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Election proposals for the student representatives in the Faculty Councils & Senate

From June 23 to 25, students can elect their representatives to the faculty councils and the Senate. Nominations can be submitted until 19....

Julia Tjus holds an honorary doctorate from Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg

On May 24, 2025, Chalmers University of Technology awarded Prof. Julia Tjus an honorary doctorate. The many years of German-Swedish cooperation...
A Chinese man in suit standing in a lab.

Humboldt Research Award brings guest researcher Hai-Hu Wen to RUB

The Faculty of Physics and Astronomy has an international visitor: Prof. Dr. Hai-Hu Wen from Nanjing University in China is visiting the...

Events

Bunter Sternenhaufen vor dunklem Hintergrund.

Antrittsvortrag Prof. Christopher Riseley am 30. Juni: Cosmic Rays & Perfect Plasma – Lessons Learned From Galaxy Clusters

Am Montag, den 30. Juni 2025, um 12:00 Uhr c.t., hält Jun.-Prof. Dr. Christopher Riseley im Rahmen unseres Physikalischen Kolloquiums seinen...
Das Rubin Observatory in Chile unter dem Nachthimmel - die Milchstraße ist klar zu erkennen.

Erste Bilder des Vera Rubin Observatoriums live im Planetarium Bochum

Am Montag, den 23. Juni 2025 werden die ersten Bilder des neuen Rubin Observatoriums vorgestellt. Ab 16:30 können Interessierte im Planetarium...

Antrittsvortrag Prof. Jean-Pierre van Helden am 23. Juni: Shining Light on Reactive Plasmas

Am Montag, den 23. Juni 2025, um 12:00 Uhr c.t., hält Prof. Dr. Jean-Pierre van Helden im Rahmen unseres Physikalischen Kolloquiums seinen...

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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.

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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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