UniGR-Gastprofessor: Dr. Alistair Plum
As part of the UniGR-Guest Professorship, Dr. Alistair Plum from the University of Luxembourg spent a two-month research stay at the University of Trier.
News
The UniGR's annual report 2024-2025 is online!
2025 was an exciting and eventful year for the University of the Greater Region, with new strategic directions, innovative formats, and numerous initiatives driving projects and collaborations across the Greater Region and beyond.
Call for Applications 2025/2026: UniGR-Guest Professorship
For the third year in a row, the University of the Greater Region (UniGR) is launching a call for applications for UniGR-Guest Professorships.
"ECHO" is back for the next round!
PhD students, postdocs, and early-career researchers – take note! After a successful launch in May, another edition of the UniGR event series "ECHO" will take place next spring, focusing on “Cognitive Neuroscience in the Greater Region.”
"Work in Progress“ – Research Colloquium in Anglophone Studies
On 4–5 December 2025, researchers in English and American literature will gather for a two-day research colloquium at Trier University to exchange perspectives from the Anglophone Studies departments of partner universities across the Greater Region.
Get the new UniGR calendar!
The UniGR 2026 calendar will guide you throughout the year, helping you stay organized in cross-border university life.
Attachment(s):UniGR-Guest Professorship: Workshop on Artificial Intelligence
Alistair Plum, our UniGR guest professor, who is currently completing his guest stay at Trier University, is organizing a workshop on artificial intelligence and its ability to take cultural context into account when analyzing queries (“Cultural Reasoning”).
The UniGR-Science Slam was a great success!
On 26 October, around fifty people attended the UniGR-Science Slam at the “Theater im Viertel” in Saarbrücken for an evening that offered a fresh and entertaining way to explore scientific topics. Four researchers from the UniGR partner universities captivated the audience by bringing their research to life through original slam performances on stage.
UniGR-Gastprofessur: Workshop in der Psychologie
Philipp Herzog, our UniGR guest professor, who is currently completing his guest professorship at the University of Liège, is organizing a workshop on Experience Sampling Methods.
New student competition « Écrire aux frontières »
In 2021, the Université de Lorraine, in collaboration with the University of the Greater Region (UniGR), established the literary prize "Frontières". For its sixth edition, the student short story competition “Écrire aux frontières” is now open to celebrate and encourage literary creativity within the UniGR student community.
