Built to change: Ruhr University Bochum

Built to change. Our mindset. Our future.

Ruhr University Bochum has always been a place where talented people can follow their academic path and develop, regardless of their social or geographical background.

Information for new students

Welcome!

On our website „New at RUB“, new students will find all the information they need for the start of their studies and the first days of student life.

Neuroscience

The Second Brain in Our Gut

There are more than 100 million neurons in our gut. That is why it is also known as the second brain. Researchers from Bochum are uncovering the role of the brain-gut connection in learning and unlearning pain.

Porträt: Kristin Platt leitet an der Ruhr-Universität das Institut für Diaspora- und Genozidforschung.

Interview

Anti-Semitism in Academia

Kristin Platt researches the history of anti-Semitism. And she’s also concerned about discrimination in contemporary academia. She’s addressed this issue in a number of projects.

Our Clusters of Excellence

Cluster of Excellence

Ruhr Explores Solvation

In the Cluster of Excellence RESOLV, scientists work in the field of solvation science.

Cluster of Excellence

Cyber Security in the Age of Large-Scale Adversaries

IT security has become a central societal issue since networked devices have permeated our world. This is what the Cluster of Excellence CASA is concerned with.