Research Alliance Ruhr

Top international research on pressing issues of the future – the University Alliance Ruhr has been working on this since 2021 in four Research Centers and one College.

Research at Ruhr University Bochum

With its 21 faculties, Ruhr University Bochum unites a broad range of subjects from the natural and engineering sciences, life sciences and medicine to the humanities and social sciences on one compact campus. This proximity facilitates interdisciplinary cooperation, which is the basis for the scientific success of our researchers. Many of their projects contribute to the sustainability goals of the United Nations and thus help to shape social change.

Main Research Areas

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Ruhr University Bochum pools the expertise of its researchers in six Key Research Areas, in which it conducts research at the highest international level. Research at Ruhr University Bochum focuses on the following areas:

Cultures and Societies in Transition
Digital Society and Information Security
From Liquids to Soft Matter
Matter, Materials & Energy
Mind, Cognition & Health
Smart Systems & Sustainable Engineering

Overview of the Key Research Areas

Excellence Strategy

Together with Technical University of Dortmund, Ruhr University Bochum is competing as Ruhr Innovation Lab in the Excellence Strategy of the federal and state governments. Its long-standing clusters in solvent research RESOLV and IT security CASA are proof of its excellence.

Application as Ruhr Innovation Lab

Excellence Strategy application with TU Dortmund University

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Cluster of Excellence

Ruhr Explores Solvation

Most chemical reactions, important industrial processes, and almost all biological processes take place in the liquid phase. In the Cluster of Excellence RESOLV, scientists work in the field of solvation science.

Cluster of Excellence

Cyber Security in the Age of Large-Scale Adversaries

IT security has become a central societal issue since networked devices have permeated our world. This is what the Cluster of Excellence CASA is concerned with.

Early Career Researchers

Early Career Researchers

Promoting young researchers is of key importance at Ruhr University Bochum.

Career paths in science

Projects and Infrastructure

Projects

Collaborative Research Centres and Transregios

Ruhr Unviersity unites research expertise under one roof that spans the full breadth and width of disciplines and is pretty much unparalleled in Germany. This is reflected in our Collaborative Research Centres.

Research structures

Research Buildings

With its research buildings, Ruhr University is one of the leading lights in North Rhine-Westphalia. The buildings provide optimal infrastructure for research.

Service for Researchers

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