Strong research collaborations within the University Alliance Ruhr
Doctoral Programs and Research Groups at a Glance
With two Clusters of Excellence, more than 40 Collaborative Research Centres and Transregios, over 30 Junior Research Groups, and about 40 Research Training Groups and PhD programs, the universities of Bochum, Dortmund, and Duisburg-Essen offer excellent working conditions for early career researchers.
The diverse doctoral programs enable a successful start to a research career through excellent supervision, professional and interdisciplinary qualification as well as close contact to other doctoral and postdoctoral researchers at University Alliance Ruhr (UA Ruhr).
The three UA Ruhr universities provide an environment for top-level research and support in developing a personal profile at all career stages. Numerous Junior Research Groups and research awards reflect the excellent achievements of our postdoctoral researchers.
Doctoral Programs:
DFG Research Training Groups
| Research Training Group | Spokesperson | Participating UA Ruhr universities | Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coordinated at a UA Ruhr university |
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| RTG 1949 Immune Response in Infectious Diseases – Regulation between Innate and Adaptive Immunity | Prof. Dr. Astrid Westendorf, Faculty of Medicine, UDE | UDE | 2014–2023 |
| RTG 2132 Documentary Practices. Excess and Privation | Prof. Dr. Friedrich Balke, Faculty of Philology, RUB | RUB | since 2016 |
| RTG 2185 Situated Cognition - New Concepts in Investigating Core Mental Phenomena | Prof. Dr. Albert Newen, Institute for Philosophy and Educational Research, RUB | RUB | since 2017 |
| RTG 2193 Adaption Intelligence of Factories in a Dynamic and Complex Environment | Prof. Dr. Jakob Rehof, Faculty of Computer Science, TUDo | TUDo | since 2016 |
| RTG 2341 Microbial Substrate Conversion (MiCon) | Prof. Dr. Franz Narberhaus, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, RUB | RUB | since 2018 |
| RTG 2376 Confinement-controlled Chemistry | Prof. Dr Karina Morgenstern, Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, RUB | RUB, TUDo | since 2018 |
| RTG 2484 Regional Disparities and Economic Policy | Prof. Dr. Tobias Seidel, Mercator School of Management, UDE | RUB, TUDo, UDE | since 2019 |
| RTG 2535 Knowledge- and data-driven personalization of medicine at the point of care | Prof. Dr. Britta Böckmann, Universitätsklinikum Essen, UDE | UDE | since 2021 |
| RTG 2553 Symmetries and Classifying Spaces: Analytic, Arithmetic and Derived | Prof. Dr. Ulrich Görtz, Faculty of Mathematics, UDE | UDE | 2020–2024 |
| RTG 2624 Biostatistische Methoden für hochdimensionale Daten in der Toxikologie | Prof. Dr. Jörg Rahnenführer, Faculty of Statistics, TUDo | TUDo | 2021–2025 |
| RTG 2762: Heterogenität, Plastizität und Dynamik der Antwort von Krebszellen, Tumor- und Normalgeweben auf therapeutische Bestrahlungen bei Krebs | Prof. Dr. Verena Jendrossek, Faculty of Medicine, UDE | UDE | since 2022 |
| RTG 2803: Skalierbare 2D Material Architekturen (2D-MATURE) Synthese und Prozessierung, Charakterisierung und Funktionalität, Implementierung und Demonstration | Prof. Dr. Gerd Bacher, Faculty of Engineering, UDE | UDE | since 2022 |
| RTG 2833: Zukunft in Ostasien: Visionen und Realisierungen auf nationaler, transregionaler und globaler Ebene | Prof. Dr. Christine Moll-Murata, Faculty of East Asian Studies, RUB | RUB, UDE | since 2023 |
| RTG 2862: Monoaminerge neuronale Netze & Krankheiten | Prof. Dr. Stefan Herlitze, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, RUB | RUB | since 2023 |
| Co-proposer | |||
| RTG 2610 Innovative Schnittstellen zur Retina für optimiertes künstliches Sehen – InnoRetVision | Coordinated at RWTH Aachen; Contact UDE: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rainer Kokozonski & Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karsten Seidl, Faculty of Engineering | UDE | 2020–2025 |
| Participation | |||
| RTG 2240 Algebro-geometric methods in algebra, arithmetic and topology | Coordinated at HHU Düsseldorf; Contact RUB: Prof. Dr. Markus Reineke, Faculty of Mathematics | RUB | 2018–2022 |
| RTG 2485 Virus detection, pathogenesis and intervention (VIPER) | Coordinated at Stiftung Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover; Contact RUB: Prof. Dr. Eike Steinmann, Faculty of Medicine | RUB | since 2019 |
| RTG 2578 Impact of genotoxins on the differentiation efficacy of murine and human stem and progenitor cells and functional competence of thereof derived differentiated progeny | Coordinated at HHU Düsseldorf | UDE | since 2021 |
Graduate Schools, Doctoral Training Programs, etc.
