Women study, graduate, do a doctorate - and then? Then they often disappear from the academic system. In contrast to their male colleagues, who…
Women in science: A day characterised by potential

Thursday marks the 50th anniversary of the topping-out ceremony for the first construction phase of the Gesamthochschule Wuppertal, now the University…
50 years of the university building have left their mark - in the archive and on the façade

Colours shape our lives - they calm or invigorate, they create trust, orientation and have a stronger effect than we realise. With "The Big Book of…
Axel Buether decodes the hidden language of colours

Do we really only use 10 per cent of our brain? Is our personality reflected in our handwriting? And are eyewitnesses to an accident a reliable source…
Lecture on facts and myths of psychology

On the international "Psych Good Deed Day", psychology institutes around the world set an example for community and humanity with small good deeds. It…
Psychology institutes worldwide celebrate the Day of Good Deeds

At the start of the winter semester, the Institute for Educational Research and parts of the central student guidance and counselling services of the…
Two departments of the University of Wuppertal move to Döpperseberg

In view of the increasing polarisation in society, it is more urgent than ever to discuss fundamental questions of democratic coexistence with young…
"Living democracy": Bergische Uni organises project week with Barmen comprehensive school

In a joint resolution, the senates of ten major universities in North Rhine-Westphalia have issued an urgent warning about the consequences of the…
Cost-cutting measures: Senates of ten NRW universities warn of massive consequences

How can new technologies support the work of the fire service? Which technologies really make sense to use and how can they be integrated into basic…
AI, VR and co.: New research project investigates innovative technologies for use by the fire service

How is art created? With this question, the Kunsthalle Barmen opens its doors for the next exhibition "EX NIHILO" on 17 October at 7 pm. On display…
Out of nothing? New exhibition at the Kunsthalle Barmen is dedicated to artistic creative processes