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Connecting the scales of the universe

October 13, 2026 | Research, Instagram

In her research, Prof. Maria Elena Innocenti connects the extreme scales of the universe with microscopic particle processes to study phenomena such as...

Nobel Prize in Physics for Francis Halzen: The Success Story of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory

October 6, 2026 | Research, Instagram

The pioneer of neutrino astronomy has held an honorary doctorate from Ruhr University since 2022. With IceCube, he opened a new window into the Antarctic ice...

Lifting the mists of the stars

August 25, 2026 | Research, Instagram

Orbiting, accretion, destruction: Binary stars cannot coexist peacefully in the long run. The astronomer couple Kerstin Weis and Dominik...

Anwesha Maharana is researching the weather in space

August 18, 2026 | Department, Research, Instagram

The astrophysicist has been awarded a Humboldt Postdoc Fellowship and will be conducting research over the next two years at the Institute for Theoretical Physics I at...

Newly Appointed: Johan Messchendorp Investigates the Mysteries of the Strong Interaction

August 17, 2026 | Department, Research, Instagram

The joint appointment by Ruhr University and the Helmholtz Center for Heavy Ion Research enables the physicist to study the fundamental building blocks of...

How the Universe Works: Astrophysicist Julia Tjus on the Podcast

July 22, 2026 | Research, Instagram

In the latest episode of the “Think. Try. Transform.” podcast, astrophysicist Prof. Julia Tjus and experimental particle physicist Prof....

This Is How Crowded the Center of the Milky Way Is: Euclid Delivers New Images

July 1, 2026 | Research, Instagram

The Euclid space telescope has captured over 60 million stars in our Milky Way in a single image—the largest high-resolution photo that...

Collaborative Research Center in Astronomy to Receive Continued Funding

May 15, 2026 | Department, Research, Instagram

The German Research Foundation (DFG) is providing funding for Collaborative Research Center (CRC) 1491, “Interplay of Cosmic Matter,” for another four years. The...

“International Masterclass in Particle Physics” Inspires Students

April 8, 2026 | Research, Students

On February 26, 2026, 40 motivated students from various schools in Bochum, Dortmund, Essen, and Wetter took part in the first International...

Bessel Prize for Benjamin Joachimi: Support for International Collaboration in Cosmology

April 3, 2026 | Research, International

The Department Physics and Astronomy is pleased to announce that Prof. Benjamin Joachimi has been awarded the Friedrich Wilhelm...

Sven Heihoff Receives Young Scientist Award for Best Presentation

March 31, 2026 | Research, Instagram, International

Sven Heihoff was honored by the Asian Nuclear Physics Association and the Association of Asia-Pacific Physical Societies (Division of Nuclear Physics)...