More and more children and young people are coming to Germany with experiences of flight and war - and therefore often with severe psychological…
New funding programme supports schools in their work with refugee children

More and more pupils need support in everyday school life. In the joint project "teams", researchers from the University of Wuppertal and the…
Science and practice working together for better school assistance

How do materials react to mechanical stress? And how can this force be used specifically to trigger chemical processes - for example to release drugs…
Using mechanical power to develop new materials and therapies

How can equal opportunities at the university of Wuppertal become visible and supportive in everyday life? How can university interaction be made more…
New digital platform supports equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory behaviour in everyday university life

Mathematician Prof Dr Andreas Frommer is the new "Distinguished Professor". With this honorary title, the University of Wuppertal (BUW) recognises…
Andreas Frommer is the new Distinguished Professor

The winners of this year's Urban Mining Student Award (UMSA) were announced at a ceremony on Saturday. The competition was initiated at the University…
Student visions for the former Hardt & Pocorny cloth factory honoured

Successful competition for the University of Wuppertal (BUW): Victoria Krause, a Master's student of German Studies at the BUW, once again won the…
Victoria Krause once again German university champion in the javelin throw

From 3 June to 14 July 2026, the University Library of the University of Wuppertal is presenting the exhibition "The thread of memory. Spanish workers…
Focus on Spanish labour migration: new exhibition at the University Library

What holds communities together - and why do they fail? With the exhibition "merry company - forms of community" from 23 May to 13 September, the…
New exhibition at the Kunsthalle Barmen highlights different forms of community

How does the menstrual cycle influence the performance and health of top female athletes? In order to answer this question, the Federal Institute of…
Collaborative project researches the interplay between menstrual cycle, performance and health in top female athletes