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The Fascinating World of Beetles

Over 400,000 beetle species have been described to date, making them the largest order of any liv-ing thing. Each individual one triggers spontaneous emotions in us: some people will let out a loud, shrill scream if they see a black beetle, while most will find ladybirds especially charming. When you have someone taking as close a look as photographer Carolin Bleese has done and a researcher as besotted with beetles as is Professor Dr. Nicholas Gompel from the Institute of Organismic Biology at the University of Bonn, then you get some completely new angles on the humble beetle. Running until August 31, 2025, the new special exhibition in P26 entitled “Fascinating Beetles” will display the images that have resulted from the collaboration between the two.

Focus on Family and Research

The theme of the Diversity Days, held May 26–27, 2025 at the University of Bonn, was “Family Matters: Balance and Belonging.” Numerous items on the event program concerned achieving balance between caregiving responsibilities and one’s research work. The event focused on broadening society’s view of the traditional nuclear family to include alternative and queer family models and communities of care.

Decoding Complex Structures Through Mathematics

The German Research Foundation approved a new Collaborative Research Center (CRCs) at the University of Bonn. 19 principal investigators and their working groups will study the mathematical structures underlying complex phenomena in areas of criticality. The spokesperson of the CRC is Leibniz Prize winner Professor Angkana Rüland of the Hausdorff Center for Mathematics—Cluster of Excellence. The Collaborative Research Center will receive nearly four years of DFG funding of approximately seven million euros.

Heightening the Visibility of Equality and Gender Research

The winners of the 2024 Gender Studies Prize and Maria von Linden Gender Equality Prize were honored at a ceremony last Friday. With these accolades, the University of Bonn Gender Equality Office recognizes superlative final and doctoral theses on gender studies and outstanding commitment to gender equality.

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Thursday Jun 12, 2025

iStart: Job Interview Group Coaching

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01:30 PM - 05:00 PM

The last hurdle of the application process: the job interview. But don't panic, this coaching will equip you with all the info you need to confidently navigate ...

Friday Jun 13, 2025

Intercultural Training (English)

Internationaler Club ...

09:00 AM - 04:00 PM

“Intercultural communication in a professional context” We invite you to a one-day intercultural workshop on the topic of “Intercultural communication in a ...

Friday Jun 13, 2025

Nur noch ein Bischof? Wahlen in der Spätantike

Seminarraum 1.002, 1. ...

05:15 PM - 06:15 PM

Offener Vortrag im Rahmen der Mitgliederversammlung des Vereins zur Förderung des F. J. Dölger-Instituts (in Präsenz und per Zoom). Der Zoom-Link kann bei der ...