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German Physical Society honors Goethe University’s Sebastian Eckart and Thomas Wilhelm
Two Goethe University physicists have been awarded high-ranking prizes by the German Physical Society. Dr. Sebastian Eckart from the Institute of Nuclear Physics has received the Gustav Hertz Prize, endowed
Colon cancer: Dying cancer cells give neighbouring tumour cells instructions on how to survive
Researchers at Georg-Speyer-Haus and Goethe University Frankfurt have discovered a new mechanism that explains why only some of the cells in a colon tumour respond to chemotherapy. The research team
€1 million for bacterial research at Goethe University: How bacteria gain energy through CO2 fixation
Acetic acid-producing bacteria (acetogens) are very interesting for the biotech industry: They fix the climate gas CO2 and at the same time produce not only acetic acid, but also substances
Cosmic chocolate pralines: general neutron star structure revealed
Through extensive model calculations, physicists at Goethe University Frankfurt have reached general conclusions about the internal structure of neutron stars, where matter reaches enormous densities: depending on their mass, the
Goethe University announces second Klaus Heyne-Award for research in Romanticism
Goethe University’s Klaus Heyne-Award for Research into German Romanticism, endowed with 15,000 euros, is bestowed every two years to young scholars from Germany and abroad who are in their qualification
Lecturers in Spanish, bioscience and educational science receive the 1822 University Prize for Excellence in Teaching
The 1822 University Prize for Excellence in Teaching was presented at Goethe University Frankfurt for the 21st time. A Spanish lecturer, a bioscience professor and an educational science researcher were
First conference for female physicists at Goethe University inspires almost 1000 participants worldwide
The international conference “WOW Physics! – Women in the World of Physics!”, initiated by a female physics professor at Goethe University, brings outstanding female physicists onto the virtual stage and
New endowed professorship to research social transformation of the working world due to digitalization
A new endowed professorship in Digital Transformation and Work will enhance the social science research at the Goethe University and build on the tradition of critical social theory. The contract
A unique place for deceleration: Goethe University’s “House of Silence”
Although the building on Goethe University’s Westend Campus was inaugurated in 2010, due to the Corona pandemic, its tenth anniversary had to be cancelled. Making up for that, a “10+2”
Change at the top of the House of Finance
After 14 years as chairman of the House of Finance’s (HoF) Board of Trustees, Otmar Issing will be retiring at the end of this year. He will be succeeded by
News in brief
Together the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration and Energy Management cut heating energy consumption
On the Westend Campus, the “RuW” building housing the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration is one of the newer buildings (it dates from 2008),
University-wide Student Survey 2022
As of now, Goethe University students can once again share their perspectives with university management and departments and participate in the university-wide student survey 2022! Prof. Dr. Christiane Thompson, vice
Climate Crisis: Will we sort it out or not? Two standpoints from researchers at Goethe University
According to plan, the World Climate Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, is scheduled to end today, but the world’s governments are still struggling to reach binding agreements and measures that
Johannes Voelz, Professor of American Studies, on the midterm elections in the United States
Johannes Voelz, Professor of American Studies at Goethe University, is not very surprised at the election results that are emerging; predictions indicated that a Republican landslide victory was very unlikely.
We have no time to lose!
Many people the world over are looking at Egypt and the World Climate Summit with both great concern and hope. In view of the increase in global warming witnessed over
Relatives of Paul Bloomquist visit Westend Campus
Paul Bloomquist is a highly decorated lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army, when on May 11, 1972, a bomb planted by the Red Army Faction (RAF) explodes in the IG-Farben
“Education after Auschwitz”: Cooperation with the Jewish Academy
Educational scientist Prof. Wolfgang Meseth speaks about his research and teaching on the topic, funded in part by the “Georg und Franziska Speyer’sche Hochschulstiftung” foundation. Concern has been expressed by
Bacteria for climate protection
Hydrogen storage suitable for everyday use and the prospect of breaking down carbon dioxide The discovery was almost too good to be true: In 2013, members of the research group
What does Europe mean for Zionism?
The latest lecture series introduced at Goethe University – the “Buber-Rosenzweig Lecture on Jewish Intellectual History and Philosophy” – focuses on topics related to Jewish thought in both the past
A space full of opportunities: The “Rhine-Main Universities” (RMU) Strategic Alliance
Held on October 24, 2022, the fourth “Day of the Rhine-Main Universities” focused on scientists in their early career phases as well as the academic mid-level faculty. Opening up more
