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The Leibniz Institute of European History is the only research institute worldwide dedicated to studying the social and religious foundations of Europe since 1500, making it a key institution in both the national and international research landscape. The Institute conducts and promotes research that examines European developments in global contexts, or projects applying transnational and comparative approaches. The IEG has also established itself as a hub for research in the field of Digital Humanities. Through its renowned fellowship and guest programme, the IEG supports young international scholars who, during their stay in Mainz, become full members of the Institute’s research community.

The Institute is headed by its directors, Prof. Dr. Nicole Reinhardt and Prof. Dr. Johannes Paulmann.

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28.09.2026

New on the IEG-Blog – Andrea Wulf: Georg Forster was “a man far ahead of his time”

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21.09.2026

Hasan Nuhanović in an Interview with the Frankfurter Rundschau

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book presentation

Lecture By Author Andrea Wulf: The Traveller: Georg Foster and the Discovery of Humanity

30.09.2026
18:30 Uhr
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Society

Public event: Panel discussion “A biodiverse society is possible?!”

01.10.2026
18:30 Uhr
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Society

Conference “Living in Diversity: Vision and Practice of a Biodiverse Society”

01.10.2026
12:00 Uhr
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