Jeanne Rubner

Jeanne Rubner (* 1961 ) is a German journalist and author . After working for a long time in the science and politics department of the Süddeutsche Zeitung , she has been editor-in-chief at Bayerischer Rundfunk since March 2012 .

Life

Daughter of the German historian and forest scientist Heinrich Rubner , Rubner studied physics in Regensburg , Strasbourg and Seattle / USA. In 1989 she did her doctorate on a topic from theoretical biophysics at the Technical University of Munich . She then switched to journalism: from 1991 she was an editor at the Süddeutsche Zeitung, initially in the science department, in 2000 she moved to the political department. Most recently she was editor for foreign policy.

In March 2012 she moved to Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) as head of the science and education policy editorial team. Since May 2017 she has been head of the Knowledge and Education News editorial team.

Rubner published several books, including on brain research and energy policy; In 2008 she was awarded the first Universitas Prize for Science Journalism by the Hanns Martin Schleyer Foundation . She is the holder of the university medal "Bene merenti" of the University of Regensburg. In 2019 she received the medal for scientific journalism from the German Physical Society .

Publications (selection)

• Color recognition models. Dissertation in theoretical physics at the Technical University of Munich in 1989.
• with David Jenning (Illustrator): What men and women have in their heads, a journey through the human brain. dtv, Munich 1996, ISBN 3-423-30524-X .
• From knowing and feeling. DTV, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-423-33042-2 .
• Education instead of drums. Ullstein, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-550-07569-3 .
• with Arthur Carlson, Olaf Benzinger (Hrsg.): The most important things about politics & economy. dtv, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-423-34367-2 .
• The energy dilemma: why we need to rethink nuclear power . Pantheon, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-570-55037-3 .
• Brussels injections: corruption, lobbying and the finances of the EU. (= Beck series . Volume 1899). Beck, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-406-58452-7 .
• Crazy: What we can learn from mistakes in our brain. Piper, Munich 2014, ISBN 978-3-492-05638-0 .
• with Peter Falkai: Happiness lives next to the cerebrum. Piper, Munich, ISBN 978-3-492-05862-9 .

Web links

• Literature by and about Jeanne Rubner in the catalog of the German National Library
• Page about Rubner at "Perlentaucher"
• Page about Rubner in the magazine "Berliner Republik"
• Interview with Rubner at BR-Alpha (2004)
• Page about Rubner at the Bertelsmann speaker agency
• Rubner's Twitter account

Individual evidence

1. ↑ see http ://www.b- Republik.de/berliner- Republik/autoren?details=525
2. ↑ see https://schleyer-stiftung.de/preise/universitas-preis-fuer-wissenschaftsjournalismus/preistraeger/
3. ↑ Honors awarded by the university: Winners of the university medal "Bene merenti" , University of Regensburg.
4. ↑ Science journalist Jeanne Rubner from Bayerischer Rundfunk receives medal for scientific journalism , press release from the German Physical Society.