News & Events
What's New at the Ruhr Innovation Lab
04/21/2026
Partnership for Water and AI
TU Dortmund University and the Dortmund-based Wilo Group have agreed to collaborate on the Wilo Global WATER AI Academy.
04/21/2026
Transparent Labeling of AI Content in Journalism
The Institute of Journalism is participating in a project funded by the Federal Government to combat digital disinformation.
04/16/2026
New Research Unit Funded by DFG is Working on Resource-Efficient Milling Processes
Petra Wiederkehr leads the consortium conducting research into data-driven modeling. It has received a grant of €3.7 million.
04/15/2026
UA Ruhr Establishes Three Research Communities on Key Future Topics
The three universities are pooling their strengths in research communities on education, sustainability and diversity.
04/06/2026
Why Some People Mentally Travel into the Future More Often than Others
Psychologist Ekrem Dere of Ruhr University Bochum theorizes that mental time travel can activate the reward system of the brain.
04/01/2026
To a Successful Partnership with Co-worker AI
AI will not necessarily cost us our jobs, says labor researcher Manfred Wannöffel. What matters is how companies regulate and negotiate the use of AI.
03/24/2026
Gregor Leander Named IACR Fellow for 2026
The professor from Ruhr University Bochum has been awarded one of the highest honors in the field of cryptology.
03/19/2026
“We Want to Make AI Technologies More Accessible”
Small and medium-sized enterprises can benefit from AI-based services but often lack the infrastructure and expertise to implement them.
03/19/2026
Podcast Deep-Dives into Opportunities for Doctoral Researchers
In Episode 4, Christiane Wüllner and Doris Reiter explain how career development succeeds in Bochum and Dortmund.