| Program | Spokesperson | Participating UA Ruhr universities | Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coordinated at a UA Ruhr university: Faculties/Cooperative |
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| Essener Ausbildungsprogramm für den ärztlichen Nachwuchs (ELAN) | Prof. Dr. Ursula Rauen, Faculty of Medicine, UDE | UDE | since 2012 |
| Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (BIOME) | Prof. Dr. Ulf Dittmer, Faculty of Biology and Faculty of Medicine, UDE | UDE | since 2010 |
| Graduate School of Chemistry and Biochemistry (GSCB) | Prof. Dr. Wolfram Sander, Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, RUB | RUB | since 2003 |
| Graduate School of Logistics (GSofLog) | Prof. Dr. Axel Kuhn, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, TUDo | TUDo | since 2010 |
| International Graduate School of Biosciences (IGB) | Prof. Dr. Ralph Tollrian, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, RUB | RUB | since 2004 |
| International Graduate School of Neuroscience (IGSN) | Prof. Dr. Ulf Eysel, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, RUB | RUB | since 2001 |
| PhD Programme in International Development Studies (IDS) | Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Löwenstein, Faculty of Management and Economics and Institute of Development Research and Development Policy, RUB | RUB | since 2007 |
| PhD Program International Relation/Peace and Development Studies | Prof. Dr. Tobias Debiel, Faculty of Social Sciences/INEF, UDE | UDE | since 2006 |
| PhD Program Metakognitives Monitoring in authentischen Lehr-Lernkontexten im Schülerlabor (MeMo-akS) | Prof. Dr. Julian Roelle, Center of Educational Studies, RUB | RUB | since 2018 |
| Ruhr Graduate School in Economics (RGS Econ) | Prof. Dr. Christoph Schmidt, Faculty of Economics and RWI, RUB & Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Leiniginger, Faculty of Business and Economics, TUDo | RUB, TUDo, UDE | since 2004 |
| Water Graduate School | UDE | since 2023 | |
| Coordinated at a UA Ruhr university: Externally funded |
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| AREA Ruhr – Doctoral Programme on Transnational Institution Building and Transnational Identities in East Asia | Prof. Dr. Karen A. Shire, Faculty of Social Sciences, UDE | RUB, UDE | since 2017 by Mercator Research Center Ruhr (MERCUR) |
| Gerhard Mercator Graduiertenkolleg Weltoffenheit, Toleranz und Gemeinsinn | Prof. Dr. Jakob Kapeller, Faculty of Social Sciences, UDE | UDE | since 2018 by Stiftung Mercator |
| Graduiertenkolleg zu querschnittlichen Fragen der Lehrerbildung (GKqL) | Prof. Dr. Inga Gryl, Faculty of Humanities & Prof. Dr. Stefan Rumann, Faculty of Chemistry, UDE | UDE | since 2019 by the Ministry of Culture and Science of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia |
| In-EAST School of Advanced Studies | Prof. Dr. Markus Taube, Faculty of Social Sciences, UDE | UDE | since 2013 by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research |
| PhD Program "The Political Economy of Inequality" | Prof. Dr. Till van Treeck, Faculty of Social Sciences, UDE | UDE | 2020–2023 by the Hans Böckler Stiftung |
| Promotions- und Graduiertenkolleg der NRW School of Governance | Prof. Dr. Karl-Rudolf Korte, Faculty of Social Sciences, UDE | UDE | since 2006 by Stiftung Mercator, Welker-Stiftung & WAZ Mediengruppe |
| „Regulatorische Immunmechanismen“ – Promotionskolleg der Universitätsallianz Ruhr (RIMUR) | Prof. Dr. Nina Babel, RUB clinics, RUB | RUB, UDE | since 2019 by Mercator Research Center Ruhr (MERCUR) |
| Participation | |||
| Helmholtz-Graduiertenschule Energie und Klima (HITEC) | Coordinated at FZ Jülich Contact RUB: Prof. Dr. Roland Span, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, RUB |
RUB | since 2011 |
| International Max Planck Research School for Living Matter: from molecules to dynamics (IMPRS-LM) | Prof. Dr. Roger Goody, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Physiology | RUB, TUDo, UDE | since 2001 |
