Research at TU Dortmund University
More than 2,600 researchers from TU Dortmund University successfully develop technological innovations and achieve important advances in methods and knowledge. Acclaimed researchers in outstanding individual and collaborative projects attest to the strength of research in Dortmund.
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Research News from TU Dortmund University
University Alliance Ruhr welcomes international materials scientist
Prof. Anna Isaeva will develop new quantum materials at the Research Center Future Energy Materials and Systems.
Narcissistic CEOs Appoint Other Narcissists to the Management Board
For the analysis, Professor Lorenz Graf-Vlachy’s team analyzed thousands of LinkedIn profiles of US top managers.
New Approaches to Antibiotic Development
Dr Leonhard H. Urner presents findings on bacterial cell walls in the “Journal of the American Chemical Society”.
Supporting Scholars at Risk
Academy in Exile, which is based at TU Dortmund University, is calling for applications for twelve new fellowships.
Research Team Creates Key Building Block for Artificial Cells
A research team including Prof. Jan Kierfeld and Lukas Weise describe their findings in “Nature Communications”.
Senior Fellows Start Research Stays at College of University Alliance Ruhr
The College for Social Sciences and Humanities welcomed the first international guests.
How ChatGPT Reports on Climate Change
Researchers at TU Dortmund University have found that the chatbot hardly takes social aspects of the climate crisis into consideration.
How Religious Education May Foster Environmental Awareness
In a project funded by the DFG, Prof. Claudia Gärtner will investigate religious education for sustainable development.
Prospects and Challenges for Quantum Computers
JProf. Benedikt Fauseweh has published an analysis of the status of digital quantum simulation in “Nature Communications”.
Three Questions for Assistant Professor Jinjin Ha
During her stay, the US engineer investigates how forming technology might be used for aviation or implants.
New Insights Into the Resistance Mechanisms of a Rare Tumor
Researchers from UA Ruhr have published results of their interdisciplinary studies also in “Nature Communications”.
Increasing Number of False Reports About Anti-AfD Demonstrations in Circulation
According to the German-Austrian Digital Media Observatory, more fake news about the anti-AfD protests is appearing online.
Shortage of Qualified Staff in North Rhine-Westphalia’s Nurseries and Preschools to Last
DJI and TU Dortmund University have conducted a comprehensive study of the staffing situation in child and youth welfare.
Interdisciplinary Center Investigates Cross-Scale Dynamics
The new research center DAEDALUS was inaugurated on 15 February and bundles expertise in spectroscopy.
Speed Dating on the Topic of AI
The new “Science Speed Dating” format allows for a topic-specific exchange across department boundaries.
International Research Team Develops New Hardware for Neuromorphic Computing
The team has developed a concept inspired by the human eye that could make AI much more compact and efficient in the future.
Research at TU Dortmund University is particularly visible nationally and internationally in five profile areas:
- From Elementary Particles to Products Along Value Added Networks
- Innovations for Sustainability and Health
- Data, Models and Simulations to Shape Our Future
- Educational and Labor Worlds of Tomorrow
- Society and Transformational Processes in the 21st Century
Large collaborative and outstanding research projects stand for the research achievements of TU Dortmund University.
A core concern of TU Dortmund University is to promote young researchers – for example through a graduate center and the alliance with the Research Academy Ruhr.