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German Research Foundation Grants Initial Funding for Three Years No 004/2018 from Jan 16, 2018 The German Research Foundation (DFG) has initially approved three-year funding for a research project at Freie Universität to study texts in Avestan, an ancient Iranian language.

A research unit to study the topic of the exclusion, discrimination and persecution of Sinti and Roma from a historical perspective took up its work at Heidelberg University.

Daniel Boyarin Wins Alexander von Humboldt Research Award for Stay at Freie Universität / Public Lecture on June 12, 2017 ' 061/2017 from Mar 30, 2017 The American Jewish studies scholar and professo

Lecture and Exhibition Opening on March 20, 2017, at Confucius Institute at Freie Universität ' 057/2017 from Mar 16, 2017 On March 20, 2017, in a lecture at the Confucius Institute at Freie Universität Berlin, the sinologist Dr. h. c.

Freie Universität Berlin and Heirs of German-Jewish Publisher Rudolf Mosse Collaborate in Search for Confiscated Works from Mosse's Collection Spokespersons announced in Berlin unprecedented public/p

Numerous Events Scheduled at Freie Universität Berlin during the 2017 Ovid Year ' 040/2017 from Mar 02, 2017 Numerous events have been scheduled to take place at Freie Universität Berlin to mark the 2000th anniversary of the death of the Roman poet Ovid.

Scholars from Freie Universität Involved in Exhibition in Beijing on History of documenta in Kassel / Opens March 1 ' 039/2017 from Feb 28, 2017 Through a partnership in China, the Institute for Arts

The European Research Council now supports researchers to implement innovative ideas generated in the course of a previously funded ERC project.

What does cultural heritage mean today? How is it identified, who preserves it - and what forces work to destroy it? These questions will be taken up at the Annual Conference of the Cluster of Excellence 'Asia and Europe in a Global Context? of Heidelberg University, from 12 to 14 October 2016.

Based on excavations over a several-year period, archaeologists at Freie Universität Berlin working in cooperation with the State Office for Heritage and Archaeology in Saxony-Anhalt have concluded t

Milestones of European history such as the birth of philosophy in ancient Greece, or the industrial revolution in the 19th century, are also present in East Asia.

Based on excavations over a several-year period, archaeologists at Freie Universität Berlin working in cooperation with the State Office for Heritage and Archaeology in Saxony-Anhalt have concluded t

Einstein Foundation Berlin Announced Support for Cross-institutional Centre as of 2018 ' 293/2016 from Sep 07, 2016 The Einstein Foundation Berlin has announced that it will be funding the first Einstein Centre devoted to the humanities as of 2018 in Berlin.

Public Lecture by Historian Bernd Sösemann on June 16, at Freie Universität No 207/2016 from Jun 13, 2016 On June 16, 2016, at Freie Universität Berlin, the historian Bernd Sösemann will address patronage during the Nazi dictatorship.

During his visit to the UK at the end of April US President Barack Obama made one thing clear: it is in the interest of the United States, he said, for the UK to remain in the EU.

Professor of Culture of the Talmud at UC Berkeley Will Address the Topic of Diaspora on June 22 at 6 p.m. as Part of the Lecture Series on Migration No 202/2016 from Jun 10, 2016 Daniel

Termin Until today, the Prelate Building of the late-baroque Raitenhaslach Monastery in Burghausen was closed to the public.

The Volkswagen Foundation has awarded funding in the amount of 460,000 euros to two international research projects by Heidelberg University researchers.

Physicist Prof. Cornelia Denz and historian Prof. Heike Bungert exchange views on the differences in using foreign languages in Natural Sciences and the Humanities.

Historian Paul Nolte Is the New Director A new board consisting of four humanities scholars was appointed at the Dahlem Humanities Center (DHC), Freie Universität Berlin.

Collaborative European Digital Archive Infrastructure Goes Online on January 15, 2016 The virtual research infrastructure that evolved out of the Collaborative European Digital Archive Infrastructure (CENDARI) project to support scholarly research will go online on January 15, 2016.

There is a quick, clear answer to any question about his roots: Abitur in Schweinfurt (Bavaria), then university studies, PhD and a professorship at the Universities of Erlangen, Canterbury, Cambridge and Cologne.

Alumnus with Student ID Number 1 and Sociologist Published Seven-volume Series The academic history of Freie Universität is presented in a series of books published by the academic publisher, V & R Unipress.

Online Exhibition of Research Project Published: "Making War, Mapping Europe: Militarized Cultural Encounters, 1792-1920" Historians at Freie Universität Berlin have published their findings on military conflicts and cultural among French, British, and German soldiers from 1792 to 1920 online.

International Colloquium on November 27 and 28 in Recognition of Lanzmann's Life's Work Will Mark His 90th Birthday The French documentary filmmaker Claude Lanzmann will be a guest at Freie Universität on November 27 on the occasion of a colloquium marking his 90th birthday.