University of Bonn Honors Four Outstanding Individuals with Its University Medal
History / Philosophy
Europe’s Late Neanderthals descended from a single population
A recent study incorporating new DNA data and archaeological evidence has shown that the last Neanderthals in Europe experienced a major population turnover, resulting in little diversity in their gene pool prior to their disappearance some 40,000 years ago.
How Pirate Gold Turns Out to Be Cultural Heritage
+++RESEARCH TICKER UNIVERSITY OF BONN: Using Electron Beams to Combat Colonial Prejudices+++. During the colonial era, vast quantities of gold from the Akan people of present-day Ghana ended up in European smelting furnaces.
What’s in a Name? - The Unknown Faces of History
A new project at the University of Bonn's BCDSS Cluster of Excellence and the Department of History is studying nameless individuals in historical sources.
How political borders in the Middle Ages are linked to chorales
The spread of a particular genre of music reflects the borders between medieval empires in Europe. This is shown by a study conducted by a musicologist at the University of Würzburg.
Gerd Faltings to Receive the 2026 Abel Prize
University of Bonn mathematician being honored for his work of great depth and influence. For the first time ever, the Abel Prize has gone to a German-and this one is based at the University of Bonn! Mathematician Professor Gerd Faltings will receive the award in a ceremony in Oslo on May 26, 2026.
To examine Hellenistic urbanism and material culture
Archaeologist Oren Tal will be visiting Münster as a Humboldt Research Fellow. Professor Oren Tal and Professor Achim Lichtenberger have known each other for more than twenty years and have worked closely together for the past seven.
Record-breaking trove of information: Upper Egypt site has now yielded over 43,000 inscribed pot sherds
A joint archaeological mission by the University of and the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (MoTA) has documented the world's most extensive find of inscribed pottery sherds at the Upper Egypt site of Athribis.
Selected Jobs
Universitätsprofessur für Ägyptologie Besoldungsgruppe W3 oder vergleichbares Beschäftigungsverhältnis Kennung: W3Ägyptologie Freie Universität Berlin
Juniorprofessur für Internationale Geschichte der Nachhaltigkeit im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert mit Tenure Track nach W2 (LBesG) (m/w/d) Universität Trier
Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin oder Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter (Postdoc; m/w/d) im Fachgebiet Neuere und Neueste Geschichte Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover
University of Bonn Honors Four Outstanding Individuals with Its University Medal