| International Max Planck Research School Reactive Structure Analysis for Chemical Reactions (IMPRS RECHARGE) | Prof. Dr. Frank Neese, Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung | RUB, UDE | since 2015 |
| International Max Planck Research School on the Social and Political Constitution of the Economy (IMPRS-SPCE) | Prof. Dr. Lucio Baccaro, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies | UDE | |
| International Max Planck Research School for Sustainable Metallurgy (IMPRS-SusMet) | Prof. Dr. Martin Stratmann, Max- |
RUB, UDE | since 2022 |
| Max Planck School of Cognition | Prof. Dr. Onur Güntürkün, Faculty of Psychology, RUB | RUB | |
NRW Forschungskollegs
| Name | Spokesperson | Participating UA Ruhr universities | Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regionale Regulierung religiöser Pluralität im Vergleich (RePliV) | Prof. Dr. Volkhard Krech, Center for Religious Studies, RUB | RUB | 2021–2024 |
| Schöne Neue Welt: Sicherheit für Menschen im Cyberspace (SecHuman) | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christof Paar, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology and Horst Görtz Institute for IT Security, RUB | RUB, TUDo | 2016–2023 |
NRW-Programm Digitale Gesellschaft: Interdisziplinäres Graduiertenkolleg
| Tandem | Principal Investigator (UA Ruhr) | Participating UA Ruhr universities | Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethik und Verantwortung in der digitalen Gesellschaft: Datenpraktiken in Verwaltung und Journalismus (Promotionstandem 2) | Prof. Dr. Christoph Bieber, Faculty of Social Sciences, UDE | UDE | 2017–2022 |
| Inzivilität in der politischen Online-Kommunikation: Typen, Ursachen, Wirkungen und Interventionen (Promotionstandem 6) | Prof. Dr. Nicole Krämer, Department of Computer Science and Applied Cognitive Science, Faculty of Engineering, UDE | UDE | 2017–2022 |
EU Training Networks (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, ITN)
| Name | Spokesperson | Participating UA Ruhr universities | Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coordinated at a UA Ruhr university |
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| ADAPTED: Eradicating Poverty - Pathways towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals | Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Löwenstein, Faculty of Management and Economics, RUB | RUB | 2021–2024 |
| IMPLANTSENS: Mass-transfer independent long-term implantable biosensors | Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schuhmann, Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry | RUB | 2019–2023 |
| News in groups: Group effects of news evaluation in social media | Prof. Dr. Daniel Bodemer, Faculty of Engineering, UDE | UDE | 2021–2024 |
| RISE_SMA: RISE Social Media Analytics | Prof. Dr. Stefan Stieglitz, Faculty of Engineering, UDE | UDE | 2019–2022 |
| TERAOPTICS: Terahertz Photonics for Communications, Space, Security, Radio-Astronomy, and Material Science | Prof. Dr. Andreas Stöhr, Faculty of Engineering, UDE | UDE | 2020–2024 |
| Participation | |||
| Advanced machine learning for Innovative Drug Discovery | Coordinated at Helmholtz Zentrum München Contact TUDo: Prof. Dr. Paul Czodrowski, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Biology | TUDo | 2021–2024 |
| AntiHelix: DNA helicases in genome maintenance: from molecular and cellular mechanisms to specific inhibitors as potential drugs | Coordinated at Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche Contact UDE: PD Dr. Iris Helfrich, Faculty of Medicine |
UDE | 2019–2023 |
| BiodeCCodiNNg: Decoding novel reaction chemistries in biocatalysis – Training Europe’s next visionaries for a sustainable future | Coordinated at Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Contact RUB: Prof. Dr. Dirk Tischler, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, RUB |
RUB | 2023–2026 |
| CEN: Cerebellum and Emotional Networks | Coordinated at: University of Bristol Contact UDE: Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Dagmar Timmann-Braun, Faculty of Medicine |
UDE | 2021–2025 |
| CHARMING: Chemical Engineering Immersive Learning | Coordinated at KU Leuven Contact UDE: Prof. Dr. Stefan Rumann, Faculty of Chemistry |
