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Changed opening hours during the lecture-free period

Some service facilities at the University of Erfurt have changed opening hours during the lecture-free period. Please take note of this.

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KLIMA Network Thuringia presents results in Berlin

From March 18 until March 19, 2026, the results conference for the funding programme “Pathways to Transformation for Sustainable Universities” took place in Berlin, where the Thuringian KLIMA-N project also presented its research findings. On behalf…

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Symposium "Technology and the Good Life"

On the coming Monday, March 30, the Max-Weber-Kolleg will host the Symposium “Technology and the Good Life”, organized by James William Santos and João Tziminadis within the International Graduate School "Resonant Self–World Relations in Ancient and…

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Honorary doctorate for Professor Hartmut Rosa

After the Ecole Normale Supérieure Lyon, the University Jean Moulin in Lyon also awards an honorary doctorate to Professor Hartmut Rosa, Director of the Max-Weber-Kolleg at the University of Erfurt.

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Social participation as the key to sustainable development: final panel of the lecture series "Principles of Sustainable Development" discusses social participation and sustainability in Thuringia

The closing panel emphasised the crucial role of social participation for successful sustainable development in Thuringia. Experts from science, politics and civil society discussed the link between ecological responsibility and social justice and…

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Adaptability, obstacles and lack of appreciation: results of climate resilience research on agriculture in Central Germany

StuFu seminar highlights the diverse adaptability of Central German agriculture and emphasises the existing economic, bureaucratic and demographic challenges. The dialogue between science and practice - 20 students visited 10 farms - showed the…

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Gábor Gángó and Yue Dan receive tandem fellowship from the Gerda Henkel Foundation

The Gerda Henkel Foundation is awarding a four-month tandem fellowship for the 2026/27 academic year at the Gotha Research Centre of the University of Erfurt to Professor Gábor Gángó (associate fellow at the Max-Weber-Kolleg) and Dr Yue Dan…

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New publication: Nomad Properties

The anthology "Nomad Properties. Political Anthropologies of Nomadism from the 18th Century until Today", edited by Anna Möllers, Dirk Schuck and Bernhard Kleeberg, was recently published by Campus publishing house in the series "Strukturwandel des…

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