Excellence Strategy: Goethe University Frankfurt enters competition with four new and one existing research cluster
Goethe University Frankfurt is applying with four new clusters on the research topics “Confidence in Conflict” (CONTRUST), “Infection and Inflammation” (EMTHERA), “Origin of Heavy Elements” (ELEMENTS) and “Cellular Architectures” (SCALE) for the upcoming round of the German federal and state
Excellence Strategy: Goethe University Frankfurt enters competition with four new and one existing research cluster
Goethe University Frankfurt is applying with four new clusters on the research topics “Confidence in Conflict” (CONTRUST), “Infection and Inflammation” (EMTHERA), “Origin of Heavy Elements” (ELEMENTS) and “Cellular Architectures” (SCALE)
Team from Goethe University Frankfurt discovers 4,300-year-old copper ingots in Oman
They were searching for charcoal – and found copper ingots: During a routine excavation in Oman, Irini Biezeveld and Jonas Kluge experienced how surprising archaeology can be. Their chance find
Goethe University mainframe receives excellent Green IT Ranking
Having undergone extensive renewal works, the “Goethe NHR” mainframe, part of the Konsortium Nationales Hochleistungsrechnen Süd-West [National High-Performance Computing (NHR) South-West consortium], is now one of the two most resource-efficient
When the cell digests itself: How inherited neurodegenerative diseases develop
Our cells are crisscrossed by a system of membrane tubes and pockets called the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). It is crucial for the production of biomolecules and is continuously built up
Nicole Deitelhoff awarded LOEWE top professorship at Goethe University Frankfurt and the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF)
Political scientist Professor Nicole Deitelhoff has been awarded a LOEWE top professorship, which will be based at Goethe University Frankfurt and the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF), part of the
Dr. Ulrich Breuer named Goethe University Head of Administration
Dr. Ulrich Breuer will take on the position of Goethe University head of administration on July 1, 2023. Breuer currently works in two capacities – as administrative managing director of
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
Two huge subjects, one library
Time and space for the two vast subjects of Law and Economics – that is what the Law and Economics Library, known as the BRuW (the abbreviation of its German
Can failure turn into opportunity?
Interview with journalist Jeanette Schindler, winner of the 2022 Goethe Media Prize for her radio feature on the subject of “failing” in science. UniReport: Ms. Schindler, how did you come
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ASCG opens Liaison Hub at Goethe University Frankfurt
Download it now: The New Goethe Uni App 2.0
The Powerlessness of the Working Class in the 21st Century
Scientific expertise in physics and geosciences
The Heraeus Foundation Visiting Professorship at Goethe University Since 2015 Goethe University has been awarding the title Heraeus Visiting Professor to scientists of international renown
The Dilemma of Technological Postmodernism
At the beginning of the 20th century, the world of physics is in turmoil. Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle and Einstein’s theory of relativity have ushered in
Video essay on the genocide in Rwanda
Studiengalerie 1.357 will show the video artwork Evil.13. (Triumph of Evil, 2006) by U.S. artist Tony Cokes from May 3 to June 2, 2023. Cokes
Construction fence art: Making human rights visible
The association “Pictures for the Human Rights e.V.” asked 30 artists to create a picture of one of the 30 articles of the Universal Declaration
Kick-off to summer semester 2023: Capturing what students have to say
Even if the weather still leaves much to be desired, it is now official: the summer semester has begun. After a few rather quiet weeks,
Employees recommend (new) employees
Together with other researchers, economist Prof. Guido Friebel studied the introduction of an employee referral program (ERP) in a supermarket chain. The greatest effect lies
“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,
Virtual 360° Tour of Looted Property Exhibition to Mark International Provenance Research Day
The exhibition “StolperSeiten – NS-Raubgut in der Universitätsbibliothek Frankfurt am Main” (“Stumbling Pages – NS looted property in the Frankfurt University Library”) will be made
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
Analysis of dinosaur eggshells: bird-like Troodon laid 4 to 6 eggs in a communal nest
An international research team led by Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany, determined that Troodon, a dinosaur very close to modern birds, was a warm-blooded animal (an
Climate change and groundwater
In March 2023, the United Nations convened its first Water Conference in 46 years. There is a dire need for action: as a result of
Diplomacy as Storytelling: Ukrainian ambassador visits Goethe University
Oleksii Makeiev, Ukraine’s new ambassador to Germany, is currently touring the country. Goethe University was one of the stops he chose for his travels to
Known active ingredient as new drug candidate against “monkeypox”
Mpox – previously known as “monkeypox” – is currently spreading worldwide. An international research team from Goethe University and the University of Kent has now
Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize: Insights into the Origin, Evolution and Development of our Immune System
The 2023 Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize, worth €120,000, will today be awarded to immunologists Frederick W. Alt and David G. Schatz in Frankfurt’s
New MOGON high-performance computer in Mainz – Goethe University part of a national consortium
In October 2021, the Joint Science Conference of the federal and state governments (Gemeinsame Wissenschaftskonferenz, GWK) decided to include the National High-Performance Computing (NHR) South-West
The Tenure-Track Professorship: Is “Cultural Change” the Order of the Day?
There can be no doubt about the fact that the tenure-track professorship has considerable potential. But how could it be better embedded within Germany’s academic
Cause of leukaemia in trisomy 21
People with a third copy of chromosome 21, known as trisomy 21, are at high risk of developing Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML), an aggressive form
The Taste of Italy: Lecture series of RMU Italy Forum starting April 24
At the end of last year, the strategic alliance of the Rhine-Main-Universities (RMU) launched the newly established RMU Italy Forum. To consolidate the universities’ joint
