Applied research groups

Our applied research groups work with partners from professional fields to produce research and knowledge valorisation that contributes to innovative and sustainable developments. These groups focus on Agro & Food, Animals, Green Business, Climate & Environment, Laboratory Sciences and Water & Nature. The various applied research groups have further developed these themes into lines of research.

Research questions emerging out of professional fields are addressed under the supervision of professors. With around 20 applied research groups, we have the focus and critical mass to draw on a number of disciplines to produce the right knowledge for applied, sustainable innovations related to the conservation and sustainable management of land and water, biodiversity, food security and the transition to a bio-based and circular economy.

Animals

• Smart Animal Welfare Management
• Sustainable Equestrianism

Climate & Environment

• Communication, Participation & Socio-Ecological Learning (CoPSEL)
• Management of Forested Landscapes
• Organic Material for Fertile and Functional Soil Management
• Sustainable Soil Management

Food & agri

• Climate Smart Dairy Value Chains
• Dairy Process Technology
• Environmental Impact of Circular Agro and Food Chains
• Healthy Food & Nutrition
• Oil Palm and Tropical Forests
• Protein Transition (new applied research group, further details coming soon)
• Regional Transitions towards Circular Agriculture
• Safety in the Food Chain
• Sustainable Dairy Farming

Green Business

• Further details coming soon

Laboratory Sciences

• Further details coming soon

Water & Nature

• Bee Health
• Marine Management and Conservation
• Meadow Birds
• Nature based river management
• Sustainable Water Systems
• Sustainable Water Systems in the Environment and Planning Act
• Water Technology