An international research community has been honoured with the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for its decades of work on the so-called…
Breakthrough Prize honours muon research - decisive contribution from Wuppertal

The "Faces of the Ruhr" exhibition at the Ruhr Museum in Essen presents people and their immigration history. It is about arriving, growing up and…
Talent scout from the University of Wuppertal part of the "Faces of the District" exhibition

The "Climate crisis and sustainability" lecture series is taking place for the tenth time this summer semester. This time, the lectures ask the…
A good life for all: How can we achieve this? Lecture series invites you to join the discussion

"Talks with taste" is an international series of events organised by the school of humanities and cultural studies in cooperation with the church at…
Exchange and diversity: three new "Talks with taste" in the summer semester

Felix Strieth-Kalthoff, Assistant Professor of Digital Chemistry at the University of Wuppertal (BUW), has been awarded a total of €1.1 million over…
From Light and Data to Complex Molecules: Wuppertal Assistant Professor Seeks New Methods in Chemical Synthesis

Efficient universities are a real location factor - greater energy efficiency helps the climate and saves money. The universities in North…
Universities in North Rhine-Westphalia record their CO2 emissions jointly across the state for the first time

With the "Place of Silence", a modern, multifunctional space for peace, reflection and mindfulness is currently being built on the Grifflenberg campus…
Construction work continues: a place of silence for peace, reflection and mindfulness

In the DaMic priority programme, scientists are researching new, sustainable metallic materials and their manufacturing processes. Three researchers…
Ecologically compatible and fully efficient: New materials wanted

Conspiracy narratives are particularly popular in times of crisis. They spread rapidly via social media. Literary scholar Dr Antonius Weixler takes a…
Who believes that?

A new chapter has begun at Wuppertal's Nordbahntrasse with a symbolic handover of the keys. The University of Wuppertal has now handed over several of…
How sustainability works: Living Lab NRW houses stay in the region