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A new study shows that when people describe their symptoms to an AI rather than to medical professionals, the quality of the information they provide decreases. This jeopardizes the accuracy of digital diagnoses and patient safety.

A large-scale study shows: When hundreds of researchers re-analyse the same data, they often arrive at different results. This analytical variability must therefore be given greater consideration.

A new scientific statement warns of health risks for children and young people from digital media. Scientific organisations are calling for clear age limits and stronger child protection.

The Chair of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy is creating a virtual room in which students can practise therapeutic conversations with an AI-generated counterpart.

Public institutions in Germany must provide their information in easy language. They receive support from the start-up KLAO, which has developed an AI solution for more inclusion.

In the DualON project, researchers at the University of Würzburg are working on new concepts for onboarding in vocational training. Initial findings are now available.

A new series of courses on intercultural competence and social diversity starts on Thursday, 13 November. It is open to students, lecturers and external persons.

A model project that is unique in Bavaria has been running in Klingenberg since 2021: four women with complex disabilities live together in a shared flat. What researchers say about the project.

Poster exhibition for the Developmental Language Disorders Day on Friday, 17 October: A team from the Institute of Special Education at the University of Würzburg has put it together.

The Faculty of Human Sciences has awarded Dr Nina Döllinger the Beatrice Edgell Prize for her dissertation. The Matilda Prize for the best papers went to Dr Maria Pfeiffer and Nea Solander.

The SCoRE tool developed at the University of Würzburg reliably records the football skills of girls in real game situations for the first time. It is available as an app for coaches.

Germans spend ten hours of their day sitting down. This is a health risk, as the new DKV report shows. It was compiled under the co-direction of a sports scientist from Würzburg.

People view physicians more negatively who disclose the use of artificial intelligence in their practice. This is the conclusion of a new study by psychologists from Würzburg.

Adult Education and Management in Lifelong Education: this is the name of a new English-language Master's degree programme at the University of Würzburg. There will be an information event on 8 May.