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The afterlife of the Enlightenment – continuities and networks between the late 18th and early 19th centuries

"The Afterlife of the Enlightenment" is the title of a conference being held in Gotha on 26 and 27 March by the Gotha Research Centre at the University of Erfurt together with the Research Training Group (DFG) "Politics of the Enlightenment" at…

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Welcome, Professor Anja Rathmann-Lutz!

We welcome Anja Rathmann-Lutz to the University of Erfurt. On 1 March, she took over the professorship for the "History of Materialities" at the Faculty of Humanities.

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Medicine of the future: University of Erfurt team honoured in university competition

How are novel pathogens being researched? What are the health risks of a hot summer? How are nutrition and gut health connected? There is a wide range of questions on which young researchers in the 2026 university competition are bringing citizens…

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"ICF! – Inclusion and Collaboration for the Future!": New self-study course for practical work

Bringing together lecturers who want to work together on the further development of learning, teaching and assessment – that is the aim of the so-called "Cooperative Impulse Projects" that the eTeach Network Thuringia regularly supports. The aim of…

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International symposium "DEFA-Grenzenlos: Mobility and Space"

Under the title "DEFA-Grenzenlos: Mobilität und Raum", the Seminar for Media and Communication Studies at the University of Erfurt is hosting an international symposium in Erfurt from 25 to 27 March in cooperation with the DEFA Foundation (Berlin).

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Lecture "Idea and realisation: Martin Buber and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem"

The University of Erfurt, in cooperation with the Jewish Life Network, invites you to a public lecture by Dr Francesco Ferrari on Tuesday, 19 May. Under the title "Idea and Realisation: Martin Buber and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem", the…

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Conference examines communication and knowledge spaces at Gotha Court

"Networked Communication Spaces" is the title of a conference hosted by Dr Gabriele Ball (University of Göttingen) and Dr Hendrikje Carius (Gotha Research Library) at the Gotha Research Centre of the University of Erfurt on 5 and 6 March 2026. The…

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Colonialism and anti-colonialism? Just ask!

In February 2026, Dr Florian Wagner published an introduction to the history of colonialism, anti-colonialism and post-colonial debates in question-and-answer form in the interdisciplinary UTB series "Frag doch einfach". In this introduction to the…

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