
Students explore the perspective of those affectedA child sent away – and life was different after that
Oral history opens up new avenues: to history as experienced first-hand, set against the backdrop of political, social and economic developments of the time. For 26 Bachelor’s students at the UDE, it provides a window into the perspectives of the ‘children sent away’.

Study on Problematic Internet UseTemptation Outweighs Stress
After a stressful day, many people turn to video games, social media or shopping apps for relief. But what makes this behaviour problematic? A UDE study of 900 adults shows that temptation, rather than stress itself, is the key factor driving problematic internet use.

STRALI develops planning tool for local authorities Pinpointing where EV charging points are really needed
How can EV charging infrastructure be planned so that residents, businesses and local authorities all benefit? Researchers at the UDE and partners developed a planning tool to support municipalities in making strategic decisions on charging infrastructure.

Federal Funding€580,000 for the West German Biobank Essen

Paper in Nature Communications Large-Scale Brain Analysis Reveals Multiple Pathways to Placebo Effects on Pain

41st round of the UDE Postdoc Seed FundingsTwo research projects have been awarded funding

IAQ Report on the Automotive Industry A Fair Transition?

New Series from the Institute for Socio-EconomicsWhy Economists Often Disagree

20 years of accreditation as a high-voltage laboratory at the UDE 20 years under high tension

Funding from the Volkswagen Foundation and the Young AcademyTWIST is one of “Best Research Environment 2026”

7 and 8 July: MS Wissenschaft Docks in DuisburgUDE Exhibits on Board

New Funding for Glioblastoma Research Novel Therapeutic Approach Under Investigation

Policy Management for DemocracyCeremony: 20 Years of the NRW School of Governance

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

UDE starts three research projects on the transition of district heatingThe Summer provides Heat for the Winter

EU Commission’s draft legislation on pesticides European researchers highlight the risks

Peace Report 2026 Power Politics Drives Global Conflicts

New Hope for Chronic Nerve PainEU Project RESOLVE Launches

paluno Develops SolutionWhen Browser Memory Becomes a Bento Box

Earlier Diagnoses and More Targeted Therapies Made PossibleAutism Risk in Premature Babies


