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Inside RUB: Open House on June 11, 2026
Are you interested in the natural sciences and want to know if studying physics is right for you? Then come to Ruhr University Bochum on June 11, 2026! Physics is one of five...
Lifting the mists of the stars
Orbiting, accretion, destruction: Binary stars cannot coexist peacefully in the long run. The married couple of astronomers, Kerstin Weis and Dominik Bomans, are investigating the physical processes that lead to...
“International Masterclass in Particle Physics” Inspires Students
On February 26, 2026, 40 motivated students from various schools in Bochum, Dortmund, Essen, and Wetter took part in the first International Masterclass in Particle Physics at the Department ...
Girls’ Day on April 23, 2026: A Day as a Particle Physicist
Want to know what our world is made of at its core? Then come on over and join us as we dive into the fascinating world of the smallest building blocks of matter! Together, we’ll explore exciting...
Bessel Prize for Benjamin Joachimi: Support for International Collaboration in Cosmology
The Department of Physics and Astronomy is pleased to announce that Prof. Benjamin Joachimi has been awarded the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Prize. The Alexander von...
Sven Heihoff Receives Young Scientist Award for Best Presentation
Sven Heihoff was awarded the Young Scientist Award by the Asian Nuclear Physics Association and the Association of Asia Pacific Physical Societies (Division of Nuclear Physics) for outstanding...
Open House at the Department of Physics and Astronomy: April 9
The Student Council and the Department of Physics and Astronomy cordially invite you to an open house on April 9. We are offering high school students the opportunity to get a glimpse into the...
Physics Colloquium on March 23: Shining Light on Dark Matter – Axions from the Sun
A special session of the Physics Colloquium will take place on March 23 at 12:00 p.m. sharp. Prof. Dr. Julia Katharina Vogel is a professor of experimental particle physics without colliders at the...
Saturday Morning Physics on March 14: Enlightenment through light quanta. What light can tell us about the quantum world
In the quantum world, things sometimes seem to be out of order. On March 14, Prof. Heiko Krabbe and Dr. Marco Seiter will take the audience on a journey through this crazy world. With...
2025 Dissertation Prize for Sophie Aerdker: Transport of Cosmic Radiation
The Department of Physics and Astronomy is pleased to announce that the 2025 Dissertation Award, sponsored by the Wilhelm and Else Heraeus Foundation, has been awarded to Dr. Sophie Aerdker...
The Formula of Resistance: Lecture & Reading on March 5
Paris, 1940: The German Wehrmacht occupies the city, and German physicist Wolfgang Gentner is summoned to the Collège de France. His mission: to gather new research findings and material for the...
Comprehensive map of the radio sky published
An international research team observed the northern sky with the LOFAR radio telescope for over ten years. The observational data from this sky survey has now been published.
Funding for German-Indian astrophysics: Anna Franckowiak wins WISER Grant
Prof. Dr. Anna Franckowiak and her Indian colleague Prof. Dr. Shabnam Iyyani were awarded the WISER (Women Involvement in Science & Engineering Research) Collaboration Grant....
Project week for female students 2026: Register now for the Easter holidays!
We invite female students in grades 8 to 10 to our physics project week during the Easter holidays. From March 30 to April 2, 2026, the young researchers can choose between three exciting...
IceCube update: Hundreds of new sensors in the Arctic ice
An international research team is using the IceCube neutrino detector to search for sources of cosmic radiation. They took advantage of the Arctic summer to install around 670 new sensors.
Reading the stars: Junior colloquium on February 25
Our second junior colloquium will take place on February 25 and will focus on the various "messengers" in the night sky and how they provide us with insights into the functioning of the universe around us...
Saturday Morning Physics on February 28: A brief look at the building blocks of our nature
What are the smallest building blocks that make up our world? Join us on a fascinating journey into the world of elementary particles and discover the fundamentals of nature—...
International master class on particle physics for students
Register now: On February 26, students in grade 10 and above can discover the world of quarks—with real data from the Large Hadron Collider beauty experiment at CERN.