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Seminar at Utkal University on “Crops of Life”

Utkal University organized a two days seminar and screening of special film on “Crops of Life: Cereal Cultures in the Highlands of Odisha, India” on 6th and 7th February 2026 at G9, CII Building, Utkal University and Department of Anthropology, Utkal University.

Lecture at the University of Mumbai

As part of a research visit, Prof. Roland Hardenberg and Prof. Peter Berger gave a lecture entitled “Social Change, Values, and the Theory of the Event: Examples from India” at the University of Mumbai on February 4, 2026.

Call for papers extended until February 14, 2026!

We invite master's students and early-career researchers (doctoral candidates; postdoctoral researchers) to present their completed or planned research.

Plant Knowledge in the Caucasus

ASIA Annual Conference 2025, Venice, 15.-18. Dezember 2025

In December 2025, as representatives of the Frobenius Institute, we organized the panel “Plant Knowledge in the Caucasus” at the annual conference of the Italian Association for the Study of Central Asia and the Caucasus (ASIAC).

Science Brunch: “Biocultural Diversity”

On December 8, 2025, representatives of the Senckenberg Society, Goethe University, and the Frobenius Institute met for a “science brunch” at the invitation of the Frobenius Institute. The aim was to informally exchange ideas regarding possible project collaborations on the topic of “biocultural diversity.”

Participation in the LOEWE Center “Dynamics of Religion”

In late summer 2025, the LOEWE Center “Dynamics of Religion: Ambivalent Neighborhoods between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam in Historical and Contemporary Constellations” was approved by the Hessian Ministry of Science and Research, Art, and Culture (HMWK).

Frobenius Institute awards research grant to Dr. des. Maren Jordan

Once a year, the Frobenius Institute awards the Frobenius Research Prize for outstanding ethnological dissertations in German-speaking countries at the Frankfurt Book Fair.