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10/02/2026 | English

The University of Cologne is a University of Excellence

Cologne has succeeded in the highly competitive contest / Excellence funding will foster the strategic development of all the university’s areas of activity

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09/28/2026 | Research, English

One of the final pieces in the cell death and inflammation signalling pathway puzzle has been revealed

An international research team has discovered that the protein HERC4 is a key component in the signalling pathways involved in programmed cell death, which is responsible for triggering inflammatory diseases. The discovery will potentially lead the way to new therapeutic approaches for chronic inflammatory bowel diseases, rheumatism and psoriasis, as well as for inflammation-related types of cancer

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09/24/2026 | English

University and City Library Cologne (USB) is searching its own collections for Nazi-looted cultural property

A research team is tracking down books that were unlawfully confiscated during the Nazi era and investigating the stories behind them. The German Lost Art Foundation and the Ministry of Culture and Science of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia are funding the project.

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