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ERC Synergy Grant for University of Cologne’s Professor Björn Schumacher: Bats as a Guide to Extend Healthspan

The European Research Council (ERC) is funding the project ‘BATPROTECT’ with 11.9 million euros over a period of six years.

News from UA Ruhr

Women in Security and Cryptography Workshop 2023

From June 27 to 29, 2023, the Cluster of Excellence “CASA – Cyber Security in the Age of Large-Scale Adversaries” in Bochum (Germany) organizes the WISC workshop for female PhD students and outstanding female students in IT security and related areas. Application deadline: April 15.

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Success in THE Rankings: University of Cologne in Top 9% of Universities Worldwide

The University of Cologne has come in at position 146 in the influential THE World University Rankings.

Prof. de Meaux and Prof. von Korff Schmising

University of Cologne Wins Funding for a New Collaborative Research Centre in Plant Sciences

Around 10 million euros over four years for research into the genetic foundations and key mechanisms with which plants adapt to changes in their environment.

Interview with Dr. Eva Bosbach

10 Years University of Cologne New York Office

The University of Cologne’s North America Office celebrated its 10th anniversary at the German House in New York on May 26 with a festive in-person event, featuring art, music, networking, and the panel discussion “Transatlantic Perspectives on Quantum Science and Technologies.” The honorary guest was Rector Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Axel Freimuth, heading a delegation from the University of Cologne. The DWIH team took this anniversary as an opportunity to talk with Dr. Eva Bosbach, Executive Director of the University of Cologne North America Office.

Germany Names New Excellence Clusters

On Sept. 27, 2018, the German Research Council (DFG) and German Council of Science and Humanities released their decisions on the 57 Clusters of Excellence that will be receive funding for seven years beginning in 2019.