Vortrag im Saal des FZG während des Frühneuzeittags Workshop in Zusammenarbeit mit der Friedenstein Stiftung Gotha New HES-fellows and members of Gotha research campus standing on the steps at Schloßberg

Gotha Research Centre

History of Knowledge

Have a look at 20 years of research activities!

At a glance

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The research centre in the Landschaftshaus am Schloßberg
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PhD positions at the “Politics of the Enlightenment” Research Training Group in Halle

The Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg has advertised the positions of 5 more doctoral candidates for the DFG-funded Research Training Group ‘Politics of the Enlightenment’ at the Interdisciplinary Centre for the Study of the European Enlightenment (IZEA). The call closes on 25 October 2026, positions will start on 1 April 2027.

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News

Changed opening hours during the lecture-free period

Please note: Some of the University of Erfurt’s learning and support services have altered opening hours or are closed during the lecture-free period.

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From hagiographies to contemporary literature: Lina Thiede awarded the Gotha Library Fellowship

The Gotha Research Library at the University of Erfurt has always been a place where knowledge is gathered and history is researched. Historians, theologians and philologists usually make up the majority of those who engage with the library’s rich…

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Scholarships advertised at the Gotha Research Campus

The University of Erfurt is once again inviting applications for Herzog-Ernst Scholarships and Hiob-Ludolf Fellowships at its Gotha Research Campus for 2027, for research into the Gotha collections, primarily at the Gotha Research Library.…

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Gotha Research Centre awards Luise Dorothea Scholarship for Court Culture Research

The Gotha Research Centre (FZG) of the University of Erfurt is once again awarding a scholarship for the period from 1 October to 31 December 2026 for research into 17th and 18th century court culture to a scholar with an excellent doctorate.

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Events

11
Aug
Der unantastbare Text & Mamluk Chivalry Manuscripts at the Gotha Research Library
CG3 – Gotha Research Centre, lecture room (Schloßberg 2, Gotha)
19
Aug
The library in the east tower of Friedenstein Castle. A tour exploring the history of the building and the library
CG1 – Gotha Research Library (Friedenstein Castle Gotha)
19
Aug
Reading: "Vom Schnüren und Weben"
Friedenstein Castle, Wunderkammer
02
Sept
Guided tour: "Bücher – Wissen – Wandel"
CG1 – Gotha Research Library (Friedenstein Castle Gotha)
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