Donald Trump’s surprisingly decisive election victory has left many people in Europe at a loss. Dr Philippe Matthew Roy, research associate at the Chair of US Law, discusses the political and social upheaval in his home country and what Trump's second term in office could mean for the world.

Interdisciplinary collaboration provides insights into the relationship between thought and language in different cultures. The European Research Council (ERC) awards its ERC Synergy Grants to interdisciplinary groups of two to four excellent researchers

Researchers determine the genome of all subspecies of the extinct aurochs and show the history of its development into domestic cattle

The cutting of membranes is essential for the survival of plants in order to exchange materials between cell parts / publication in "Nature"

A collaborative study has investigated causes of flood damage to archaeological sites in the Rhineland and how damage can be assessed more quickly in future / publication in ‘Environmental Sciences Europe’

The University of Cologne is ranked 157th out of over 2,000 universities, with particular strengths in the areas of research quality and third-party funding income.

Researchers from the University of Cologne and University Hospital Cologne have discovered key factors that determine different disease progressions in rare lung tumours / publication in the ‘Journal of Clinical Oncology’

According to Deutsche Startup Monitor, the University of Cologne has improved its position from 4th to 3rd place / As in 2023, it is the most start-up-friendly non-technical university in Germany

The economist from the University of Cologne will be the first woman to head the German National Academy of Sciences. During her term of office, she will strive to increase the impact of academic discussions on policy and society and enhance cooperation with national and international partners

The University of Cologne was first certified as a ‘Fairtrade University’ by Fairtrade Deutschland e.V. in 2018. Now it has been awarded the title for another two years.