University Communications and Press Office
University Communications organizes the central communication activities of the University of Bonn and is responsible for maintaining and developing its communication channels. We help to establish good, successful communications between members of the University, the media and the public, thereby assisting the University in fulfilling its important research and teaching responsibilities.
Our Services
Press Service
Not a day goes by without something new at the University. New knowledge is created every day by researchers at the University of Bonn. From Hofgarten to Venusberg, we provide the news faster than anyone else.
Team
Our team will advise you on all matters relating to communications, press relations and public relations.
Publications
The University magazine, brochures and reports—the University of Bonn creates its own publications to provide information about its work.
Online Editing
The thousands of central webpages at the University of Bonn need constant editing to keep them up-to-date. We do that!
Social Media
We use social media to keep in contact with our fans and friends in Bonn and around the world
Corporate Design
Our corporate design ensures high recognition of the “University of Bonn” brand. We can help you use it.
Video and Photo Service
We put research and teaching in the proper light. We use photos and videos to present the University of Bonn and its members.
forsch. The University Magazine
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Rector Professor Michael Hoch has now been given the “Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays” of Japan’s Imperial House in recognition of his contribution to academic exchange and Japanese-German understanding. The order, which is one of the highest awarded in Japan for services to civil society, was presented by the country’s Consul-General Setsuko Kawahara on behalf of the Tennō and the Prime Minister of Japan at a ceremony held at her official residence in Düsseldorf.
The genetic confirmation of a suspected diagnosis of "hereditary colorectal cancer" is of great importance for the medical care of affected families. However, many of the variants identified in the known genes cannot yet be reliably classified in terms of their causal role in tumor formation. Under the leadership of the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) and the University of Bonn, an international team of researchers has reassessed the medical relevance of a significant number of unclear variants and thus significantly reduced their number. The results of the study have now been published in the renowned journal "American Journal of Human Genetics".
The annual First-Semester Students’ Welcome was held September 30, 2024, a traditional event aimed at welcoming new students on campus and making it easier for them to get acclimated to life at the University. In addition to a large info market, the event featured the central first-semester student party as an important occasion for new students to meet people, among with many other opportunities to make contacts.
The formation of pores by a particular protein, gasdermin D, plays a key role in inflammatory reactions. During its activation, an inhibitory part is split off. More than 30 of the remaining protein fragments then combine to form large pores in the cell membrane, which allow the release of inflammatory messengers. As methods for studying these processes in living cells have so far been inadequate, the sequence of oligomerization, pore formation and membrane incorporation has remained unclear. An international research team led by the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) and the University of Bonn has succeeded in answering this question with the help of antibody fragments, so-called nanobodies, which they have identified. They hope that this will lead to potential therapeutic applications. Their results have now been published in the journal "Nature Communications".