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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Third-party funding

Ongoing projects

01.07.2026 - 30.06.2030 (StIL)	Participation in the MA Science Communication and Media Literacy project as part of the “The World Is My Campus” call for proposals issued by the Foundation for Innovation in Higher Education. Further information
01.07.2026 - 30.06.2030 (DFG)	Subproject INF Infrastructure Project: Technology and Praxeology in CRC 1567 »Virtual Liveworlds« (Host university: Ruhr University Bochum) Further information
01.07.2026 - 30.06.2030 (DFG)	Subproject A05 Virtual Repairs: Working on the Future on Technical Futures in CRC 1567 »Virtual Liveworlds« (Host university: Ruhr University Bochum) Further information
01.01.2021 - 31.12.2028 (DFG)	Subproject C02 Digital Body Knowledge. Fault lines of problematic popularity in health care in CRC 1472 »Transformations of the Popular« (Host university: University of Siegen). Further information
01.09.2025 - 31.01.2028 (HBS)	Four-Day Workweek at the Hospital. Funded by the Hans Böckler Foundation. Further information

Completed projects

10.2021 - 09.2024 (NWO)	Responsible Innovation Path for Ultrathin Nanomembranes for Electrochemical Conversion and Artificial Photosynthesis: Value Co-Creation in a Quadruple Helix System, funded by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO). Further information
01.2016 - 12.2023 (DFG)	Subproject A06 Visually integrated clinical cooperation in the SFB 1187 Media of Cooperation (Host institution: University of Siegen). Further information
04.2017 - 09.2021 (DFG)	Co-applicant in the second funding period of the GRK 1769 Locating Media at the University of Siegen. Website of the GRK