UDE | 2018–2022 |
| FP-RESOMUS Fellowship Program of the NCCR MUST (National Competence Center for Research in MolecularUltrafast Science and Technology) and the Cluster of Excellence RESOLV | Coordinated at Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich Contact RUB: Prof. Dr. Martina Havenith-Newen, Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry |
RUB, UDE | 2019–2023 |
| HYCOAT: A European Training Network for Functional Hybrid Coatings by Molecular Layer Deposition | Coordinated at University of Gent Contact RUB: Prof. Dr. Anjana Devi, Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry |
RUB | 2018–2022 |
| InventWater: Inventive forecasting tools for adapting water quality management to a new climate | Coordinated at Catalan Institute for Water Research Contact RUB: Prof. Dr. Martina Flörke, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering |
RUB | 2021–2025 |
| LongActNow: Long Acting Medicines for Complex Therapeutics Needed Now | Coordinated at University of Limerick Contact TuDo: Prof. Dr. Gabriele Sadowski, Faculty of Biochemical and Chemical Engineering |
TuDo | 2019–2023 |
| PerICo: Peroxisome Interactions and Communication | Coordinated at Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Contact RUB: Prof. Dr. Ralf Erdmann, Faculty of Medicine |
RUB | 2018–2022 |
| Quantum-Safe-Internet | Sprecheruniversität: Universidad De Vigo Ansprechperson RUB: Prof. Dr. Alexander May, Fakultät für Informatik, RUB |
RUB | 2022–2026 |
| QUDOT-TECH: Quantum Dots for Photonic Quantum Information Technologies | Coordinated at Danmarks Tekniske Universitet Contact RUB: Prof. Dr. Andreas Wieck, Faculty of Physics and Astronomy |
RUB | 2020–2023 |
| REPAIRS: Relearning Perception Action In Rehabilitation from a Systems perspective | Coordinated at University Medical Center Groningen Contact RUB: Prof. Dr. Gregor Schöner, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology |
RUB | 2021–2024 |
| SENTINEL: Single-Entity NanoElectrochemistry | Coordinated at the University of Leeds Contact RUB: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schuhmann, Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry |
RUB | 2019–2022 |
| SMARTHEP: Synergies between Machine leArning, Real Time analysis and Hybrid architectures for efficient Event Processing and decision making | Coordinated at The University of Manchester Contact TUDo: Prof. Dr. Johannes Albrecht, Faculty of Physics | TUDo | 2021–2025 |
| THERADNET: International NETwork for training and innovations in THErapeutic RADiation | Coordinated at Universität Zürich Contact UDE: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Verena Jendrossek, Faculty of Medicine |
UDE | 2019–2023 |
Junior Research Groups and Prizes:
Funding by the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia
| Group | Lead | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| NRW Junior Research Groups/NRW Postdoc Return Program | ||
| Aquatic Microbiology | Prof. Dr. Alexander Probst, Faculty of Chemistry, UDE | since 2017 |
| Combination of Enzyme Reactions with Metal-organic Catalysis for the Development of New Chemobiocatalytic Cascade Reactions – ChemBioCat | Jun.-Prof. Dr. Dirk Tischler, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, RUB | since 2015 |
| Magnetic field-assisted Nanoelectrocatalysis | Jun.-Prof. Dr. Kristina Tschulik, Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, RUB | since 2015 |
| Opto-chemical approaches to probe and manipulate ion channels in their native environment | Jun.-Prof. Dr. Andreas Reiner, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, RUB | since 2015 |
| Policital Sciences | Prof. Dr. Paul Marx, Faculty of Social Sciences, UDE | since 2017 |
| Theoretical Inorganic Chemistry | Jun.-Prof. Dr. Kai S. Exner, Faculty of Chemistry, UDE | since 2021 |
| Theoretical Physics | Dr. Björn Sothmann, Faculty of Physics, UDE | since 2016 |
| Theoretical Physics | Dr. Christopher J. Stein, Faculty of Physics, UDE | since 2021 |
