Welcome
Institute for
Medical Ethics and
History of Medicine
at Ruhr University Bochum
Head
PD Dr. med. Stefan Schulz
Acting Head of the Institute
Curator of the Medizinhistorischen Sammlung
Administration
Stefanie Happel
Administrative Assistant
Tel: +49 (0)234 – 32-23394
Fax: +49 (0)234 – 32-14205
ethik.geschichte.medizin@ruhr-uni-bochum.de
Business Hours
Mo. – Fr. 9 a.m.–1 p.m., 2 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Office Hours:
Mon. – Thu. 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
News
Library of Things – New Thematic Issue of the Journal of Medical History
Sometimes, history is not just found in books. Historical medical objects can also be “read.” They tell us, for example, how they were designed...
Read more
Establishment of a Network for the Development of a Thesaurus of Historical Medical Objects
The collaborative project THIMO was approved by the DFG. The project started on 1 February 2026. Scientific and university collections and museums are undergoing...
Read more
Press Release: Psychiatric Advance Directives Have More Advantages Than Disadvantages
Of course, advance directives also carry risks. But these risks can be minimized. Researchers describe how to do this in a series of high-profile...
Read more
Press Release: How Mental Health Staff Unintentionally Use Coercion
A study from Bochum has been awarded the Prize for Philosophy and Ethics in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy by the German Society for Psychiatry and...
Read more
Conference Report: Medical Technology Through the Ages
The conference “Medical Technology Through the Ages” took place on April 25 and 26 at the RUB’s Medical History Collection and the German Mining...
Read more
Press Release: Assessing the Capacity of People with Dementia
People with dementia have a right to self-determination. But determining whether they are capable of giving consent can be a challenge. To support clinicians...
Read more
Final Conference of the BMBF SALUS Research Group: Coercion in Psychiatry
December 10, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. December 10, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. VENUEBeckmanns Hof (Shanghai Room)Ruhr University BochumUniversitätsstraße...
Read more
Press Release: How Kidney Markets Could Put People Under Pressure
Is it ethically acceptable to allow people to sell their kidneys? Medical ethicist Christin Hempeler has explored this question. For her work, she received...
Read more