Humanities - Linguistics & Literature

The Cluster of Excellence "Cross-Cultural Philology" at LMU Munich, which was launched at the beginning of 2026, takes a global look at 5,000 years of written culture. Among them is Würzburg-based Egyptologist Martin A. Stadler.

DFG extends funding for two Research Training Groups at the University of Göttingen. The German Research Foundation (DFG) has extended funding for two Research Training Groups at the University of Göttingen.

New study finds one-third of grammatical -universalsstand up to rigorous testing. Linguistic universals: Of the 191 proposed linguistic universals, about one-third are statistically supported across more than 1,700 languages.

Four years of war against Ukraine have not left science unscathed - A conversation. On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine.

A hybrid edition of Aurora von Königsmarck's works is being produced in Eichstätt, Würzburg and Darmstadt. As a poet, musician and organiser of courtly festivities, she was a key figure of galanterie in the German-speaking world.

Humboldt Fellow Dr Alexandra Irimia conducts research at the Department of German and Comparative Literature and Culture on the portrayal of bureaucracy in literature.