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Universität Bonn @unibonn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The University of Bonn has climbed three places to 89th in the world and jumped two spots to 4th in Germany, accroding to THE World University Rankings 2027. It also ranks 15th within the EU. More: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/197-... © Photo: V. Lannert/Uni Bonn

The University of Bonn Main Building (Hofgarten).

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Universität Bonn @unibonn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A warm welcome to the University of Bonn, Thomas Kuhn-Treichel! With funding from a @dfg.de Heisenberg Grant, the classical philologist will investigate how emotions are portrayed in ancient literature: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/196-... © Photo: Gregor Hübl/Uni Bonn

Classical philologist Professor Thomas Kuhn-Treichel - will be taking up a DFG Heisenberg Grant at the University of Bonn in October 2026 to study how emotions are portrayed in ancient literature.

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Universität Bonn @unibonn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#ScienceSnack: Microplastics appear capable of significantly impairing the function of phagocytes in the liver of mice disrupting its metabolism. The study led by the University of Bonn was published in @natmetabolism.nature.com. More: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/191-... © Image: Mass Lab/Uni Bonn

Pseudocolored electron microscope image - of a macrophage (blue) taking up microplastics (orange).

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Universität Bonn @unibonn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Warum KI die Medizin der Zukunft verändert Wie KI in der Forschung konkret hilft, zeigt ein neues Beispiel aus Bonn: Forschende haben das KI-Tool MERLIN entwickelt. Es funktioniert wie ein Detektiv für unser Immunsystem. 1/2 #AllianzWissenschaft @hrkaktuell.bsky.social @immunosens.bsky.social

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ECONtribute @econtribute.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

🎉👏 Herzlichen Glückwunsch an ECONtribute-Mitglied @bborn.bsky.social! Er wurde mit dem Carl-Menger-Preis 2026 ausgezeichnet. Der Preis würdigt innovative internationale Forschungsleistungen auf den Gebieten der monetären Makroökonomie, Geldpolitik und Währungspolitik. @vfsecon.bsky.social

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Universität Bonn @unibonn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Dieser Beitrag unterstützt eine Aktion der Allianz der Wissenschaftsorganisationen. Sie verdeutlicht den Beitrag einer freien Wissenschaft zu der Lösung gesellschaftlicher Herausforderungen, nachhaltigem Wachstum und Wohlergehen. @dependencybonn.de @hrkaktuell.bsky.social #AllianzWissenschaft

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Universität Bonn @unibonn.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Dieser Beitrag unterstützt eine Aktion der Allianz der Wissenschaftsorganisationen. Sie verdeutlicht den Beitrag einer freien Wissenschaft zu der Lösung gesellschaftlicher Herausforderungen, nachhaltigem Wachstum und Wohlergehen. @econtribute.bsky.social @hrkaktuell.bsky.social #AllianzWissenschaft

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Universität Bonn @unibonn.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

🎉Congratulations to neuroscientist Prof. Lukas Kunz (right) and physicist Dr. Riccardo Pennetta! They will each receive an ERC Starting Grant worth around 1.5 million euros from @erc.europa.eu. Read more: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/171-.... © Photo: Viola Zeilberger (left), Rolf Müller/UKB #ERCStG

Two portrait photos: Two University of Bonn researchers receive an ERC Starting Grant - Physicist Dr. Riccardo Pennetta (left) and neuroscientist Professor Lukas Kunz from the University of Bonn.

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Universität Bonn @unibonn.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

#ScienceSnack An international research team led by Prof. Dr. Ina Danquah investigated links between sustainable diets and cardiometabolic conditions among Ghanaian adults across diverse locations. Read more: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/169-... © Illustration: Clara Bergmann #SustainableDiets

Infografik zum Aufbau der RODAM-Studie. Ernährungsdaten von 3.506 Personen aus den Jahren 2012 bis 2015 wurden mithilfe einer Optimierungssoftware ausgewertet. Für nachhaltige Ernährungsweisen wurden vier Kriterien berücksichtigt: ausreichende Nährstoffversorgung, geringe Treibhausgasemissionen, niedrige Kosten und kulturelle Akzeptanz. Anschließend wurde untersucht, wie diese Ernährungsweisen mit Adipositas, Typ-2-Diabetes und Bluthochdruck zusammenhängen. Dafür wurden Gesundheitsdaten von 2.183 Personen aus den Jahren 2019 bis 2021 herangezogen.

