Children's University Bonn: Start exciting lectures for young explorers!

Children's University Bonn: Start exciting lectures for young explorers!

On January 13, 2025, the Bonn children's university starts with an exciting series of lectures for inquisitive children between 8 and 13 years. Six scientists present their topics in the Wolfgang-Paul Hörsaal on Kreuzbergweg 28. The lectures are prepared in such a way that they are age-appropriate and educational. The events start at 5:00 p.m. C.T. and end at 6:00 p.m. Participation is free of charge, registration is not required, but is welcomed by large groups.

The lecture series, which includes two semesters, consists of a total of twelve lectures. Children have the opportunity to collect stamps on a special stamp card-from ten stamps you get a children's uni diploma. These diplomas will be awarded at the end of the summer semester during a festive presentation. The initiative is Hans Riegel Foundation supports and is intended to strengthen the children's interest in scientific topics.

The topics of the lecture series

The lectures cover a number of interesting and diverse topics:

• 13. January 2025: "Hatschi, Hatschi - do I have an allergy?" - Professor Dr. Natalija Novak
• 20. January 2025: "A mathematical journey from Leonhard Euler to Bottrop's tetrahedron." - Dr. Antje Kiesel
• 27. January 2025: "A Celtic Selkie - seal and transformation." - Dr. Imke Lichterfeld
• 3. February 2025: "Data protection and thieves online." - Professor Dr. Matthias Braun and Professor Dr. Louisa Specht-Remenschneider
• 10. February 2025: "In the footsteps of Dschingis Khan - how the geosciences support in excavations in Mongolia." - Professor Dr. Thomas Litt
• 17. February 2025: "How do grasshoppers jump? - Fast movements in insects." - Professor Dr. Alexander Blanke

jingis Khan and the geosciences

One of the highlights of the lecture series deals with the famous Jingis Khan and the archeology projects in Mongolia. Jingis Khan was the founder of the Mongolian Empire, which was founded between 1208 and 1227 and the later capital of Karakorum in 1220. This historical era is characterized by military conquests and the establishment of fixed settlements, unusual for the nomadic steppe peoples of the region.

Current archaeological excursions from Bonn examine the landscape changes and the interrelations between people and the environment at that time, analyzing drilling nuclei from river valleys for the reconstruction of the climate at the time. Historians also discuss the cultural and administrative developments that were influenced by Dschingis Khan and how this union of the Mongols significantly shaped the Europe of the time. Other exciting aspects of this time include the effects of climate changes on the rise and fall of the Mongolian Reich.

The children's university offers the opportunity to learn these complex and fascinating topics in an understandable way and thus to raise awareness of history and science. Details of the lectures can be viewed on the website of the event, which can be found at Kabinett Online . The events are also associated with the discussion about the influence of Dschingis Khan and the culture of the Mongols, under the direction of historians such as Elias Harth, which offer further information in various formats, including podcasts.