Excellent and International: Knowledge for Development, Sustainability and Equity
Gerhard Heupel
New issue of Forschung Frankfurt published: Biodiversity crisis in focus in the latest issue of Goethe University Frankfurt’s research magazine explores the decline of species under the title “Rare Beauty – When Diversity Disappears.”
Kay Blaschke
Writer Nora Bossong will be awarded an honorary doctorate by the Department of Catholic Theology at Goethe University. The official conferment ceremony will take place on Wednesday, November 11, at 5:30 p.m. at the IG Farben Annex, Room 2.731.
The “HIRNGESPINSTE” series, part of the Frankfurt Citizens’ University, combines cutting-edge neuroscientific research with high-caliber concert programs, creating an open space for interaction between science, culture, and urban society.
Valentin Kovalev
Chemist Maxim Bykov and his team are exploring how familiar elements, carbon (C) and nitrogen (N), can form entirely new chemical structures.
Justin Sung
Severe overweight and obesity have become a global pandemic. But what drives our strong cravings for unhealthy foods? Neuropsychologist Dana M. Small, this year’s Friedrich Merz visiting professor, is working to answer that question.
Excellence through collaboration: Goethe University is a member of the “RMU-EXCITE – Excellent. Collaborative. Transformative” Consortium of Excellence of the Rhine-Main Universities (RMU).
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Enrico Schleiff
|President of Goethe University Frankfurt
“At Goethe University, we conduct research and teaching across a wide range of disciplines – from the humanities and social sciences to the natural, life, and medical sciences. Our disciplinary breadth and strength form the foundation for true interdisciplinarity, international collaboration, and open dialogue with society.”
Jürgen Lecher
A driving force for development, sustainability, and equity: Since its foundation, Goethe University has provided space for innovative approaches, experiments, and ideas. Learn more about our research and research profile.
A wide range of subjects and innovative teaching and learning methods shape courses and teaching at Goethe University. Learn more about our diverse course offerings and our approach to teaching.
We conduct science with and for society. As the first German university rooted in civic tradition, we offer a wide variety of formats that strengthen dialogue with citizens and bring academics into society.
Students, researchers, and staff share what inspires them, drives them, and connects them to Goethe University.
Uwe Dettmar
Gods, Cults, and Sanctuaries in the Northwestern Provinces of the Roman Empire
From Developing Brains to Developing Minds
Accompanying Program for the “Deep Field” Exhibition at the Giersch Museum
Health Forum of University Medicine Frankfurt
IWAK Lunchtalk
YJEA Student Conference 2026
Exhibition at the Giersch Museum at Goethe University. | Where do we come from? The question of human location in the cosmos is as old as humanity itself. The exhibition explores the fascination with space and combines current astronomical and astrophysical research with contemporary art.
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