Top: Grape seed from Qaraçinar, Azerbaijan. - Bottom: Red-black and black-polished vessels from Qaraçinar, Azerbaijan.
What did people eat and drink in the Bronze Age South Caucasus? Dairy products, wine, and beyond: Researchers studied the foodways and culinary practices of Kura-Araxes communities. More: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/076-...
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Portrait of Junior Professor Marc Rußwurm
Congrats to Junior Professor Marc Rußwurm! @dfg.de will be providing up to €1.4 million in funding for his Emmy Noether Group devoted to developing AI methods for fusing different types of geodata to arrive at a uniform geospatial representation: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/068-...
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Podcast cover: Portrait of Hendrik W. Ohnesorge and the title of the episode "Anarchie bestimmt die internationalen Beziehungen?!"
Power struggles, shifting alliances, global uncertainty—in the new episode of our podcast "Hypothesis", political scientist Hendrik W. Ohnesorge explores why international relations are "anarchic" and how theories make sense of global dynamics (German only): www.uni-bonn.de/de/neues/hyp...
Collage: Three new research groups at the University of Bonn: on the left, a seal from the Iron Age; in the center, Prof. Dr. Simon Stellmer with a ring laser; and on the right, a symbolic image from Shanghai.
3 new research groups at the University of Bonn are set to receive funding from the @dfg.de: on concepts of God in ancient Israel, Chinese tech companies, and precise Earth rotation measurements. Funding totals millions of euros. More: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/conc...
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A woman sitting in front a computer screen and looking at a map of the world.
Europe wants to become more digitally sovereign—but how dependent is it really? A new policy brief from the University of Bonn & the Vodafone Institute shows that hidden trade dependencies on the U.S. & China call Europe’s strategies into question: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/057-...
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ISPD Conference 2026 in Bonn - About 100 participants from academia and industry around the world attended (Group picture).
The International Symposium on Physical Design (ISPD) was held in Europe for the first time—at the University of Bonn. Members of companies like NVIDIA, Apple & IBM came together to discuss the foundation of our digital future: powerful microchips. www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/chip...
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All gold samples analyzed in the study at a glance. They come from the “Whydah Gally,” a former slave ship that sank off the coast of Massachusetts in a storm in 1717.
#ScienceSnack Pirate Gold as Cultural Heritage? In colonial times, large amounts of Akan gold from present-day Ghana reached Europe. Sources suggest it was deliberately diluted. Modern technology and a pirate wreck now test this claim. More: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/how-...
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The audience in the lecture hall is eagerly listening to the "verbal sparring".
Unconventional & agenda-free—the “Hemdsärmelkolloquium” at the University of Bonn brings 300 researchers together for fast talks and debates on solid-state chemistry. Learn more about where ideas clash, collaborations spark, and science moves forward: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/a-fi...
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Professor Dr. Gerd Faltings is sitting on a sofa and reading a newspaper.
Congratulations to Gerd Faltings! He has been honored with the Abel Prize for his achievements in arithmetic geometry. The Abel Prize is considered a kind of “Nobel Prize for Mathematics” and is awarded by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. More: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/050-...
Most people in history remain nameless—reduced to traits or anonymous figures. A new project by our Cluster of Excellence @dependencybonn.de, funded with €370,000 by @volkswagenstiftung.de, is studying nameless individuals in historical sources: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/048-...
Prof. Michael Meier standing at the lectern giving a speech
Five tips against disinformation from Prof. Michael Meier:
1️⃣Check the source
2️⃣Don’t just read the headline
3️⃣Look for a second reliable source
4️⃣Pay attention to the date, image, and context
5️⃣Be especially skeptical when strong emotions are involved
More: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/047-...
📸 Frommann
Congratulations team NimbRo. The team has once again defended its championship title in the @Home League of the RoboCup German Open: www.uni-bonn.de/de/neues/044...
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Most successful University of Excellence - In the atrium of the rectorate building, University members watched with bated breath as the decision on excellence was announced.
Most successful University of Excellence - Rector Hoch, together with the Rectorate and hundreds of guests, burst into cheers when the decision was announced.
Great news—We remain the most successful German University of Excellence! With eight Clusters of Excellence and funding secured until 2033, we’re moving closer to our goal of establishing our Uni permanently among the best universities in the world: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/040-...
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Women and men differ less on a psychological level than is often assumed, emphasizes Dr. Hoffmann. Nevertheless, there are established mindsets that affect both genders. Learn more about mindsets and their chains in the German Hypothese podcast: www.uni-bonn.de/de/neues/min...
