Looking further afield

Different skills, joint research: 1st November sees the start of four new pilot projects within the Cell-in-Motion (CiM) Cluster of Excellence at Münster University. These pilot projects are small research projects which junior scientists apply for and implement, and for which they are responsible. In the process, project partners come together from a range of disciplines. CiM has been funding projects of this nature for a year now. Doctoral and post-doctoral students can apply for start-up financing of up to 20,000 euros for one year for their independent research. The project partners always have to represent different disciplines and work on one joint scientific question. "With these pilot projects we are already promoting interdisciplinary collaboration in young researchers," says Prof. Lydia Sorokin, spokeswoman for the CiM Cluster of Excellence.