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Great honor for Prof. Ulf-G. Meißner

Prof. Dr. Dr.h.c. Ulf-G. Meißner from the Helmholtz Institute for Radiation and Nuclear Physics at the University of Bonn received the Award for International Scientific Cooperation. The Chinese Academy of Sciences honors the physicist for his outstanding contributions to scientific cooperation. During a festive ceremony in Beijing, Academy President Jianguo Hou presented the scientist with the coveted medal.

Focusing on Urban Transformation

Featuring lively discussions and an array of international guests, the official opening of the photography exhibition “Urban Transformation: Inspiration from Cities Worldwide” on January 27 in P26—the House of Knowledge and Research—met with great interest. A great many visitors had accepted their invitation from the Vice Rectorate for Sustainability and the Institute for Environment and Human Security at the United Nations University (UNU-EHS) to attend.

New cooperation strengthens international AI research at Lamarr

The Lamarr Institute for Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, the University of Bonn, and the Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST) in Japan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding and an Agreement on Student Exchange. The agreements provide the framework for long-term cooperation in research, teaching, and scientific exchange at the interface of AI-supported life sciences, bioinformatics, chemical informatics, data science, and materials science. The cooperation is an example of targeted international research that goes far beyond symbolic collaboration.

Spectacular discovery in the Sinai

The find is spectacular: an unusually old inscription dating back around 5,000 years in the southwest of the Sinai Peninsula shows in a terrifying manner how the Egyptians colonized the Sinai and subjugated the inhabitants. The scene prominently depicted on a clearly visible rock shows the Egyptians’ dominance in the form of a large man with his arms raised and a Sinaite with an arrow in his chest kneeling in front of him. Mustafa Nour El-Din from the Aswan Inspectorate at the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities discovered the unusual inscription in Wadi Khamila. Egyptologist Prof. Dr. Ludwig Morenz from the University of Bonn interpreted the scene: It announces the Egyptians’ colonial claim 5,000 years ago.

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We are Uni Bonn!

Together we are the "we": The roots of the success of the University of Excellence Bonn lie in its people. In the #WeAreUniBonn campaign, we present employees, students, and alumni who, with their remarkable achievements, contribute to the success of our university.

Louisa Specht-Riemenschneider

The professor of civil law, data and information law has now been the Federal Data Protection Commissioner for five years – something she says she owes to the University of Bonn.

Christiane Woopen

Prof. Dr. Christiane Woopen holds a Heinrich Hertz Professorship in the transdisciplinary research area “Individuals, Institutions and Societies” and heads the Center for Life Ethics at the University of Bonn.

Marcel Hövels

It looks like sugar, tastes like sugar, but is actually a sweet fiber. Dr. Marcel Hövels is a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Microbiology and Biotechnology and has developed an alternative sweetener.

Monique Mauel

Monique Mauel is a 2023 State Prize winner, receiving one of the coveted awards for outstanding academic achievement at the University of Bonn.

Events

Wednesday Feb 04, 2026

Doing Research with AI?

Online

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

How is AI changing the way you do research—and what responsibilities come with it? This event invites early-career researchers to explore the potential of AI ...

Wednesday Feb 04, 2026

Licht ins Dunkel bringen – "Dark Taxa" werden zugänglich

Hörsaal, Museum Koenig

06:00 PM - 07:00 PM

Ein Vortrag der Alexander-Koenig-Gesellschaft e. V. von Dr. Ralph S. Peters, Forscher und Kurator, Leiter der Abteilung für Hautflügler, LIB Museum ...