Location & approach

By Car

The campus of the Technical University of Dortmund is located near the freeway junction Dortmund West, where the Sauerland line A45 crosses the Ruhr expressway B1/A40. 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 bus and train

The "Dortmund Universität" S-Bahn station is located directly on the North Campus. From there, the S-Bahn line S1 runs every 20 or 30 minutes to Dortmund main station and in the opposite direction to Düsseldorf main station via Bochum, Essen and Duisburg. In addition, the university can 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.

The H-Bahn

One of the landmarks of the TU Dortmund is the H-Bahn. Line 1 runs every 10 minutes between Dortmund Eichlinghofen and the Technology Center 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.

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Location & approach

By Car

The campus of the Technical University of Dortmund is located near the freeway junction Dortmund West, where the Sauerland line A45 crosses the Ruhr expressway B1/A40. 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 bus and train

The "Dortmund Universität" S-Bahn station is located directly on the North Campus. From there, the S-Bahn line S1 runs every 20 or 30 minutes to Dortmund main station and in the opposite direction to Düsseldorf main station via Bochum, Essen and Duisburg. In addition, the university can 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.

The H-Bahn

One of the landmarks of the TU Dortmund is the H-Bahn. Line 1 runs every 10 minutes between Dortmund Eichlinghofen and the Technology Center 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.

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Former member of our chair is mentioned in the scientific background article of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics

10/09/2024 -

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The former member of our chair, Mirco Hünnefeld, is mentioned in the scientific background article of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics.

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics to John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton for their contributions to the development and application of artificial neural networks (ANNs). Their research links the fields of physics and artificial intelligence, leading to advances in both science and everyday applications.

The IceCube experiment at the South Pole is mentioned in the scientific background article of the Nobel Prize 2024 as an example of the use of ANNs in astroparticle physics. ANNs were used to create a neutrino image of the Milky Way. A former member of our chair, Mirco Hünnefeld, played a significant role in this project and is therefore indirectly mentioned in the scientific background article on page 9, which highlights the use of ANNs in astrophysics.

The work of Hopfield and Hinton has given us new tools to address complex scientific challenges. Projects like IceCube, where ANNs are helping to unlock the secrets of the universe, show the impact of these advances. We congratulate the winners and are proud that a former member of our chair has contributed to such significant advances.

The whole scientific background can be found here.