Funding from German Cancer AidTaNGo Against Breast Cancer
In future, breast cancer cells will be made to break down the very substances they need to grow. As part of the TaNGo project, biologists and chemists at the UDE are developing molecules that specifically direct the protein Taspase1 into the cell’s own degradation system.
EIT Project for Social EntrepreneurshipAI Mentor Supports Students in Starting a Business
How can a good idea become a viable business model with social impact? AI will soon support students along the way. In the new “AURORA seizmic EIT-KIC” project, UDE and its partners are developing an existing platform into an AI-powered mentoring environment.
New doctoral research programme launched The social side of the climate crisis
Who contributes most to the climate crisis, who is hardest hit? These are some of the questions at the heart of the new doctoral research programme “The Political Economy of the Social-Ecological Transformation” at the UDE.
Work does not protect against social exclusionIAQ examines the labour market situation of EU citizens in the Ruhr region
Criticism of German Reunification Has Shifted PoliticallyFrom the Left to the Right
New Clustering Method Hidden Regularities in Data
Study on the Runner’s HighCannabis-like signaling molecules also increase over extreme distances
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In research, the UDE supports four interdisciplinary profile focuses in particular across the university.
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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.
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