# TRA Individuals, Institutions and Societies
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Our coexistence on this planet is a matter of interaction between individuals, institutions and societies. Countless factors influence our capacity to meet the challenges the present and the future hold. The TRA Individuals and Societies bridges the gaps between the fields of law, theologies, philosophy, economics, psychology, sociology, medicine and other disciplines, conducting research projects on ethics, digitalization / AI, social cohesion and other key issues of our time.
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### Research
Read here about the research profile, topics and funded projects of our TRA.
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### About us
Learn more about goals and the organization of the transdisciplinary research area
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### Offers
Information on offers and events of our TRA can be found here.
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### Funding opportunities
Here you can find out more about our funding opportunities
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## News from the TRA
### Notifications
[© Image: Gregor Hübl / University of Bonn](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/035-2026 "How realistic does a supermarket need to be?")5
[How realistic does a supermarket need to be?](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/035-2026)5
Researchers at the University of Bonn have conducted a review study to examine the methods used to research consumer behaviour in supermarkets.
Mar 03, 2026
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[Soft Power and Charismatic Leadership](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/021-2027)6
The origin, development, and significance of soft power and charismatic leadership in German-American relations are the subject of the latest publication by Bonn-based political scientist Hendrik W. Ohnesorge. This is his postdoctoral thesis, in which Ohnesorge examines over five centuries of transatlantic relations up to these present days.
Jan 27, 2026
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[Soft Power and Charismatic Leadership](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/021-2026)7
The origin, development, and significance of soft power and charismatic leadership in German-American relations are the subject of the latest publication by Bonn-based political scientist Hendrik W. Ohnesorge. This is his postdoctoral thesis, in which Ohnesorge examines over five centuries of transatlantic relations up to these present days.
Jan 27, 2026
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[© Photo: LEIZA/Ursula Brosseder](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/the-dynamics-of-bronze-age-societies "The Dynamics of Bronze Age Societies")8
[The Dynamics of Bronze Age Societies](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/the-dynamics-of-bronze-age-societies)8
A new study combining archaeological and genetic research offers fresh insights into social organisation and population dynamics in the Late Bronze Age (approximately 1500 to 1000 BCE). Conducted by an international team of researchers—including scholars from the Leibniz-Zentrum für Archäologie (LEIZA) in Mainz and the University of Bonn, both in Germany—the study focuses on burial practices in Mongolia. The findings have been published in the journal Nature Communications.
Sep 26, 2025
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[All press releases](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/research-profile/transdisciplinary-research-areas/tra-4-individuals/all-pressreleases)9
### Highlights and announcements
- [### TRA connect: “Research Speed Dating” for Professors, PIs, and Postdocs, 23.02.2026
23.02.2026, 15:00-17:30 Uhr
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- [### General Assembly
General Assembly
June 3, 2026 | morning
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- [### Vacancies
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- [### Open Call
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## Get involved in the TRA
As a member of TRA, you can access funding opportunities, participate in events and build new networks.
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## Members area
Click here to go to the member area of TRA Individuals and Societies
[Find out more](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/research-profile/transdisciplinary-research-areas/tra-4-individuals/members-directory-1)14
### Here you will find:
**[Membership application:](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/research-profile/transdisciplinary-research-areas/tra-4-individuals/forms/membership-application)15**Become a member!
**[Portrait photo:](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/research-profile/transdisciplinary-research-areas/tra-4-individuals/forms/photo-of-our-members)16**Change your portrait photo!
**[Change your data:](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/research-profile/transdisciplinary-research-areas/tra-4-individuals/forms/application-to-change-the-data-in-the-member-directory)17**Request a change to your data!
**[Members Directory:](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/research-profile/transdisciplinary-research-areas/tra-4-individuals/person-register)18** Find cooperation partners!
[**Collaboration Space (internal)**](https://confluence.team.uni-bonn.de/spaces/TRAINDIVIDUALS/pages/362387256/EN+TRA+Individuals+Institutions+and+Societies)19: Get connected!
## Meet our Researchers
Inter- and transdisciplinary research is actively pursued at the University of Bonn and is promoted across faculty boundaries - by our [TRA-Professorships](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/research-profile/transdisciplinary-research-areas/tra-4-individuals/professuren)20 and our [members](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/research-profile/transdisciplinary-research-areas/tra-4-individuals/person-register)18.
