The project at HTW Dresden is ESF national innovation promotions in a cooperative process. Two doctoral candidates are involved, who work on the following topics: “Investigation of unstable and safety critical conditions in vehicle ad hoc networks” (Cooperating University: TU Bergakademie Freiberg) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and “Consequences of reduced atmospheric sulphur deposition on sulphur supply and fertilisation of grain legumes” (Cooperating University: Humboldt Universität Berlin) in the Department of Agriculture/Environment/Chemie.