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Belonging@LMU
Belonging is the focus of the Diversity Initiative 2024. At the start of the series of events, Vice President Biagini and members of the LMU community talk about what belonging means to them.
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AI in medicine: the causality frontier
An international research team led by Stefan Feuerriegel shows how machines could make therapies safer, more efficient, and more individualized.
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Siegfried in slang
A series of lectures explores how films about the Nibelungen saga have changed over time. We talked to German studies expert Christoph Petersen about an old story and new perspectives.
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Studying - an experience that affects all areas of life
To get the lecture period of the new semester off to a good start, the LMU Community provides tips for successful studies.
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Creating the smallest building blocks for life
Physicist Erwin Frey researches the question, what is minimum for life.
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Making the world that much better
The contribution made by young people through volunteering is hugely important, especially in times of great social challenges.
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INSIGHTS. Magazine
"Really?" - the new issue of INSIGHTS
"Echt jetzt" - the new issue of EINSICHTEN The new edition of the research magazine EINSICHTEN is out, with the main topic: "Really? Is the boundary between natural and artificial increasingly fading?" Click here for the highlights.
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Polyglot machines
How artificial intelligence learns the rich variety of human languages: Hinrich Schütze, computational linguist at LMU, researches multilingual software that can do small languages. From the research magazine EINSICHTEN
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From the steppe to the city
A social transformation is underway in Mongolia, as many nomadic pastoralists move to urban areas. Geographer Lukas Lehnert investigates what this means for the environment and ecosystems. From the research magazine EINSICHTEN
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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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Viruses: the invisible danger from the wilds
Monkeypox, COVID-19, Ebola: viruses that jump from animals to humans can cause pandemics. LMU scientists are studying the tricks of the pathogens and developing suitable vaccines.
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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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