Research

Geographical research in Bonn is mainly focused on the following five research focus areas: Water Futures, Risk and Security, Governing Transformations, Inequality and Justice and Land Surface Dynamics. Research and teaching within these key fields is divided into nine academic areas. The department’s offering is supplemented by partnerships in the fields of medical geography, aquatic ecology and nature conservation.

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Research Groups

Research and teaching in the Department of Geography is divided into nine academic areas, and its offering is supplemented by additional external partnerships.

Research Groups

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Current Research

The link below provides more information on current research projects and publications by the various working groups in the Department of Geography.

Current Research

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Research Focus Areas

The department’s key fields are reflected primarily in its research projects but also in its teaching. They pool the department’s expertise and that of the individual working groups.

Research Focus Areas