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News

Final data set of the Kilo-Degree Survey provides information about the origin of the universe

8 years and 41 million galaxies: An international research team has analyzed the final data from the Kilo-Degree Survey (KiDS). These...

New faculty regulations published

On March 25, 2025, the new Faculty Regulations of the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy were published as Official Announcement No. 1676. The...

First milestone of the Euclid mission: data from galaxies 10 billion light years away

The Euclid space telescope provides completely new insights into the dark universe. The European Space Agency ESA has now published the first...

Events

Astronomy & Space Day on March 29

March 29 is Astronomy Day and Space Day. All over Germany, research institutes, observatories, astronomical associations,...

PLANETAMOS - the physics show musical on March 29 & 30

The unique physics show musical "PLANETAMOS" from the University of Bonn is coming to the Ruhr region for the first time in March! In a brilliant show with...

Saturday Morning Physics on March 22: "Quantum dots: The source of fascinating quantum light"

The Faculty of Physics and Astronomy cordially invites all physics enthusiasts to the last event in the "Saturday Morning Physics" series in...

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Welcome to the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum

From Matter to Materials - in research and teaching, our faculty offers a wide variety of topics and is one of the strongest physics faculties in Germany in terms of research. In the CHE ranking, we also rank among the best in Germany in terms of support at the beginning of studies.

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We value excellent counselling and support for all students. Constructive cooperation, commitment and individual needs are our priority.

Diverse

We are internationally networked and maintain cooperations with renowned research institutions and major international projects such as CERN, IceCube, LOFAR and Fair.

Strong in research

We distinguish ourselves through a broad spectrum of research. From astronomy to plasma physics, our students have the opportunity to get to know many disciplines and to deepen their knowledge.

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