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).
2025-08-04
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.
2025-08-04
Are you an early postdoctoral researcher interested in expanding your international research network? Join us for an information session on the Research Explorer Ruhr (RER) program, a fully funded opportunity that supports international postdocs in spending two weeks in the Ruhr area of Germany during the summer.
2025-07-01
The University Alliance Ruhr (UA Ruhr) is setting a further example for the support of researchers in early career phases with the establishment of an Early Career Researchers Board (ECR Board for short). The joint committee of Ruhr University Bochum, TU Dortmund University and the University of Duisburg-Essen strengthens the perspective of researchers in early career phases in the structural development of the alliance.
2025-06-16
Dieser Workshop bietet ein dreistündiges Basis-Training zur Vorbereitung von Lehr- und Forschungsaufenthalten in der VR China und der Zusammenarbeit mit chinesischen Kolleg*innen in internationalen Teams.
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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