Falling Walls Lab Rhineland is coming to Bonn
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University of Bonn will be annexing office buildings located in the Rabinstraße and Poppelsdorfer Allee
The University of Bonn is currently seeking alternative facilities for research and teaching due to the upcoming general renovation of the University’s baroque main building. Crucial fallback facilities have now been found, as on May 1, 2022 the University of Excellence will annex the office building Rabinstraße 8, leasing the property from real estate firm Corpus Sireo. The following year the University will then lease another building in the Poppelsdorfer Allee.
University of Bonn appoints Klaus von Stosch to first Schlegel professorship
Just in time for the winter semester, the Faculty of Catholic Theology at the University of Bonn is to welcome a top-notch reinforcement in the shape of Professor Klaus von Stosch, one of the best-known and most influential global figures of Catholic theology. He will be taking up one of the University’s “Schlegel Professorships,” which have been created as part of its Excellence Strategy.
Social norms influence willingness to protect the climate
People contribute only very little to climate protection, because they underestimate the willingness of others to contribute. This is the central result of a new study by the behavioural economists Peter Andre, Teodora Boneva, Felix Chopra and Armin Falk, members of the Cluster of Excellence ECONtribute at the Universities of Bonn and Cologne, published as an “ECONtribute Discussion Paper”.
University examines students' need for vaccination
The University management has asked the students of the University of Bonn to express their interest in a vaccination against the coronavirus. Based on their feedback, a vaccination offer will then be made to them in a timely manner. The University of Bonn is currently in negotiations with various agencies.
Comprehensive genetic study of cleft lip and palate
Cleft lip and palate is one of the most common congenital malformations. Its causes are mainly genetic. However, it is still largely unknown exactly which genes are affected. A new international study led by the University of Bonn now provides new insights. The results are published in the journal Human Genetics and Genomics Advances, but are already available online.