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New study: US health authority increases vaccination and scientific scepticism

Despite clear evidence against a link between vaccinations and autism, the US health authorities claim the opposite. A study involving the University of Erfurt shows the consequences: Declining willingness to vaccinate and growing mistrust. The…

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New publication: "Digitale Ratgebermedien"

A new book entitled "Digitale Ratgebermedien" will be published by Ergon on 30 April 2026 in the "Kindheit, Familie Pädagogik" series – edited by Ulf Sauerbrey, Tessa-Marie Menzel and Fabian Hemmerich.

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250 Years of the Order of the Illuminati: New Research Puts Gotha in the Spotlight

New research findings from the Illuminati Research Unit at the Gotha Research Centre of the University of Erfurt show that the Order of the Illuminati existed until 1787 – longer than previously thought – and that its final headquarters were in…

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Welcome, Professor Sandra Fluhrer!

We welcome Sandra Fluhrer to the University of Erfurt. She took over the professorship for General and Comparative Literary Studies at the Faculty of Philosophy on 1 April 2026.

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Sigrid März comes to the IPB as "Journalist in Residence"

With science journalist Sigrid März, the Institute for Planetary Health Behaviour (IPB) welcomes its second "Journalist in Residence" in May 2026. After Stephan Beuting, she is the second journalist to spend several weeks researching, discussing and…

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"CoPrax" – University of Erfurt successful in the Stifterverband's "WandelBar" funding programme

The University of Erfurt, together with the State Education Authority of Southern Thuringia and two secondary schools in Thuringia, has been accepted into the Stifterverband's "WandelBar" funding programme. Over the next twelve months, the programme…

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"Theologie der Gegenwart" journals now available open access

Theology needs public debate. Today, the digital space is particularly suitable for this. That is why the Faculty of Catholic Theology at the university is now taking a new approach: Its journals "Theologie der Gegenwart" (ThG) are now available free…

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For more visibility of women in science

Women are still underrepresented in science and research. In its "Zia – Visible Women in Science & Humanities" programme, ZEIT publishing house therefore invites female scientists to a one-year fellowship, which offers them the opportunity to further…

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