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Institute of Geosciences

Welcome to the website of the Institute of Geosciences!

The Institute of Geosciences at Bonn University combines the sections of Geology, Geochemistry/Petrology, Geophysics and Meteorology. Within these sections, the disciplines of environmental geology, hydrogeology, sedimentology, geochemistry, mineralogy, petrology, structural geology, geophysics, geodynamics, climate dynamics, theoretical meteorology and radar polarimetry are covered.

Combined with 2 Bachelor and 4 Master programmes in 2 teaching units, the Institute of Earth Sciences offers a broad spectrum of theoretical and practical disciplines for orientation in university research and teaching.

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Teaching & Learning

In this section we present the studies in our degree programmes and the teaching.

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Sections

In this section you will get an overview of the sections at the Institute.

News and Events

Below you will find a compilation of news and events at the Institute of Geosciences including the current research colloquium.

News
Updates from across the Institute of Geosciences
Field days in the Applied Geophysics module, WS 24/25
Once again this winter semester, we held our three field days in the mug515 / BW56 Applied Geophysics module at the beginning of November. 
Field measurements on the island Spiekeroog
The field measurements as part of the module "Hydrogeophysics" of the master's degree programme in Physics of the Earth and Atmosphere took place in Whitsun week in 2024. The goal of this week was to apply geophysical measuring methods for characterising hydrological structures and processes. With the available measuring devices the students should analyse flow and transport processes. The exact question was related to the freshwater-saltwater interface of the island's groundwater and its tidal dynamics.
KinderUni at University Bonn
On May 27th, Junior Professor Leonie Esters spoke at the KinderUni at University Bonn about the difference between weather and climate. The children were enthusiastic and actively participated. More information about the KinderUni can be found at: https://www.uni-bonn.de/de/studium/studienorientierung-und-uni-bonn-entdecken/junge-uni/veranstaltungen-und-wettbewerbe/kinderuni
Early 2024, field measurements by geophysics team on Svalbard with project partners from UNIS and FZ Jülich
From mid of February to mid of March 2024 a team of the Bonn geophysics group conducts geophysical measurements on Svalbard in collaboration with project partners from the University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) and Forschungszentrum Jülich. The team images the subsurface using different geophysical methods to improve understanding of groundwater flow paths leading to surface icings in glacier forefields as well as at coastal pingo sites where methane outgassing occurs.

Research colloquium

Events of the research colloquium in the summer semester 2023:

Lecture series “Aspects of the Climate Crisis”

The next round of the lecture series "Aspects of the Climate Crisis", formerly "Aspects of Global Warming", will begin on October 24.

The lecture will take place from October 24 on Tuesdays from 18:15 to 19:45 in Lecture Hall 1 of the Lecture Hall Center on the Poppelsdorf campus.

In the public lecture series "Aspects of the Climate Crisis" at the University of Bonn, organized together with "End Fossil: Occupy! Bonn", a wide range of topics will once again be discussed: from the European Green Deal, microplastics and groundwater depletion to colonialism and the right of resistance. As in previous years, the event is also intended to provide a platform for committed, constructive and appreciative discussion.

Weitere Veranstaltungen folgen demnächst.

31. Januar 2021

Startpunkt der Rallye rund um den Hofgarten

Garderobenhalle/ Arkadenhof Hauptgebäude
Am Hof 1
53113 Bonn

Kurze Beschreibung von der Veranstaltung... Möchtest Du einmal eines Deiner Traumstudienfächer antesten? Willst Du wissen, wie die Uni-Institute von innen aussehen? Magst Du mit echten Studis und Dozentinnen und Dozenten sprechen? Dann bist du bei den Wissenschaftsrallyes der Universität Bonn richtig!

CHE Ranking Geosciences Bonn 2021

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At the University of Bonn, the subjects mathematics, geography, geosciences and chemistry have been rated particularly positively.

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