Approximately one third of all cancers worldwide occur in the gastrointestinal tract. As of this year, the experienced oncologist Professor Florian Lordick from the University of Leipzig Medical Center has been appointed Editor-in-Chief of ESMO Gastrointestinal Oncology, the new international…
Frequent visits to oil palm plantations are leading to a sharp increase in mortality rates among infant southern pig-tailed macaques (Macaca nemestrina) in the wild, according to a new study published in Current Biology. In addition to increased risk from predators and human encounters, exposure to…
The prevention and management of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) – a major global health threat – and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) remain a challenge, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. To better combat antimicrobial resistance, a One Health approach is needed to identify the links between…
In a new paper, Junior Professor Dr Megan Maruschke from the Global and European Studies Institute at Leipzig University has examined the history of Indian port planning and its role in shaping global trade relations as well as the development of free ports and free zones from 1830 to 1980. It…
Leipzig University is deeply shocked by the attack at Charles University in Prague, in which a gunman shot dead 14 people and injured 25 others on 21 December 2023. The Rectorate expressed its condolences to the university management in Prague today (22 December 2023).
Leipzig University is coordinating a new six-million-euro project funded by the EU’s Horizon Europe programme to develop new diagnostics for pandemic preparedness in the European Union. Nineteen partners are involved in the four-year programme of the multidisciplinary research consortium…
