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University of Marburg

Coordinates: 50°48′39″N 8°46′25″E / 50.81083°N 8.77361°E / 50.81083; 8.77361
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Philipps University of Marburg
Philipps-Universität Marburg
Latin: Schola Marpurgensis[1]
TypePublic
Established1 July 1527; 497 years ago (1527-07-01)
Budget€335.6 million[2]
ChancellorClaas Cordes[3]
PresidentThomas Nauss [de]
Academic staff
2,657[4]
Administrative staff
1,794[4]
Students22,380[5]
Location
Marburg
,
Hesse
,
Germany

50°48′39″N 8°46′25″E / 50.81083°N 8.77361°E / 50.81083; 8.77361
CampusUniversity town
AffiliationsCompostela Group of Universities
Websiteuni-marburg.de

The Philipps University of Marburg (German: Philipps-Universität Marburg) is a public research university located in Marburg, Germany. It was founded in 1527 by Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, which makes it one of Germany's oldest universities and the oldest still operating Protestant university in the world. It is now a public university of the state of Hesse, without religious affiliation.

The University of Marburg has about 23,500 students and 7,500 employees and is located in Marburg, a town of 76,000 inhabitants, with university buildings dotted in or around the town centre. About 14% of the students are international, the highest percentage in Hesse.[6] It offers an International summer university programme and offers student exchanges through the Erasmus programme.

History

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In 1609, the University of Marburg established the world's first professorship in chemistry. In 2012 it opened the first German interactive chemistry museum, called Chemicum. Its experimental course programme is aimed at encouraging young people to pursue careers in science.[7] The university was among the first in Germany to offer courses in gender studies.

Nazi period

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Main article: University education in Nazi Germany

20 professors were expelled in 1933, among them economist Wilhelm Röpke, who emigrated, and linguist Hermann Jacobsohn, who committed suicide. [8]

After 1945

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Since the 1970s, the Department of Social Sciences has been regarded as a leftist stronghold, with Wolfgang Abendroth being a major influence within the field of political science in post-war Germany.

Academics

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Research

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The university is significant for its life-sciences research but is also home to one of the few centers that conduct research on the Middle East, the CNMS (Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies). The departments of psychology and geography reached Excellence Group status in the Europe-wide CHE Excellence Ranking 2009.

Its research is illustrated by its participation in several SFBs (Sonderforschungsbereiche). These collaborative research centres are financed by the German Science Foundation DFG. They encourage researchers to cross the boundaries of disciplines, institutes, departments and faculties within the participating university. The current SFB at Philipps-University Marburg are:[9]

  • SFB/TR17 – Ras-dependent Pathways in Human Cancer (started 2004; with Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg)
  • SFB/TR22 – Allergic response of the lung (started 2005, with Research Center Borstel and LMU Munich)
  • SFB/TR81 – Chromatin Changes in Differentiation and Malignancies (started 2010, with Justus-Liebig Universität Gießen)
  • SFB-TRR 84 – Innate Immunity of the Lung (started 2010, with Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, FU Berlin, Robert-Koch-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für molekulare Genetik, Max-Planck-Institut für Kolloid- und Grenzflächenforschung, Justus-Liebig-University Gießen)
  • SFB-TRR 135 – Cardinal mechanisms of perception (started 2014, with Justus-Liebig Universität Gießen)
  • SFB 593 – Mechanisms of cellular compartmentalisation and the relevance for disease (started 2003)
  • SFB 987 – Microbial Diversity in Environmental Signal Response (started 2012, with Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Marburg)
  • SFB 1083 – Structure and Dynamics of Internal Interfaces (started 2013, with Donostia International Physics Center San Sebastián, Spain)
  • SFB 1021 – RNA viruses: RNA metabolism, host response and pathogenesis (started 2013, with Justus-Liebig Universität Gießen)

