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Wahlvorschläge für die Vertreter*innen der Studierenden in Fakultätsräten & Senat
Vom 23. bis 25. Juni können die Studierenden ihre Vertreter*innen in den Fakultätsräten und zum Senat wählen. Die Wahlvorschläge konnten bis zum 19. Mai über ein Online-Formular eingereicht werden....
Physics colloquium on June 16: Cosmic Rays & the Molecular Universe
Am Montag, den 16. Juni 2025, um 12:00 Uhr c.t., findet der nächste Termin unseres Physikalischen Kolloquiums statt. Dr. Brandt Gaches leitet die Emmy-Noether-Gruppe Cosmic ray astrochemistry - from...
Julia Tjus holds an honorary doctorate from Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg
Am 24. Mai 2025 verlieh die Technischen Hochschule Chalmers Prof. Julia Tjus die Ehrendoktorwürde. Die jahrelange Deutsch-Schwedische Zusammenarbeit soll dazu beitragen, die Geheimnisse der...
Physics colloquium on June 2: Astrophysical Magnetic Fields - Extreme Energy Source Transferred Through Plasma Interactions
On Monday, June 2, 2025, at 12:00 c.t., the next meeting of our Physics Colloquium will take place. Dr. Kevin Schoeffler is a postdoctoral researcher in the Computational Plasma Physics group...
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 us from May to July. The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation...
Inside RUB - Information day for prospective students on June 26
On June 26, 2025, all prospective students are cordially invited to Ruhr-Universität Bochum. This is a great opportunity to get to know our university and gain an insight into the...
Physics colloquium on May 26: Materials Research in Very High Magnetic Fields
On Monday, May 26, 2025, at 12:00 c.t., the next date of our Physics Colloquium will take place. Prof. Dr. Jochen Wosnitza is director of the high-field magnetic laboratory of the...
41 schoolgirls, countless experiments, 1 review: The schoolgirl project week at Easter 2025
From April 14 to 17, 2025, the schoolgirl project week of the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy took place in the Alfried Krupp School Laboratory. Under the motto "Researcher for a week", 41...
Physics Colloquium on May 19: STRONG INTERACTION AMONG HADRONS & CONNECTIONS TO ASTROPHYSICS
On Monday, May 19, 2025, at 12:00 c.t., the next meeting of our Physics Colloquium will take place. Prof. Dr. Laura Fabbietti, Professor of Dense and Strange Hadronic Matter...
Secure quantum communication with crystals
The future of quantum communication is bright: Dr. Arne Ludwig and his team generate individual light particles in a high-purity crystal to transport information securely.
Elections of the student group to the Senate and Faculty Council
+++ Update from May 20: Due to the network outage on May 19, the deadline for checking eligibility to vote, submitting nominations and amending the electoral registers will be extended until...
Inaugural lecture by Prof. Silvana Botti on May 12: AI-POWERED MATERIALS DESIGN - FROM DISCOVERY TO APPLICATION
On Monday, May 12, 2025, at 12:00 c.t., Prof. Dr. Silvana Botti will give her inaugural lecture as part of our Physics Colloquium. Botti is Professor of Theory of Excited...
Physics colloquium on May 5: EYES VS. RADIOMETERS - A LIGHT POLLUTION ENIGMA
On Monday, May 5, 2025, at 12:00 c.t., the next date of our Physics Colloquium will take place. Dr. Christopher Kyba works at the Institute of Geography at Ruhr-Universität...
Federal congress for the promotion of MINT teaching
From May 1 to 4, 2025, teachers from all over Germany will meet on the campus of Ruhr-Universität Bochum for the 115th MNU Congress. Participants can expect a program with lectures,...
Physics colloquium on April 28: Helmut Koch memorial colloquium
On Monday, April 28, 2025, at 12:00 c.t., the next date of our Physics Colloquium will take place. The date is a memorial colloquium for Prof. Dr. Helmut Koch, who died almost...
Networking conference for Humboldt Fellows at the RUB
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation's fellowship holders' meeting took place at Ruhr-Universität Bochum from April 9 to 11. A total of 114 researchers from 37 different countries came to this...
New Emmy Noether Group goes on the hunt for exotic particles
Junior Professor Farah Afzal and her team are investigating the fundamental building blocks of matter: their search for exotic particles begins at Jefferson Lab in Virginia, where they are using the...
Physics Colloquium on April 14: EXPLORING QUANTUM COMPLEXITY IN ARTIFICIAL SUPERCONDUCTING HETEROSTRUCTURES
On Monday, April 14, 2025, at 12:00 c.t., the first date of our physics colloquium this summer semester will take place. Prof. Dr. Niccola Poccia, Professor of Physics of the...