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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Contributions from our research group at the DGS Congress 2025

05/15/2025

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Our research group will be represented at the upcoming congress of the German Sociological Association in September this year with various contributions from our current research.

From September 22 to 26, 2025, dimensions of change and transformation will be presented and discussed at the University of Duisburg-Essen under the theme "Transitions". Our research group will be represented with the following contributions:

Cornelius Schubert, together with Tobias Boll (Mainz), is organizing the ad hoc group 47 »Zwischen Körpern und Dingen: Transitionen und Relationen materieller Sozialität«. The thematic focus is on processes of decoupling and connecting bodies and things as transitions of the materiality of the social on different levels.

In the panel »Transitive Körper und verkörperte Transitionen« of the Sociology of the Body and Sport section, two lectures will be given from the research group:

Ann Kristin Augst will speak together with Lena:Emil Kramheller (Lübeck) on the topic »Transitioning Bodies: Normierungen ambiger Geschlechtskörper in und durch die Medizin«

and Isabelle Bosbach will give an insight into her current research with her lecture »Der fertile Körper in Transition – Fruchtbarkeit kryotechnisch verantwortbar machen«.

Ronja Trischler is participating in the ad hoc group »Transitionen on Rewind: Videoanalysen von Übergangsphänomenen« with her contribution »Online-Reparaturvideos: „Werkeln“ an Alltagsgegenständen anleiten«.

Mirco Spiegel will give his lecture on »Tote Technik? Künstliche Intelligenz an der Grenze des (Nicht-mehr-)Lebendigen« as part of the ad hoc group »Transitionen der (Un-)Endlichkeit. Sterben, Tod und Trauer im gesellschaftlichen Wandel« .

We look forward to lively participation and exciting discussions! Further information can be found on the congress homepage and in the preliminary program.