A new publication has brought the project "Configurations of European Fairs. Merchants, Objects, Routes (1350-1600)", funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR), to a conclusion: a comprehensive…
PD Dr Annegret Schüle, honorary professor at the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Erfurt, was today awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for her services as director of the Topf & Söhne – Die Ofenbauer von Auschwitz…
The "Voluntariness" research group, in which academics from the Universities of Erfurt, Jena and Oldenburg work together, is organising a workshop entitled "Moral History" on the University of Erfurt campus in December. The workshop will focus on…
More than three decades have passed since the end of the GDR – Germany is currently celebrating 35 years of reunification. And yet the events of German division and upheaval continue to shape our present. Against this backdrop and in connection with…
On the way to establishing the new arbitration tribunal for Nazi-looted property, the selection committee has now drawn up a list of 36 arbitrators for a period of five years at the Federal Chancellery and appointed the Presidium. Professor…
In cooperation with the Thuringian State Agency for Civic Education, the Gotha Research Centre at the University of Erfurt is hosting a public evening lecture followed by a discussion on Tuesday, 14 October. Under the title "Der Bauernkrieg zwischen…
The exhibition "Fairs, Cities and Merchants (1350–1600)" can be seen in the foyer of the Centre for Communication and Information (KIZ) at the University of Erfurt from 2 October to 31 December. It traces the history of European trade fairs from the…
As part of the 1250th anniversary of the city of Gotha, the Gotha Research Library and the Gotha Research Centre at the University of Erfurt are hosting a conference on 17 October. Entitled "Historia Gothana", the conference will focus on the heyday…