How can we feed ourselves in a way that is healthy both for us and for our planet? How are human-induced changes in land use and intensive water management influencing the regional climate? And how can drones and robots help to make crop production more sustainable? The 13th Bonn Science Night will see researchers from all manner of different subjects at the University of Bonn come together to introduce their research projects on the topic of sustainability.
Visitors of all ages can look forward to some enthralling hands-on activities and experiments as well as fascinating exhibitions and talks by researchers. The University of Bonn will be contributing in several ways:
Tent 1 on Münsterplatz will contain information on many exciting projects about sustainable eating, health and healthcare presented in partnership with the University Hospital Bonn. In Tents 8 and 9 on Mülheimer Platz, visitors will find out all they need to know about digital technologies in agriculture and how bio-economics is boosting sustainability. Meanwhile, researchers will be on hand in Tents 15 and 16 on Friedensplatz to demonstrate how they are using powerful model forecasts to try and understand climate change and what development and transformation in rural Africa might look like, among other things. The Youth University of Bonn will also be taking over Tent 3 with a range of activities for children, young people and schools.
The talks by the Bonn Alliance for Sustainability Research, which also includes researchers from the University of Bonn, will be held in the Haus der Bildung and the Gangolfsaal by Bonn Minster.
Researching across discipline boundaries
As a University of Excellence, the University of Bonn boasts a strong setup in many areas of sustainability research. This includes PhenoRob, Germany’s only Cluster of Excellence in the agricultural sciences, the Collaborative Research Centers 1502 “DETECT” and Transregio 228 “Future Rural Africa,” and the Center for Development Research (ZEF). The University’s Sustainable Futures Transdisciplinary Research Area connects and supports researchers from different disciplines and faculties so that they can work together on institutional innovations for sustainability that are driven by science and technology.
Many other institutions from Bonn and its surrounding area will be taking part in the Science Night alongside the University of Bonn. And the action will not just be confined to the tents, with the city’s tourist information office also offering the opportunity to discover some exciting research. Plus there will be talks and debates in the Haus der Bildung and the Gangolfsaal by Bonn Minster.
You can find a general overview of all exhibitors and the program on the Bonn Science Night web page:
https://www.uni-bonn.de/wissenschaftsnacht
https://www.bonner-wissenschaftsnacht.de/start/
About the Bonn Science Night
The Bonn Science Night has enabled visitors to experience the wonders of science live and up close in the heart of the city every two years since 2000. It is a joint event organized by the Science Region Bonn, which includes the University of Bonn as well as other universities, research institutes and scientific institutions.