The Extended Executive Board of the University has adopted a new sustainability strategy. The concept's central areas of action - governance, research, education and campus operations - are intended to promote sustainable action at all levels. The strategy is based on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and defines higher objectives.

The president of the University of Augsburg, Prof Sabine Doering-Manteuffel, wishes all members of the university a happy and healthy Christmas. She also a podcast recommendation for the festive season.

The University of Augsburg has been honoured with the “Best New Participating University” award in the international UI GreenMetric ranking. The ranking evaluates universities worldwide in areas including research, teaching, and sustainable campus design. The University of Augsburg impressed with its sustainability-orientated research and its future-orientated campus concept.

From the 1^st of January 2025, the University of Augsburg will have a new head of administrative services. Katja Gra?l will join the university executive alongside the president, Prof Sabine Doering-Manteuffel, and the three vice-presidents.

The University of Augsburg’s Mietek Pemper Award for Reconciliation and International Understanding was awarded for the ninth time at a ceremony on the 3rd of December 2024. Farida Khalaf, an Iraqi human rights activist, was this year’s winner.

An international team with the significant involvement of Augsburg University Medicine has made progress in the risk assessment and treatment of extracranial malign rhabdoid tumours. Recently published in the renowned journal “Clinical Cancer Research,”?the study shows how clinical and molecular factors can influence disease progression.