Department of Geography at the University of Bonn
The Department of Geography at the University of Bonn is part of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences and belongs to the Department of Earth Sciences. Our research and teaching covers almost the entire spectrum of Geography, which guarantees the necessary breadth in an interdisciplinary study program.
Once a semester, the Department of Geography publishes a newsletter on current developments and events.
Call for Applications
At the Department of Geography is a W2 Professorship for Urban and Regional Geography to be filled by October 1, 2026. Further details can be found in the PDF document below.
The Department of Geography has a rich history that spans more than 140 years of teaching and research. It is the largest and one of the most distinguished Geography departments in Germany.
It has 15 independent research groups that encompass a wide variety of geographical topics. Our research is organized around eight research clusters within five main research focus areas: Water Futures, Risk and Security, Governing Transformations, Inequality and Justice and Land Surface Dynamics. Geomorphology, Hydrology, Development Geography and Remote Sensing are just a few examples of our wide choice of research clusters in Human and Physical Geographies. Each of our research fields is managed by one or more professors in the department. This enables us to provide our students with a high quality and unique education, especially if they wish to choose an interdisciplinary or applied study-approach.
The Department of Geography on Social Media
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Links to other important institutions
Directly connected with the Department of Geography at the University of Bonn are the Fachschaft Geographie, the Geographical Society of Bonn and the Geoverbund ABC/J.
Contact
Respect each other! Respect boundaries - create safe places
The Department of Geography has set itself the task of enabling everyone to work together on an equal, non-discriminatory, respectful and trusting basis. Further information can be found on the page Protection against violence.24
Links
- https://listen.uni-bonn.de/wws/subscribe/giub-newsletter
- https://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/en/studying
- https://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/en/research/research-groups
- https://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/en/department-1/staff
- https://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/en/international/international-students
- https://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/en/facilities/media_facilities/w2-professorship-for-urban-and-regional-geography.pdf/@@download
- https://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/en/news/innovative-earth-observation-with-diegosat-supporting-climate-protection-agriculture-and-security
- https://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/en/news/two-winners-of-the-international-paper-award-2025
- https://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/en/news/global-exchange-in-action-welcoming-tanzanian-partners-to-giub-during-the-international-partner-days
- https://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/en/news/neue-profilschwerpunkte
- https://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/en/news
- https://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/en/events/rechte-territorialisierungen-querdenker-energieproteste
- https://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/en/events/artificial-light-at-night-in-remote-sensing
- https://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/en/events/dies-academicus-1
- https://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/en/events/klimakrise_im_geographieunterricht
- https://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/en/events
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- https://bsky.app/profile/giubresearch.bsky.social
- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMxdfAAUE8Fr5IZdaMxtApg
- https://fsgeo-bonn.de/en/
- https://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/en/department-1/geographical-society-of-bonn
- http://www.geoverbund-abcj.de/geoverbund/EN/Home/home_node.html
- https://www.geoverbund-abcj.de/en
- https://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/en/studying/student-services/protection