Research for Sustainability
The United Nations wants to achieve 17 sustainability goals by the year 2030. The work of many scientists at Ruhr University contributes to this.
Our distinguished and internationally networked researchers in engineering, natural sciences, humanities and social sciences develop interdisciplinary research approaches and methods to advance social, ecological and economic sustainability transformation.
Sustainability research in Network
How can we make the transition to closed carbon cycles? How can geothermal energy be used in an environmentally friendly and intelligent way? How can sustainable river landscapes be planned? In research projects and interdisciplinary alliances, scientists at Ruhr University are addressing the challenges of epochal change.
Sustainability research in practice
Ruhr University participates in national and international research networks, invites visiting scientists, for example, and is constantly expanding scientific collaborations in the field of sustainability research, such as recently with the Frauenhofer IEG.
- GenoMobil
In the BMBF-funded joint project GenoMobil, researchers are investigating the potential of cooperatives as an organizational form for the socio-ecological transformation of integrated mobility.
Website Future Sustainable Mobility
- Holzbau findet Stadt
The aim of the Holzbau findet Stadt research project is to efficiently exploit the potential offered by climate- and resource-friendly building constructions for the development of the CO2-neutral building stock by setting the course at an early stage in urban design and planning.
- Carbon2Chem
The Carbon2Chem team is researching how to make good use of metallurgical gases produced during steel production.
Sustainability research in teaching
