The new information portal of the “Mercator Research Center Ruhr” is now available on www.mercur-research.de.

The purpose of the initiative realized by the Stiftung Mercator and the Universitätsallianz Metropole Ruhr (German abbr. UAMR) is the targeted promotion of the strategic cooperation of the universities in the Science Region Ruhr and therewith the creation of a model for successful cooperation between universities. The center provides now also online comprehensive information about activities and projects. Particularly interesting for UAMR scientists is the possibility to directly apply from the platform for funding provided by the initiative.