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### Prof. Dr. med. Christiane Woopen
Hertz Professorship in 'Life Ethics'
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© Gregor Hübl / Uni Bonn
### Jun.-Prof. Dr. Julia Mink
Argelander Professorship in Environmental Economics, Sustainability and Inequality
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© Gregor Hübl / Uni Bonn
### Jun.-Prof. Dr. Jacqueline Lorenzen
Argelander Professorship in the Law of Sustainability and Ecological Transformation
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## Contact
Prof. Dr. André Beauducel
[beauducel@uni-bonn.de](mailto:beauducel@uni-bonn.de)
Spokespersons of the TRA; Department for Psychology
Prof. Dr. Hans-Martin von Gaudecker
[hmgaudecker@uni-bonn.de](mailto:hmgaudecker@uni-bonn.de)
Spokespersons of the TRA; Institute for Applied Microeconomics
Johanna Tix
[johanna.tix@uni-bonn.de](mailto:johanna.tix@uni-bonn.de)
[tra4@uni-bonn.de](mailto:tra4@uni-bonn.de)
[+49 228 73 54468](tel:+49 228 73 54468)
Manager of the TRA Individuals and Societies
Dechenstraße 3-11
53115 Bonn
## Discover more
### The six Transdisciplinary Research Areas
The six Transdisciplinary Research Areas (TRAs) create areas for exploration and innovation in research and teaching at the University of Bonn.
[More](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/research-profile/transdisciplinary-research-areas)24
### Excellence Strategy
We invest in People. We foster Networks. We create Impact.
[More](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/research-profile/excellence-strategy)25
### Clusters of Excellence
ECONtribute: Markets & Public Policy, a joint initiative of the Universities of Bonn and Cologne, is funded as a Cluster of Excellence.
[More](https://econtribute.de/)26
## Links
1. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/research-profile/transdisciplinary-research-areas/tra-4-individuals/research-profile
2. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/research-profile/transdisciplinary-research-areas/tra-4-individuals/about
3. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/research-profile/transdisciplinary-research-areas/tra-4-individuals/offers
4. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/research-profile/transdisciplinary-research-areas/tra-4-individuals/funding\_opportunities
5. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/035-2026
6. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/021-2027
7. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/021-2026
8. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/the-dynamics-of-bronze-age-societies
9. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/research-profile/transdisciplinary-research-areas/tra-4-individuals/all-pressreleases
10. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/research-profile/transdisciplinary-research-areas/tra-4-individuals/highlights-1/copy\_of\_veranstaltung
11. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/research-profile/transdisciplinary-research-areas/tra-4-individuals/highlights-1/copy2\_of\_tra-art
12. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/research-profile/transdisciplinary-research-areas/tra-4-individuals/highlights-1/copy3\_of\_tra-art
13. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/research-profile/transdisciplinary-research-areas/tra-4-individuals/highlights-1/open-call
14. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/research-profile/transdisciplinary-research-areas/tra-4-individuals/members-directory-1
15. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/research-profile/transdisciplinary-research-areas/tra-4-individuals/forms/membership-application
16. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/research-profile/transdisciplinary-research-areas/tra-4-individuals/forms/photo-of-our-members
17. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/research-profile/transdisciplinary-research-areas/tra-4-individuals/forms/application-to-change-the-data-in-the-member-directory
18. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/research-profile/transdisciplinary-research-areas/tra-4-individuals/person-register
19. https://confluence.team.uni-bonn.de/spaces/TRAINDIVIDUALS/pages/362387256/EN+TRA+Individuals+Institutions+and+Societies
20. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/research-profile/transdisciplinary-research-areas/tra-4-individuals/professuren
21. https://www.lifeethics.uni-bonn.de/en/about-us/persons/management/woopen-christiane
22. https://www.econ.uni-bonn.de/en/department/professors/julia-mink?set\_language=en
23. https://www.jura.uni-bonn.de/institute-und-lehrstuehle/lehrstuhl-jprof-dr-lorenzen/jprof-dr-lorenzen
24. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/research-profile/transdisciplinary-research-areas
25. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/research-and-teaching/research-profile/excellence-strategy
26. https://econtribute.de/