The cluster of excellence Resolv normally uses the New Year’s Reception to look back at a year of achievements. But the event that took place on the 20th of January was a special one. In view of the next application phase of the Excellence Strategy, Resolv announced the strategic involvement of all partners within the University Alliance Ruhr (UA Ruhr): RUB and the Technical University (TU) of Dortmund will jointly apply as cluster hosts, with significant involvement from the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE).