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International Colloquium at Goethe University Frankfurt Explores Social Mobility in the Roman Empire – Evening Lecture by Henner von Hesberg

On May 27, 2026, at 6:00 p.m., climate researcher Friederike Otto will give a lecture as part of the Wednesday Conference series hosted by the Research Center for Historical Humanities.

How do students use artificial intelligence (AI) in academic writing, and how does it affect their learning processes? A nationwide study conducted by Goethe University Frankfurt’s Schreibzentrum offers new insights into the opportunities and tensions surrounding AI-assisted writing.

The job market continues to evolve: digitalization, skills shortages, and economic uncertainties are reshaping professional requirements. For students in particular, it is therefore becoming increasingly important to establish professional contacts early on, explore career prospects, and gain direct insights into companies.

The new CRC/TRR 440 smART focuses on mRNA molecules that influence both healthy and diseased cells. The CRC 1507 on protein supercomplexes in membranes and the CRC 1531 on the role of connective tissue in healing processes will be continued. #RMU

Literature is a miniature reflection of society – both of the fundamental upheavals that are occurring at an ever-faster pace and of the very crises that define our social, political, economic, and aesthetic present. In 1989, writers were once again thrust onto the grand stage of history. During the demonstrations on Berlin’s Alexanderplatz, many looked to East German author Christa Wolf for political and moral orientation. But the years after reunification fundamentally reshaped Germany’s literary public sphere. Fierce debates erupted as part of the so-called “German-German literary dispute” (deutsch-deutscher Literaturstreit) surrounding figures such as Botho Strauß, Peter Handke, Martin Walser, and Günter Grass, reflecting broader conflicts over memory, identity, and political responsibility. By the late 1990s, Popliteratur had reduced authors to brands among many others, while Amazon quietly began testing the mechanisms of digital capitalism through the book market. Literature had entered a new era – though not the one many had once hoped for.

A new analysis by DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education, Goethe University Frankfurt, and the University of Paderborn shows that social disparities in the digital skills of eighth-grade students have increased significantly over the past decade. According to the researchers, the trend is driven primarily by the cultural environment at home and the type of school students attend.

Researchers at Goethe University and Philipps University Marburg, in collaboration with the Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, have developed a new artificial intelligence to reduce animal experiments. The AI, called genESOM, was trained to “learn” the structure of small datasets. It uses this learned information to generate new data points. These data points reproduce the properties of experimentally collected data as accurately as if they had been obtained in laboratory experiments. In the future, genESOM could reduce the number of laboratory animals needed for testing new active substances by between 30 and 50 percent.

Each year, Goethe University’s Faculty of Law recognizes exceptional academic achievement through a number of prestigious awards. The 2026 Baker McKenzie Award, presented by the renowned law firm of the same name, will go to Dr. Alexander Heger and Dr. Felix-Julius Konow for their outstanding doctoral dissertations in business law.

Religions look beyond the visible world. However, most believers also look to them for help with everyday problems. In Christian Europe, these hopes were long realized in “spiritual home remedies”: Compiled without fixed rules, they contained—well into the 20th century—religious and religion-inspired objects that were believed to provide relief from both physical and emotional suffering. 

Artificial intelligence and digital technologies are rapidly transforming the way people learn – from schools and universities to professional training and lifelong education. They enable more personalized learning experiences, support learners and educators alike, and open up entirely new approaches to teaching and instruction. Yet their effective and responsible use requires expertise that is still rarely taught in a systematic way. This is the starting point for the new master’s program “AI and Digital Technology in Learning and Instruction” (ALI) at Goethe University Frankfurt. The interdisciplinary, research-oriented program prepares students for scientific, strategic, and applied roles at the intersection of artificial intelligence, digital technologies, and education. 

Innovative ideas for a more sustainable future took center stage yesterday at the grand finale of the Goethe SDG Contest 2026 at Goethe University Frankfurt. Six finalist teams pitched their concepts to an audience of around 100 guests from academia, industry, and the startup ecosystem after emerging from an intensive bootcamp involving 12 selected projects. Organized by Goethe Unibator in partnership with Santander Germany, the competition supports entrepreneurial approaches that advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).