Location & approach

By car

The campus of TU Dortmund University is located close to interstate junction Dortmund West, where the Sauerlandlinie A 45 (Frankfurt-Dortmund) crosses the Ruhrschnellweg B 1 / A 40. The best interstate exit to take from A 45 is "Dortmund-Eichlinghofen" (closer to Campus Süd), and from B 1 / A 40 "Dortmund-Dorstfeld" (closer to Campus Nord). Signs for the university are located at both exits. Also, there is a new exit before you pass over the B 1-bridge leading into Dortmund.

To get from Campus Nord to Campus Süd by car, there is the connection via Vogelpothsweg/Baroper Straße. We recommend you leave your car on one of the parking lots at Campus Nord and use the H-Bahn (suspended monorail system), which conveniently connects the two campuses.

By train

TU Dortmund University has its own train station ("Dortmund Universität"). From there, suburban trains (S-Bahn) leave for Dortmund main station ("Dortmund Hauptbahnhof") and Düsseldorf main station via the "Düsseldorf Airport Train Station" (take S-Bahn number 1, which leaves every 20 or 30 minutes). The university is easily reached from Bochum, Essen, Mülheim an der Ruhr and Duisburg.

You can also take the bus or subway train from Dortmund city to the university: From Dortmund main station, you can take any train bound for the Station "Stadtgarten", usually lines U41, U45, U 47 and U49. At "Stadtgarten" you switch trains and get on line U42 towards "Hombruch". Look out for the Station "An der Palmweide". From the bus stop just across the road, busses bound for TU Dortmund University leave every ten minutes (445, 447 and 462). Another option is to take the subway routes U41, U45, U47 and U49 from Dortmund main station to the stop "Dortmund Kampstraße". From there, take U43 or U44 to the stop "Dortmund Wittener Straße". Switch to bus line 447 and get off at "Dortmund Universität S".

By plane

The AirportExpress is a fast and convenient means of transport from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Dortmund Central Station, taking you there in little more than 20 minutes. From Dortmund Central Station, you can continue to the university campus by interurban railway (S-Bahn). A larger range of international flight connections is offered at Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), which is about 60 kilometres away and can be directly reached by S-Bahn from the university station.

The H-Bahn (Suspended Monorail System)

The H-Bahn is one of the hallmarks of TU Dortmund University. There are two stations on Campus Nord. One ("Dortmund Universität S") is directly located at the suburban train stop, which connects the university directly with the city of Dortmund and the rest of the Ruhr Area. Also from this station, there are connections to the "Technologiepark" and (via Campus Süd) Eichlinghofen. The other station is located at the dining hall at Campus Nord and offers a direct connection to Campus Süd every five minutes.

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The facilities of TU Dortmund University are spread over two campuses, the larger Campus North and the smaller Campus South. Additionally, some areas of the university are located in the adjacent "Technologiepark".

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Location & approach

By car

The campus of TU Dortmund University is located close to interstate junction Dortmund West, where the Sauerlandlinie A 45 (Frankfurt-Dortmund) crosses the Ruhrschnellweg B 1 / A 40. The best interstate exit to take from A 45 is "Dortmund-Eichlinghofen" (closer to Campus Süd), and from B 1 / A 40 "Dortmund-Dorstfeld" (closer to Campus Nord). Signs for the university are located at both exits. Also, there is a new exit before you pass over the B 1-bridge leading into Dortmund.

To get from Campus Nord to Campus Süd by car, there is the connection via Vogelpothsweg/Baroper Straße. We recommend you leave your car on one of the parking lots at Campus Nord and use the H-Bahn (suspended monorail system), which conveniently connects the two campuses.

By train

TU Dortmund University has its own train station ("Dortmund Universität"). From there, suburban trains (S-Bahn) leave for Dortmund main station ("Dortmund Hauptbahnhof") and Düsseldorf main station via the "Düsseldorf Airport Train Station" (take S-Bahn number 1, which leaves every 20 or 30 minutes). The university is easily reached from Bochum, Essen, Mülheim an der Ruhr and Duisburg.

You can also take the bus or subway train from Dortmund city to the university: From Dortmund main station, you can take any train bound for the Station "Stadtgarten", usually lines U41, U45, U 47 and U49. At "Stadtgarten" you switch trains and get on line U42 towards "Hombruch". Look out for the Station "An der Palmweide". From the bus stop just across the road, busses bound for TU Dortmund University leave every ten minutes (445, 447 and 462). Another option is to take the subway routes U41, U45, U47 and U49 from Dortmund main station to the stop "Dortmund Kampstraße". From there, take U43 or U44 to the stop "Dortmund Wittener Straße". Switch to bus line 447 and get off at "Dortmund Universität S".

