https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/resort/english/events/ Aktuelles aus der Goethe-Universität | Neues aus Forschung, Lehre, Studium Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:55:48 +0000 de hourly 1 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/cropped-fav_guo-blau-32x32.jpg https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/resort/english/events/ 32 32 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/democracy-takes-centre-stage-association-of-classical-philologists-holds-national-congress-in-frankfurt/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:54:29 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=87861 500 participants are expected at Goethe University: 7–11 April 2026, Westend Campus Under the patronage of Boris Rhein, Minister-President of Hesse, the German Association of Classical Philologists will hold its […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/from-academia-to-ministries-agencies-media-or-ngos-a-dialog-with-practitioners-on-career-opportunities-and-paths/ Wed, 25 Feb 2026 07:57:11 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=87549 What career opportunities are available to doctoral candidates and postdocs in ministries and affiliated agencies, media, and civil society organizations? What is required for a successful start, and through which […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/gallery-walk-school-internships-abroad/ Thu, 22 Jan 2026 08:14:00 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=87142 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. […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/in-conversation-with-didier-eribon/ Fri, 16 Jan 2026 08:02:00 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=87100 The influential French intellectual discussed the topic of aging at Goethe University. On the evening of October 28, 2025, French author Didier Eribon visited Goethe University Frankfurt. Born in 1953, […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/wealth-power-success-and-survival/ Thu, 15 Jan 2026 14:40:00 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=87094 In its latest production, the Chaincourt Theatre Company delves into David Mamet’s “Glengarry Glen Ross.” How far would people go to achieve success and wealth? What values can be disregarded, […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/monika-schoeller-lectureship-eva-schestag-captivates-with-reading-and-workshop-more-to-come-this-january/ Tue, 13 Jan 2026 15:44:11 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=87061 Appointed as the second lecturer for the Schoeller Lectureship for the 2025/26 winter semester, Eva Schestag translates poetry and prose from classical and modern Chinese as well as from English. […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/cornelia-goethe-prize-2025-awarded-to-sociologist-sophie-bauer/ Thu, 04 Dec 2025 11:03:03 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=86665 Award Ceremony and Literary Program to be held December 9 at Goethe University’s Guest House This year’s Cornelia Goethe Salon takes place on December 9, 2025, which also marks the […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/a-look-back-at-the-12th-uct-science-day/ Tue, 18 Nov 2025 07:04:00 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=86420 Cross-Campus Exchange in Translational Cancer Research Presenting the latest oncological research findings, discussing ideas, and initiating cross-campus collaborations were the focus of the 12th UCT Science Day held in Frankfurt […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/formal-semantics-pragmatics-and-philosophy-of-language/ Fri, 14 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=86379 A Review of the “Sinn und Bedeutung” Conference The 30th “Sinn und Bedeutung” (Sense and Meaning) conference, held at Goethe University Frankfurt at the end of September 2025, drew a […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/goethe-university-hosts-german-conference-on-japanese-studies/ Thu, 13 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=86360 Prof. Lisette Gebhardt reflects on an exciting event with 350 participants. From August 20 to 22, 2025, Goethe University’s Japanese Studies department hosted the 19th German Conference on Japanese Studies […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/unireport/crisis-in-international-law/ Mon, 27 Oct 2025 07:01:00 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=86055 The Bad Homburg Conference 2025 focused on the topic of law and power in international politics. Is the international legal order still capable of regulating relations between states and resolving […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/democracy-under-attack/ Tue, 21 Oct 2025 14:41:15 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=86085 Cornelia Goethe Colloquia explore the rise of authoritarianism from a gender perspective The global political landscape is marked by increasing assaults on parliamentary democracy. The rise of right-wing parties, movements, […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/bad-homburg-conference-2025-international-law-and-power-in-focus/ Thu, 11 Sep 2025 18:39:41 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=85624 On 19 September 2025, the Bad Homburg Conference will bring leading scholars, practitioners and citizens together at the Forschungskolleg Humanwissenschaften – Institute for Advanced Studies in Bad Homburg – to […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/looking-to-the-future-together-20-years-of-the-european-network-on-regional-labour-market-monitoring/ Wed, 10 Sep 2025 13:11:26 