Across all species, critical skills are passed on from parents to offspring through communication. Researchers at the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) and the Researchers at the University of Bonn showed that effective communication relies on how both the sender and receiver represent information. Their study reveals how this process underlies training efficacy and task performance. Their results have been published in the journal "Nature Communications".
There have never been so many ERC Starting Grants at once at the University of Bonn: no fewer than seven researchers have been successful with their applications in the highly competitive European Research Council (ERC) funding process. With their funding of some €1.5 million each, the researchers from the fields of ethics, mathematics, economics, soil science, computer science and astronomy will be able to realize their projects over the next five years.
About the introduction of a central plagiarism software, the Campus Management System and the challenges and opportunities of digitalization for the education of lawyers: We spoke with Gregor Wiescholek, the digitalization manager of the Faculty of Law, in our podcast at the turn of the year.
The British polar research vessel RRS Sir David Attenborough has completed its first scientific expedition to the Arctic, with doctoral student Katrin Wagner on board from the University of Bonn Institute of Geosciences. Along with an international team of researchers associated with the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), Wagner worked in southeast Greenland to study the region’s rapidly melting ice sheet—a phenomenon that is impacting the oceans and the global climate. During the expedition, she reported on her experiences on board the ship, taking questions from interested members of the public.
From infancy and usually for life, some families suffer from broken hair due to a congenital form of hair loss called monilethrix. Researchers at the University Hospital Bonn and the University of Bonn have now identified causative mutations in another keratin gene, KRT31. They hope that this will improve the diagnosis of this rare disease. Their results have now been published in the renowned "British Journal of Dermatology".
Trash separation systems with a uniform look, fewer waste bins in lecture halls and offices, better communication—2023 saw the University of Bonn launch a new waste management system. Professor Annette Scheersoi, Vice Rector for Sustainability, takes stock of developments after a year.