The German Research Foundation (DFG) is supporting a new research project at the Gotha Research Centre of the University of Erfurt with a total of around 317,000 euros. Over the next three years, historian of philosophy Dr Stefanie Ertz will be…
The University of Erfurt is once again welcoming numerous young academics from various disciplines to its campus in Gotha this summer semester as part of its Duke Ernst Scholarship Programme.
The Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) is funding a research project on the visualisation of nutritional recommendations with around 400,000 euros over the next two years. The joint project entitled "FBDGVisual – development and…
In spring 2023, the Thuringian Conference of State Presidents (TLPK) commissioned an impact study on the regional economic significance of Thuringia's universities. The results are now available and demonstrate the outstanding contribution of…
Under the motto "Our universities are worth their weight in gold", Thuringia's universities presented themselves at the Dinner Debate of the Thuringian Conference of State Presidents (TLPK) in the state parliament on 13 March. In addition to the…
Across Germany, books from the 19th century are currently suspected of being contaminated with toxic arsenic residues. The University of Erfurt also has historical collections in its Erfurt University Library and in the Gotha Research Library that…
"Scientists as Superheroes? Communicating Complexity during COVID-19" is the title of a new study investigating the complexity of communication during the coronavirus pandemic. One of the authors is Finja Augsburg, a member of the "UncertainTEAM"…
Why do some people hesitate to get vaccinated? What is the psychological reason behind this? And how can you refute arguments against vaccination in a personal conversation without jeopardising your relationship with this person? Answers to these…