

Eavesdropping on the electron
Data too noisy and not usable? Not necessarily: physicists at UDE have described a method for extracting information from noise. Their discovery has been published in "Physical Review Research".


Ideas for the future
We develop solutions for tomorrow. At the UDE, we research new materials needed for renewable energies, make rivers fit for climate change and investigate social conflicts. We practice university medicine at the top level and research the use of terahertz radiation in medical technology.


11.5 million euros to research into the microbial carbon cycle
The earth more than 2,500 million years ago: Carbon dioxide dominates the atmosphere, oxygen is only present in traces. Researchers in the ERC Synergy Grant "Archaen Park" analyze the metabolism of ancient microbes using organisms living under extreme conditions today.
We get to the bottom of things
Research at UDE

Main Research Areas Profiling Research
Targeted research is important to us - in the faculties, at the entire university and together with our partners. We concentrate particularly on five main research areas.

Laying Foundation for Success Freedom for Science
Gaining knowledge and the possibility of opening up new scientific activities as a central task: We create freedom for the realisation of research projects.

Together Even Better University Alliance Ruhr
Gaining knowledge and the possibility of opening up new scientific activities as a central task: We create freedom for the realisation of research projects.
Studying at UDE
Application & Enrolment
As one of Germanys largest universities, we offer an extensive range of subjects: You can choose from over 250 bachelor and master programmes as well as teacher training and medicine.
Apply nowAdmittedly, the Ruhr Area is not New York City. But almost.Living in Duisburg & Essen
At the UDE you will meet people from more than 130 nations in a large melting pot. The Ruhr area is a structure of superlatives: Germany's largest settlement area, right in the centre of Europe. Despite all prejudices, it is not grey here, but green. In 2017, Essen was named the "Green Capital of Europe". And the Ruhr region is rich in culture. So rich that the entire region has been declared European Capital of Culture 2010 by the EU. But while other conurbations always try to present their best side, the people in our region show themselves as they are: Imaginative, curious, open-minded.