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Wissenstransfer in den Geisteswissenschaften stärken: CERES und SFB 1475 bei „Wissen wirkt!“

Am 28. Mai 2026 war das CERES gemeinsam mit dem SFB 1475 „Metaphern der Religion“ bei der Veranstaltung „Wissen wirkt! …

LOOKING BACK

Between Metaphors, Language Models, and Structured Data: CRC 1475 at LREC 2026

This year’s International Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC 2026) brought together researchers from computational linguistics, AI research, and …

ERFOLGREICH

Johannes Steinbach verteidigt seine Dissertation über Jean Gerson

Johannes Steinbach, Doktorand im Teilprojekt C01, wurde für seine Dissertation „Jean Gerson – Donatus spiritualis: Einführung, Edition, Übersetzung, Kommentar“ mit …

PROLONGED

The DFG is funding the CRC 1475 for another three and a half years

Metaphor research in Bochum continues. As the German Research Foundation (DFG) announced on May 15, 2026, the CRC 1475 “Metaphors …

A NEW APPROACH TO TEACHING RELIGION

Interview with Dr. Patrick Felix Krüger on the exhibition “Krishna – Religion, Art and Pop Culture”

From April 24 to November 8, 2026, the Museum Fünf Kontinente will host the special exhibition “Krishna: Religion, Art, and …

CONGRATULATIONS

Successful Dissertation Defenses in the CRC “Metaphors of Religion”

The CRC “Metaphors of Religion” is pleased to announce the successful defense of two dissertations and extends its heartfelt congratulations …

LECTURE SERIES

METAPHOR TALKS in summer term 2026

The METAPHOR TALKS lecture series organized by SFB 1475 will continue in the summer semester of 2026.

STELLENAUSSCHREIBUNG

Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in (Doktorand*in) (m/w/d)

An der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf wird aktuell eine Promotionsstelle am Institut für Germanistik vergeben. Die Stelle ist angesiedelt in Teilprojekt B07 …

LOOKING BACK: SIGHUM (LaTeCH-CLfL) 2026 WORKSHOP

Of Lost Sheep and Smart Models: How AI Opens Up New Perspectives on Cultural Texts

The 10th Joint SIGHUM (LaTeCH-CLfL) 2026 Workshop brought together researchers from the fields of computational linguistics, digital humanities, and the …

WORKSHOP IN NEWCASTLE

Metaphors, Taxonomies, and the Power of Language

In late March, international researchers gathered in Newcastle upon Tyne to reexamine the role of etymology, metaphor, and linguistic order …