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Chemist Maxim Bykov and his team are exploring how familiar elements, carbon (C) and nitrogen (N), can form entirely new chemical structures.

The COMET (Consumer Empowerment and Participation in the Smart Living Domain) research project concluded at the end of July 2026. Economist Valerie Carl, a postdoctoral researcher in Prof. Oliver Hinz’s research group, led the project. In this interview with UniReport, she reflects on its main findings and lessons. 

Prof. Manuel Linsenmeier is an environmental economist at Goethe University Frankfurt’s Center for Critical Computational Studies (C3S). Two studies of his recently published in Nature Communications examine the social and economic value of weather forecasts and the economic benefits and costs of global warming.

Two humanities scholars at Goethe University have secured "Opus Magnum" funding from the Volkswagen Foundation; both are focusing on lyric poetry. For a period of eighteen months, they will be able to dedicate themselves entirely to their respective major research topics. Romance scholar Christine Ott is examining homoerotic poetic communities of the early modern period, while Sinologist Zhiyi Yang is researching the evolution of Chinese poetry in the internet age.

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. 

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 Collegium Musicum of Goethe University, under the direction of Jan Schumacher, will present seven diverse concerts during the 2026/27 winter semester. The opening concert will be performed by the chamber orchestra on Saturday, October 31, at the Frauenfriedenskirche.

Former Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn spoke about Europe’s future at the 10th Bad Homburg Conference.

YJEA Student Conference 2026 “Integration or Fragmentation? The European Union’s Next Chapter”: October 30 through November 1 at Goethe University Frankfurt’s Westend Campus

For a quarter century, the 1822 University Prize for Excellence in Teaching has recognized educators whose work sets a high standard at Goethe University Frankfurt. An exhibition created for the award’s anniversary celebration in June brings the people behind that teaching into view. 

Goethe University has taken an important step toward greater inclusion and equity in higher education by revising its framework regulations. 

The RMU Master’s in Children’s and Youth Literature and Book Studies enters its eighth year this winter semester. The two partner institutions, Frankfurt’s Institute for Children’s and Young Adult Literature Research [Institut für Jugendbuchforschung] and Mainz’s Book and Reading Studies, are looking forward to a new cohort of students passionate about literature and books. 

Completed Course Evaluation Forms, Summer Semester 2026 (as of September 7, 2026)

Starting in 2027, the Commerzbank Endowment Fund within the Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft will provide co-funding as part of the fourth round of the Endowed Visiting Professorship in Financial History at the House of Finance at Goethe University, which was established in 2014 by the banking houses Metzler and Rothschild. 

The award winners are Professor Tamer Butto and Professor C. Katharina Spieß, both scientists from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.

The transition to a new library management system will result in restrictions on ordering, borrowing, and catalog searches, etc. from November 19 to 29. We recommend borrowing any materials you need well in advance.