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Physics Colloquium on 11/14/2022: Charge Order and Strange Metals in Cuprate Superconductors.
09.11.22 | Event
On Monday (14.11.22) at 12.00 pm c.t. the next date of our Physics Colloquium will take place. The speaker is Prof. Dr. Catherine Pépin ( Institut de Physique Théorique, Université...
Iväg till Sverige - Prof. Dr. Julia Tjus becomes visiting professor in Gothenburg
07.11.22 | Faculty
Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden, honors Prof. Dr. Tjus with an anniversary professorship. During her research sabbatical in the coming summer semester, Prof. Dr....
Back again - Saturday Morning Physics will start on 12.11.2022
07.11.22 | Saturday Morning Physics, Event
After a long break, the popular lecture series "Saturday Morning Physics" will start again on November 12, 2022 at the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy. Whether smallest particles or great discoveries...
Physics Colloquium on 07.11.2022: Geometry and anomalies in Dirac matter
02.11.22 | Event
On Monday (07.11.22) at 12.00 pm c.t. the next date of our Physics Colloquium will take place. The speaker will be Prof. María A. H. Vozmediano (CSIC, Madrid) on the topic: "Geometry and...
Invitation: 23rd Annual Academic Celebration of the RUB
10/31/22 | Event
The program includes a lecture on the topic of sustainability and the question "Why RUB?". All members of the university are cordially invited and can register until November 3.
A new home for research data
31.10.22 | RUB
Testers wanted: RUB is currently building structures for the management of research data from all disciplines. A first software version for the storage of research data is ready.
Reconciling study and care work
20.10.22 | Study
The balancing act between study commitments, raising children or caring for relatives can quickly become a real ordeal. In the Peer Quarter on October 26, 2022...
Physics Colloquium on 24.10.2022: Gravitational Waves in a New Light
19.10.22 | Event
On Monday (24.10.22) at 12.00 pm c.t. the next date of our Physics Colloquium will take place. Speaker is Prof. Dr. Michèle Heurs (AEI Hannover) on the topic: "Gravitational Waves in a...
Aeneas Rooch presents his latest book
18.10.22 | Event
The RUB graduate makes a guest appearance at the HZO at the invitation of the Faculty of Mathematics. "It's about geniuses, liars, the most serious crisis in mathematics, tragic life stories, and one of the greatest puzzles....
PROMOS moves: Scholarships for stays abroad 2023
10/14/22 | Study
Apply now for a PROMOS scholarship! Within the framework of the program funded by the DAAD and the BMBF, the Ruhr-Universität Bochum supports shorter stays abroad of...
Physics Colloquium on 17.10.2022: Cosmology With the Responsible Use of Machines
12.10.22 | Event
On Monday (17.10.22) at 12.00 pm c.t. the next date of our Physics Colloquium will take place. The speaker is Prof. Dr. Benjamin Joachimi (University College London) on the topic: "Cosmology...
Welcome, dear freshmen! - Invitation to the first semester welcome
10.10.22 | Study
We are very happy to welcome you at the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy. Now the studies really start! After welcoming many of you already in the pre-course, in...
Lecture: Our world and its laws
29.09.22 | Event
The Bochum Planetarium invites you to a lecture on Wednesday, October 19, at 8:00 p.m. that asks big questions in an entertaining way. Sophie Aerdker and Dr. Horst Fichtner from the Ruhr...
Low Energy Nuclear Physics International Collaboration - successful fourth meeting at RUB
27.09.22 | Research
Members of the Low Energy Nuclear Physics International Collaboration (LENPIC) met in August for a successful fourth exchange at Ruhr-Universität Bochum. The Low-Energy Nuclear...
Best Paper Prize 2022 - Prof. Dr. Schlickeiser receives award from the Journal of Physics A
23.09.22 | Research
Prof. Dr. Reinhard Schlickeiser (RUB), together with Prof. Dr. Martin Kröger of ETH Zurich, has won the Best Paper Prize 2022 of the prestigious Journal of Physics A. The November 2020...
Science of Interstellar Student Conference.
19.09.22 | Event
(ad) During the student conference "The Science of Interstellar", experts and students from the RUB and University of Duisburg-Essen will present scientific phenomena and questions...
Info event Master Medical Physics
15.09.22 | Event
For the joint master's program "Medical Physics" of RUB and TU Dortmund University there will be an information event for prospective students and students on September 26, 2022. After a longer...
Simulation helps in the search for the origin of cosmic rays
13.09.22 | Research
Cosmic rays seem to be all around us. This is exactly what makes it difficult to find its sources. It would be helpful if we could trace its path through space. This is where...