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Science-Policy Dialogue at Goethe University Frankfurt and upcoming Environmental Ministers’ Conference focus on organized environmental crime and the illicit trade in fluorinated greenhouse gases.

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).

Goethe University Frankfurt and Eintracht Frankfurt Fußball AG have signed a cooperation agreement that expands their existing partnership. Planned initiatives include the exchange of expertise, joint research projects, public events, and mutual support through both institutions' networks. A jointly developed part-time MBA program is set to launch in April 2027. In addition, one of the university's sports science units has moved into the “Sportquartier im Stadtwald" on Otto-Fleck-Schneise, close to the soccer club's home stadium in Deutsche Bank Park. More broadly, the university aims to further develop its sport-related expertise through interdisciplinary collaboration.

The "Outstandingly Exhibited" prize from the Dr. Marschner Foundation honors an exceptional curatorial achievement and will be awarded in 2025 to the exhibition "SOLASTALGIA: Walks Through Altered Landscapes" (October 9, 2025, to February 15, 2026) at the MGGU – Museum Giersch of Goethe University. The award includes a monetary prize of 25,000 euros.

In cooperation with the Institute of Occupational Medicine, Social Medicine and Environmental Medicine at Goethe University and Universitätsmedizin Frankfurt, the Hessian Competence Center for Healthy Schools is now being launched. It serves as a central point of contact for teachers and school staff, offering appropriate, supportive and scientifically grounded services.

State event for Equal Pay Day of the Hessian Ministry for Labor, Integration, Youth and Social Affairs and the Institute for Economics, Labor and Culture of Goethe University

Five events in one week: The RMU policy dialogue projects connect academics and practice

Ten years ago, the Rhine-Main Universities launched the Mercator Science-Policy Fellowship Program. The transfer project fosters dialogue by connecting academics with experts from politics and administration. At the end of January, the fellows had the opportunity to participate in no fewer than five events within a single week. During the closing event on January 29, it became clear how impactful encounters can be, even when the initial matching between discussion partners might have seemed a bit unconventional.

As democratic norms face growing strain, a new interdisciplinary series in Frankfurt - part of the DemoReg research network - brings together social research and music theater to explore the emotional and political dynamics of regression, and the possibilities of renewal.

What career opportunities are available to doctoral candidates and postdocs in ministries and affiliated agencies, media, and civil society organizations? What is required for a successful start, and through which channels and formats can academic expertise reach practical application? Early career researchers at the Rhine-Main Universities had the opportunity to discuss these questions with practitioners on January 30,2026 at an event organized by the Goethe Research Academy for Early Career Researchers (GRADE), in cooperation with the Erasmus+ ENGAGEgreeen project and the RMU Mercator Science Policy Fellowship Program.

Whether it's retirement planning or diversification: early financial planning is important, but it can certainly be challenging under certain circumstances. With age, demands usually also increase. Questions arise such as: 'Will the amount I have earned later be enough for retirement?' or 'How much should I save monthly?'. This can quickly make financial life complex. The more difficult it becomes to keep an overview.

Six years have passed since February 19, 2020 – the day a 43-year-old mentally disturbed perpetrator from Hanau shot and killed nine of the city’s residents and seriously injured six others before killing his mother and then himself. Racist hatred sparked the deadly killing spree. One of the severely injured victims succumbed to his injuries in January 2026.