https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/thema/mathematics/ Aktuelles aus der Goethe-Universität | Neues aus Forschung, Lehre, Studium Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:21:29 +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/thema/mathematics/ 32 32 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/the-spirals-shadow/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:20:23 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=87989 Mathematician Katharina Hübner explores objects from a mysterious numerical world that reveal themselves only through fascinating and unexpected detours. There are places no one will ever visit, simply because they […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/on-mathematics-day-14-march/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=87680 Every year on 14th March, mathematics enthusiasts celebrate Pi Day, dedicated to the circle constant π, which is used to calculate the circumference and area of a circle. The commemorative […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/first-collaborative-research-centre-in-educational-sciences/ Wed, 26 Nov 2025 13:15:23 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=86542 DFG approves new Collaborative Research Centre on educational equity / Funding for three natural science CRC Transregios at Goethe University extended Goethe University is proud to announce a truly unique […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/goethe-university-and-the-initiative-for-cryptocurrencies-and-contracts-partner-to-advance-transatlantic-cybersecurity-research/ Mon, 24 Nov 2025 16:41:00 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=86522 Collaboration set within Goethe University’s affiliation with the ATHENE National Research Center for Applied Cybersecurity seeks to develop solutions for emerging digital threats. Goethe University Frankfurt and the Initiative for […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/why-soap-bubbles-are-round-and-how-cells-sort-their-fats-two-new-emmy-noether-research-groups-in-frankfurt/ Wed, 21 May 2025 13:34:43 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=84073 Why do soap bubbles form perfect spheres? And how do lipids know where they belong within the cell? Two new research groups at Goethe University Frankfurt are addressing fundamental questions […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/can-the-winner-of-euro-24-be-predicted-mathematically/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 07:15:15 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=80107 Matthias Ludwig, professor of mathematics education, wants to arouse schoolchildren’s interest in calculating probabilities. The tool fussballmathe.de offers a playful way of delving into the fascinating world of statistics – […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/goethe-university-frankfurt-founds-institute-for-digital-medicine/ Mon, 03 Jun 2024 07:52:47 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=79947 To promote research into new developments in healthcare, Goethe University Frankfurt has set up the Institute for Digital Medicine and Clinical Data Sciences, and appointed Professor Janne Vehreschild to the […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/interdisciplinary-research-on-dormancy/ Thu, 09 Nov 2023 08:18:38 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=77401 Together, mathematician Jochen Blath and US-American biologist Jay T. Lennon are investigating something known as “dormancy” in living organisms. Thanks to a Humboldt Research Award, Lennon is now spending six […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/groundbreaking-for-new-computer-science-and-mathematics-building-on-riedberg-campus/ Mon, 02 Oct 2023 14:20:13 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=75114 The move of Goethe University Frankfurt’s Computer Science and Mathematics Faculty to Riedberg Campus is within reach: On September 28, Angela Dorn, Hessian Minister of Science and the Arts; Michael […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/a-circle-with-an-infinite-number-of-midpoints/ Mon, 26 Jun 2023 09:04:00 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=84627 The fascinating world of p-adic geometry The world that mathematics professor Annette Werner is exploring seems strange to us, almost absurd: in it, different numbers are of the same magnitude, […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/strengthening-hessens-cybersecurity-research/ Wed, 07 Dec 2022 09:28:00 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=66288 Protecting the cybersecurity of society, business and the state, and fending off threats: That is the goal of ATHENE, the National Research Center for Applied Cybersecurity. Through its research and […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/funding-decision-on-four-collaborative-research-centres-at-goethe-university-new-crc-for-basic-research-in-mathematics/ Thu, 10 Jun 2021 11:30:03 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=51337 Researching intricate geometric and arithmetic objects is the goal of the new Collaborative Research Centre Transregio 326 (TRR 326), coordinated by Goethe University. On 25th May, the German Research Foundation […]]]>