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=85619 Annual conference brings together more than 100 international researchers, consultants and practitioners in regional labour market policy at Goethe University FrankfurtWhat challenges do regional labour markets in Vietnam and in […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/how-do-100-billion-neurons-work-together/ Tue, 09 Sep 2025 17:48:12 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=85610 Goethe University Frankfurt hosts the Bernstein Conference 2025 on Computational Neuroscience How does the human brain, with its 100 billion nerve cells, process the endless flood of signals we receive […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/verflochten-post-migrant-perspectives-on-memory-and-belonging/ Fri, 05 Sep 2025 13:37:23 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=85563 Art exhibition at Goethe University Library’s Schopenhauer-Studio explores migration, identity and connection How do we talk about origins when “home” is not a single place? What stays behind – and […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/growgoethe-mentoring-900-students-and-counting/ Tue, 08 Jul 2025 06:01:00 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=84690 The career mentoring program enters its fourth round. Kick-off celebration of GROW@Goethe: On May 7, numerous new mentees and their mentors gathered at the Casino on Goethe University’s Westend Campus. […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/who-is-responsible-for-our-health/ Fri, 04 Jul 2025 06:18:00 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=84655 Interdisciplinary Social Ethics Workshop “Public Responsibility for Health” at Goethe University Brings Together International Perspectives. What does it mean to understand health as a human right – and what responsibilities […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/how-are-the-futures-of-the-earth-being-shaped/ Thu, 03 Jul 2025 08:10:58 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=84651 The current exhibition “Fixing Futures” at the Museum Giersch of Goethe University invites visitors to form their own view of tomorrow’s world. As part of the museum’s realignment, Goethe University […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/poetics-lectures-are-a-hellish-genre/ Wed, 02 Jul 2025 06:02:00 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=84606 Judith Schalansky assumes the Frankfurt Chair of Poetics in the 2025 summer semester. In conversation with UniReport, she discusses collecting as a mode of world appropriation, the loss of things […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/autopsies-modes-of-counter-investigation/ Thu, 26 Jun 2025 14:25:32 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=84582 Roundtable with Forensic Architecture and The Art of Counter-Investigation. Special Edition event in the series “Autopsies: Conversations between Collections and Research” How do we critically engage archives of colonial, historical, […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/goethe-university-celebrates-its-annual-summer-festival/ Wed, 18 Jun 2025 12:25:52 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=84492 Public Event at Westend Campus on July 3 Features Diverse Cultural, Sports, and Entertainment Program – Performance by Musician and DJ Shantel – Festivities to Mark 10-Year Anniversary of Rhine-Main […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/the-instability-of-adolescence-in-times-of-climate-crisis/ Fri, 13 Jun 2025 11:46:49 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=84400 In The Undercurrent, British artist Rory Pilgrim gives voice to a generation navigating adolescence amid a climate of global uncertainty. The film captures personal narratives shaped by the climate crisis […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/what-makes-people-susceptible-to-extremism/ Fri, 06 Jun 2025 13:31:00 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=84321 Upcoming Lecture by Neuroscientist Leor Zmigrod on Her New Book “The Ideological Brain: A Radical Science of Susceptible Minds” What if political beliefs aren’t just shaped by environment or ideology […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/digital-maturity-in-the-age-of-ai-from-awareness-to-action/ Fri, 06 Jun 2025 07:28:22 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=84323 Lecture by Elinor Carmi explores “How to Be a Proactive Citizen in the AI and Datafied Society” How can citizens move from passive digital consumption to active participation in shaping […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/12th-uct-science-day-on-june-25-2025/ Fri, 30 May 2025 08:17:32 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=84206 The 12th UCT Science Day will take place on June 25, 2025, at Goethe University’s Niederrad Campus. The event will focus on fostering exchange and networking among Frankfurt-based cancer researchers […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/10-years-of-rmu/ Mon, 26 May 2025 11:23:22 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=84132 The Rhine-Main Universities (RMU) are celebrating their 10th anniversary this year. To mark the occasion, the RMU is making available an addition to its new corporate design, which was launched […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/imagining-futures/ Fri, 23 May 2025 11:49:21 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=84086 “Fixing Futures”: Symposium, Book Launch, and Guided Dialogues at Goethe University’s Museum Giersch FRANKFURT. In June 2025, Museum Giersch of Goethe University (MGGU) will focus entirely on the theme of […]]]>