About us
It is the networking between people and their know-how that makes up Ruhr University. Like no other, Ruhr-University stands for change – of the region, but also of the people who develop their talents and make their way here.
Research at Ruhr University Bochum
With its 21 faculties, Ruhr University houses a broad range of disciplines on one compact campus, from natural and engineering sciences, through life sciences and medicine, to humanities and social sciences. This proximity facilitates interdisciplinary cooperation, which is the basis for the scientific successes of our researchers. Many of their projects contribute to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, thus shaping society’s change.
Research Focus Areas
The established research focus areas at Ruhr University are organized using interdisciplinary Research Departments and lie in Solvation Science, Cyber Security, Neuroscience, Materials Research, Plasmas with Complex Interactions, Religious Studies, Protein Science, Subsurface Modeling and Engineering, and Closed Carbon Cycle Economy.
Faculties
Ruhr University Bochum excels in cutting-edge interdisciplinary research across traditional boundaries, which is organized effectively in multidisciplinary matrix structures for collaborative research, and benefits from hosting the full spectrum of academic disciplines – the humanities and social sciences, natural sciences, engineering and medicine.
Humanities
- Faculty of Protestant Theology
- Faculty of Catholic Theology
- Faculty of Philosophy and Educational Research
- Faculty of History
- Faculty of Philology
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Management and Economics
- Faculty of Social Science
- Faculty of East Asian Studies
- Faculty of Sport Science
- Faculty of Psychology
Engineering Sciences
- Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
- Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
- Faculty of Computer Science
Natural Sciences
- Faculty of Mathematics
- Faculty of Physics and Astronomy
- Faculty of Geosciences
- Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology
Medicine
