Excellent and International: Knowledge for Development, Sustainability and Equity
Alexandra Lowles
The project "Navigating the Pathways of Nativeness," led by Esther Rinke, Professor of Romance Linguistics, has been awarded a Synergy Grant by the European Research Council (ERC). Together with two scientists in Poland and Portugal, Rinke aims to investigate how multilingualism develops over the course of a lifetime.
Uwe Dettmar
A gesture of solidarity and appreciation: Three outstanding individuals have been awarded honorary citizenship by Goethe University Frankfurt. Jutta Ebeling, Prof. Dr. Heinz Hänel, and Barbara Klemm were honored during a ceremony on the Westend Campus.
An international research team aims to develop an mRNA-based cancer vaccine for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma. The vaccine is designed to train the immune system, thereby enabling it to combat liver cancer more effectively.
Uwe Dettmar
Every two years, the “Public Service Fellowship” honors professors at Goethe University for their exceptional commitment to society and science policy. And each year, the President of Goethe University presents the “New Horizon Award.” The awards were recently presented during a festive ceremony.
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.”
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
World Design Capital Frankfurt RheinMain 2026
Norbert Wollheim Memorial and the I.G. Farben House
Research at the Frobenius Institute
Lectures, discussions, networking events: Together with the Technical University of Darmstadt and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Goethe University Frankfurt regularly hosts events organized by the Rhine-Main universities—many of which are also open to the public.
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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