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Goethe University Frankfurt

Theodor-W.-Adorno-Platz 1, 60323 Frankfurt am Main

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Goethe University Frankfurt

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Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany’s third largest university, was founded by the citizens of Frankfurt in 1914 as the country’s first foundation-supported university. The university has its focal areas in the social and natural sciences but also covers a wide range of other subjects. It underscores its autonomy by upholding the principles of institutional freedom and responsibility.

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Affiliated institutions

  • Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences
  • Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance (BMRZ)
  • Center for Critical Computational Studies (C3S)
  • Center for Scientific Computing (CSC)
  • Cluster of Excellence Macromolecular Complexes
  • Cornelia Goethe Centre for Women's and Gender Studies
  • German Research Foundation (DFG) Centre for Advanced Studies Justitia Amplificata
  • Faculty 01 - Law
  • Faculty 02 - Economics and Business Administration
  • Faculty 03 - Social Sciences
  • Faculty 04 - Educational Sciences
  • Faculty 05 - Psychology and Sports Sciences
  • Faculty 06 - Protestant Theology
  • Faculty 07 - Roman Catholic Theology
  • Faculty 08 - Philosophy and History
  • Faculty 09 - Linguistics, Cultures and Arts
  • Faculty 10 - Modern Languages
  • Faculty 11 - Geosciences and Geography
  • Faculty 12 - Computer Science and Mathematics
  • Faculty 13 - Physics
  • Faculty 14 - Biochemistry, Chemistry and Pharmacy
  • Faculty 15 - Biological Sciences
  • Faculty 16 - Medicine
  • Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities
  • Research Centre Normative Orders
  • Research Centre for the Historical Humanities
  • Research Centre Normative Orders
  • Goethe Research Academy for Early Career Researchers (GRADE)
  • Goethe Center for Scientific Computing (G-CSC)
  • Graduate School of Economics, Finance, and Management
  • Department of Dr. Senckenberg Anatomy
  • Institute of Research in the Philosophy of Religion (IRF)
  • Institute of Economy, Labour and Culture (IWAK)
  • Institute for Monetary and Financial Stability (IMFS)
  • Interdisciplinary Center for Neuroscience Frankfurt (ICNF)
  • Interdisciplinary Center for East Asia Studies (IZO)
  • University Library Johann Christian Senckenberg
  • University Clinic
  • Wilhelm Merton Centre
  • Centres for an Excellent Start to University Studies
  • Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Africa (CIRA)

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