Funding decision on four collaborative research centres at Goethe University: new CRC for basic research in mathematics
Researching intricate geometric and arithmetic objects is the goal of the new Collaborative Research Centre Transregio 326 (TRR 326), coordinated by Goethe University. On 25th May, the German Research Foundation […]
Physical activity levels and well-being sink worldwide during coronavirus restrictions
During the first lockdown people were a good 40 percent less active, as shown by an international study led by Goethe University Frankfurt. Psychological well-being sank as well; the portion […]
Current information on incidence development in Frankfurt and at Goethe University
The incidence numbers in Frankfurt dropped below the decisive threshold of 100 on 18 May and remained below this threshold for at least five consecutive work days. According to the […]
Scientists at Goethe University and the EHT Collaboration analyse data from the first image of a black hole
Theoretical physicists at Goethe University Frankfurt have analysed data from the black hole M87* as part of the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration to test Albert Einstein’s theory of general […]
DFG Research Training Group “Configurations of film“ at Goethe University can continue its work
What happens when film leaves the cinema and becomes available everywhere – out and about on mobile devices, or in the living room at home? The Graduiertenkolleg (Research Training Group) […]
Return to hybrid teaching again possible starting 12th May
Beginning in the 18th calendar week, the incidence of coronavirus cases in Frankfurt was less than 165 on five consecutive work days – the upper threshold value at which the […]
Comprehensive genetic analyses confirm four different giraffe species and seven subspecies
Visually, they are hardly distinguishable, but genetic analyses show: There are four distinct species of giraffe and seven subspecies. This result was obtained by an international team led by Prof. […]
Current Goethe University regulations regarding the Federal Infection Protection Act
The Federal Infection Protection Act, which came into effect on 23.04.2021, also has consequences for the continued operation of Goethe University. Within the framework of these legal regulations, the Executive […]
Bias for wealthier countries
At the Paris climate summit in 2015, 196 parties agreed to take action on climate change. Who has reduced greenhouses gases and by how much is currently being investigated in […]
3500 year-old honeypot: oldest direct evidence for honey collecting in Africa
Before sugar cane and sugar beets conquered the world, honey was the worldwide most important natural product for sweetening. Archaeologists at Goethe University in cooperation with chemists at the University […]
Online seminar series from April – July 2021: Exploring Planetary Thinking
Planetary Thinking Working Group (Goethe University, Senckenberg, and ISOE) in cooperation with University of Giessen, Forschungskolleg Humanwissenschaften, and GRADE Sustain presents an online seminar series during the Summer 2021 Semester: […]
Deutsche Börse Capital Markets Academy uses LiveX trading simulation developed by Goethe University
Various German and international stock exchanges use it and numerous top European universities also use it: we are talking about the LiveX stock market simulation, unique in Europe, which was […]
Goethe University: New, cutting-edge research projects on trust in conflict, neutron stars and disease mechanisms
What opportunities to create trust do social conflicts offer? What happens when neutron stars merge and produce gravitational waves and heavy chemical elements in the process? How can a better […]
Newly founded: Buber-Rosenzweig Institute as a prominent research centre on modern Judaism
A new research institute will be established at Goethe University: The Buber-Rosenzweig Institute will be dedicated to the study of modern and contemporary Judaism. It brings together numerous and largely […]
Cluster project ConTrust receives state funding in preparation for the next round in the excellence strategy
The interplay of conflict and trust is at the centre of the ConTrust cluster project, which is to enter the race for the Goethe University in the next round of […]
New Science Award for Romanticism Research
For the first time in 2021, innovative contributions to the study of Romanticism can be awarded the Goethe University’s Klaus Heyne-Award. The new award, endowed with 15,000 euros, is aimed […]
Scientists develop method to detect fake news
Social media is increasingly used to spread fake news. The same problem can be found on the capital market – criminals spread fake news about companies in order to manipulate […]
Understanding skilled labour migration in East Asia
The economies of China and Singapore are among the most dynamic migration regions in the world. But Japan and Korea also rely on the immigration of skilled workers. The competition […]
Goethe Coronavirus Fund reaches 5 million euro mark
A short ten months after Goethe University and Frankfurt University Hospital first called for donations, the Goethe Coronavirus Fund has passed the targeted 5 million euro mark. The idea of […]
Pharmaceutical research: when active substance and target protein “embrace” each other
Scientists at Goethe University Frankfurt, together with colleagues from Darmstadt, Heidelberg, Oxford and Dundee (UK), have investigated how the fit of potent inhibitors to their binding sites can be optimised […]
Michael R. Silverman and Bonnie L. Bassler win 2021 Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize
Bacteria act in groups to accomplish feats that are impossible to achieve if a single bacterium acts alone. For example, pathogenic bacteria act collectively to synthesize toxins to attack the […]
Elvira Mass receives 2021 Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize for Young Researchers
The course for organ health is set in the early embryo. This year’s laureate has shown that specialized immune cells from the yolk sac accompany organ development and contribute to […]
Current resolutions on working from home
On 19 January 2021, the German government and the federal states agreed on further measures to combat the coronavirus pandemic, which will also directly affect work at Goethe University. With […]
Coronavirus: Currently no tightening of protective measures at Goethe University
Following this week’s decisions by the German government for further measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic, Goethe University’s existing protective measures do not need to be further tightened for the […]
Quantum wave in helium dimer filmed for the first time
For the first time, an international team of scientists from Goethe University and the University of Oklahoma has succeeded in filming quantum physical effects on a helium dimer as it […]
Passing the baton at Goethe University
The symbolic transfer of the Goethe University presidency from Professor Birgitta Wolff to Professor Enrico Schleiff took place during an online public university event on 17 December 2020. Schleiff was […]
Newly concept for teaching physics in schools: better understanding of electric circuits
The topic of electricity often poses difficulties for many secondary school students in physics lessons. Physics Education researchers at Goethe University and the University of Tübingen have developed and empirically […]
Physics: New method for precision studies of the strong interaction
Extremely dense neutron stars may contain unstable hyperons in their interior, which, like the stable hadrons of the atomic nucleus, protons and neutrons, are held together by the strong interaction. […]