Our Offers
The TRA Present Pasts sees its function as coordination platform for debates and academic exchange. It provides start-up funding for research projects, provides support to early-career researchers and establishes fora for academic exchange. Scholars of the University of Bonn and its cooperating institutions are invited to network within the Transdisciplinary Research Area.
Funding
The TRA Present Pasts funds projects and initiatives at all intersections of the TRA profile. Applications for funding can be submitted at any time. The TRA Present Pasts Steering Committee meets several times a year and decides on funding applications. The award is also dependent on the annual availability of funds, which is done through the Excellence Funds of the University of Bonn. All important information about the structure and legal basis can be found in the statute of the TRA Present Pasts.
An application can be submitted...
- Any member of the TRA Present Pasts with a PhD
- Doctoral students who are members of the TRA Present Pasts may submit a joint application with a PhD member of the TRA
Current Events
Network
The exchange and networking of researchers at the University of Bonn and beyond is a central focus of TRA Present Pasts. General assemblies are always networking events, often combined with a visit to funded exhibitions, the presentation of current research projects or the introduction of new colleagues.
TRAnsDigital Workshop: Digitalization of the Humanities and Social Sciences
The transdisciplinary workshop “TRAnsDigital” in 2024 was dedicated to the question of the potentials and challenges associated with the digitalisation of research in the humanities and social sciences (including economics).
General Assembly 2024 at the P26
The 2024 general assembly took place in the new premises of the Global Heritage Lab in a pre-Christmas atmosphere. In addition to the annual report and the elections of the speakers and the steering committee, there were guided tours of all the exhibitions at P26 - the new House of Knowledge and Research at the University of Bonn.
General Assembly 2022
Almost 70 members came together in 2022 for a poster exhibition with snacks and drinks due to the pandemic. The centres associated with the TRA and new TRA-funded research projects presented themselves. The main focus was on the long-awaited exchange between new and old colleagues.
Your Contact Person for All Questions Regarding the TRA Present Pasts
Dr. Kim Alings