News from the Leverkusen Campus

Current news from the Faculty of Natural Sciences

  • Around the world in 16 fellows: Dr. Evangelos Favvas

    In 2025 and 2026, sixteen researchers from thirteen countries will be conducting their research and teaching at TH Köln as International Fellows. One of them is Dr. Evangelos Favvas. In this interview, he discusses why he considers international exchange essential and how he was welcomed as an international visiting researcher at TH Köln. More

  • End-of-Study Scholarship for international degree-seeking students

    You are an international degree-seeking student @th_koeln and planning to graduate within the next 12 months but are facing financial difficulties? The end-of-study-scholarship may be for you. More

  • Lively exchange at the 2025 alumni meeting

    Around 100 alumni and project partners visited the Leverkusen campus on 5 December 2025. At this year's alumni meeting, they engaged in intensive discussions with researchers and lecturers about the latest developments in chemical and pharmaceutical research and industry. More

  • Magdalena Kroll experiences a day as Vice-Dean for Studies and Teaching

    What are the duties of a dean of studies – and what does their typical working day look like? Magdalena Kroll from Marienschule Opladen was able to experience the answers to these questions first-hand as part of the ‘Meine Position ist spitze’ competition. She spent a day shadowing Prof. Dr. Dirk Burdinski, Vice-Dean for Studies and Teaching at the Leverkusen Campus. More

  • First Steps@TH Köln: Pre-Arrival Web-Seminar for new international first-year students

    You have recently received an admission letter to TH Köln? Congratulations! Join us in the Zoom Session for international first-year students to learn about the next steps and use the opportunity to meet other new students and to ask us any open questions you may have – we look forward to meeting you! More

  • 19th Afternoon for Doctoral and Postdoctoral Researchers

    On December 2, 2025, the 19th Afternoon for Doctoral and Postdoctoral Researchers took place at the Südstadt Campus. This time, the thematic focus was on “Publications and Conference Contributions.” More

  • Call for Nominations: International Fellowships for International Guest Scholars

    Are you a professor of TH Köln and already cooperating successfully with international colleagues in teaching, research and transfer and would like to further expand your collaboration? Nominate suitable candidates for an "International Fellowship". More

  • Holiday laboratory course ‘Caffeine – an inhibitor as a stimulant’

    Caffeine is the most commonly used stimulant for increasing concentration and performance. It is mainly found in coffee and tea and binds to certain receptors in the body that affect sleep, blood vessels, muscles, the heart, kidneys and other organs. In the holiday course at the Leverkusen campus, students take a scientific look at the substance. More

  • A remedy for adhesions after abdominal surgery

    Lana Kortenbrede's dissertation ‘Fast room-temperature curing polyurethane-based hydrogels for medical applications’ focussed on the development of a hydrogel implant. The cooperative doctorate was supervised by Professor Marc Leimenstoll from the TH Köln and Professor Axel Griesbeck from the University of Cologne and was carried out in collaboration with the company Covestro. More

  • Alumni celebration 2025: Reunion at the Leverkusen campus

    Great interest and lively exchange: The alumni celebration of the Faculty of Natural Sciences took place for the first time on January 10 at the new Leverkusen campus. More than 100 former students accepted the invitation and exchanged ideas with current students and members of the faculty in a variety of settings. More

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