Built to change: Ruhr University Bochum

Built to change. Our mindset. Our future.

Ruhr University Bochum has always been a place where talented people can follow their academic path and develop, regardless of their social or geographical background.

Information for new students

Welcome!

On our website „New at RUB“, new students will find all the information they need for the start of their studies and the first days of student life.

Porträt: Kristin Platt leitet an der Ruhr-Universität das Institut für Diaspora- und Genozidforschung.

Interview

Anti-Semitism in Academia

Kristin Platt researches the history of anti-Semitism. And she’s also concerned about discrimination in contemporary academia. She’s addressed this issue in a number of projects.

Porträt: Desislava Dobreva verwandelt ihre wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnisse in der Mechanochemie in ein marktfähiges Produkt.

Mechanochemistry

“I started to think bigger and want more”

The start-up Mechanolution aims to make chemical synthesis more environment-friendly. Desislava Dobreva’s main motivation to start a business? The freedom to pursue her own vision.

Our Clusters of Excellence

Cluster of Excellence

Ruhr Explores Solvation

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.