Aarhus University is number three in Europe at attracting EU research funding
Research into greenhouse gases, the resilience of plants, and the restoration of European wetlands are among the 113 projects from Aarhus University that have received funding from the EU research and innovation programme Horizon Europe.
Researchers from Aarhus University have excellent research ideas and are also good at explaining them in research applications. This is shown by preliminary figures from the EU’s research and innovation programme, Horizon Europe, which supports projects that focus on international collaboration and interdisciplinary solutions. So far, Aarhus University has received EUR 47 million out of a total budget of EUR 96 million. Having received funding for 113 projects, AU is now in third place among European universities, surpassed only by the Belgian universities KU Leuven and Ghent University.
Read about three of the projects here:
New project to fast-track the restoration of wetlands across Europe
The purpose of Wet Horizons is to promote the protection and restoration of wetlands in Europe and, by doing so, to reduce our climate footprint and increase biodiversity. The project is directed by Associate Professor Shubiao Wu from the Department of Agroecology at Aarhus University, and it has received EUR 5.6 million from the Horizon Europe programme.
Improving drought resistance in barley using microbiomes
In BarleyMicroBreed, researchers from Aarhus University will improve plant resistance to draught by exploiting the interaction between barley and its root microbiome. If the microbiome can increase barley's drought resistance, it could turn out to be one of the ways to increased food security in the future. The project is directed by Professor Mogens Nicolaisen from the Department of Agroecology at Aarhus University, and it has received EUR 8 million from the Horizon Europe programme.
“Image the impact and think backwards”
Lise Lotte Sørensen, senior researcher and head of section at the Department of Environmental Science, is one of the 16 coordinators from Aarhus University who have received a grant from Horizon Europe. The recipe for a successful application is – in addition to a good idea – a sharp focus on long-term impact.
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The Research Support Office has gathered information about the Horizon Europe framework programme on this AU webpage.
