10. Juni 2021Funding decision on four collaborative research centres at Goethe University: new CRC for basic research in mathematicsResearching 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… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
27. Mai 2021Physical activity levels and well-being sink worldwide during coronavirus restrictionsDuring 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… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
26. Mai 2021Current information on incidence development in Frankfurt and at Goethe UniversityThe 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… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
20. Mai 2021Scientists at Goethe University and the EHT Collaboration analyse data from the first image of a black holeTheoretical 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… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
12. Mai 2021DFG Research Training Group “Configurations of film“ at Goethe University can continue its workWhat 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)… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
12. Mai 2021Return to hybrid teaching again possible starting 12th MayBeginning 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… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
6. Mai 2021Comprehensive genetic analyses confirm four different giraffe species and seven subspeciesVisually, 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.… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
28. April 2021Current Goethe University regulations regarding the Federal Infection Protection ActThe 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… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
21. April 2021Bias for wealthier countriesAt 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… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
15. April 20213500 year-old honeypot: oldest direct evidence for honey collecting in AfricaBefore 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… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
14. April 2021Online seminar series from April – July 2021: Exploring Planetary ThinkingPlanetary 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:… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
14. April 2021Deutsche Börse Capital Markets Academy uses LiveX trading simulation developed by Goethe UniversityVarious 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… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
17. Februar 2021Goethe University: New, cutting-edge research projects on trust in conflict, neutron stars and disease mechanismsWhat 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… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
15. Februar 2021Newly founded: Buber-Rosenzweig Institute as a prominent research centre on modern JudaismA 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… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
10. Februar 2021Cluster project ConTrust receives state funding in preparation for the next round in the excellence strategyThe 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… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
4. Februar 2021New Science Award for Romanticism ResearchFor 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… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
3. Februar 2021Scientists develop method to detect fake newsSocial 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… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
1. Februar 2021Understanding skilled labour migration in East AsiaThe 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… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
1. Februar 2021Goethe Coronavirus Fund reaches 5 million euro markA 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… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
28. Januar 2021Pharmaceutical research: when active substance and target protein “embrace” each otherScientists 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… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
28. Januar 2021Michael R. Silverman and Bonnie L. Bassler win 2021 Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter PrizeBacteria 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… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
28. Januar 2021Elvira Mass receives 2021 Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize for Young ResearchersThe 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… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
20. Januar 2021Current resolutions on working from homeOn 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… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
11. Januar 2021Coronavirus: Currently no tightening of protective measures at Goethe UniversityFollowing 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… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
23. Dezember 2020Quantum wave in helium dimer filmed for the first timeFor 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… Diesen Artikel weiterempfehlenFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedIn
