Professor Hartmut Rosa, Director of the Max-Weber-Kolleg at the University of Erfurt and Professor at the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena, has been elected an International Fellow of the British Academy. The Academy thereby recognises…
Extreme heat is becoming an ever-greater threat to public health in Europe – the continent is warming at almost twice the global average rate. An international research team led by the Institute for Planetary Health Behaviour at the University of…
The Commitment Award, presented by the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy in collaboration with the "Engagementpreis" Foundation, demonstrates that studying at the University of Erfurt can have an impact on society and bring about change – this…
Rising temperatures, urbanisation and artificial light at night are altering the living conditions of mosquitoes in Europe – with potential consequences for the spread of pathogens such as the West Nile virus. A new network project by the One Health…
A new study by a research team from the University of Erfurt shows: The widespread assumption that people underestimate how strongly others support climate protection falls short of the mark. Instead, people sometimes even overestimate how many…
On 27 June in Berlin, the Young Academy and the Volkswagen Foundation presented the "Best Research Environment 2026" award. The award recognises innovative, supportive and creative research structures. Among the five winning teams, each of which…
The Department of Religious Studies and the Max-Weber-Kolleg at the University of Erfurt are organising the 4th German South Asia Day. To mark the occasion, the university will welcome numerous academics from the humanities and social sciences to its…
What will a hot summer feel like in the future? And how can cities, healthcare and we ourselves cope better with heat? Questions like these are the focus of the HeatFuture Lab Thuringia, which the Institute for Planetary Health Behaviour at the…
The Max Weber Centre for Cultural and Social Science Studies at the University of Erfurt invites applications for the Max Weber Prize for Young Researchers. This prize is intended to honour outstanding work by an early-stage researcher within the…
The Max-Weber-Kolleg at the University of Erfurt is offering Distinguished Fellowships for the academic year 2027/28. They are awarded for three to ten months, start on 1 October 2027 or 1 April 2028 and end on 31 July 2028 at the latest.…
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