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How Experiences of Violence Affect Mental Health

New study examines why people respond differently to trauma Experiences of violence can leave deep and lasting marks on the victim’s mental health. While some individuals remain affected for years,

Zeugnisse vom Ende des Heiligtums? In einem Brunnen fand sich neben einer Statuette der Göttin Diana und einer auf den 9. September 246 n. Chr. datierten Weihinschrift für Merkur Alatheus auch ein menschliches Skelett. Münzen aus der Brunnenfüllung belegen, dass diese erst nach 249 n. Chr. entstanden sein kann (© Denkmalamt Stadt Frankfurt).

Unlocking the Sacred Landscape of Roman Nida

International research team secures over €1 million to study newly uncovered Roman cult district Several years ago, construction work for a new school in Frankfurt led to a discovery of

Fünf der zehn Autorinnen und Autoren des vorgestellten Buchs „Der Kompromiss“ bei seiner Vorstellung im Forschungskolleg Humanwissenschaften: (v.l.) Ulrich Willems, Nicole Deitelhoff, Darrel Moellendorf und Greta Wagner sowie (3.v.l.) Gunther Hellmann, der die Veranstaltung auch moderierte. © Monika Hellstern

Good Reasons Against the “Compromise Paradox”

Some call it “lazy,” while others see it as “one of humanity’s greatest inventions”: compromise. In 2023, the research alliance “Democratic Vistas” devoted a conference to this very topic. Goethe

Theresia berichtete von ihrem Aufenthalt an der German International School Sydney. © Dirk Frank

Gallery Walk: School Internships Abroad

Teaching degree students interested in completing a stay at a school abroad had the opportunity to learn more about such possibilities at an informative event held in early November 2025.

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Download it now: The New Goethe Uni App 2.0

Dear Students, Now you can organize your everyday university life even more easily and conveniently: With the new Goethe University App 2.0, you can, for example, directly access your course

The Powerlessness of the Working Class in the 21st Century

British political scientist Cain Shelley is a fellow at Goethe University’s Forschungskolleg Humanwissenschaften Institute for Advanced Studies working on „A Class For Itself?: The Future of Class Politics.“ Nowadays, the

Encounters with police violence

The KviAPol research project deals with “Police Use of Excessive Force”. UniReport: Ms. Abdul-Rahman, Professor Singelnstein, the Black Lives Matter movement in the US in particular likely roused people throughout

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