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Universität Bonn @unibonn.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

At the invitation of NRW Science Minister Ina Brandes, we visited Stanford University, its startup accelerator & young tech companies like Attention Engineering, where Bonn alumnus Johann Gaulke is a Founding Engineer. A day full of insights into innovation & entrepreneurship! © Kim Roland/Uni Bonn

The NRW delegation with Rector Prof. Dr. Michael Hoch and NRW Science Minister Ina Brandes at Stanford University.

Visiting the startup Attention Engineering in Silicon Valley. University of Bonn alumnus Johann Gaulke (second from right) is a Founding Engineer at the company.

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Universität Bonn @unibonn.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

🌉 Three inspiring days at GAIN26 come to an end! From conversations with postdocs to exchanges with science and politics–including a visit from Karl Lauterbach–we’re taking many new connections and ideas back to Bonn. See you next year! © Photos: Kim Roland/University of Bonn

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Universität Bonn @unibonn.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

High-level visits to our #GAIN26 booth: NRW Science Minister Ina Brandes MdL and BMFTR-State Secretary Dr. Marcus Pleyer joined Rector Michael Hoch and Vice Rector Birgit Münch for interesting conversations #UniBonn #GoGAIN26 © Photos: Kim Roland/Uni Bonn

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Universität Bonn @unibonn.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

🌉 Hello from San Francisco! We’re at #GAIN26 to connect with early career researchers from all over the world and share career opportunities at the University of Bonn. Lots of inspiring conversations at our booth already! #UniBonn #GoGAIN26 © Photos: Kim Roland/Uni Bonn

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Universität Bonn @unibonn.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The #UniversityOfBonn remains among the universities with the strongest track records for research retaining 4th spot in Germany and 69th place worldwide in the recently published Academic Ranking of World Universities: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/163-... #ARWU #ShanghaiRanking © V. Lannert/Uni Bonn

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Universität Bonn @unibonn.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Spectacular images and a high death toll make it more likely that media in one country will report on a natural disaster in another: new study by @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social, @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social and the University of Bonn: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/162-... © Photo: V. Lannert/Uni Bonn

The study shows that the foreign media are less likely to report on certain effects of climate change, such as droughts and flooding (shown here: the 2021 Ahrtal floods).

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Universität Bonn @unibonn.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

🌒 Did you see the partial solar eclipse yesterday? The celestial spectacle could also be seen above the University of Bonn. It was a truly special sight above Poppelsdorf Castle. Many thanks to Volker Lannert for this great photo! 🏰✨ © Photo: Volker Lannert/Uni Bonn

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Universität Bonn @unibonn.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

@dfg.de has greenlit the construction of a €6 million magnet system in the Color meets Flavor Cluster of Excellence: BabyIAXO is being built to hunt for the axion, a hitherto undetected elementary particle. More: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/158-... © Image: IAXO Collaboration

A CAD model of BabyIAXOD. The large yellow cylinder represents the magnet, which has now secured DFG funding via a proposal for major instrumentation.

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Universität Bonn @unibonn.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

The @dfg.de is to fund the compilation of a concise dictionary of early Christian Latin at the Faculty of Catholic Theology and the Franz Joseph Doelger Institute. €1.4 million in funding will be provided during the longterm project’s first phase to 2030: shorturl.at/9gAOH © Photo: Ruth Jung

Christian Hornung - Professor for the History of Early Christianity and Patristic Studies in the Faculty of Catholic Theology at the University of Bonn, will be producing a concise dictionary of early Christian Latin with the help of a long-term DFG grant.

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Universität Bonn @unibonn.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Macrophages formed in the bone marrow can only assume the function of embryonal phagocytes to a certain degree according to a study by the University of Bonn and @thedohertyinst.bsky.social in @cp-immunity.bsky.social: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/154-...

Figure illustrating the long-term impact of malaria infections on resident macrophages in the spleen.

