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

Are the colors of the astro images actually real?

Prof. Dr. Ralf-Jürgen Dettmar, guest author of the Year of Science, explains the secret behind the impressive sky images.

"My biggest motivation was to show everyone".

Marco Wolf has radically changed his life: He left the Jehovah's Witnesses, quit his job in the city administration and is now studying...

Register now for Tandem.MINT

Until October 15, students of natural sciences can register for the RUB language tandem program.

Annual Academic Celebration on November 29

On November 29, 2023, the Ruhr University Annual Academic Celebration will begin at 5 p.m. in the Audimax.

Galactic puzzle fun - Free and open access: "Our Universe. The puzzle tour." offers exciting puzzle fun in downtown Bochum.

In keeping with this year's theme of the nationwide "Year of Science 2023 - Our Universe", Bochum Marketing in cooperation with...

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WINTERSEMESTER 2023/2024: Start of studies

About 4,500 freshmen start their studies at the Ruhr-Universität. The first semester welcome takes place in virtual form through the...

Energy price flat rate for students

The application on einmalzahlung200.de is only possible until Saturday, 30.09.2023. After this deadline you will not be able to apply for...

Discover the offer of the optional area now!

280 modules are part of the new program.

Starting your studies
- Information for first-year students

An initiative of the BMBF - Science Year 2023: Our Universe
An initiative of the BMBF - Science Year 2023: Our Universe

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.

Personal

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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