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MULTIPLIERS: Where Everyone Wins

Around 1,500 schoolchildren from six EU countries have been engaged in intensive study of some of the challenges currently facing the world in the company of natural science experts. After completing each module on a different topic, they have been acting as “multipliers,” sharing their knowledge and experiences with their family, friends and classmates. Three schools from Bonn took part.

“Bone2Gene” Secures €1 Million Grant

The “Bone2Gene” project of researchers from the University of Bonn and University Hospital Bonn has been awarded funding worth €1,000,000 as part of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research’s GO-Bio initial program. The money is now enabling the team to progress to the feasibility phase and get its product ready for market launch. This is actually the second grant that the project has secured, the first having been used for the conceptual phase and to test the product’s marketability. “Bone2Gene“ is using artificial intelligence (AI) to make genetic bone conditions known as skeletal dysplasia easier to spot and diagnose.

From text to structured information securely with AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) and above all large language models (LLMs), which also form the basis for ChatGPT, are increasingly in demand in hospitals. However, patient data must always be protected. Researchers at the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) and the University of Bonn have now been able to show that local LLMs can help structure radiological findings in a privacy-safe manner, with all data remaining at the hospital. They compared various LLMs on public reports without data protection and on data-protected reports. Commercial models that require data transfer to external servers showed no advantage over local, data protection-compliant models. The results have now been published in the journal "Radiology".

New Training Technique for Highly Efficient AI Methods

AI applications like ChatGPT are based on artificial neural networks that, in many respects, imitate the nerve cells in our brains. They are trained with vast quantities of data on high-performance computers, gobbling up massive amounts of energy in the process. Spiking neurons, which are much less energy-intensive, could be one solution to this problem. In the past, however, the normal techniques used to train them only worked with significant limitations. A recent study by the University of Bonn has now presented a possible new answer to this dilemma, potentially paving the way for new AI methods that are much more energy-efficient. The findings have been published in Physical Review Letters.

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Wednesday Jan 22, 2025

Cultural Geography: Gender and the populist radical right

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12:15 PM - 01:15 PM

International Lecture in Cultural Geography: Gender and the populist radical right

Wednesday Jan 22, 2025

Raclette Night

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Come to the International Club for a cozy raclette evening! Get together with fellow students and enjoy this delicious melted cheese experience that is ...

Wednesday Jan 22, 2025

Visit to the Bundeskunsthalle Bonn

Bundeskunsthalle Bonn

05:00 PM - 06:00 PM

We would like to invite you and your family and friends to a guided tour at the Bundeskunsthalle Bonn. We will visit the exhibition “Save Land. United for ...