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Genocide – yes or no?

Israel is currently on trial at the International Court of Justice in Den Haag: In an 84-page statement of claim, South Africa alleges that the country is committing genocide against the Palestinians. In our research blog "WortMelder", we spoke about…

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Blessing to go?

The Erfurt professors Julia Knop and Benedikt Kranemann believe that the Vatican's Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith's declaration of blessing is no cause for celebration, as the crisis in the Church is too serious and the loss of trust too…

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Max Weber Award for Young Researchers 2024 Announced

The Max Weber Centre for Advanced Cultural and Social Studies at the University of Erfurt (Max-Weber-Kolleg) announces the Max Weber Award for Young Researchers. This prize is intended to honour the outstanding work of a young researcher in the…

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"Point Alpha Research Institute" Becomes an Affiliated Institute of the University of Erfurt

With the "Point Alpha Research Institute (PARI)", the university has an affiliated institute for the first time. PARI was officially founded on 16 July 2021 in the form of an association. Members of Fulda University of Applied Sciences, where PARI is…

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Theological Research Centre Welcomes Professor Ulrike Wagner-Rau as a Fellow

The Theological Research Centre welcomes Professor Ulrike Wagner-Rau as a Fellow at the University of Erfurt in January. She was Professor of Practical Theology in Marburg until her retirement in 2018 and Director of the Hans von Soden Institute at…

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Lecture Series: "The European Way: The Role of Industrial AI in Global Competition"

"The European Way: The Role of Industrial AI in Global Competition" is the title of the next lecture in the joint lecture series organised by the University of Erfurt, the Thuringian State Parliament and Funke Medien, which will take place on Monday,…

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"FUM" is intended to support maths teachers who teach other subjects

Over the next two years, the Thuringian Ministry for Economis Affairs, Science and Digital Society – co-financed by the EU – will provide almost 377,000 euros in funding for a new research project by apl. Professor Heike Hahn and Dr Nadine Böhme at…

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Three Prizes Awarded at the Albertus Magnus Festival

Three prizes were awarded this year at the Albertus Magnus Festival, the patronal festival of the Faculty of Catholic Theology at the University of Erfurt: the Faculty's sponsorship prize, the Erich Kleineidam Prize and the Dalberg Prize for…

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