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Three star clusters – all with the same origin?

Orion Nebula, Pleiades and Hyades: The latest research results indicate that these famous star clusters represent the different phases of life of one and the same star system. A team of astrophysicists at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences in Zanjan, Iran, and the University of Bonn have found evidence that these three star systems are not just located in roughly the same region of space but also developed in the same way. These results were recently published in the journal “Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.”

Franco-German Cooperation

Together with Sorbonne University, the University of Bonn is set to receive increased funding from the Franco-German University (FGU). For the first time, the FGU will be supporting the bi-national master’s degree program in German-French Studies from the 2025/26 academic year alongside the bachelor’s degree program of the same name, which it has been funding for several years now.

Sustainable Building in the Service of Research

The University of Bonn is continuing to invest in sustainable infrastructure and is currently constructing a new Sample and Vegetation Center for the Faculty of Agricultural, Nutritional, and Engineering Sciences. The newbuild will meet the most stringent environmental standards and thus serve as a role model for construction that is focused on the future.

Nightshade plants as a basis for medications

These plants have potential: physalis, thorn apple and Withania somnifera, or so-called winter cherry, belong to the nightshade family. The three hold a special position within this family: they produce steroids called withanolides, which have been used in traditional herbal medicine for centuries. A research team led by Prof. Dr. Jakob Franke of Leibniz University Hannover (LUH) and Prof. Dr. Boas Pucker of the University of Bonn has now managed to decode how the steroids form in these plants. The findings could be used to develop new medications – for example, to treat cancer. The project, which runs until 2026, has received approximately 511,000 euros in funding from the German Research Foundation (DFG).

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Uniorchester Camerata musicale: Spiegel der Seele

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Das Uniorchester Camerata musicale lädt Sie herzlich zu ihrem Semesterabschlusskonzerten am 18. und 19. Julia um jeweils 20:30 Uhr in der Aula der Unversität ...