Bonn Research Alliance (BORA)
For decades, the University of Bonn has maintained strong collaborations with a large number of non-university research institutions in the Bonn region. In order to provide these collaborations with more visibility and a stronger framework, the University of Bonn initiated the Bonn Research Alliance (BORA) in 2018.
The collaboration in BORA promotes the growth of Bonn as a research location through the development of the University of Bonn and its members: in the expansion of the research profile, the support of young scientists and the improvement of research infrastructure. BORA is also a key measure in the successful Excellence Strategy. The network currently consists of 12 scientific institutions in the region, belonging to the four national research communities Fraunhofer, Helmholtz, Leibniz and Max Planck, the regional Johannes Rau Research Foundation and the United Nations University (UNU).
On this website we inform about joint activities and successes as well as plans between the University of Bonn and its cooperation partners in BORA.
2018
founding
12
BORA Members
20
years of successfull cooperation
Fields of action for cooperation
Promotion of excellent young scientists
With joint supervision and qualification models as well as the offer of good career opportunities after the doctorate, the university wants to support its scientists and contribute to keeping excellent talents in the region.
Recruitment and long-term retention of the best minds
Comprehensive and contemporary concepts are needed to create attractive conditions for the entire scientific career. Joint appointments, tenure-track procedures and the promotion of young scientists strengthen career opportunities and the science region.
Joint approach to research infrastructures
The joint use, further development and new establishment of infrastructures creates a unique research landscape for scientists in the region; e.g. laboratories, large-scale equipment and research data storage are of crucial importance for modern research and sound education.
BORA in a Nutshell
BORA in brief
Read everything at a glance or tell colleagues about BORA? We have compiled all the information briefly and concisely in our info flyer.
BORA members
The twelve BORA member institutions in non-university research look back on a long history of bilateral cooperation with the University of Bonn.
BORA in Numbers
- 2018 Established by the University of Bonn with
- 12 current members in non-university research, from
- 5 major non-university research societies in Germany,
- 3 globally ranked Think Tanks, approaching
- 3 initial fields of collaboration:
1. Fostering excellent young researchers
2. Recruiting and retaining the best minds
3. Common approach to research infrastructures
- 26 Joint Appointments
- 24 Joint high-profile research projects:
- 4 of which are Clusters of Excellence,
- 6 of which are CRCs/TRRs.
- 18 Joint PhD programs:
- 7 Bonn International Graduate Schools (BIGS),
- 5 Cluster Schools,
- 4 International Max Planck Research Schools (IMPRS),
- 1 NRW program,
- 1 Leibniz school.
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