News — University of Bonn

Stefan Grimme once again among the most cited researchers worldwide¹

Prof. Dr. Stefan Grimme, theoretical chemist at the University of Bonn, is one of the “top ten” most cited researchers worldwide according to a recent evaluation by the platform topresearcherslist.com.

Secondary School Kids Learning About Foreign Policy—the Fun Way²

Traveling back in time to the immediate aftermath of World War II ... In a speech to the US Congress, American President Harry S. Truman outlined steps to stop the expansion of the Soviet Union and contain communism. These included in particular the Marshall Plan to get the European economy back on its feet. Was Western Europe facing an imminent Soviet attack? What was to be done? This turbulent time is interesting historically, and also yields valuable strategic insights.

University of Bonn Passes Diversity Re-Audit³

The University of Bonn initially passed the Shaping Diversity audit in 2020. Now following a re-audit the Stifterverband has granted the institution a three-year renewal of the Shaping Diversity certificate. The auditors noted in particular the “outstanding progress made in the advancement of women” and that the University has launched numerous projects and implemented a host of measures since the initial audit.

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New Landing Stage for the University Boathouse in Time for Start of Rowing Season⁴

Following a year of renovation works that left them without direct access to water, rowers from University Sports are as of now finally able to use the remodeled landing stage of the University boathouse in Bonn-Beuel.

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Kilo-Degree Survey Confirms Standard Model of Cosmology⁵

An international research team has analyzed data from 41 million galaxies in order to estimate the distribution of matter in the universe. The data confirm a long-established model – much to the team’s surprise.

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Deciphering the sequence of neuronal firing⁶

How does the brain retain a sequence of events in memory? Researchers from the University Hospital Bonn (UKB), the University of Bonn, the University Hospital Tübingen and the University of Tübingen investigated this question. Using a unique measurement technique with implanted electrodes in the human brain, they were able to test a widely accepted theory of memory processes for the first time. The response pattern of the nerve cells did not align with the theory, but could be explained by a new model. The results have now been published in the journal "Nature Neuroscience".

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Starting points for the control of protein synthesis⁷

The research field of "cellular IRESes" lay dormant for decades, as there was no uniform standard of reliable methods for the clear characterization of these starting points for the ribosome-mediated control of gene expression. Researchers at the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) and the University of Bonn, in collaboration with Stanford University in California (USA), have now developed a toolbox as a new gold standard for this field. They hope to discover strong IRES elements that are directly relevant for synthetic biology and for application in emerging mRNA therapeutics. The results of their work have been published in The EMBO Journal.

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Leibniz Prize awarded to Prof. Dr. Angkana Rüland⁸

Last December, the German Research Foundation (DFG) announced that Prof. Dr. Angkana Rüland from the Cluster of Excellence Hausdorff Center for Mathematics (HCM) would receive a Leibniz Prize endowed with 2.5 million euros. She has now been officially presented with the award at Cafe Moskau in Berlin.

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