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forsch
Science and people in the spotlight
The university magazine 'forsch' is published up to three times a year and highlights researchers, employees and students and their research.
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Dear Readers,
What good are universities, really? In this issue we look at two studies that provide extraordinarily explicit answers to this very question. Data shows that universities are a tangible driver of economic prosperity —generating impact quantifiable in euros—and furthermore contribute crucially to real societal progress. University-based research also makes the world a better place, a bit more with every passing day.
Scientists from the Bonn Clusters of Excellence gave brief ‘slam’ presentations about their research on the Arkadenhof courtyard in a humor and creativity-filled contest in which ultimately everybody was a winner.
Fairtrade soccer balls for University Sports, fairtrade coffee and bananas in the cafeteria ... and close cooperation in committees. Luise Tegeler, Judith Meder and other students campaigned for greater fairtrade awareness at the University of Bonn for two years. Now as the two are finishing their master’s degrees, they are passing the torch. on to a next ‘generation’.
Getting researchers, students, instructors and staff networked together internationally—preparing them for the challenges of a globalized labor market, in and outside of academia. These are the pursued goals under the University of Bonn’s Internationalization Strategy.
Faire Fußbälle beim Hochschulsport, Kaffee und Bananen in der Mensa –
und eine enge Zusammenarbeit in Gremien. Zwei Jahre lang setzten sich Luise Tegeler und Judith Meder mit anderen Studierenden ein für mehr Fairtrade-Bewusstsein an der Universität Bonn. Jetzt beenden beide ihr Masterstudium und geben den Staffelstab weiter.
New exhibitions you will definitely have to see this fall
A special guide to the University of Bonn’s Botanic Garden has just been released: a 30-page walking tour written in Leichte Sprache, or plain, easy-to-understand German.