RNA is a term you hear again and again, but what exactly does it mean? How is it different from DNA? What types are there and what functions do they…
RNA: What exactly is it? - Prof Martin Simon in the new GHGA podcast episode

Interdisciplinary cooperation at the University of Wuppertal focusses on the sustainable processing of apple pomace
The apple project: Germany's favourite fruit and its new uses

Even the ancient Egyptians and Greeks were aware of their importance and canonised them. Aristotle reverently referred to them as the 'bowels of the…
Prof'in Dr Gela Preisfeld on the fascinating organism of the earthworm

A new Dean's Office will take office at the school of mathematics and natural sciences at the University of Wuppertal on 10 April 2024.
Prof Dr Fabian Mohr is the new Dean of Studies at the School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences

Let's clean up the campus together!
Campus Clean-UP at the BUW

You can register from 18 March to 22 May 2024. Simply register, wait for confirmation of your registration and then put together a personalised…
Registration for SummerUni 2024 started!

.... and make them work for you. Dr Christa explains how this works in the online edition of Geo magazine.
Dr Gregor Christa on photosynthesis to go - marine snails steal green plant parts

The unequivocal detection of substances using (liquid) chromatography is only possible if they provide clear signals (peaks). Prof Dr Nils Helge…
Quantification without a detection limit? - Prof Dr Nils Helge Schebb in "News from Chemistry"

Bringing students closer to scientific knowledge in an innovative way - that is the idea behind the "Collaborative Biodiversity Experience" (KollaBio)…
Innovative learning concept aims to whet the appetite for nature - funding for Wuppertal biologists

Girls do research at the school of mathematics and natural sciences - also in the chemistry and biology department
Girls'Day 2024: Register now!