| Tumor-metabolism | Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Dr. rer. nat. Alpaslan Tasdogan, Faculty of Medicine, UDE | since 2021 |
| Program "Digital Society NRW" | ||
| Digital Citizenship in Network Technologies (DICINT): The Formation of Opinion Homogeneity in Online Networks and its Effects on Civic Participation (Junior Research Group 4) | Dr. German Neubaum, Faculty of Engineering, UDE | since 2017 |
| Digitale Parteienforschung. Parteien im digitalen Wandel (DIPART) (Junior Research Group 3) | Dr. Isabelle Borucki, NRW School of Governance, UDE | since 2017 |
| Ergonomic Principles of Safe Technologies in a Digital Society – R.Go.Sec (Junior Research Group 2) | Jun.-Prof. Dr. Malte Elson, Faculty of Psychology, RUB | since 2017 |
Junior Research Groups Funded by Federal Ministries
| Group | Lead | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| BMBF Junior Research Groups | ||
| QuaMaFA – „Qualifikation“ im Migrationsprozess ausländischer Fachkräfte in Asien | Dr. Aimi Muranaka, IN-EAST & Faculty of Social Sciences, UDE | 2020–2024 |
| SALUS – Ethische Aspekte von Zwang in der Psychiatrie im Spannungsfeld von Selbstbestimmung, gesundheitlichem Wohl und Sicherheit | Dr. Jakov Gather, Faculty of Medicine, RUB | 2018–2024 |
| Virbio – Einrichtung einer neuen Virusinformatik-Forschungsgruppe im Bereich Infektionsbiologie | Dr. Daniel Todt, Faculty of Medicine, RUB | 2022–2027 |
| BMEL Junior Research Groups | ||
| Renewlysis – Catalysis for Renewables | Dr. Thomas Seidensticker, Department of Biochemical & Chemical Engineering, TUDo | since 2021 |
Emmy Noether Groups
Sofja Kovalevskaja Awards – Junior Research Groups of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
| Group | Lead | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| Dialetheism and paraconsistent logics: towards a systematic view and full assessment | Jun.-Prof. Dr. Hitoshi Omori, Faculty of Philosophy and Educational Research, RUB | since 2018 |
| Europe’s Postwar Consensus: A Golden Age of Social Cohesion and Mobility? | Jun.-Prof. Dr. Jan De Graaf Institute for Social Movements, RUB |
since 2019 |
| High power THz sources | Prof. Dr. Clara Saraceno, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, RUB | since 2015 |
| Listening to Young Voices: Improving the understanding Of early psychotic-like experiences in adolescents (The YVORI Study) | Dr. Mar Rus-Calafell, Faculty of Psychology, RUB | since 2020 |
| Mechanistic Cell Biology | Dr. Doris Hellerschmied, Center for Medical Biotechnology (ZMB), UDE | since 2019 |
Funding Lines of the VolkswagenStiftung
| Project | Lead | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| Freigeist-Fellowship | ||
| A Bird’s Eye View on the Evolution of Cognition: Crows as a New Model for Cognitive Neuroscience | Dr. Jonas Rose, Faculty of Psychology, RUB | since 2014 |
ERC Starting Grants
Heinz Maier-Leibnitz-Preis
2018
- Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Sascha Fahl, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, RUB
- Jun.-Prof. Dr. Dr. Benedikt Göcke, Faculty of Catholic Theology, RUB
2015
- Prof. Dr. Sarah Weigelt, Faculty of Psychology, RUB
2012
- Dr. Moritz Kerz, Faculty of Mathematics, UDE
2011
- Prof. Dr. Swantje Bargmann, Engineering, TUDo
- Prof. Dr. Thorsten Holz, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, RUB
Clusters of Excellence and Collaborative Research Centres at UA Ruhr:
Clusters of Excellence
| Cluster | Spokesperson | Participating UA Ruhr universities | Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXC 2092 Cyber Security in the Age of Large-Scale Adversaries (CASA) | Prof. Dr. Thorsten Holz, Prof. Dr. Eike Kiltz & Prof. Dr. Christof Paar, Horst Görtz Institute for IT Security, RUB | RUB (Proposer), UDE | since 2019 |
| EXC 1069 RESOLV (Ruhr Explores Solvation) | Prof. Dr. Martina Havenith, Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, RUB | RUB (Proposer), TUDo (Co-proposer), UDE | since 2012 |
Collaborative Research Centres and Transregios
| CRC/TRR | Spokesperson | Participating UA Ruhr universities | Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coordinated at a UA Ruhr university |
