On the way to a circular economy

EU project develops new formats of research cooperation. How can new and environmentally friendly materials be developed, tested and optimized? And how can primary raw materials be reused in the best possible way? To support industrial and university research groups in these issues, more than 50 research infrastructures in Europe have now joined forces. Among them are researchers from the Center for Advanced Security, Strategic and Integration Studies (CASSIS) at the University of Bonn. They bring a social science perspective to strategic sustainability research and will receive 317,000 euros. The European Commission is providing a total of 13.6 million euros for the project. The four-year project called ReMade@ARI (Recyclable Materials Development at Analytical Research Infrastructures) will start on September 1. "The project answers the need for a radical shift from a linear economy to a circular economy," emphasizes Dr. Katharina Cramer of CASSIS at the University of Bonn.