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Study: School inspectorate wants to provide greater support for quality improvement in schools – but there is often a lack of time for this in day-to-day work

For school inspectors, supporting school and teaching development is a core task to which they would gladly devote considerably more time. They spend their average weekly working hours of 45.6 hours on a wide range of tasks. Complaints, conflict and…

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Theme for the 2026 History Festival

"Weimar: A Rendezvous with History": The University of Erfurt is taking part!

Numerous academics from the University of Erfurt are once again taking part in the “Weimar Rendezvous with History”, the international history festival which is being held for the 18th time this year. Under the theme “Fact or Fake?”, the festival…

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Raising public awareness of speech and language disorders

Language development disorders are among the most common developmental disorders in childhood. Nevertheless, they remain relatively unknown amongst the general public and often go undetected. However, long-term, severe language difficulties can have…

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Zia Fellowship for Dr Eva Thomm

The University of Erfurt is once again supporting one of its female researchers with a so-called Zia Fellowship. Following last year’s successful launch, when Dr Suzanne Foxley was accepted into ZEIT-publishing house’s fellowship programme, Dr Eva…

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Lecture: "Die Deutsche Wirtschaft in der Zeitenwende: Hat die Bundesregierung die richtigen Antworten?"

US trade policy, the rise of China and the war between Russia and Ukraine have fundamentally altered the global economic order. How should Germany respond to this changed global economic order? At the invitation of the Doctoral programme…

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Franz Emanuel Weinert Prize for Professor Cornelia Betsch

Cornelia Betsch, Professor of Health Communication and Director of the Institute for Planetary Health Behaviour at the University of Erfurt, is to be honoured with the Franz-Emanuel-Weinert Prize by the German Psychological Society (DGPs). In doing…

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God, Man, Machine: A Conference about Images and Imaginaries of Religion in the Age of AI

“God, Human, Machine: Images and Imaginaries of Religion in the Age of AI” is the title of an international conference taking place at the University of Erfurt from 28 to 30 September. Funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), the conference…

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Call for applications for PhD scholarships

With effect from 1 April 2027, the University of Erfurt is awarding scholarships, funded by the Thuringian State Graduate Funding Scheme, for doctoral research projects within the structured Erfurt Doctoral and Postdoctoral Programme (EPPP) run by…

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