Research Academy Ruhr (RAR) 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).
2024-10-16
Are you doing your doctorate and would like to know what a career in research means? Do you want to figure out if a research career is the right choice for you? The Research Career Day provides strategic knowledge and personal orientation about career perspectives, career paths and requirements for a career in research considering the broader scope of making a career at universities, non-university research institutions and universities of applied sciences.
2024-09-27
On 11 November 2024 (14:30-17:30), the Wirtschaftskolleg will once again bring together doctoral and postdoctoral researchers from the UA Ruhr with representatives from business and society in an informal atmosphere to present the wide range of opportunities for non-university careers. This year, the introductory lecture will deal with the topic of “Artificial intelligence in business”. Registration is possible until 30 October.
2024-09-27
The Research Academy Ruhr workshop offer for all postdocs & the junior faculty of the UA Ruhr in the winter semester 2024/2025 has been published. Registration for all offers from October to March is now open. As places are limited, we recommend early registration.
2024-09-17
connecting.ruhr connects postdocs from the UA Ruhr with a young, local business network. Together, the Research Academy Ruhr and the Junge Initiativkreis Ruhr invite postdocs to discuss their career prospects in the industry. In addition to keynote speeches on the career requirements and skills of postdocs and a panel discussion on switching to the industry, the interactive format also offers the opportunity for networking and 1:1 discussions with the participating companies.
Within RAR, 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 RAR 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.
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 Ruhr. It offers a structured doctoral programme in the field of economics, including research-oriented courses, workshops and conferences.
Research Academy Ruhr (RAR) is the cross-university platform of Ruhr-Universität Bochum, TU Dortmund University, and the University of Duisburg-Essen for promoting early career researchers in the University Alliance Ruhr (UA Ruhr).
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