7 and 8 July: MS Wissenschaft Docks in DuisburgUDE Exhibit on Board
Next Monday and Tuesday, the MS Wissenschaft will be moored at the quay in the inner harbour, showcasing the exhibition ‘Medicine of Tomorrow’. Also on display: an exhibit from the SFB ‘Treatment Expectation’, which will be presented by team members on Tuesday. Free entry!
New at UDE/at UK Essen: Stephanie HerbstreitSupporting and challenging medical students
Teaching surgery means shaping a sense of responsibility: Prof. Dr Stephanie Herbstreit, an orthopaedic and trauma surgeon at the Centre for Musculoskeletal Surgery at Essen University Hospital, has taken up the chair in ‘Didactics in Surgery’ at the Faculty of Medicine.
Induction into the Young Academy Dr Jessica Szczuka makes a strong impression
They are young, excel in their fields and enjoy thinking outside the box: the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina has inducted ten new researchers into the Young Academy. Among them is Dr Jessica Szczuka.
ACM AsiaCCS Test of Time AwardLucas Davi Receives Award
ERC Advanced Grant for Christof SchulzFrom Empirical Trial-and-Error to Predictive Materials Synthesis Science
Medieval History Prize for Jan-Hendryk de BoerPopes without Rome
Peace Report 2026 Power Politics Drives Global Conflicts
Strategic Research Areas
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Shaping the Future Together
What happens when three major universities join forces?
At the University Alliance Ruhr (UA Ruhr), it means creating one of Germany’s most dynamic academic networks — connecting people, ideas, and innovation across disciplines and campuses.
From trustworthy AI and future energy materials to health research, sustainable chemical processes, and societal transformation — collaboration drives everything we do.