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Federal congress for the promotion of MINT teaching
From May 1 to 4, 2025, teachers from all over Germany will meet on the campus of Ruhr-Universität Bochum for the 115th MNU Congress. Participants can expect a program with lectures,...
Physics colloquium on April 28: Helmut Koch memorial colloquium
On Monday, April 28, 2025, at 12:00 c.t., the next date of our Physics Colloquium will take place. The date is a memorial colloquium for Prof. Dr. Helmut Koch, who died almost...
Inside RUB - Information day for prospective students on June 26
On June 26, 2025, all prospective students are cordially invited to Ruhr-Universität Bochum. This is a great opportunity to get to know our university and gain an insight into the...
Networking conference for Humboldt Fellows at the RUB
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation's fellowship holders' meeting took place at Ruhr-Universität Bochum from April 9 to 11. A total of 114 researchers from 37 different countries came to this...
New Emmy Noether Group goes on the hunt for exotic particles
Junior Professor Farah Afzal and her team are investigating the fundamental building blocks of matter: their search for exotic particles begins at Jefferson Lab in Virginia, where they are using the...
Physics Colloquium on April 14: EXPLORING QUANTUM COMPLEXITY IN ARTIFICIAL SUPERCONDUCTING HETEROSTRUCTURES
On Monday, April 14, 2025, at 12:00 c.t., the first date of our physics colloquium this summer semester will take place. Prof. Dr. Niccola Poccia, Professor of Physics of the...
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 confirm a standard model of the distribution of matter in the...
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 regulations come into force on the day of their publication.
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 large data set from the mission:...
Astronomy & Space Day on March 29
March 29 is Astronomy Day and Space Day. All over Germany, research institutes, observatories, astronomical societies, planetariums and museums open their doors and invite you to...
"Hjärtliga gratulationer" to the affiliated professorship at the Technical University of Gothenburg, Julia Tjus!
Prof. Julia Tjus' long-standing association with Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg has been honored by the Swedish university with a special award: from March 1, 2025, she will be...
PLANETAMOS - the physics show musical on March 29 & 30
The globally 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 demonstration experiments, music and live singing, the...
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 of the "Saturday Morning Physics" series this spring! On March 22, 2025 at 11 a.m. opens...
Project week for schoolgirls during the Easter vacations: Register now!
+++ Update from March 6: The project week is now fully booked. If you haven't got a place yet, you can still put your name on the waiting list - if there are still...
"STEM research is not an elitist affair" - Ida Hülsbusch in a zdi portrait
In an interview with the Future through Innovation.NRW network, the student shares her experiences as a young physicist and ideas on how to get more schoolgirls interested in STEM subjects.
Achim von Keudell appointed new Vice-Rector for Structure & Planning
Photo: RUB, Marquard. The plasma physicist was elected Vice-Rector for Structure and Planning at Ruhr-Universität. He takes over the office from Denise Manahan-Vaughan.
German Young Physicists' Tournament - the Ruhr regional competition for physics-loving students
On February 6, the German Young Physicists' Tournament (GYPT) - Regional Competition Ruhr will take place at the faculty! GYPT is an experimentally oriented physics competition for students in the...
Saturday Morning Physics on February 8: "The wonderful world of quantum physics - experiments with photons"
On February 8, the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy invites you to the next edition of Saturday Morning Physics. Albert Einstein was a great proponent of the idea that the universe is organized according to clear...