Research Support
The University Alliance Ruhr supports its researchers in a variety of ways. MERCUR provides funding for joint projects. The University Alliance Ruhr also offers a wide range of services from research data management and dual career consultation to advice on research transfer issues.
MERCUR
MERCUR is the inter-university funding organization of the University Alliance Ruhr with the aim of jointly developing innovative fields of research and creating long-term structures.
Research Data Management Organizer
A responsible management of research data is the foundation for sustainable and outstanding research. The UA Ruhr provides its researchers with support in research data management through a joint training program and its own research data management tool, the “Research Data Management Organizer”.
Founder Initiative Ruhr
The Founder Initiative Ruhr is a UA Ruhr platform for aligning activities in the fields of support for starting a company and knowledge and technology transfer. Since 2017, it has been operated by TU Dortmund University’s Centrum für Entrepreneurship & Transfer (CET), Ruhr University Bochum’s Worldfactory and the University of Duisburg-Essen’s Centre for Start-Ups and Innopreneurship (GUIDE).
Dual Career Network Ruhr
The UA Ruhr is a member in the Dual Career Network Ruhr (DCN Ruhr), which supports the partners of newly appointed academic staff in finding their feet in the area professionally. More than 30 scientific and administration institutions in the Ruhr area have been cooperating here under the coordination of the Ruhr Regional Association since 2020.