Location & approach

By Car

The campus of Dortmund University is located near the Dortmund West motorway junction, where the A45 Sauerland line crosses the B1/A40 Ruhr expressway. The Dortmund-Eichlinghofen exit on the A45 leads to the South Campus, the Dortmund-Dorstfeld exit on the A40 leads to the North Campus. The university is signposted at both exits.

By public transport

The "Dortmund Universität" S-Bahn station is located directly on the North Campus. From there, the S-Bahn line S1 runs every 15 or 30 minutes to Dortmund main station and in the opposite direction to Düsseldorf main station via Bochum, Essen and Duisburg. The university can also be reached by bus lines 445, 447 and 462. Timetable information can be found on the homepage of the Rhine-Ruhr Transport Association, and DSW21 also offer an interactive route network map.

By 'H-Bahn'

The H-Bahn, an elevated railway, is one of the landmarks of the TU Dortmund. Line 1 runs every 10 minutes between Dortmund Eichlinghofen and the Technology Centre via Campus South and Dortmund University S, while Line 2 commutes every 5 minutes between Campus North and Campus South. It covers this distance in two minutes.

By plane

From Dortmund Airport, it takes just over 20 minutes to get to Dortmund Central Station with the AirportExpress and from there to the university with the S-Bahn. Düsseldorf Airport, about 60 kilometres away, offers a wider range of international flight connections and can be reached directly by S-Bahn from the university station.

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Location & approach

By Car

The campus of Dortmund University is located near the Dortmund West motorway junction, where the A45 Sauerland line crosses the B1/A40 Ruhr expressway. The Dortmund-Eichlinghofen exit on the A45 leads to the South Campus, the Dortmund-Dorstfeld exit on the A40 leads to the North Campus. The university is signposted at both exits.

By public transport

The "Dortmund Universität" S-Bahn station is located directly on the North Campus. From there, the S-Bahn line S1 runs every 15 or 30 minutes to Dortmund main station and in the opposite direction to Düsseldorf main station via Bochum, Essen and Duisburg. The university can also be reached by bus lines 445, 447 and 462. Timetable information can be found on the homepage of the Rhine-Ruhr Transport Association, and DSW21 also offer an interactive route network map.

By 'H-Bahn'

The H-Bahn, an elevated railway, is one of the landmarks of the TU Dortmund. Line 1 runs every 10 minutes between Dortmund Eichlinghofen and the Technology Centre via Campus South and Dortmund University S, while Line 2 commutes every 5 minutes between Campus North and Campus South. It covers this distance in two minutes.

By plane

From Dortmund Airport, it takes just over 20 minutes to get to Dortmund Central Station with the AirportExpress and from there to the university with the S-Bahn. Düsseldorf Airport, about 60 kilometres away, offers a wider range of international flight connections and can be reached directly by S-Bahn from the university station.

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GWTF Annual Conference 2024

Science under changing boundary conditions?

11/07/2024

Excerpt from the conference program

The GWTF's annual conference on the question of "Science under changing boundary conditions?" will be held at the Dortmunder U.

On November 14 and 15, 2024, the annual conference of the Society for Science and Technology Studies will take place at the Hochschuletage in the Dortmunder U.

From the call:

"The framework conditions of science, i.e. the conditions and requirements under which research and teaching take place, have always been in a state of flux. This change is also reflected in science and technology studies, which has always been interested in the institutional, technical and social conditions of science. In recent years, it seems that the boundary conditions for scientific work have once again changed significantly. Currently, for example, the political discussion surrounding the German Academic Fixed-Term Contract Act is bringing the specific working conditions in science into focus. But also the demands for more inter- and transdisciplinarity, the opening up to society as a "third mission" of universities or the turn towards mission-oriented research at EU level - after "Mode 2" and "Triple Helix" - are formulating new expectations for research and teaching, for example along a "Quadruple Helix". In addition, current technical developments are opening up new fields of science; after biotechnology and nanotechnology, machine learning and data analytical processes are not only raising methodological and epistemological questions, but also questions concering power and politics. Last but not least, new social forms of research are emerging, for example in real laboratories, which are being established as new funding formats. In general, science can hardly distance itself from major social issues, such as sustainability, and there are probably good reasons not to do so."

More information and the program can be found on the website of GWTF e.V.