The German Research Foundation (DFG) is funding a Priority Programme at the University of Cologne to investigate the sustainable and crisis-resilient design of supply chains. 6.3 million euros over 3 years

Researchers at the University of Cologne have discovered that mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines have a persistent effect on the innate immune system. These mechanisms may help the human body to better protect itself against potential future infections / publication in ‘Molecular Systems Biology’

Nature documentaries presented as 360° virtual reality videos have a stronger positive effect than other forms of media, including an indirect effect on donation intentions.

A sediment core from Central America provides new insights into the climate history of the Caribbean. The analysis indicates that the increase in storms is due to human-made climate change / publication in ‘Science Advances’

Physicists at the University of Cologne have revealed a key superconducting effect in topological insulator nanowires. Their findings bring topological insulators closer to serving as the foundation for stable, next-generation quantum bits (qubits) / publication in ‘Nature Physics’

Observation of more than 1,000 regions in which high-mass stars are formed enables a statistically relevant study of the different formation processes for the first time

The University of Cologne takes third place in the ‘Gründungsradar 2025’ ranking. The Stifterverband rates as particularly positive how the start-up support system is incorporated in the university’s strategy and institutions

The University of Cologne and the City of Cologne are renovating the central campus square: The aim is to substantially improve the bicycle paths and pedestrian walkways along with the general livability of the space. The University will be in charge of the building project until its conclusion in 2026.

Bacteria produce specific proteins in order to protect themselves against being marked by a cell and then destroyed. A multidisciplinary team in Cologne has now discovered proteins which can provide permanent protection against this marking

Researchers at the University of Cologne have identified a specific form of the tau protein that is responsible for mediating the toxicity of harmful protein clumps in human neurons and thus represents a new target for future treatments