Portrait of Dr. Tingxiang Zou
Tingxiang Zou will head a new Emmy Noether Group starting in September: The mathematician from the University of Bonn is conducting research on the higher-dimensional Elekes-Szabó problem. She will receive up to €1.6 million in funding. More: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/ting...
The researchers Junping Yin, Prof. Christian Kurts and Jian Li use an AI algorithm to reconstruct the spatial origin of macrophages.
🧬A new AI-based method developed by the University Hospital Bonn and the University of Bonn reconstructs where immune cells were originally located in an organ, even after they have been removed from the tissue structure and analyzed individually. www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/034-...
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Prof. Dr. Thomas Becker, - Director of the Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at University Hospital Bonn (UKB)
The powerhouse of the cells – known as mitochondria – appear to be able to influence the number of lipid droplets in the cell. Study at the Universities of Bonn and Freiburg and University Hospital Bonn reveals previously unknown mechanism. Read more: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/032-...
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A man and a woman are smiling.
#ScienceSnack Researchers at the UKB and the University of Bonn have now identified genetic and non-genetic factors that help the body fight the Epstein-Barr virus. EBV can cause certain types of cancer or autoimmune diseases. www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/030-...
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Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science. We asked biologist Jun.-Prof. Dr. @ereckzeh.bsky.social a few questions about her path into science and what advice she would give to young women. Watch now (German only): www.youtube.com/watch?v=aELG...
“Rainforest conservation hampers economic development” a claim frequently made in political and economic debates. Drawing on empirical research from the Amazon, Gustavo Oliveira and Yannick Damm discuss deforestation, health impacts, and economic costs in our podcast: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/rain...
List of the Top 10 most popular German passwords in 2025.
4 simple rules for increased password security (The Leak Checker Team recommends): single use, use password manager, complex passwords with special characters, use multi-factor authentication
🔐How secure is your password? Since five years, the Leak Checker team at the University of Bonn has been researching password security. Their free online tool allows users to check whether their data has been comprised through known data leaks. Learn more: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/230-...
The flags of the United States and Germany fly high against a blue sky (AI-generated).
In his postdoctoral thesis, Bonn-based political scientist Dr. Hendrik W. Ohnesorge examines German-American relations over five centuries. His focus: the concept of "soft power" — influence through values, culture, & political credibility: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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Portrait photo of Daqing Wang
Congratulations to Jun.-Prof. Daqing Wang! He receives a €150,000 Proof of Concept Grant from @erc.europa.eu. He will advance his research toward industrial use. His team’s solution enables broader access to cryogenic optical imaging: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/020-...
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Victorious man strides forward with raised arms; at left, a bound kneeling figure pierced by an arrow. An Egyptian boat signifies dominance. Inscription reads: God Min, ruler of copper region.
With arrow and club: Spectacular discovery in the Sinai. Prof. Ludwig Morenz from University of Bonn deciphers 5,000-year-old inscription displaying early Egyptian dominance on the peninsula.
Read more: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/019-...
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Symbol image of oats
🌾🥣 #ScienceSnack Two days of oatmeal reduce cholesterol level: A study by the Institute of Nutritional and Food Science at the University of Bonn shows that positive effects are still evident even six weeks later. Learn more: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/017-...
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Menschen in einem Planetarium, die auf die Milchstraße in der Kuppel schauen
Zwei Menschen am Rednerpult
Votrag in einer Aula vor Publikum
mobiles Planetariumzelt mit Menschen davor
🌠🔭🎉 Our Dynamic Universe
Am 20. Januar startete der Exzellenzcluster der @unibonn.bsky.social und #UniKöln feierlich mit einer Eröffnungsveranstaltung. #DYNAVERSE will herausfinden, wie die Kopplung verschiedener Zeitskalen die Physik des Universums beeinflusst.
▶️ dynaverse.astro.uni-koeln.de
A wooden platter with a wedge of cheese, green grapes, cheese cubes, walnuts, and rosemary sprigs on a dark wooden table.
🧀 #ScienceSnack Cheese, but without any cows? Precision fermentation can be used to produce cheese with animal protein, without needing cows. Researchers at the IRL have investigated whether consumers would buy such animal-free cheese. More: https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/010-2026
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The image shows Prof. Lemken standing in a grocery store aisle of the laboratory supermarket, surrounded by various food items like pineapples, bananas and chocolate bars.
🍍We've opened our own supermarket! To study consumer shopping behavior and habits, a team led by Prof. Dr. Lemken has set up a laboratory supermarket. How can shoppers be encouraged to make healthier & more sustainable choices? More: https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/014-2026
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