RWTH Aachen University

In the summer semester of 2021, the focus of the “Aachen Evening Discussions on School Inclusion” will be in the area of cognitive impairments. On three Tuesdays - April 20, May 4 and June 15, 2021 - interested parties will meet online…

On December 6, 2016, an extremely high-energy neutrino was measured in the IceCube Neutrino Observatory in Antarctica, which allows surprising conclusions to be drawn about fundamental particle physics. Even the energy of 6.3 peta…

Master theses in civil engineering on the material carbon concrete and the deformation of reinforced concrete slabs were awarded.The young RWTH researchers Henrik Becks and Matthias Kalus are awarded the Schöck Bau Innovation Prize. The…

With 75 spin-offs, RWTH has a record number of spin-offs in 2020. There were 65 spin-offs in 2019. “We are happy about the individual start-ups, their innovative ideas and approaches to maintain the entrepreneurial spirit and focus on…

An international group of scientists under the leadership of ETH Zurich and with the participation of RWTH Aachen University calls for the establishment of a global intergovernmental body for science and politics to inform political…

Two-dimensional materials have enormous potential to enable components with a significantly smaller size and extended functionality compared to today's silicon technologies. To do this, however, 2D materials must be integrated into…

RWTH researchers publish in "Nature Energy" on negative emissions and other environmental impacts caused by the direct separation of carbon dioxide from the air.Achieving the climate goals requires so-called negative emissions, i.e. the…

The Ministry for Innovation, Science and Research of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia started the “Fellowships for Innovations in the Digital University” program in 2016 with the Stifterverband. Each university receives 50,000 euros…

In June 2019, Professor Dr. Joybrato Mukherjee, President of the Justus Liebig University in Giessen, elected the new President of the German Academic Exchange Service - DAAD for short. Since the beginning of 2020 he has been at the head…

The renowned Association for Computing Machinery - ACM for short - has appointed two scientists from Aachen as their fellows. Professor Wil van der Aalst, Chair of Computer Science 9 - Process and Data Science, was recognized for his work…