Location & approach

By car

The campus of the Technical University of Dortmund is located near the Dortmund West highway junction, where the A45 Sauerland line crosses the B1/A40 Ruhr expressway. The Dortmund-Eichlinghofen exit on the A45 leads to Campus South, the Dortmund-Dorstfeld exit on the A40 to Campus North. 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 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 offers an interactive route network map.

The H-Bahn

The H-Bahn is one of the landmarks of TU Dortmund University. Line 1 runs every 10 minutes between Dortmund Eichlinghofen and the Technology Center via Campus South and Dortmund University S, while Line 2 runs every 5 minutes between Campus North and Campus South. It covers this route in two minutes.

By airplane

From Dortmund Airport, you can take the AirportExpress to Dortmund Central Station in just over 20 minutes and from there take the S-Bahn to the university. Düsseldorf Airport, which is around 60 kilometers 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 the Technical University of Dortmund is located near the Dortmund West highway junction, where the A45 Sauerland line crosses the B1/A40 Ruhr expressway. The Dortmund-Eichlinghofen exit on the A45 leads to Campus South, the Dortmund-Dorstfeld exit on the A40 to Campus North. 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 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 offers an interactive route network map.

The H-Bahn

The H-Bahn is one of the landmarks of TU Dortmund University. Line 1 runs every 10 minutes between Dortmund Eichlinghofen and the Technology Center via Campus South and Dortmund University S, while Line 2 runs every 5 minutes between Campus North and Campus South. It covers this route in two minutes.

By airplane

From Dortmund Airport, you can take the AirportExpress to Dortmund Central Station in just over 20 minutes and from there take the S-Bahn to the university. Düsseldorf Airport, which is around 60 kilometers 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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News

New publication in "Social Inclusion" published

Together with Mio Tamakoshi, Hannah Zagel examines state support for reproductive self-determination.

Andreas Weiland awarded dissertation prize of the DGS Social Policy Section

At the 42nd Congress of the DGS, Andreas Weiland received the dissertation prize of the Social Policy Section.

Nehle Penning as a guest on Deutschlandfunk Nova's "Facts & Feelings" podcast

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New profile on measuring gender (in)equality for the Federal Foundation for Gender Equality

Andreas Weiland, together with Lukas Zielinski and Clara Overweg, has published a profile on measuring gender (in)equality

New article published in "Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik"

Andreas Weiland, together with Katja Möhring and Clara Overweg, has published an article on the "motherhood penalty" in relation to pensions.

Welcome to the chair, Andreas Weiland!

Andreas Weiland joins the chair team.

Benvenuta a Dortmund, Roxana Diana Burciu!

Roxana Diana Burciu from the Università Bocconi is visiting our chair as part of the Research Explorer Ruhr program from 23.06. to 04.07.

EIWO project meeting for the planning of the edited book in Stockholm

Nehle Penning and Monika Reichert visited a members meeting of the EIWO-Project in Stockholm.

New article on medically assisted reproduction published in "European Societies".

A new article on medically assisted reproduction and alternative family forms has been published in the "European Societies" Journal.

Zeitschriften Cover European Societies

Welcome to the team, Elia Tagnani!

Elia Tagnani joins the team as student assistant.

student assistant Elia Tagnani on TU campus

Hannah Zagel elected as new spokesperson of DGS Social Policy Section

Hannah Zagel was elected as new section spokesperson of the DGS Social Policy Section

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Inaugural Lecture Hannah Zagel

Hannah Zagel gave her inaugural lecture at TU Dortmund University on 15 January 2025.

Publication on lessons learned from the pandemic for long-term care systems

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New database about to be released

Emmy Noether Group team finalizes dataset on reproduction policy in 33 countries.

Weltkarte auf der im Datensatz enthaltetene Länder markiert sind

New edited volume on reproduction policy just published

The open-access edited volume "Reproduction Policy in the Twenty-First Century. A Comparative Perspective" edited by Hannah Zagel was published at…

Book title Reproduction Policy in the Twentyfirst Century

Study on social policy in the covid-19 pandemic

Study on German social policy during the early phase of the corona pandemic published.

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Hannah Zagel takes up professorship

Hannah Zagel took up the Professorship of Life Course Sociology on October 1, 2024.

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