Astronomy on Tap Cologne on January 29, 2026
Every month at 19:00 in Theatercafe Filmdose (Zülpicher Str. 39, 50674 Köln), Astronomy on Tap Köln brings you fun and enlightening talks in German and English! Join us to find what Astrophysicists are up to in solving the puzzles of the cosmos.
Merry XMAS 2025
The CRC1601 wishes you a joyful holiday season and a prosperous start to 2026.
We know that successful research relies on more than just experiments and equations; it requires a strong support network. We want to sincerely thank you for your scientific input, collaboration, support, and expertise throughout the past year. You help keep our science moving forward.
We look forward to working with you again in the New Year.
WOMEN’S NETWORKING ACTIVITY: From Research to Reach (12.12.2025)
We are happy to invite you to our upcoming women’s networking event: “From Research to Reach.”
This event will feature UoC alumni who have transitioned from academia to the private sector. Together, we’ll discuss topics such as:
* The importance of support systems and mentors;
* Building a scientific identity outside academia;
* Confidence and sense of belonging after career or life changes;
* Fostering inclusion and creativity in the workplace;
* Different concepts of “impact”.
Student event: XMAS Markets
XMAS after work events have been organized by the Student Council! The first event will be in Bonn, on the 3rd of December at 18:00. CRC students meet at the foyer in the Max Planck Institute for Radioastronomy and then go to the market. The second event will be in Cologne on the 10th of December, and …
New Lectures at the Public Observatory Cologne (in German)
The Public Observatory Cologne is a private institution which is run by the members of the “Vereinigung der Sternfreunde Köln e.V.” on a voluntary basis. This association of interested amateurs and amateur astronomers was founded in 1922 with the aim of disseminating basic astronomical knowledge to the public and promoting the training and further education of active amateur astronomers within the scope of the available possibilities.With the 60cm refractor “Cologne Large Telescope” (CLT) installed in 2012, the Volkssternwarte Köln operates the largest freely accessible telescope in North Rhine-Westphalia
Join us for the second event of Season 8 of Astronomy on Tap Bonn on November 25, 2025
Please join us for the second event of Season 8 of Astronomy on Tap Bonn!
It will take place at The Fiddlers Pub (Frongasse 9, Endenich) on Tuesday, 25 at
19:00 featuring talks on
“Der Stern S2 und das dunkle Geheimnis im Zentrum der Milchstraße” by Dr.
Gunther Witzel (DE)
“Compiling the Cosmos: The Journey of Astronomers and Algorithms” by Tejas Oak
(EN)
The SFB1601 visits the DLR (6.11.2025)
SFB1601 members visited the DLR Cologne, kindly invited by Alexander Rüttgers and Achim Basermann.
After learning about the history of Astronautics we started our visit in the European Astronaut Center (EAC) with highly interesting information about ESA astronaut training, how to survive in space and how the ISS was built while watching live pictures from space. Actual experiments on the effects of space and the lack of gravity on the human body as well as radiation were the main topics in the Institute of Aerospace Medicine
Join us for Astronomy on Tap Bonn’s Halloween edition on October 28
Join us for Astronomy on Tap Bonn’s Halloween edition!
You can attend exciting astronomy talks in English and German at Fiddlers Pub (Frongasse 9, Endenich) on Tuesday 28 at 19:00.
Join us for the Halloween special of Astronomy on Tap Köln on October 30
Every month, Astronomy on Tap Köln brings you fun and enlightening talks in German and English! Join us to find what Astrophysicists are up to in solving the puzzles of the cosmos.
Make sure to show off your smarts in the exciting Pub Quiz. Winners get astronomy goodies from the European Southern Observatory, SOFIA and other cool telescopes, to take home!
29th Colloquium on High-Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy, 25. – 29. August 2025
The 29th Colloquium on High-Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy (HRMS) was held at the Physics Institutes of the Universität zu Köln, organized locally by the “Laboratory Astrophysics Group” of the I. Physikalisches Institut, Universität zu Köln.
https://hrms2025.astro.uni-koeln.de
Scientific Program:
There were be 10 plenary lectures and 3 mini-symposia with 10 invited speakers. Parallel sessions will feature 72 contributed talks. There will be four poster sessions with more than 130 contributions. The scientific fields covered are:
- High resolution rotational, vibrational, and electronic spectroscopy of molecules (radicals, ions, complexes, clusters, …)
- Molecular dynamics
- Theory assisting the prediction, simulation, and interpretation of spectra
- New techniques for high-resolution spectroscopy
- Applications to atmospheric sciences, astrophysics, planetology, combustion, gas-phase biomolecules, metrology and fundamental physics, cold molecules, etc.
Meeting of the Astronomical Society 2024 in Cologne
The International Annual Meeting of the German Astronomical Society was held at the University of Cologne during the week September 09-13, 2024.
The meeting included invited plenary talks, splinter sessions, and working group meetings of the Astronomical Society.
https://ag2024.astronomische-gesellschaft.de
Video recordings of the plenary talks are available for registered participants. Please, follow the links in the rightmost column under “Abstracts”.
Video recording of the public talk given by Andrina Nicola.
Conference photo (2024-09-12)