By plane

The AirportExpress is a fast and convenient means of transport from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Dortmund Central Station, taking you there in little more than 20 minutes. From Dortmund Central Station, you can continue to the university campus by interurban railway (S-Bahn). A larger range of international flight connections is offered at Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), which is about 60 kilometres away and can be directly reached by S-Bahn from the university station.

The H-Bahn (Suspended Monorail System)

The H-Bahn is one of the hallmarks of TU Dortmund University. There are two stations on Campus Nord. One ("Dortmund Universität S") is directly located at the suburban train stop, which connects the university directly with the city of Dortmund and the rest of the Ruhr Area. Also from this station, there are connections to the "Technologiepark" and (via Campus Süd) Eichlinghofen. The other station is located at the dining hall at Campus Nord and offers a direct connection to Campus Süd every five minutes.

Map

The facilities of TU Dortmund University are spread over two campuses, the larger Campus North and the smaller Campus South. Additionally, some areas of the university are located in the adjacent "Technologiepark".

Site Map of TU Dortmund University (Second Page in English)

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Keynote at the spring conference of the DGS Family Sociology Section

Prof. Dr. Mona Motakef and Prof. Dr. Christine Wimbauer (Humboldt University Berlin) gave a keynote speech on the tension between paid and care work.

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Holly Patch in Deutschlandradio “Queer Choirs – LGBTQ+ and more”

Dr. Holly Patch presents research results from her study of trans* vocality for Deutschlandfunk Kultur.

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Anike Krämer invides as speaker for the Spring Academy of UARuhr

Anike Krämer gives insights into the doctorate in the social sciences.

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"Gendered Futures of Small-Scale Farming in the EU"

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Prof. Dr. Mona Motakef at the lecture series on “Conflicting Masculinities” of the MaJaC at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB)

On 27.11., Prof. Dr. Mona Motakef and Prof. Dr. Katja Sabisch will give lectures on the topic of masculinities and care at the Ruhr University Bochum.

Lecture series in winter semester 2024/2025 Conflicting Masculinities Wednesdays 18:15-19:45 |Universitätsstraße 105, EG 14 30.10.2024 | Prof. Dr. Änne Söll (RUB)/ Prof. Dr. Florian Freitag (UDE): Kendom statt Kingdom: Post-Authoritarian Masculinities in Barbie 13.11.2024 | Carlos G. Halaburda M.A., PhD (University of Chicago): Latin America's Queer Anatomy in Belle Époque Paris: Paul Groussac, Gabriel Yturri, and Abject Glamour (Online event at Zoom: Please register at alina.adrian@rub.de until one day before to receive the Zoom link). 20.11.2024 | Dr. Christian Drobe (Halle): Masculinity and Technologies. Roger Hiorns' works in the context of post-digital art 27.11.2024 | Prof. Dr. Katja Sabisch (RUB)/Prof. Dr. Mona Motakef (TU Dortmund): Masculinities and Care 11.12.2024 | Prof. Dr. Christine Morgenstern (RUB)/Prof. Dr. Gunda Werner (RUB): Of heavy boys, hard dogs and vulnerability: The prison system as a man's world 18.12.2024 | Prof. Dr. Gregor Schuhen (RPTU Landau): Precarious masculinities in Nicolas Mathieu's “Leurs enfants après eux” and Joseph Ponthus' “À la ligne” (Online event at Zoom: Please register at alina.adrian@rub.de until one day before to receive the Zoom link). 15.01.2025 | Prof. Dr. Julia Bee (RUB)/Prof. Dr. Henriette Gunkel (RUB): Digital Violence and Misogyny 29.01.2025 Panel discussion “Conflicting Masculinities”: Authoritarian Structures, Privileges, Violence: Research on Masculinity

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Outpatient care for trans* people in Germany

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Digital event on the long-term consequences of COVID-19

Prof. Dr. Mona Motakef speaks at an event organized by the Berlin, Bremen and Hamburg occupational disease advice centres.

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Master's student Francesco Cavallo was a speaker at the 2nd Queer Political Human Rights Conference in the German Bundestag

On 27.09.2024, the second Queer Policy Human Rights Conference of the SPD parliamentary group in the Bundestag took place in Paul-Löbe-Haus in Berlin.

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A street sign with directions to Campus North points in the direction of maths tower.

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Weißer Hintergrund vor dem bunte Fäden an mehreren Punkten befestigt sind und sich mehrfach kreuzen.

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Students sitting in the seminar building

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