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Research Academy

Cross-university support for early career researchers in the Ruhr Area

Research Academy is the joint platform of Ruhr-Universität Bochum, TU Dortmund University, and the University of Duisburg-Essen for promoting early career researchers on their career paths in academia and beyond. Our offers are directed at the around 10,000 doctoral and postdoctoral researchers who are engaged in the University Alliance Ruhr (UA Ruhr).

Here you will find our program for:



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2025-09-04

Workshop program for postdocs: The first workshop for the winter semester has been set.

“What qualities do I have and how do I sell them?” This question and the benefits of academic soft skills for non-university career paths will be explored in our postdoc workshop on October 31. 

2025-09-01

mentoring³: Bewerbungsfrist verlängert

Im Herbst 2025 startet die neue Postdoktorandinnen-Linie des Programms mentoring³.  Die Bewerbungsfrist für die Natur- und Ingenieurwissenschaften wurde bis zum 19. September verlängert, interessierte Postdoktorandinnen und Habilitandinnen können sich also noch bewerben!

 

2025-08-08

Herbstakademie 2025: Anmeldung geöffnet

Mit Erfolg zum Doktortitel: Digitale Kurzworkshops, Karrieretipps und Erfahrungsaustausch für Promovierende der Universitätsallianz Ruhr bei der digitalen Herbstakademie vom 30.09. bis 2.10.2025.

2025-08-04

Postdoc Appreciation Week Germany (PAW 2025) – Program is online!

Inspired by Postdoc Appreciation Week in the US and the UK, the PAW Germany coordination team has once again invited scientists and research institutions, postdoc coordinators, and science managers throughout Germany to create a special program to honor the work of postdocs.

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Informing, qualifying, and promoting together

Within Research Academy, RUB Research School, the Graduate Center TU Dortmund University, and the Graduate Center Plus of the University of Duisburg-Essen combine and bundle their expertise. All activities offered under the umbrella of Research Academy are based on close cooperation and regular exchange of experience.

The joint interdisciplinary qualification offers and career events prepare early career researchers for a career in research, business, and society. All offers also promote the mutual exchange of ideas, both within specific research fields and across individual disciplines.





Ruhr Graduate School in Economics (RGS Econ)

The Ruhr Graduate School in Economics (RGS Econ) is a co-operation project of the three UA Ruhr economics faculties with the participation of the Leibniz Institute for Economic Research (RWI) and part of the Research Academy. It offers a structured doctoral programme in the field of economics, including research-oriented courses, workshops and conferences.