News of the Max-Weber-Kolleg

New publication: Christmas in town

Five essays (in German and English) by Jörg Rüpke have been published by Books on Demand under the title "Christmas in town". In it, he traces how Christmas has changed again and again historically and the many different ways in which people…

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Professor Anke Holler elected new President of the University of Erfurt

Professor Anke Holler has been elected as the new President of the University of Erfurt. Following a presentation of the candidates open to the university public last Friday, the University Assembly voted in favour of her by a majority today. She had…

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Students from the University of Erfurt on an excursion to the Kauern agricultural co-operative

As part of the Studium Fundamentale seminar "Students meet farmers: How can climate resilience succeed in Central German agriculture?" led by Professor Achim Kemmerling, students from the University of Erfurt were guests at the Kauern agricultural…

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Knowledge in dialogue: IPB invites you to Nexus Dialogues

With its "Nexus Dialogues", the Institute for Planetary Health Behaviour (IPB) at the University of Erfurt is launching a new series of lectures at the interface of climate, health and democracy that will be open to the university public on Thursday…

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New publication: Was hält unsere Gesellschaft zusammen?

The Campus publishing house has published a new book by Bettina Hollstein entitled “Was hält unsere Gesellschaft zusammen?” (What Holds Our Society Together?). In this volume, volunteers at an East German soup kitchen report on their experiences,…

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Außenansicht Forschungsbau "Weltbeziehungen"

The Max-Weber-Kolleg warmly welcomes the new (junior) fellows for the 2025/26 winter semester

For the new academic year 2025/26, the Max Weber Centre for Advanced Cultural and Social Studies at the University of Erfurt once again welcomes a number of new scholars from Germany and abroad.

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Dr Antje Dallmann, Ekaterina Kizeeva and Professor Beate Hampe at the award ceremony.

DAAD Prize for Ekaterina Kizeeva

The University of Erfurt has awarded this year's DAAD prize for outstanding foreign students to Ekaterina Kizeeva. The prize is endowed with 1000 euros and is awarded annually by the German Academic Exchange Service. It enables the member…

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Young Talent Award of the Theory Section of the German Sociological Association goes to Martin Repohl

The jury of the Theory Section of the German Sociological Association (DGS) has honoured Martin Repohl's doctoral dissertation "Die Beziehungsqualität der materiellen Welt. Perspektiven einer weltbeziehungssoziologischen Analyse von Materialität"…

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