Society
Awards for legal works on banking supervision and development banks
Biljana Biljanovska and Freya Carolin Nelson, both of whom obtained their doctorates from Goethe University with theses on business law, have received the Baker McKenzie Prize. Their works deal with
„A foreseeable development”: An interview with Prof. Susanne Schröter on the Taliban’s ban on women attending institutions of higher education
On December 20, 2022, the Taliban issued a ban on women attending Afghan universities. Since taking control of the country again in 2021, women’s rights, in the field of education
Uncomfortable topics, difficult questions and criticism: the Goethe Media Prize 2022
Scientific failures as opportunities, the dangers of state influence, and biographies of scientists as role-models. Fascinating topics are the focus of this year’s Goethe Media Prize for science and university
„The ghosts of this house are still here – all remodels and renovations notwithstanding“
Artist Laura J. Padgett, a lecturer in theater, film and media studies, wants to photographically explore the historical complexity of both the IG Farben-Haus and the Westend Campus. The IG
The future is now
ChatGPT, a chatbot prototype developed by US company OpenAI, is on everyone’s lips right now. Some of the questions asked include: Does the software constitute a challenge for the education
Animals also mourn and show compassion
Philosopher Martha Nussbaum on the similarity of emotions in humans and other animals, the inspiration for her new book Justice for Animals and Donald Trump Lisa Czellnik: The importance of
Sharing a common world through narratives
As a fellow at the Forschungskolleg Humanwissenschaften, political scientist Dr. Nojang Khatami is researching how the liberal democratic orders can be revitalised with a stronger ethos of solidarity. UniReport: Dear
“Raising public awareness of biodiversity – that’s my main job.”
Prof. Karin Böhning-Gaese is a professor at Goethe University Frankfurt. In 2010 she became Director of the city’s Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre and has now been appointed to
Reported missing in Hessen by 2028: 200,000 skilled workers – with no peak to the shortage in sight
The baby boomer generation is gradually retiring, leaving behind large gaps in the labor market that a younger workforce is only partially able to fill. On behalf of the Hessian
Pioneering method for stem cell diagnostics: Leif S. Ludwig receives Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Early Career Award
Biochemist and physician Dr Leif S. Ludwig (40) from the Berlin Institute of Health at Charité (BIH) and the Max Delbrück Center will receive the 2023 Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig
