How does the body respond to threats? A new research project is investigating how touch and vision interact during rapid reactions. The findings could open up new approaches to treating anxiety disorders and phobias.

Watching reality TV, or spontaneously booking a cheap flight – many people are familiar with “guilty pleasures”, which seem like a phenomenon of the present. However, a new interdisciplinary research project shows that ambivalent moments of enjoyment have a long history.

UA Ruhr expands collaboration in key fields. New Communities for Education, Sustainability, Diversity link RUB, TU Dortmund and UDE, fostering exchange and joint priorities with MERCUR funding.