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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.

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 three main research areas: Water, Risk and Geomatics. 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.

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News
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Climate researcher Prof. Dr. Lisa Schipper in the Hypothese Podcast of the University of Bonn6
Climate change threatens the existence of many people and ecosystems. In view of the scientific findings, many researchers are also worried about the future. Should they talk openly about their feelings? In the new episode of the Hypothesis Podcast of the University of Bonn, geography professor Lisa Schipper, head of the research group Development Geography, discusses the thesis “Science needs facts, not emotions” with host Denis Nasser. The podcast episode is in English.
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New GIUB newsletter published7
The new GIUB newsletter is published. The newsletter will inform erveryone associated with the Department of Geography about recent developments and events in a compact form once a semester. Please subscibe here: https://listen.uni-bonn.de/wws/subscribe/giub-newsletter
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GIUB welcomed Dr. Eliaza Jones Mkuna from Mzumbe University, Tanzania8
As part of the ERASMUS+ worldwide cooperation, the Department of Geography welcomed Dr. Eliaza Jones Mkuna from Mzumbe University, Tanzania. He is a Senior Lecturer in Economics at the Faculty of Social Sciences at Mzumbe University in the Department of Economics and Head of Research and Publications Department. 
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New research project on water security in southern Africa launched9
The Federal Ministry of Education and Science (BMBF) has been funding the Programme on Water Security in Southern Africa (WASA) since this year, in which the ‘Eco-Hydrology and Water Resources Management’ working group, led by Prof. Evers, participates.
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Events
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Wednesday Apr 09, 2025
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Schnittstelle von Wissenschaft und Politik: Der Weltklimarat IPCC11
Meckenheimer Allee 166, ...
05:15 PM - 06:15 PM
BGG-Vortrag: An der Schnittstelle von Wissenschaft und Politik: Der Weltklimarat IPCC Der Zwischenstaatliche Ausschuss für Klimaänderungen (IPCC) spielt eine ...
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Wednesday Apr 16, 2025
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Teaching Disciplinary Histories Under Censorship12
Meckenheimer Allee 166, ...
05:15 PM - 06:15 PM
Lecture on Cultural Geography: Erasures & Re-connections - Teaching Disciplinary Histories Under Censorship Like all histories, the history of Geography and ...
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Wednesday Apr 23, 2025
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Wohnungsfragen überall? Geographische Perspektive auf das Wohnen13
Meckenheimer Allee 166, ...
05:15 PM - 06:15 PM
Die Frage des bezahlbaren Wohnens wird seit vielen Jahren öffentlich breit diskutiert und entsprechend auch politische Maßnahmen für den sozialen ...
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Wednesday Apr 30, 2025
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Climate or educational crisis? Perspectives on geogr. education14
Department of Geography, ...
12:15 PM - 01:15 PM
Climate crisis or educational crisis? Perspectives on earth system education from Israel Further information on this lecture event will follow shortly.
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The Department of Geography on Social Media

The Department of Geography is active on different social media portals. Please use the following links to get directly on our profiles.

Instagram

We post all news from the department on teaching, events and the everyday life at the department on Instagram. You can also find the best pictures from our field trips here.

Bluesky

We publish the latest news from the work of our research groups (e.g. new projects & publications, exciting talks) on Bluesky, and are connected to important institutions and researchers.

YouTube

We have different videos on YouTube: introductions of the department and certain groups within, videos from field trips, helpful tips on literature research in our library and much more.

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.

Student Council Geography 

The Fachschaft Geographie is the officially elected Student Council Geography and represents all students at the Department of Geography.

Geographical Society of Bonn

The Geographical Society of Bonn (BGG) is a registered, non-profit association. The most important goal of the BGG is to present findings of geographical research to the general public in easily comprehensible way.

Geoverbund ABC/J

The Geoverbund ABC/J is the geoscientific network of the Aachen-Bonn-Cologne/Jülich research area.

Contact

Address of the Department

Contact

+49 (0)228-737290

geographie@uni-bonn.de

Address

Meckenheimer Allee 166

53115 Bonn

Germany

Administrative Office, Andrea Herold-Jahn

Contact

+49 (0)228 73-7290

gf-assistenz-geographie@uni-bonn.de

Address

Meckenheimer Allee 166

Room 0.011 (104a)

53115 Bonn

Germany

Links

  1. https://listen.uni-bonn.de/wws/subscribe/giub-newsletter
  2. https://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/en/studying
  3. https://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/en/research/research-groups
  4. https://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/en/department-1/staff
  5. https://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/en/international/international-students
  6. https://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/en/news/science-needs-facts-not-emotions-climate-researcher-prof-dr-lisa-schipper-in-the-hypothese-podcast-of-the-university-of-bonn
  7. https://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/en/news/new-giub-newsletter-published
  8. https://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/en/news/giub-welcomed-dr-eliaza-jones-mkuna
  9. https://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/en/news/new-research-project-on-water-security-in-southern-africa-launched
  10. https://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/en/news
  11. https://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/en/events/schnittstelle-von-wissenschaft-und-politik-der-weltklimarat-ipcc
  12. https://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/en/events/teaching_disciplinary_histories_under_censorship
  13. https://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/en/events/michael_miessner
  14. https://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/en/events/vortrag_fachdidaktik
  15. https://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/en/events
  16. https://www.instagram.com/geographieunibonn/
  17. https://bsky.app/profile/giubresearch.bsky.social
  18. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMxdfAAUE8Fr5IZdaMxtApg
  19. https://fsgeo-bonn.de/en/
  20. https://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/en/department-1/geographical-society-of-bonn
  21. http://www.geoverbund-abcj.de/geoverbund/EN/Home/home_node.html
  22. https://www.geoverbund-abcj.de/en