News from the History Department

Conference in November 2026 - Umkämpfte Demokratie. Historische und interdisziplinäre Perspektiven

At this interdisciplinary conference in Erfurt on November 20-21, 2026 we will discuss how democracy has developed historically, the challenges it faces today, and how it can be shaped in the future. Read more about the topic and program here.

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Research Colloquium on the History of Science in the winter semester 2026/27

The new programme for the Research Colloquium on the History of Science for the 2026/27 winter term is now online!

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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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Porträtfoto von Lena Engel (lächelnd, weiße Frau mit dunklen langen Haaren hochgesteckt, dunkelgrüner Rollkragenpullover, runde Brille und goldene Ohrringe) vor grauem Hintergrund, angedeuteter Schatten

“Vielfalt trifft Wissenschaft”: Lena Engel honoured for her outstanding master's thesis

Lena Engel from the University of Erfurt has been awarded the first prize in the "Vielfalt trifft Wissenschaft" (Diversity Meets Science) competition for her master's thesis, "Gender in verflochtenen Zwangssystemen: Frauen aus kolonialen Kontexten…

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Conversation Café: A chat over coffee. The past and present of people with disabilities

The "Differenz – Transformation – Zusammenhalt"(DiTZu) project, based at the Department of History at the University of Erfurt, is hosting a discussion café on Friday 16 October. Entitled “Schnack am Kaffeetisch”, the event will take place from 4 pm…

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Sieben Personen halten eine weinrote Urkundenmappe in der Hand, schauen leicht aus dem Bild heraus, lächeln

Professor Susanne Rau is a new member of the "Akademie gemeinnütziger Wissenschaften zu Erfurt"

The historian Professor Susanne Rau of the University of Erfurt has been elected a full member of "Akademie gemeinnütziger Wissenschaften zu Erfurt".

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New virtual lecture series: Contemporary witness / Images of history / Power of interpretation

Contemporary witness / Images of history / Power of interpretation. (How) is AI changing our understanding of the past? – is the title of a new virtual lecture series organised by the Professorship for Digital Humanities and Hybrid Education and…

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Das Perthesforum in Gotha, Innenansicht

Male friendship, loyalty and work at Perthes publishing house around 1900

The Gotha Research Library of the University of Erfurt invites you to another public lecture in the series "Perthes in Conversation" on Wednesday, 17 June. This time, under the title „'Hermann Wagner ist mein einziger Freund' – Männerfreundschaft,…

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Salon TrickSTAR: On the subversive potential of arts in times of a carnivalesque present

The research centre "Praxeologies of Truth" at the University of Erfurt and the artists' initiative "Theater.Macht.Staat." invite all interested parties to the "TrickSTAR" salon at Café Nerly on Sunday, 7 June, from 6 to 10 pm.

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"Heimat im Umbruch" – Interdisciplinary conference on the transformation of rural areas in Thuringia

"Heimat im Umbruch – Die Transformation des ländlichen Raums in Thüringen von 1945 bis heute" is the title of an interdisciplinary conference hosted by the University of Erfurt together with the Thuringian State Commissioner for the Reappraisal of…

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