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Universität Bonn @unibonn.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Our starterpacks: · go.bsky.app/2CKUT6W · go.bsky.app/C9BM9QN #starterpack #UniversityOfBonn

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Universität Bonn @unibonn.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Resistance Training activates the muscle repair machinery. This is shown by a study conducted by researchers from the universities of Hildesheim, @uni-freiburg.de and Bonn. The study funded by @dfg.de and @dlr-de.bsky.social forms the basis for optimized training: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/149-...

A woman is doing resistance training at a gym.

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Universität Bonn @unibonn.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

#ScienceSnack: Land degradation significantly reduces crop yields. If human-made soil degradation were to be reversed by 10 percent, the Earth’s arable land could feed an extra 70 million people in purely mathematical terms. Read more: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/144-... © Image: Volker Lannert/Uni Bonn

Soil compaction by agricultural machinery - is one of the processes of degradation investigated in the study.

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Universität Bonn @unibonn.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Together with @fzborstel.bsky.social a new mechanism of action for a synthetic peptide that mitigates excessive inflammatory responses in allergic asthma has been discovered. This opens up new avenues for treating chronic inflammatory diseases: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/143-... © Photo: A. Schromm/FZB

Human macrophages - with the immune-regulatory peptide Pep19-2.5 (green) and staining of ‚dispersed transgolgi network membranes‘ (red).

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Universität Bonn @unibonn.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

#ScienceSnack: Policies to protect cropland quality work in many countries. A study by @land-economics.bsky.social y.social in @natfood.nature.com shows their impact depends on the political & institutional context. www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/141-... © photo: Frank Luerweg

Two tractors are standing in a field in a hilly landscape.

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Universität Bonn @unibonn.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Robotics expert Stefano Mintchev is joining the University of Bonn from ETH Zurich. His interactive drones use flexible materials, tactile sensors & smart control to support agriculture, biodiversity research & environmental monitoring. Welcome! www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/139-... © R.Ferone;VL/Uni Bonn

Stefano Mintchev comes to Bonn - Background: Drones in Agriculture—here at the PhenoRob Cluster of Excellence

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Universität Bonn @unibonn.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

The Bonn exhibit “Caution: Inflammatory!” at the MS Wissenschaft demonstrates exactly how lifestyle and the immune system are connected. The floating science center, featuring exhibits on the theme “Medicine of the Future,” was currently in Bonn and will make its next stop in Cologne.

A woman is watching a video. The video is embedded in the Bonn exhibit on the MS Wissenschaft.

A display stand with a built-in screen. The screens show images of organs.

The MS Wissenschaft at the dock in Bonn.

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Universität Bonn @unibonn.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

🎉Congratulations to our graduates 2026! Nearly 2,000 graduates celebrated its traditional “Universitätsfest” with their friends and family. Read more www.uni-bonn.de/de/neues/hue... (c) Marc John/Uni Bonn

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Universität Bonn @unibonn.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Gentle purchase incentives can lead customers to choose groceries with higher animal husbandry standards more often. A recent study at the University of Bonn at least suggests this: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/126-... © Figure: ILR/Uni Bonn

On a poster at the entrance to the virtual supermarket, the researchers indicted that more and more people are choosing products with higher animal welfare standards.

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Universität Bonn @unibonn.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Congratulations! Neuroscientist Dominik Bach, chemist Ala Bunescu and radiologist Philipp Vollmuth (UKB) receive a Proof of Concept Grant by @erc.europa.eu to turn their findings into commercial products or services: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/124-... © Photos: B. Frommann/T. Schwerdt/B. Yehdou

The three recipients (from left): Neuroscientist Professor Dominik Bach, radiologist Professor Philipp Vollmuth and Chemist Assistant Professor Ala Bunescu.

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Universität Bonn @unibonn.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Splashing out money—or save it? Psychologists at the University of Bonn, along with more than 100 researchers, are conducting a study on decision-making behavior in 77 countries. Interested adults can participate until August 18, 2026: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/123-... ©Illustration:K. Keidel/Uni Bonn

World map for the study with 77 countries marked.