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| CRC/TRR 103 From atom to turbine blade – scientific foundations for a new generation of monocrystalline superalloys | Prof. Dr.-Ing Gunther Eggeler, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, RUB | RUB | 2012–2023 |
| CRC/TRR 160 Coherent manipulation of interacting spin excitations in tailored semiconductors | Prof. Dr. Manfred Bayer, Faculty of Physics, TUDo | RUB, TUDo | 2015–2023 |
| CRC/TRR 196 Mobile Material Characterization and Localization by Electromagnetic Sensing (MARIE) | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Kaiser, Faculty of Engineering, UDE | RUB, UDE | 2017–2024 |
| CRC/TRR 247 Heterogeneous Oxidation Catalysis in the Liquid Phase | Prof. Dr. Malte Behrens, Faculty of Chemistry, UDE | RUB, UDE | since 2018 |
| CRC/TRR 287 BULK-REACTION - Reacting and moving granular assemblies with gas flow | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Viktor Scherer, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, RUB |
RUB | since 2020 |
| CRC/TRR 296 Local Control of Thyroid Hormone Action – LOCOTACT | Prof. Dr. Dr. Dagmar Führer-Sakel, Faculty of Medicine, UDE | UDE | since 2020 |
| CRC/TRR 289 The Impact of Expectation on Health Outcome – Treatment Expectation | Prof. Dr. Ulrike Bingel, Faculty of Medicine, UDE | UDE | since 2020 |
| CRC 1242 Non-Equilibrium Dynamics of Condensed Matter in the Time Domain | Prof. Dr. Uwe Bovensiepen, Faculty of Physics, UDE | UDE | since 2016 |
| CRC 1280 Extinction learning | Prof. Dr. Onur Güntürkün, Faculty of Psychology, RUB | RUB, TUDo, UDE | since 2017 |
| CRC 1316 Transient atmospheric plasmas – from plasmas to liquids to solids | Prof. Dr. Achim von Keudell, Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, RUB | RUB | since 2018 |
| CRC 1430 Molecular mechanisms of cell state transitions | Prof. Dr. Hemmo Meyer, Faculty of Biology, UDE | TUDo, UDE | since 2021 |
| CRC 1439 Multilevel response to stresser increase and release in stream ecosystems – RESIST | Prof. Dr. Bernd Sures, Faculty of Biology, UDE | RUB, UDE | 2021–2025 |
| CRC 1475 Metaphors of Religion. Religious Meaning-Making in Language Use | Prof. Dr. Volkhard Krech, Centre for Religious Studies, RUB | RUB | since 2022 |
| CRC 1491 Cosmic Interacting Matters - From Source to Signal | Prof. Dr. Julia Tjus, Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, RUB | RUB, TUDo | since 2022 |
| CRC 1567 Virtuelle Lebenswelten | Prof. Dr. Stefan Rieger, Institute for Media Studies, RUB | RUB | since 2022 |
| Co-proposer | |||
| CRC/TRR 110 Symmetries and the Emergence of Structure in QCD | Prof. Dr. Ulf-G. Meißner, Universität Bonn | RUB (Co-proposer) | since 2012 |
| CRC/TRR 129 Oxyflame - Development of Methods and Models to Describe the Reaction of Solid Fuels in an Oxy-Fuel Atmosphere | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Reinhold Kneer, RWTH Aachen | RUB (Co-proposer) | since 2013 |
| CRC/TRR 142 Tailored Nonlinear Photonics: From Fundamental Concepts to Functional Structures | Prof. Dr. Christine Silberhorn, Universität Paderborn | TUDo (Co-proposer) | since 2015 |
| CRC/TRR 188 Damage Controlled Forming Processes | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gerhart Hirt, RWTH Aachen | TUDo (Co-proposer) | since 2017 |
| CRC/TRR 191 Symplectic Structures in Geometry, Algebra and Dynamics | Prof. Hansjörg Geiges PhD., Universität Köln | RUB (Co-proposer) | since 2017 |
| CRC/TRR 270 Hysteresis design of magnetic materials for efficient energy conversion (HoMMage) | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Oliver Gutfleisch, TU Darmstadt | UDE (Co-proposer) | since 2020 |
| Participation | |||
| CRC/TRR 128 Initiating/effector versus regulatory mechanisms in Multiple Sclerosis – progress towards tackling the disease | Prof. Dr. med. Heinz Wiendl, Universitätsklinikum Münster | RUB | since 2012 |
| CRC/TRR 154 Mathematical Modelling, Simulation and Optimization using the Example of Gas Networks | Prof. Dr. Alexander Martin, Universität Erlangen | UDE | since 2014 |
