Researchers at the University of Bayreuth are working to understand the regulatory functions of noncoding RNAs. This expands the foundations of neuroscience and provides valuable insight into the plasticity of the nervous system.
Scientists at the University of Bayreuth are conducting cutting-edge, interdisciplinary research in biofabrication. The high-tech processes they are developing open up new possibilities for biomedical therapies.
Scientists at the University of Bayreuth are investigating how extreme weather events affect biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Together with their international partners, they study the local impacts of global climate change.
At the University of Bayreuth, academia and industry have partnered to form the TADFlife innovative training network. Together, they are working to develop sustainable technologies by improving the lifetime and energy efficiency of blue OLEDs.
Physicists from the Universities of Bayreuth and Grenoble have discovered a new mechanism of cell mobility. Their findings challenge the classical dogma that the molecular motor myosin is essential for the movement of mammalian cells. This insight paves the way for new strategies to control cell movement, with potential implications for the treatment of diseases. The team reports their findings in the leading physics journal Physical Review Letters.
Researchers at the University of Bayreuth have, for the first time, provided concrete figures on the abrasion of mountain bike tyres in off-road conditions. Their findings contribute to a better understanding of the global microplastic cycle. They report on their research in the journal „Science of The Total Environment“.
Researchers from the Chair of Biomaterials at the University of Bayreuth have discovered the mechanism by which collagen, the most common protein in the human body, successfully assembles itself. They identified electrostatic forces that support this self-organisation and contribute to the stability of the protein. Their findings have been published in Nature Communications.
With the participation of Prof Dr Josef Breu from the Chair of Inorganic Colloids for Electrochemical Energy storage at the University of Bayreuth, researchers have developed a hydrogel with a unique structure. It combines strength, flexibility and self-healing properties for the first time. The researchers report on their findings in the renowned scientific journal Nature Materials.
The University of Bayreuth has been ranked first among Germany’s mid-sized institutions in the latest ranking of the most entrepreneurial higher education institutions (Gründungsradar 2025 conducted by the Stifterverband). The university had placed in the top group for the past several years. This marks a success story that has been consistently supported by Germany’s federal government, the State of Bavaria, and the University Governing Board since 2015.
Researchers at the University of Bayreuth have developed a method that makes objects on a magnetic field invisible within a particle stream. Until now, this so-called cloaking had only been studied for waves such as light or sound. They report their results in Nature Communications.
