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The best minds have been able to develop their potential at the University of Excellence in Bonn for over 200 years. Find out more about our strategy in the competition for excellence1. Discover our Transdisciplinary Research Areas2. Get to know our cross-sectional tasks to improve equal opportunities3 and sustainability4 within the scientific community. Welcome to Bonn - welcome to the world.
Latest News
How can science benefit from AI?6
Researchers from chemistry, biology, and medicine are increasingly turning to AI models to develop new hypotheses. However, it is often unclear on which basis the algorithms come to their conclusions and to what extent they can be generalized. A publication by the University of Bonn now warns of misunderstandings in handling artificial intelligence. At the same time, it highlights the conditions under which researchers can most likely have confidence in the models. The study has now been published in the journal Cell Reports Physical Science.
Mathematician investigating stochastic processes7
How does water move through a filter with coffee? This question is not so easy to answer, as neighboring areas in the moist coffee powder influence each other. How the hot water moves through the roasted powder is also governed by stochastic processes. Answers are provided by what are known as “percolation models,” which mathematician Dr. Alexis Prévost is investigating. He joined the University of Bonn from the University of Geneva and now leads an Emmy Noether group. It is being provided with up to 1.3 million euros of funding by the German Research Foundation (DFG).
H2-Reality Check: EU targets for 2030 probably not achievable8
Hydrogen is considered an important part of the EU's and Germany's climate neutrality strategy. Significant progress is required for the ramp-up, otherwise the targets might not be met. A report by CASSIS and EWI analyses the status of the ramp-up.
Opening Up: Volkswagen Foundation Funds Two Projects at the University of Bonn9
Not one but two projects at the University of Bonn—on queer Islamic theology and culinary sensory analysis—have each been awarded funding of around €300,000 as part of the Volkswagen Foundation’s Open Up program. The aim of the Open Up funding initiative is to explore entirely new fields of science.
Events
Interwoven Dependencies: Keynote Performance by Tuli Mekondjo12
Global Heritage Lab, ...
04:30 PM - 06:30 PM
Tuli Mekondjo’s performance "Saara Omulaule/Black Saara" (2023) was improvised & inspired by Kari Miettinen’s book "On the Way to Whiteness – Christianization, ...
Spring School: Outer Space Cooperation in the Middle East13
Festsaal Universiy of ...
06:00 PM
Space-based infrastructure is crucial for modern societies, supporting everything from navigation and weather forecasting to energy supply and military ...
Drachenfels Hike14
Bonn Hbf (tief), Tram ...
11:00 AM
"Get out in the fresh air, enjoy some amazing views of Bonn and the Rhine Valley, and have a great time on a relaxing hike! It's the perfect way to escape the ...
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- https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/063-2025
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- https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/news
- https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/events/praesenzwochenende-msc-amts
- https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/events/interwoven-dependencies-keynote-performance-by-tuli-mekondjo
- https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/events/spring-school-outer-space-cooperation-in-the-middle-east
- https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/events/drachenfels-wanderung
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- https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/international/ukrainewar
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- https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/research-profile/excellence-strategy/clusters-of-excellence