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Universität Bonn @unibonn.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Celebrating research and engagement for gender equality: The University of Bonn honored outstanding theses and initiatives with its 2026 Gender Studies Prize and Maria von Linden Gender Equality Prize. Congratulations to all awardees! More: shorturl.at/a3iLE © Photo: Gender Equality Office/Uni Bonn

Honored by the University of Bonn Gender Equality Office (from the left): Assistant Professor Elena Reckzeh, Dr. Lisa Tenderini, Sister Jakoba Zöll, Martha Bingeler, Lucie Schüssler.

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Universität Bonn @unibonn.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Congratulations to Matthew Smith on securing a €2.5M ERC Advanced Grant! @erc.europa.eu will fund his research into ethical-technical dilemmas inherent to digital security and privacy technologies. More: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/117-... © Photo: Barbara Frommann/Uni Bonn

Portrait photo of Computer scientist Professor Matthew Smith from the University of Bonn.

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Universität Bonn @unibonn.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Collision in space is not evidence of dark matter after all? Study led by the University of Bonn presents new data that calls the current model into question. Read more: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/coll...

Image from the James Webb Space Telescope of the inner region of the Bullet Cluster.

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Universität Bonn @unibonn.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

#ScienceSnack: A new book co-edited by Jun.-Prof. Dr. Alice Toso (University of Bonn) shows how identities of people from Late Antiquity to modern times can be reconstructed from bones, graves & objects—revealing how people lived and were seen: shorturl.at/BMWtZ © Yehdou/Uni Bonn

Jun.-Prof. Dr. Alice Toso from the Bonn Center for ArchaeoSciences.

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Universität Bonn @unibonn.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Autonomous, fast, successful: University of Bonn students won “Best Performance Overall” with their AI and robotics project LamarRacing at the RoboRacer Competition during ICRA 2026 in Vienna, outperforming 35 international teams in the time-trial race. Congratulations Team LamarRacing! ©photo: ICRA

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Universität Bonn @unibonn.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Why do mothers in West Germany work significantly fewer hours than mothers in East Germany—even 30+ years after reunification? New research by Zainab Iftikhar and colleagues explores what this means for childcare, parental leave, and the labor market: shorturl.at/uFnTF © Frommann/Uni Bonn

Portrit of Researcher Zainab Iftikhar from the Department of Economics at the University of Bonn.

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Universität Bonn @unibonn.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

People around the world are more cooperative than we expect and we underestimate the willingness of others to cooperate, says a global study by a Bonn-Frankfurt Research Team. ➡️ www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/102-... © Montage: Reinhard Bosse / Universität Bonn

Portrait Collage of Prof. Dr. Armin Falk (bottom right), Prof. Dr. Teodora Boneva (top left), Prof. Dr. Peter Andre (top right), Prof. Dr. Felix Chopra (botttom left)

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Universität Bonn @unibonn.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

How do fictions and models shape our understanding of existence? Join IMPULSE-Focus “Imagination” with Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht: a public lecture on 9 June and an experimental workshop on 10 June with colleagues from across disciplines. © Ulrike Syrakas/IMPULSE Bonn

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Universität Bonn @unibonn.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

UKB and University of Bonn's PearNet project develops wearables that give epilepsy patients advance warning of seizures and records them when they happen. It has now secured €2.7 million in funding via the GO-Bio next program run by BMFTR. More: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/092-... © Vanessa Hüsch/UKB

The PearNet team - Prof. Dr. Rainer Surges (middle), Head of the Department of Epileptology at the University Hospital Bonn, Dr. Marcel Bausch (left) and Dr. Arthur Jordan, joint heads of the Applied Neurosciences and Neurotechnologies working group.

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Universität Bonn @unibonn.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

#ScienceSnack People with depression do not perceive food as less rewarding when they actually consume it—differences emerge during anticipation. New study by The University Hospitals Bonn & Tübingen and the University of Bonn: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/088-... © UKB/Aljoscha Haupt

Depression dampens anticipation, not enjoyment - Prof. Nils Kroemer (left) and Corinna Schulz (right) are investigating food reward processing in depression.

