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Research and Study at the University of Excellence in Bonn

With eight Clusters of Excellence, we are Germany's most successful University of Excellence, producing evidence-based academic contributions that help our modern, complex and changing society address the global challenges of the 21st century. Supporting the next generation is central to our mission.

We aim to inspire and foster young talent, early-career researchers and emerging leaders who play a vital role in safeguarding our democracy and shaping a future of progress, prosperity, and sustainable transformation in a digital and globally connected world. 

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Thirty-four years after scientists at the University of Cologne and Cornell University first conceived it, the Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope (FYST) now rises above the Atacama Desert, near the summit of Cerro Chajnantor in Chile’s Parque Astronómico Atacama. FYST will help answer some of the most important questions in astronomy, including how the universe works, the nature of dark energy and dark matter, how galaxies form and evolve and what happened in those mysterious first moments after the Big Bang.
Wi-Wi-Wi – How the Quail’s Call Influenced Hieroglyphs
In the age of voice messages and videos, writing is easily forgotten. Yet for millennia, it has been the central medium of our cultural memory: it stores knowledge and tells stories. Simple symbols give rise to entire worlds in the mind—almost like cinema without popcorn. Whether painted or carved in stone, it lasts an astonishingly long time. Without it, we would know little about the past. Even before humans could read, they interpreted signs: they read animal tracks, navigated by the stars, and determined the time of day by the sun’s position. Egyptologist Prof. Ludwig Morenz of the University of Bonn describes the long road to writing in his new book. 
Concepts of God, Dependency, and Earth’s Rotation
What cognitive frameworks underlie concepts of God in ancient Israel? A new research group at the University of Bonn is investigating this question. It is receiving nearly two million euros in funding from the German Research Foundation. The principal investigator is Prof. Dr. Jan Dietrich from the Faculty of Protestant Theology. Scientists from Bonn are also involved in two other new research groups examining how Chinese technology companies create new dependencies (political science) and how the Earth’s rotation can be measured even more precisely (geodesy).
Sacrifice before the cataclysm: the aromas of Pompeii’s household altars
An international team of researchers from LMU, the University of Zurich, University of Bonn and further partners investigated ash residues from incense burners. The substances they discovered show that Pompeii was part of a global trade network. 

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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. 

Events
Öffentliche Sonntagsführung im Universitätsmuseum
Universitätsmuseum, ...
03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Das Universitätsmuseum versteht sich als „Schaufenster der Wissenschaft“. Es will Aufgabe, Leistungen und Geschichte der Universität Bonn einer breiteren ...
Chit-Chat Lounge
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07:00 PM - 10:00 PM
We hold a Chit-Chat Lounge every Monday together with the International Students Department of the General Students’ Committee (AStA). It gives us a relaxed ...
Chit-Chat Lounge
International Club, ...
07:00 PM - 10:00 PM
We hold a Chit-Chat Lounge every Monday together with the International Students Department of the General Students’ Committee (AStA). It gives us a relaxed ...
Argelander Career Talk
Zoom
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Die "Argelander Career Talks" sind eine Online-Vortragsreihe, deren Ziel es ist, internationale akademische Karrieren ebenso wie die Wissenschaftssysteme ...

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