How many resources does climate adaptation require? A new study by the University of Augsburg and the University of Waterloo uses the Maldives as a case study to show the quantities of materials needed for coastal protection and land reclamation—and why this is important for future planning.

14 Tesla for new insights into the world of quantum materials: a state-of-the-art 14-Tesla measurement platform has come into operation at the Institute of Physics at the University of Augsburg. The facility enables experiments under extreme conditions and opens up new insights into the physical fundamentals of future technologies.

The ancient historian PD Dr. Dr. Christopher Schliephake explores how ancient societies regulated the use of natural resources and particularly the role of religious ideas played in this context. The German Research Foundation (DFG) is funding the new project at the University of Augsburg on the environmental history of ancient Greece. The three-year project will receive around 240,000 euros.

On 14 July 2026, the University of Augsburg campus was officially awarded the title Blühender Betrieb (“Blooming Organisation”). Bavaria’s Environment Minister, Thorsten Glauber, presented the award at a ceremony held at the Bavarian Ministry of the Environment in Munich. The University is now one of 128 organisations in Bavaria to hold the title Blühender Betrieb.

Prof. Dr. Daniel Peterseim, Professor of Computational Mathematics and Director of the Centre for Advanced Analytics and Predictive Sciences (CAAPS), has been awarded funding through the Autumn 2025 RSE Research Awards and the PPP-programme with Scotland of the DAAD.

At the Centre for Future Production at the University of Augsburg, a team led by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Nils Meyer combined classical physics models with AI-based models in a software that performs the necessary calculations in just a few seconds. Making their approach up to 100 times faster than standard software solutions, saving both time and resources.

Researchers from Augsburg and Japan have achieved a breakthrough by writing and reading magnetic information in antiferromagnets using only light. The new method, based on the momentum of laser pulses, could enable faster, low-energy data storage and directly link optical communication with magnetic memory technologies. The research was recently published in the renowned journal Nature Materials.

In the US data analyzed, living near wind turbines is not associated with sleep disturbances, depression, anxiety disorders or headaches. This is the conclusion of a new study by Niklas Rott (University of Augsburg), Douglas Almond (Columbia University) and Osea Giuntella (University of Pittsburgh), published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

Physicists from the University of Augsburg together with international collaboration partners identified the magnetic ordering transition in kagome spin ice HoAgGe and discovered that the nonlinear magnetic susceptibility can detect time-reversal-symmetry breaking even in the absence of net magnetization.

Dr Leonardo Silva-Dias has recently joined the University of Augsburg as a recipient of a Humboldt Research Fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. The chemist is researching biomolecular processes surrounding pathological changes in nerve cells. His research could help to better understand the emergence of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkison’s disease.

Around 240 international researchers from more than 60 countries are currently visiting the University of Augsburg to teach, research, and exchange ideas. At the welcome reception hosted by the Welcome Service, they gathered together to network. The Welcome Service is part of the International Office and provides comprehensive support for international researchers.

Dr Beatriz Pérez González has recently joined the University of Augsburg as a recipient of a Humboldt Research Fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. The theoretical physicist works at the interface of quantum optics, solid-state theory, and spin-based quantum technologies. Her research could contribute to the development of scalable quantum technologies.