Hospice's degree was granted by the University of Bonn's Faculty of Agricultural, Nutritional and Engineering Sciences. His supervisor was Prof. Dr. Christian Borgemeister and his tutor Dr. Jan Henning Sommer.

The one-week Summer School was organized by ZEF and the Staff Unit for the Bonn Research Alliance (BORA) at the University of Bonn in collaboration with the St Andrews Centre for Critical Sustainabilities (StACCS) at the University of St Andrews, UK.

The Society for Caribbean Research (SOCARE) 2026 Early-Career Symposium brought together scholars from across the Americas, Europe, and the Caribbean to explore the region's complex histories, cultures, and futures. 

The recently initiated Iakumama project set off with flying start in Bonn. During their one-week visit to Bonn, members of the Yachaikury School, an indigenous knowledge center located in the Amazon rainforest, in Caquetá and partners in the Iakumama project, conducted a ritual on the riverside of the Rhine near Bonn. The ritual was performed under the guidance of Waira Jacanamijoy, who is leading the Yachaikury School.

NEW: Photo exhibition in ZEF’s lobby (Genscherallee 3, 53113 Bonn). ZEF senior researcher Asrat Gella takes you on a visual journey to the people of Konso, living in the mountainous highlands of southwestern Ethiopia. The cultural landscape of Konso has been a UNESCO Heritage Site since 2011. The photo exhibition shares impressions and information about the Kara ritual of the Konso. Learn more in the flyer (on display in the lobby too) or in the recording of the ZEF public lecture titled "Sacred Ecologies: The Kara Ritual of the Konso – Enacting Memory, Traditions and Power through the Generations" by Asrat Gella on June 11, 2026. You can watch the recording of the ZEF public lecture on our youtube channel here.

On June 2, 2026 ZEF Junior-Professor Lisa Biber-Freudenberger received the official certificate of appointment from Bonn University's Rector Prof. Dr. h.c. Michael Hoch (see photo below). She was accompanied by her husband and son (see the photo at the bottom of the page). Lisa's full professorship in "Biodiversity and Environmental Change" will take effect on July 1, 2026.

What is the best way to shape the future of waterfront cities in the Global South in the face of challenges like climate change? How are conflicts overcome in various different cultures? These key questions are now to be explored by two new Research Training Groups (RTGs) at the University of Bonn. Alongside the University Hospital Bonn as a partner, the proposal was submitted together with the Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences (H-BRS). The German Research Foundation (DFG) is providing with millions of euros in funding to train doctoral students. Across Germany, the DFG will be supporting 10 new RTGs in all from fall 2026 onward. 

Whether it’s malnutrition, diet-related diseases, or negative environmental impacts, our food systems are neither sustainable nor sufficiently resilient. A promising approach to changing this is to diversify food systems.