and Inninger Straße/ Königsbrunn. Public transport users are advised to use tram line 2 or tram line 4, which will run additional services.

Physicists from the University of Augsburg have achieved an important breakthrough in their work with so-called Kitaev materials - a basis for quantum spin liquids. This insight from basic research is important for the development of future technologies. The results, which were obtained at the Chair of Experimental Physics VI, were published in the highly renowned journal Nature Communications.