The Ruhr-Universität Bochum is one of Germany’s leading research universities, addressing the whole range of academic disciplines. A highly dynamic setting enables researchers and students to work across the traditional boundaries of academic subjects and faculties. To create knowledge networks within and beyond the university is RUB’s declared aim. The IUF – Leibniz Research Institute

At the IUF, several research groups are working on how environmental factors (ultraviolet radiation, air pollution, food chemicals) affect the physiology and pathophysiology of the different organs.  The working group “Environmental epidemiology of lung, brain and skin aging” focuses on epidemiological aspects of air pollution-induced aging / chronic diseases of the lung, the brain and

The research group “Alternative method development for environmental toxicity testing” is offering a position for a   student (f/m/d) for a Master Thesis with the title: Establishment of a machine-readable database of thyroid effects observed in in vivo studies of pesticides for the establishment of read across. The project: The identification of endocrine disruptors as

The research group “Alternative method development for environmental toxicity testing” is offering a position for a student (f/m/d) for a Master Thesis project The project: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 6% of newborns worldwide are born with a developmental defect in the form of a structural or functional abnormality. It is