Social sciences
Well-fed penguins live longer, but age faster - similar to modern humans
The consequences of a sedentary lifestyle are difficult to investigate in human studies. For this reason, an international research team involving the University of Hamburg has now investigated them in king penguins. The result: an abundant food supply in protected living conditions promotes rapid growth, but ultimately leads to accelerated ageing.
Bonn and Brazil: Networking Academic Communities
Brazil Day at the University of Bonn is all'about promoting partnership, dialogue and inter-continental academic collaboration.
Life and death in Central Europe in the late Bronze Age
A new interdisciplinary study published in Nature Communications provides the first detailed insights from a biomolecular and archaeological perspective into the lives of people in Central Europe during the Late Bronze Age (ca. BC), also known as the Urnfield Period.
Maori ancestor goes home
The ancestral panel is called ,,Pou of Hinematioro" and embodies the living presence of the ruler Hinematioro.
Weaponizing Kinship
Researchers examine the long-term demographic consequences of the Colombian armed conflict for those who survived the violence.
New approaches to environmental peace in Colombia
New project 'Iakumama 2050' at the Center for Development Research at Uni Bonn combines digital technology with Indigenous knowledge.
Survey: Majority of Germans support increased defence capability
In light of Russia's war in Ukraine, a majority of the German population supports strengthening national defence capability, including higher defence spending.
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Doctoral Position in Linguistics - Language Acquisition of Catalan Universität Konstanz
Die Universität sucht zum 01. Juni 2026 eine:n Technische:r Assistent:in (w/m/d) unbefristet, E9b TV-L, 80 % Universität Hohenheim
Universitätsprofessur für Intelligente Systeme Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover
Research Associate / Doctoral Candidate (m/f/d) Participatory Practices for Fostering Data Agency Technische Universität München
Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in (PostDoc) am Seminar für Orientalistik Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in mit Zielrichtung Promotion am Mathematischen Seminar Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter / Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin (m/w/d) Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau
Research Group Leader at the Cluster of Excellence ’The Politics of Inequality’ Universität Konstanz
Mentoring strengthens educational opportunities for socially disadvantaged children

ERC Consolidator Grant Awarded to Anthropologist at Freie Universität Berlin

Ancient Trash Demonstrates How Early Farmers Learned to Live with Waste