Collections of the university

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  • Alter Botanischer Garten Marburg, the university's old botanical garden
  • Botanischer Garten Marburg, the university's current botanical garden
  • Forschungsinstitut Lichtbildarchiv älterer Originalurkunden bis 1250 (Collection of photographs taken from medieval charters)
  • Bildarchiv Foto Marburg (German national picture archive of arts)
  • Religionskundliche Sammlung (Collection of religious objects)
  • Deutscher Sprachatlas (Linguistic Atlas of Germany)[10]
  • Mineralogisches Museum (Museum of Mineralogy)
  • Museum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte (Museum of Arts)
  • Museum Anatomicum(Museum of Anatomy and Medical History)

Rankings

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University rankings
Overall – Global & National
QS World 2024[11] 761–770 40–41
THE World 2024[12] 401–500 37–41
ARWU World 2023[13] 401–500 25–31
QS Europe[citation needed]
QS Employability[citation needed]
THE Employability[citation needed]

As per the QS World University Rankings of 2024, the institution is situated within the 761–770 range globally, and it holds the 40–41 position nationally.[11] According to the THE World University Rankings of 2024, it ranks within the 401–500 bracket globally, while its national standing falls between 37 and 41.[12] In the ARWU World Rankings of 2023, the university is listed in the 401–500 range worldwide, and it takes a national position between 25 and 31.[13]

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  • Department of Economics
    Department of Economics
  • Department of Psychology
    Department of Psychology
  • The Lahnberge Campus is dedicated to the natural sciences. The image shows the Multiple Purpose Building, home of the Departments of Mathematics and Computer Science, as well as laboratories for research into material sciences and physical chemistry
    The Lahnberge Campus is dedicated to the natural sciences. The image shows the Multiple Purpose Building, home of the Departments of Mathematics and Computer Science, as well as laboratories for research into material sciences and physical chemistry
  • The building of the nearby Biology Department is of the same architectural style
    The building of the nearby Biology Department is of the same architectural style
  • The University Hospital along with the Department for Medical Studies is also located at the Lahnberge Campus
    The University Hospital along with the Department for Medical Studies is also located at the Lahnberge Campus
  • The Old University, housing the university church, the department for religious studies and a representative lecture hall
    The Old University, housing the university church, the department for religious studies and a representative lecture hall
  • The administrative headquarters of the university
    The administrative headquarters of the university
  • The Central Lecture Hall Building, which has been built to cater for the increased number of students
    The Central Lecture Hall Building, which has been built to cater for the increased number of students
  • University library
    University library
  • University of Marburg - Department of Social Sciences and former University library
    University of Marburg - Department of Social Sciences and former University library
  • One of the two large university cafeterias and canteens is located on the bank of the Lahn river
    One of the two large university cafeterias and canteens is located on the bank of the Lahn river

Notable alumni and faculty

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Natural scientists

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Theologians

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Marburg was always known as a humanities-focused university. It retained that strength, especially in Philosophy and Theology for a long time after World War II.[citation needed]

Philosophers

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Other

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Alumni

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek". Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (in German). Leipzig and Frankfurt, Germany. Archived from the original on 28 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Aktuelle Zahlen auf einen Blick". University of Marburg (in German). Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Claas Cordes wird neuer Kanzler der Universität Marburg". University of Marburg (in German).
  4. ^ a b "Employees". Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Studierendenstatistik" (PDF). www.uni-marburg.de (in German). Universität Marburg. 2021–22. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Uni International – Philipps-Universität Marburg". Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  7. ^ ""Chemikum Marburg" hat ein dauerhaftes Domizil". Informationsdienst Wissenschaft e.V. online. 12 February 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
  8. ^ "Professor Kills Self".
  9. ^ "Sonderforschungsbereiche – Philipps-Universität Marburg". Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Research Center Deutscher Sprachatlas". Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  11. ^ a b "QS World University Rankings 2024". QS World University Rankings. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  12. ^ a b "World University Rankings 2024". Times Higher Education World University Rankings. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  13. ^ a b "2023 Academic Ranking of World Universities". Academic Ranking of World Universities. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  14. ^ "Hessische Biografie : Erweiterte Suche : LAGIS Hessen". www.lagis-hessen.de (in German). Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  15. ^ "Knochenmetastasen bei Mammacarcinom" [Bone Metastases in Breast Cancer]. German National Library (in German). 1947. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
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