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Research at Ruhr University Bochum

With its 21 faculties, Ruhr University houses a broad range of disciplines on one compact campus, from natural and engineering sciences, through life sciences and medicine, to humanities and social sciences. This proximity facilitates interdisciplinary cooperation, which is the basis for the scientific successes of our researchers. Many of their projects contribute to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, thus shaping society’s change.

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Excellence Strategy

Bochum and Dortmund will apply jointly as a Consortium of Excellence

The two universities aim to test new forms of cross-university structures, which will also be transferable to the University Alliance Ruhr.

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Excellence Strategy

Ruhr Region Secures Three Clusters of Excellence in Tough Competition

The partners of the University Alliance Ruhr succeed in the Excellence Strategy and will continue their cooperation.

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ERC Consolidator Grants

Three Prestigious Awards Go To RUB Researchers

Projects are funded in electrical engineering and information technology, chemistry and psychology.

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Award

RUB offers researchers the best working conditions

A seal of approval from the European Union certifies Ruhr University Bochum offers its researchers good working conditions and an optimal working environment.

Research Focus Areas

Ruhr-Universität 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
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Key Research Areas
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Excellence Strategy

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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.

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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.

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Ruhr Innovation Lab application
More information on the Excellence Strategy
More information on the Excellence Strategy

Early Career Researchers

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Overview

Early Career Researchers

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

Projects and infrastructure

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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.

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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.

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Research Support Office
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