Universität Bonn

Faculty of Agricultural, Nutritional and Engineering Sciences

Research
is our strength

Research

Our scientists conduct research in the disciplines of nutrition and food sciences, geodesy and geoinformation, food and resource economics, agricultural engineering, crop sciences and resource conservation as well as animal sciences to jointly find solutions to global challenges such as nutrition, resource conservation and climate. Research at the faculty thus contributes significantly to the profile areas  „Innovation und Technology for Sustainable Futures“ und  „Life and Health“ at the University of Bonn.

In addition to disciplinary research, which is located in the working groups, interdisciplinary research foci have developed at the faculty. Outstanding collaborative projects include the PhenoRob Cluster of Excellence and the Collaborative Research Centers 1502 DETECT and 228 Future Rural Africa. Other key research areas of the faculty are also organized in interdisciplinary research centers.

Structural elements such as regional networks, core facilities and the external laboratories support research, teaching and knowledge transfer.

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Cluster of Excellence

65 Mio. €

Third-party funding raised between 2018 and 2022

239

Third-party funded projects in 2022

Research Foci

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Digital Technologies for Sustainable Crop Production

The development of digital technologies for sustainable crop production is a central research focus of the Faculty. The aim is to reduce the negative environmental impact of agricultural land use while maintaining yields to ensure global food security.

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Social-ecological Transformation of Rural Africa

In various research projects, the increasing dynamic changes and challenges for rural areas in Africa and their effects on the well-being of people and nature are being investigated on different spatial and temporal scales with regards to agriculture, nature and infrastructure.

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Effects of Land Use Change and Water Management on Climate Change

Current climate models cannot adequately explain the observed patterns of hydrological change. A model system that reproduces observations and can simulate the future, taking possible influencing factors into account, is to be developed.

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One Health

The One Health approach is both a research approach to holistically examine health problems at the human-animal-environment interface and an implementation-oriented concept that calls for intersectoral cooperation between stakeholders in human and veterinary medicine, public health, environmental protection, resource management and agriculture.

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Bioeconomy

Population growth, increasing nutritional requirements and environmental pollution give rise to key conflicting goals, e.g., between food and energy security, water supply, maintaining soil quality and protecting biodiversity. Bioeconomy is looking for solutions to these challenges and the associated conflicting goals.

Research Infrastructure

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External Laboratories

Organizational units that support the institutes of the faculty in their research and teaching tasks and are available to all departments of the University of Bonn within the scope of their capacities.

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Core Facilities

State-of-the-art experimental facilities to support research and teaching in the field of crop cultivation, which can be directly accessed by the faculty's organizational units.

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Research centers

The bundling of intra- and inter-university expertise from various academic disciplines allows for efficient research and increases the university’s appeal for young researchers.

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Dr. Susanne Plattes

Advisor - Research and young scientists

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