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Research at TU Dortmund University

Around 2,500 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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A graphic representation of the TU Dortmund University campus and its research landscape. © TU Dortmund

If you would like to find out more about scientists and their research topics at TU Dortmund University or are looking for future cooperation partners for joint projects, you can use an expert search to get an overview of the diverse research landscape at TU Dortmund University.

Research News from TU Dortmund University

03/26/2026

Bringing Together Top-Level Research on Sustainable Chemistry

The University Alliance Ruhr presented its interdisciplinary research center with Minister of Science Ina Brandes.
In the photo, Minister of Culture and Science Ina Brandes is standing at the lectern and speaking into the microphone.
03/25/2026

“Celebrating Facts”: Dortmund Journalism Marks 50th Anniversary

Around 500 guests, including many alumni, gathered on 20 March for the ceremony at the German Football Museum.
Photo: Two people stand on a stage and address a large audience in an event hall.
03/21/2026

Gaining a Better Understanding of the Brain at the Molecular Level

Medical physicist Prof. Armin Lühr participates in a collaborative project investigating long-term effects of radiotherapy.
The photo shows a person in a laboratory working at a microscope.
03/19/2026

Podcast Explores the Opportunities Available to Doctoral Researchers

In Episode 4, Christiane Wüllner and Doris Reiter explain how career development succeeds in Bochum and Dortmund.
Photo: Prof. Doris Reiter and Dr. Christiane Wüllner stand in a room in front of colorful neon signs.
03/18/2026

TU Dortmund University Launches New High-Performance Computer

The DFG and the State NRW have allocated €4.5 million for LiDO4 – an important foundation for successful research.
Photo: Several people ceremonially inaugurate the LiDO4 high-performance computer at TU Dortmund University.
03/09/2026

More Start-ups – and Faster

TU Dortmund University is establishing a new standard for the transfer of intellectual property to new companies.
Photo: Graphic illustration on intellectual property featuring symbols for ideas, protection, and law.
03/04/2026

How to Hear and Feel a Ballet Performance

A TU team is helping “Aalto Ballett Essen” to develop special services for blind and partially sighted visitors.
Photo: A male dancer in a shirt and dark trousers and a female dancer in a red dress stand together on stage in the ballet production “Carmen.”
03/02/2026

Simulating and Understanding Processes in Thunderclouds

Dr. Christoph Köhn has come from Copenhagen to the Department of Physics with funding from the Heisenberg Program of the DFG.
Auf dem Foto sieht man ein Kornfeld und dunkle Gewitterwolken. In der Mitte schlägt ein Blitz ein.
02/19/2026

Understanding Change, Shaping the Future

The new issue of “mundo” shows how TU researchers study, accompany, and drive transformation.
Photo: Two people sit at a table and show the magazine “mundo”.
02/17/2026

Working Together for Strong Media Landscapes in Sub Saharan Africa

The Erich Brost Institute for International Journalism is advancing research and training together with African partners.
Large group of conference participants poses in front of a building at Uganda Christian University.
02/12/2026

Hundreds of New ‘Eyes’ Buried in the Antarctic Ice

Scientists from Bochum and Dortmund were involved in installing around 670 new sensors at the IceCube Neutrino Observatory.
The photo shows how the glass ball is lowered into the borehole.
02/04/2026

Outstanding Projects Awarded with Transfer Prize

Sponsor Dr. Michael Brenscheidt and TU Dortmund University once again acknowledged research successfully applied in practice.
Photo: Several people stand together for a group photo holding certificates in front of a screen and a TU Dortmund banner.
02/02/2026

Prof. Benedikt Sabaß Secures Proof of Concept Grant

The European Research Council will fund his project to reduce methane emissions in cattle farming with 150,000 euros.
Portrait photo of Benedikt Sabaß: Prof. Sabaß is wearing a light blue shirt and smiling at the camera. There are bushes in the background.
01/28/2026

Cluster of Excellence Color Meets Flavor Launched

As part of the lecture series “Between Breakfast and Borussia,” the new project presented itself to the interested public.
Photo: Glowing futuristic tunnel with colorful light streaks.
01/27/2026

International Research Collaboration Receives Trailblazer Award

The team involving Professor Matthias Schneider receives $3 million dollars for its research project on nerve signals.
Animation of a nerve signal in shades of blue. The signal is illustrated by a yellow stripe and flashes.
01/23/2026

Sustainably Strengthening the Political and Social Participation of Young People

The Center for Research on Education and School Development thoroughly examined students’ civic literacy for the first time.
Auf dem Foto sieht man sechs Jugendliche, die lächeln. Im Hintergrund scheint die Sonne.

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.