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02/26/2026

Transforming Waste into Valuable Materials

Instead of fossil raw materials, researchers want to upgrade waste materials to curb CO2 emissions.
Smoking chimneys against an orange sky.
02/18/2026

The Mental Health Alliance Is Launched

Mental health is a key factor for a sustainable society. A new initiative brings together numerous partners to promote it.
Photo of a child that sits at a table and paints.
02/17/2026

Working Together for Strong Media Landscapes in Sub Saharan Africa

The Erich Brost Institute for International Journalism is advancing research and training together with African partners.
Large group of conference participants poses in front of a building at Uganda Christian University.
02/12/2026

Hundreds of New ‘Eyes’ Buried in the Antarctic Ice

Scientists from Bochum and Dortmund were involved in installing around 670 new sensors at the IceCube Neutrino Observatory.
The photo shows how the glass ball is lowered into the borehole.
02/12/2026

Podcast Explores What the Excellence Strategy Has Achieved for German Universities

In the third episode, successful science blogger Dr. Jan-Martin Wiarda looks at how the competition has evolved.
Portrait photo of Dr. Jan-Martin Wiarda in front of gray background. Dr. Wiarda wears a dark suit.
02/05/2026

Listening to Polymer Collapse: Water Bridges Pull the Strings

An international research team have deciphered the role of water in the collapse of the polymer PNIPAM.
Depiction of a string instrument using molecules in water
01/30/2026

Minister Brandes Opens HOLO-VOICES at Zeche Zollverein

With TU Dortmund University’s support, a memorial site for Holocaust victims was created in NRW that is unique in Europe.
Photo: A person speaks in front of an audience while a hologram is illuminated in blue light on stage.
01/28/2026

Cluster of Excellence Color Meets Flavor Launched

As part of the lecture series “Between Breakfast and Borussia,” the new project presented itself to the interested public.
Photo: A light source emitting colorful rays.
01/15/2026

Podcast highlights how the Ruhr Area’s First Cluster of Excellence was Born

In the second episode of “Think.Try.Transform.”, Elmar Weiler and Martina Havenith-Newen talk about the ideas behind RESOLV.
Photo: Prof. Weiler and Prof. Havenith-Newen smile at the camera with coffee cups in their hands.
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