Welcome to our department
Gender sensitivity and protection against violence on excursions
Studying Geography
Meet our research groups
Welcome to our department
Gender sensitivity and protection against violence on excursions
Studying Geography
Meet our research groups

Department of Geography at the University of Bonn

The Department of Geography at the University of Bonn is part of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences and belongs to the Department of Earth Sciences. Our research and teaching covers almost the entire spectrum of Geography, which guarantees the necessary breadth in an interdisciplinary study program.

Once a semester, the Department of Geography publishes a newsletter on current developments and events.

News
Victor Hertel successfully defends his dissertation on rapid building damage assessment using remote sensing and AI
Victor Hertel has successfully defended his dissertation entitled “Rapid Emergency Mapping of Building Damage with Remote Sensing and Artificial Intelligence.” His research explores how remote sensing and artificial intelligence can improve the rapid and reliable assessment of building damage following natural disasters. The dissertation was supervised by Prof. Dr. Christian Geiß, Priv.-Doz. Dr. Michael Schmidt and Prof. Dr. Hannes Taubenböck. Congratulations! 
Project C02 “Energy Futures” (CRC Future Rural Africa) enters third funding phase
To mark the start of the third funding phase of the Collaborative Research Centre “Future Rural Africa”, the research team of project C02 “Energy Futures” travelled to Kenya in October 2026. The Travelling Workshop focused on geothermal energy development, its role in green industrial development, and exchanges with local stakeholders from the energy sector. The Department of Geography at the University of Bonn is involved in the project under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Britta Klagge.
Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers Discusses Water Issues at the University of Bonn's Science Café
On September 29, the University of Bonn hosted a Science Café on the topic of water. Prof. Dr. Mariele Evers from the Department of Geography joined fellow researchers and Bonn residents to discuss current challenges in water management, sustainable solutions and future research needs.
GIUB represented at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the German Society for Geomorphology in Heidelberg
From 7 to 10 October 2026, the 52nd Annual Meeting of the German Society for Geomorphology (DGGM) took place in Heidelberg. Several researchers from the Institute of Geography participated with oral presentations and posters. Dr. Melanie Stammler and Manon Cramer from the research group “Geomorphology and Environmental Systems” (AG Schrott) were awarded the DGGM PhD Prize and the Poster Prize, respectively. 
Events
Wohnutopien - Digitalisierung, Care und geteilte Abhängigkeit
Marienstraße 13C, Weimar
05:00 PM
Neue Technologien für das Wohnen im Alter versprechen, die Autonomie älterer Menschen zu fördern und Pflege zu erleichtern. Dabei gilt das private Zuhause ...
Internationaler Tag 2026
Geozentrum, Meckenheimer ...
03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Am 04. November von 15 bis 18 Uhr erwartet Sie ein vielfältiges Programm rund um die Themen Auslandsstudium und -praktikum. Neben spannenden Vorträgen gibt es ...
Ein Blick zurück auf jahrzehntelange Forschung in Nordpakistan
Geographisches Institut, ...
05:15 PM - 06:15 PM
Der Vortrag gibt einen Rückblick auf die jahrzehntelangen Forschungsaktivitäten in Nordpakistan und beleuchtet die unterschiedlichen politischen und ...
Int. Lecture on Cultural Geography: Polarising Divisions
Geographisches Institut, ...
05:15 PM - 06:15 PM
Despite the plethora of engagements with ‘anti-gender’ and heteroactivism, there is little geographical engagement beyond the trans/national. This lecture ...

The Department of Geography has a rich history that spans more than 140 years of teaching and research. It is the largest and one of the most distinguished Geography departments in Germany.

It has 15 independent research groups that encompass a wide variety of geographical topics. Our research is organized around eight research clusters within five main research focus areas: Water Futures, Risk and Security, Governing Transformations, Inequality and Justice and Land Surface Dynamics. Geomorphology, Hydrology, Development Geography and Remote Sensing are just a few examples of our wide choice of research clusters in Human and Physical Geographies. Each of our research fields is managed by one or more professors in the department. This enables us to provide our students with a high quality and unique education, especially if they wish to choose an interdisciplinary or applied study-approach.

Entrance of the main building in summer
© Friederike Pauk/GIUB

The Department of Geography on Social Media

The Department of Geography is active on different social media portals. Please use the following links to get directly on our profiles.

Instagram

We post all news from the department on teaching, events and the everyday life at the department on Instagram. You can also find the best pictures from our field trips here.

Bluesky

We publish the latest news from the work of our research groups (e.g. new projects & publications, exciting talks) on Bluesky, and are connected to important institutions and researchers.

YouTube

We have different videos on YouTube: introductions of the department and certain groups within, videos from field trips, helpful tips on literature research in our library and much more.

Links to other important institutions

Directly connected with the Department of Geography at the University of Bonn are the Fachschaft Geographie, the Geographical Society of Bonn and the Geoverbund ABC/J.

Student Council Geography 

The Fachschaft Geographie is the officially elected Student Council Geography and represents all students at the Department of Geography.

Geographical Society of Bonn

The Geographical Society of Bonn (BGG) is a registered, non-profit association. The most important goal of the BGG is to present findings of geographical research to the general public in easily comprehensible way.

Geoverbund ABC/J

The Geoverbund ABC/J is the geoscientific network of the Aachen-Bonn-Cologne/Jülich research area.

Contact

Address of the Department

Contact

+49 (0)228-737290

geographie@uni-bonn.de

Address

Meckenheimer Allee 166

53115 Bonn

Germany

Administrative Office, Susanne Lonski 

Contact

+49 (0)228 73-7290

gf-assistenz-geographie@uni-bonn.de

Address

Meckenheimer Allee 166

Room 0.011 (104a)

53115 Bonn

Germany

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Respect each other! Respect boundaries - create safe places

The Department of Geography has set itself the task of enabling everyone to work together on an equal, non-discriminatory, respectful and trusting basis. Further information can be found on the page Protection against violence.

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