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Scholarly results are often only perceived and discussed within academic circles, but research on religions, religious diversity and changes in the religious and ideological landscape is of enormous importance for the civil society. The CERES knowledge transfer team conveys academically sound knowledge on religion-related topics not only to a broad public, but also to specific actors in relevant areas of practice (e.g. politics, administration, schools). This creates a lively platform for dialogue between academia and the public.

The activities in the field of knowledge transfer are oriented both towards the interested public at Ruhr-Universität Bochum and in the wider region: Exhibitions and cooperation with European specialist museums, further education opportunities for public administration and teachers, public lectures and expert hearings in German political institutions, media appearances and the laboratory for school students – knowledge transfer, sometimes called third mission activities and more popularly known as public outreach, is diverse and highly professional at CERES.

All activities are united by the threefold goal

News

image of WDR ZeitZeichen: Rambling along the BuddhistRoad - the world’s oldest printed book from the year 868 from Dunhuang and the transfer of Buddhism in Eastern Central Asia

WDR ZeitZeichen: Rambling along the BuddhistRoad - the world’s oldest printed book from the year 868 from Dunhuang and the transfer of Buddhism in Eastern Central Asia

The world’s first dated printed book is a speech attributed to the Buddha. The work was translated from Sanskrit and …

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PODCAST

Jetzt anhören! Die neue Folge des SFB-Interview-Podcasts DIE ÜBERTRAGUNG

In der dritten Folge von „Die Übertragung“ begrüßt Moderator Tim Karis den Sprecher des SFB: Volkhard Krech. Der Professor für …

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Upcoming events

image of Lunchbox Lecture with Dr. Mai Lin Tjoa-Bonatz: Where do the missionary collections come from? Provenance initial check in the museum of Werl
Lecture

Lunchbox Lecture with Dr. Mai Lin Tjoa-Bonatz: Where do the missionary collections come from? Provenance initial check in the museum of Werl


CERES Palais, room "Ruhrpott" (4.13)

Dr. Mai Lin Tjoa-Bonatz will be our guest at CERES and will give a lecture as part of the project …

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Guest Lecture

Short film screening: A closer look at Jainism


CERES Palais, room "Ruhrpott" (4.13)

On June 12, we welcome Indian filmmaker Harsha Vinay to CERES. He will show five short films about Jainism, providing …

Contact person

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Lara Kristin Baer

Former Coordinator/ Cooperation Partner

Universitätsstr. 90a
44789  Bochum
Office 4.09
+49 234 32-22056
lara.zeitel@rub.de