Everyone knows it - and yet little is known about the plant that is sometimes loved as a flower and in some places is removed as a stubborn weed. Prof…
Transfer stories: Dandelion - well-known and often unpopular

Anyone who rarely cooks will be familiar with it: you open the bottle of oil and, hopefully before you swing it over the salad bowl, someone says,…
Olive oil without olives - FABU award winner Dr Elisabeth Koch in the BUW podcast "Augezeichnet"

On 3 April 2025, the Chemistry and Biology department will once again open its doors to interested schoolgirls in grades 8-10. The offer is part of…
Girls'Day 2025 - registrations are now open!

In the WDR Lokalzeit "Bergisches Land", Prof. Dr Adam Slabon reports on his team's research progress in the production of plastic from the wood…
Making plastic from wood - Prof Dr Adam Slabon as a guest on WDR Lokalzeit

How is a degree programme structured? What requirements do I need for the degree programme? Can I only start my degree programme in the winter or also…
Looking back: Study Information Days 2025 in the Chemistry and Biology department

Molecular biologist Dr Franziska Drews is a guest in the podcast format "Backstage Uni Wuppertal".
"Here’s looking at your cilia, kid!" in the "Backstage Uni Wuppertal" podcast

Presentation on a citizen science project on 22 January 2025 from 17:00 to 17:15 at the Water Pixel World, Hall 11, Boot Düsseldorf.
Researcher for a day - immerse yourself in science around the Green Lake in Ratingen

Have you listened yet? In the BUW podcast "Excellent", the current winners of the academic prizes for young researchers and doctorates, which are…
FABU award winner Dr Franziska Hörner in the BUW podcast "Ausgezeichnet"

The Friends and Alumni Association of the University of Wuppertal (FABU) is once again honouring graduates for their outstanding theses and…
Graduates from food chemistry and biology receive FABU doctoral prizes

If you go for a walk in the Scharpenacken recreation area in Wuppertal, you will notice the many crows and jackdaws that flock to the fences and…
Transfer stories: Corvids, the black health police