Faculty of Agricultural, Nutritional and Engineering Sciences

Supplying a growing world population with healthy food while at the same time reducing the negative environmental impact of agricultural production is one of the key challenges for agricultural and nutrition research.

The provision of energy and food security for an estimated 9 billion people in 2030 is a major challenge for global agriculture. The limited availability of arable land and resources such as water make it essential to farm sustainably and thus give future generations a chance of survival.

Thanks to the unique combination of agricultural, nutritional and food sciences with geodesy, the Faculty of Agricultural, Nutritional and Engineering Sciences (AEI) has ideal opportunities to develop the scientific basis for a sustainable supply of energy and food to meet demand and to support its implementation in practice.

For the AEI, top scientific qualifications and professional skills are equally important educational goals. Graduates must not only acquire theoretical and practical specialist knowledge, but also methodological and social skills and the ability to think critically and interdisciplinarily. We meet the requirements of the job market with research-oriented Bachelor's and Master's degrees.

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Tilo Freiherr von Wilmowsky Honorary Award for Prof. Matin Qaim

Prof. Dr. Matin Qaim has received the Tilo Freiherr von Wilmowsky Honorary Award from the “Verbindungsstelle Landwirtschaft-Industrie” (VLI). Since 2012, the association has presented the award annually to individuals who have rendered outstanding services to German agribusiness. The prize has now been awarded at the VLI spring conference in Frankfurt.

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Agri-PV enjoys comparatively high acceptance⁹

Photovoltaic systems are increasingly being installed not only on roofs but also on open land. This does not always meet with citizens’ approval. What is known as agrivoltaics (Agri-PV), however, is viewed more favorably, as researchers at the University of Bonn have now been able to show. In this case, the solar cells are installed in spaces used for agriculture – such as on pastures or as a canopy over grapevines. According to a survey of almost 2,000 people, this form enjoys much higher acceptance than normal solar parks. The study has been published in the journal “Land Use Policy.”

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Climate change is lifting South Africa out of the ocean¹⁰

South Africa is slowly lifting out of the water – by up to two millimeters per year depending on the region. It had been assumed up to now that this phenomenon was due to mantle flow in the Earth’s crust. However, a study carried out by the University of Bonn now provides another explanation: Droughts and the associated water loss are the main reason for this land uplift. The results have now been published in the “Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth.”

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DynamoBot - a PhenoRob Startup¹¹

At the PhenoRob and University of Bonn Start-Up DynamoBot, we are building the next generation of precision farming and precision weed management for farmers.

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Poster prize for "Mixture Toxicology"¹²

The awarded poster “Mixture toxicity of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in zebrafish larvae and HepG2 cells” was created by Shuhan Wang, with suggestions and guidance from Dr. Benedikt Bauer and Prof. Dr. Henning Hintzsche from the Department of Food Safety, Institute of Nutritional and Food Science.

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Seven Subjects among the Top 100 Worldwide¹³

Higher education analyst Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) has published its international subject rankings for the year, in which 1,747 universities from around the world, including the University of Bonn, are compared based on various indicator criteria. Once again this year, the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences achieved excellent rankings.

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Green insurance – an important tool for pesticide reduction? The example of wine in France¹⁴

At a press conference on April 26, John Barker, Director of the International Wine Organization, announced a 10% drop in world wine production by 2023. Extreme environmental conditions – such as heavy rainfall in vineyards – have led to the development of fungal diseases (mildew, powdery mildew, black rot, etc.) in certain regions, and to crop failure.

Wednesday May 21, 2025

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5. Fakultätsratssitzung¹⁵

Dekanat

01:00 PM

Die Fakultätsratssitzungen im Akademischen Jahr 2024/2025 finden im Fakultätssitzungszimmer statt. Beachten Sie bitte die Präsenzpflicht für den gewählten ...

Thursday May 22, 2025

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Geodätisches Kolloquium | Prof. Dr. Abbas Rajabifard¹⁶

Nußallee 1, 53115 Bonn

04:15 PM - 05:00 PM

Gemeinsames Kolloquium mit dem SFB 1502 ‚DETECT‘ Das Institut für Geodäsie und Geoinformation der Universität Bonn sowie der DVW NRW e.V. - Gesellschaft für ...

Saturday May 24, 2025

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Tag der Geodäsie¹⁷

Nußallee 17, 53115 Bonn

02:00 PM - 06:00 PM

An dem Tag erfährst Du, was sich eigentlich hinter dem Begriff Geodäsie verbirgt. Danach hast du bei einer Postersession Zeit, mit den einzelnen Arbeitsgruppen ...

Monday Jun 02, 2025

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DETECT | Land and Climate Seminar¹⁸

Zoom-Meeting

10:15 AM - 11:30 AM

In the DETECT Land & Climate Seminar, scientists of the CRC present the research progress of their project, but also international speakers external to the CRC ...

Wednesday Jun 04, 2025

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Infoveranstaltung rund um Core-Facilities¹⁹

Zoom

01:00 PM - 02:30 PM

An der Universität laufen seit Beginn des Jahres mehrere Initiativen, um den Zugang zu vorhandener Forschungsinfrastruktur zu vereinfachen und zu ...

Thursday Jun 05, 2025

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Geodätisches Kolloquium | Dr. Barbara Brilmayer et al.²⁰

Nußallee 17, 53115 Bonn

04:15 PM - 05:15 PM

Das Institut für Geodäsie und Geoinformation der Universität Bonn sowie der DVW NRW e.V. - Gesellschaft für Geodäsie, Geoinformation und Landmanagement - laden ...

Friday Jun 06, 2025

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PhenoRob & TRA "Sustainable Futures" | PILS²¹

Zoom-Meeting

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

We are pleased to invite you to our Public Interdisciplinary Lecture Series. The event will take place via Zoom. Please feel free to share this invitation ...