| CRC/TRR 156 The skin as sensor and effector orchestrating local and systemic immunity | Prof. Dr. Alexander Erik, UK Heidelberg | UDE | since 2015 |
| CRC/TRR 173 Spin+X - Spin in its collective environment | Prof. Dr. Martin Aeschlimann, TU Kaiserslautern | UDE | since 2016 |
| CRC/TRR 240 Platelets – Molecular, cellular and systemic functions in health and disease | Prof. Dr. Bernhard Nieswandt, Universität Würzburg | UDE | since 2018 |
| CRC/TRR 332 Neutrophils: Origin, Fate, and Function | Prof. Dr. Dr. Oliver Söhnlein, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster | UDE | since 2022 |
| CRC/TRR 341 Plant Ecological Genetics | Prof. Dr. Juliette de Meaux, Universität zu Köln | RUB | since 2022 |
| CRC 1053 MAKI - Multi-Mechanism-Adaptation for the Future Internet | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ralf Steinmetz, TU Darmstadt | UDE | since 2013 |
| CRC 1101 Molecular Encoding of Specificity in Plant Processes | Prof. Dr. Klaus Harter, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen | RUB | since 2014 |
| CRC 1102 Information Density and Linguistic Encoding | Prof. Dr. Elke Teich, Universität des Saarlandes |
RUB | since 2014 |
| CRC 1116 Master switches in cardiac ischemia | Prof. Dr. Jens W. Fischer, HHU Düsseldorf | UDE | since 2015 |
| CRC 1119 Cryptography-Based Security Solutions: Enabling Trust in New and Next Generation Computing Environments | Prof. Dr. Johannes Buchmann, TU Darmstadt | UDE | since 2014 |
| CRC 1279 Exploiting the Human Peptidome for Novel Antimicrobial and Anticancer Agents | Prof. Dr. Frank Kirchhoff, Universität Ulm | UDE | since 2017 |
| CRC 1287 Limits of Variability in Language: Cognitive, Grammatical, and Social Aspects | Prof. Dr. Isabell Wartenburger, Universität Potsdam | RUB, TUDo | since 2017 |
| CRC 1309 Chemical Biology of Epigenetic Modifications | Prof. Dr. Thomas Carell, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München | TUDo | since 2018 |
| CRC 1342 Global Dynamics on Social Policy | Prof. Dr. Herbert Obinger, Universität Bremen | UDE | since 2018 |
| CRC 1372 Magnetoreception and navigation in vertebrates: from biophysics to brain and behaviour | Prof. Dr. Henrik Mouritsen, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg | RUB | since 2019 |
| CRC 1399 Mechanisms of drug sensitivity and resistance in small cell lung cancer | Prof. Dr. Roman Thomas, Universität zu Köln | UDE | since 2019 |
| CRC 1411 Design of particulate products | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Peukert, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg | UDE | since 2020 |
| CRC 1461 Neurotronics: Bio-inspired Information Pathways | Prof. Dr. Hermann Kohlstedt, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel | RUB | since 2021 |
| CRC 1472 Transformations of the Popular | Prof. Dr. Niels Werber, Universität Siegen | RUB | since 2021 |
| CRC 1530 Elucidation and targeting of pathogenic mechanisms in B cell malignancies | Prof. Dr. Michael Hallek, Universität zu Köln | UDE | since 2022 |
Global Young Faculty
The Global Young Faculty is an initiative of Stiftung Mercator in cooperation with the University Alliance Ruhr and is coordinated by the Mercator Research Centre Ruhr (MERCUR) in Essen.
The program brings together outstanding and dedicated early career researchers from universities and non-university research institutions based in the Ruhr area. It supports them in their efforts to forge new professional contacts and share ideas beyond institutional and disciplinary borders.
Explore Materials Chain (EXMAC)
EXPLORE Materials Chain (EXMAC) enabled 30 Materials Chain Junior Professors and Junior Research Group Leaders to invite international postdocs to the three UA Ruhr Universities. Within a two-week stay, from 27 October to 14 November 2018, invitees had the opportunity to work on joint research projects, proposals or partake in excursions. The concept was developed by the flagship program Materials Chain and the Research Academy Ruhr. In 2018, EXMAC received an award in the DFG competition "International Research Marketing".
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