News — Medical Faculty

Awards for Excellence in Teaching¹

The University of Bonn has awarded teaching prizes to 14 teaching staff in recognition of their outstanding work. The prize recipients were chosen by students themselves. Professor Klaus Sandmann, Vice Rector for Teaching, Learning and University Development presented the prize certificates at a ceremony on the Hofgarten lawn in Bonn as part of the Universitätsfest attended by over 7,000 people.

Apply now to win the Universitätsgesellschaft Transfer Prize²

Research is not an end in itself. Ultimately, it must have an impact on society, politics, culture or the economy for its purpose to fully unfold. And that is what the UGB Transfer Prize created by Universitätsgesellschaft Bonn (UGB) is all about. The 10,000-euro Prize is awarded in recognition of projects through which University of Bonn staff and students effectively transfer knowledge in innovative yet practical ways so as to visibly benefit society at large.

Joining forces against future pandemics³

Three days of scientific exchange, workshops, and new impulses: Until July 2, 2025, members of the Bonn-Cumming Host-Directed Pandemic Therapeutics Program are gathered at University Hospital Bonn (UKB) for a symposium to reflect on the current state of their research and discuss further steps. The joint program of the Cumming Global Centre for Pandemic Therapeutics at the University of Melbourne and of the University of Bonn aims to combat future pandemics with novel therapeutics.

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Advancing personalized diagnostics in cardiovascular diseases⁴

Personalized risk assessments are considered key to improving prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. What has been lacking so far is a standardized infrastructure. Since 2023, a consortium of German research institutions has been working on exactly that within the ACRIBiS project (Advancing Cardiovascular Risk Identification with Structured Clinical Documentation and Biosignal Derived Phenotypes Synthesis). The project’s concept paper has now been published in the European Heart Journal – Digital Health.

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Anniversary edition of the Universitätsfest on July 5, 2025⁵

On Saturday, July 5, the University of Bonn will celebrate this year's Universitätsfest – and at the same time a special anniversary: For 20 years, it has been holding a ceremony as part of this festival to bid farewell to its graduates from the current year. Around 2,000 of them have registered for this year's event. For the first time, the celebration will take place in an expanded public format in the Hofgarten park. After the internal graduation ceremony, the event will be open to the public at around 3:30 p.m. The celebrations will include a performance by the Kölsch rock group Cat Ballou. The media are cordially invited to report on the event.

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How Aortic Valve Stenosis Develops⁶

There is currently no way to stop calcification of the aortic valve. If all else fails, the valve must be replaced. To better understand the development of this common disease, researchers from Bochum and Bonn have taken a close look at defective valves. They were able to show that endothelial cells that line the tissue play a major role, as is the case with other vascular diseases. In addition, they were able to see that what happens varies greatly depending on whether someone’s aortic valve has three leaflets – as is usually the case – or just two. The team reports its findings in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

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Excellent Performance in THE Impact Rankings for Sustainability⁷

The Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Ranking 2025 has recognized the University of Bonn’s strong commitment to sustainability. The study highlights the impact that universities are having on each of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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#Hack4Surgery: Hackathon with the BOSTER⁸

At the #Hack4Surgery hackathon, 12 teams developed solutions for real-life challenges in the emergency room. The event took place on 6 June 2025 at the Bonn Surgical Technology Center (BOSTER) of the University Hospital Bonn (UKB). With the help of machine learning methods and based on real, anonymised patient data, around 35 students and doctoral students from the University of Bonn developed predictive models to support doctors in making key decisions in everyday clinical practice. The first #Hack4Surgery was organised by BOSTER together with the Transfer Center enaCom and the Bonn-Aachen Institute for Information Technology (b-it).

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