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NRW Academy Welcomes Three New Members from the University of Bonn

The North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences, Humanities and the Arts welcomed eleven new members at its annual ceremony, including three from the University of Bonn: Professor Hendrik Hakenes, a financial market economist; Professor Claudia Wich-Reif, a German scholar; and Professor Anna-Katharina Hornidge, a sociologist. The four women and seven men who make up the academy are united by exceptional research work and creative excellence in their area of expertise.

Pursuing Criminals Across EU Borders

In May 2026, the University of Bonn will begin coordinating a two-year EU project together with partners from Amsterdam, Lublin and Paris on the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) and humane detention conditions in specific EU countries. The European Commission is providing some €350,000 in funding for the project, €150,000 of which is destined for Bonn.

Delegation from Bonn Helping to Shape NeurotechEU’s Next Phase

The University of Bonn was represented by a 14-strong delegation at the 11th General Assembly of the NeurotechEU European Universities alliance held at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm. Discussions focused on the next generation of talent, new teaching and learning formats and the crucial final phase of the current funding period.

Debunking Immune-System Myths Over Dinner, at the “Immunesystem Gerüchteküche”

People who want to do something for their health these days often turn to Instagram, TikTok, and other social media platforms for information. But what’s really behind the posts and trends shared by health influencers? On May 13, the Cluster of Excellence ImmunoSensation3 at the University of Bonn invited the public to join five professors for dinner to explore this question. In a relaxed atmosphere, social media posts on health and the immune system were presented, discussed by the approximately 40 participants, and analyzed together with the experts. The launch of this new format took place at John Barleycorn as part of Bonn’s “May of Science.”

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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.

Angkana Rüland

The mathematician focuses on challenges that arise in the natural sciences and lead to mathematical questions. Prof. Dr. Angkana Rüland was awarded the Leibniz Prize for her work.

Cyrill Stachniss

Prof. Dr. Cyrill Stachniss is an expert in robotics and research for sustainable plant production. He is one of the two spokespersons for the PhenoRob Cluster of Excellence.

Jaqueline Lorenzen

The new public law of sustainability is Prof. Dr. Jaqueline Lorenzen’s area of expertise. For this reason, she was appointed Argelander Professor of Law on Sustainability and Ecological Transformation.

Dominik Bach

Prof. Dr. Dominik Bach's research uses artificial intelligence to advance our understanding of mental illnesses. He is the Hertz Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Neuroscience.

Events

Thursday May 21, 2026

Diversitätsgerechte Lehre

Quantiusstraße 4

09:00 AM - 05:00 PM

Bei diesem Workshop handelt es sich um eine Veranstaltung des Bonner Zentrums für Hochschullehre (BZH), die sich an alle Lehrenden sowie studentischen ...

Thursday May 21, 2026

LinkedIn for Start-ups

Online

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

If you are working on a start-up with a product or service aimed at other companies rather than private customers, LinkedIn can be a valuable channel to reach ...

Thursday May 21, 2026

Why AI needs Feminism

Online via Zoom

02:30 PM - 04:00 PM

Prof. Lauren Klein from Emory University will give a talk on the topic "Why AI needs Feminism". This talk will argue that there is a more ethical and ...

Thursday May 21, 2026

Thinking About the Universal in a Divided World

Hörsaal IX, Hauptgebäude,...

06:30 PM - 08:30 PM

Souleymane Bachir Diagne can be described as a global intellectual who divides his time between the United States, France, and Senegal. His philosophy of ...

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