During a six-week research visit to New Zealand in February/March 2026, Associate Professor Dr Stefan Winkler from the Chair of Geomorphology at JMU Würzburg attended the 11th IAG International Conference on Geomorphology in Christchurch. In addition to conducting his own fieldwork in the Southern Alps in the Aoraki/Mt Cook area, he also supervised a student project together with colleagues from the Universitiy of Canterbury. In recognition of this long-standing collaboration, he was appointed Adjunct Professor at the School of Earth and Environment at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch.

Würzburg geography professor Matthias Naumann and Dr. Gala Nettelbladt (Bauhaus University Weimar) have created two episodes for the Urban Political Podcast. Topic: the progressive or authoritarian transformation of local statehood.

A new study by the University of Würzburg shows that undamped climate change will radically change German agriculture by 2100 and could bring Mediterranean crops to Franconia.

Climate change is making mountains more dangerous. 3D models help to identify changes in these landscapes and recognise dangers earlier. A team from the University of Würzburg has created one for the Blaueis Valley in the Alps.