In the course of extensive modernisation and renovation work on the Deutsche Bahn rail network between Hagen, Wuppertal and Cologne, there will be…
Extensive railway closures in Wuppertal from February to July 2026

In cooperation with eleven universities from the joint University Alliance 11+, the University of Wuppertal has developed the "JUMP2 - On the way to a…
Career support for junior research group leaders and junior professors

The Institute for Educational Research (IfB) at the University of Wuppertal has been accepted as a new member of the Leibniz Research Network…
Institute for Educational Research is a new member of the Leibniz-Research Network Educational Potentials

How do young people grow up in an environment characterised by stark political contradictions? What characterises local socialisation spaces in East…
Growing up in East Germany - University invites you to listen and exchange ideas

Many people make good resolutions at the start of the new year. An increasingly common one is to spend less time on social media apps. A team from the…
Reduce social media use: Study examines how a New Year's resolution becomes a successful routine

Black ice due to freezing rain is possible in parts of North Rhine-Westphalia on the morning of 12 January 2026. This may also affect travel to the…
Black ice warning: Information for travelling to the university

As part of the traditional Kachelcross competition for industrial designers, students at the University of Wuppertal were asked to develop a…
University competition with marble runs: Between functional stability and design quality

Democracy and the rule of law are mutually dependent: without democracy there is no rule of law, without the rule of law there is no democracy. At the…
NRW Minister of Justice Dr Benjamin Limbach visits the University of Wuppertal

Terms such as "eco-dictatorship" or "green elites" are increasingly characterising public discourse. Right-wing narratives specifically portray…
Right-wing narratives - the role of the media in the climate discourse

On 1 January 2026, the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences, Humanities and the Arts accepted seven new scholarship holders into the Junge…
Honoured: Wuppertal junior professor becomes a member of the Young Academy