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Universität Bonn @unibonn.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

#ScienceSnack: A new discussion paper shows that executives in the US are now reaching top positions later in their careers. This is attributed to firms increasingly demanding that their CEOs be generalists. Read more: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/082-... @econtribute.bsky.social © G. Schwan/M. Thürbach

Portrait pictures of Valentin Kecht (left) and Prof. Farzad Said (right).

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Universität Bonn @unibonn.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

#ScienceSnack Less hunger, more environmental problems? In sub-Saharan Africa, wealthier people are adopting Western-style diets, leading to better nutrient intake but also higher environmental costs. Researchers from Bonn & Ghana outline solutions: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/080-... © M. Qaim/Uni Bonn

In sub-Saharan Africa, many people do not have adequate access to high-quality food. Changing this while also minimizing negative impacts on the environment is a challenge.

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Universität Bonn @unibonn.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

What did people eat and drink in the Bronze Age South Caucasus? Dairy products, wine, and beyond: Researchers studied the foodways and culinary practices of Kura-Araxes communities. More: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/076-... (c) A. Decaix, ANR SWEED and the Mission “Boyuk Kesik” & ANR KUR(A)GAN

Top: Grape seed from Qaraçinar, Azerbaijan. - Bottom: Red-black and black-polished vessels from Qaraçinar, Azerbaijan.

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Universität Bonn @unibonn.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Congrats to Junior Professor Marc Rußwurm! @dfg.de will be providing up to €1.4 million in funding for his Emmy Noether Group devoted to developing AI methods for fusing different types of geodata to arrive at a uniform geospatial representation: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/068-... © G. Hübl/Uni Bonn

Portrait of Junior Professor Marc Rußwurm

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Universität Bonn @unibonn.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Power struggles, shifting alliances, global uncertainty—in the new episode of our podcast "Hypothesis", political scientist Hendrik W. Ohnesorge explores why international relations are "anarchic" and how theories make sense of global dynamics (German only): www.uni-bonn.de/de/neues/hyp...

Podcast cover: Portrait of Hendrik W. Ohnesorge and the title of the episode "Anarchie bestimmt die internationalen Beziehungen?!"

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Universität Bonn @unibonn.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

3 new research groups at the University of Bonn are set to receive funding from the @dfg.de: on concepts of God in ancient Israel, Chinese tech companies, and precise Earth rotation measurements. Funding totals millions of euros. More: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/conc... © T. Wagner/V. Lannert/COLOURBOX

Collage: Three new research groups at the University of Bonn: on the left, a seal from the Iron Age; in the center, Prof. Dr. Simon Stellmer with a ring laser; and on the right, a symbolic image from Shanghai.

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Universität Bonn @unibonn.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Europe wants to become more digitally sovereign—but how dependent is it really? A new policy brief from the University of Bonn & the Vodafone Institute shows that hidden trade dependencies on the U.S. & China call Europe’s strategies into question: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/057-... © GH/Uni Bonn

A woman sitting in front a computer screen and looking at a map of the world.

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Universität Bonn @unibonn.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

The International Symposium on Physical Design (ISPD) was held in Europe for the first time—at the University of Bonn. Members of companies like NVIDIA, Apple & IBM came together to discuss the foundation of our digital future: powerful microchips. www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/chip... © DM/Uni Bonn

ISPD Conference 2026 in Bonn - About 100 participants from academia and industry around the world attended (Group picture).

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Universität Bonn @unibonn.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

#ScienceSnack Pirate Gold as Cultural Heritage? In colonial times, large amounts of Akan gold from present-day Ghana reached Europe. Sources suggest it was deliberately diluted. Modern technology and a pirate wreck now test this claim. More: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/how-... © Tobias Skowronek

All gold samples analyzed in the study at a glance. They come from the “Whydah Gally,” a former slave ship that sank off the coast of Massachusetts in a storm in 1717.

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Universität Bonn @unibonn.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Unconventional & agenda-free—the “Hemdsärmelkolloquium” at the University of Bonn brings 300 researchers together for fast talks and debates on solid-state chemistry. Learn more about where ideas clash, collaborations spark, and science moves forward: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/a-fi... © B. Frommann

The audience in the lecture hall is eagerly listening to the "verbal sparring".

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