Wageningen UR actively participates in the Seventh Framework Programme (2007-2013) of the EU. This programme supports European research projects and is carried out by a European consortium.
Wageningen UR was involved in the 268 projects of the EU’s Sixth Framework Programme (2002-2006). Wageningen UR was the coordinator of 55 cases which included 11 large projects. Wageningen UR participated in all the thematic priorities. A breakdown of the 11 large projects provides an overview of the thematic priorities at Wageningen UR:
- 7 projects in theme 5, ‘Food quality and safety’;
- 3 projects in ‘Sustainable development, global change and ecosystem’ theme;
- 1 project in ‘Life sciences, genomics and biotechnology for health’ theme.
There are ten thematic priorities in the Seventh Framework Programme. Wageningen UR is one of the largest players in the ‘Food, agriculture and fisheries and biotechnology’ theme and in the ‘Environment’ theme.
A few examples of EU projects:
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Title EU-theme |
Coordinator Wageningen UR |
Sciences Groups involved |
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BIOEXPLOIT: this research project aims to reduce the application of pesticides in the production of food in Europe
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Plant Sciences Group
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ECOBINDERS: Exploitation of natural plant biodiversity for the pesticide-free production of food |
Agrotechnology & Food Sciences Group |
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EU-SOL: High Quality Solanaceous Crops for
Consumers, Processors and Producers by
Exploration of Natural Biodiversity |
Plant
Sciences Group |
Agrotechnology & Food Sciences Group |
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HYVOLUTION: non-thermal production of pure hydrogen from biomass |
Agrotechnology & Food Sciences Group |
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ISAFRUIT: Increasing fruit consumption in Europe through a trans-disciplinary approach delivering high quality produce from environmentally friendly, sustainable production methods |
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Social Sciences Group Plant Sciences Group |
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NEWATER: new approaches to adaptive watermanagement under uncertainty |
Environmental
Sciences Group |
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NovelQ: Novel Processing Methods for the Production and Distribution of High-Quality and Safe Foods |
Agrotechnology & Food Sciences Group |
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NuGO: the European Nutrigenomics Organisation:
linking genomics, nutrition and health research |
Agrotechnology & Food Sciences Group |
Social Sciences Group,
RIKILT |
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SAFE FOODS: Promoting Food Safety through a New Integrated Risk Analysis Approach for Foods |
RIKILT |
Social Sciences Group |
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SEAMLESS: Systems for Environmental and Agrocultural Modelling; Linking European Sciences and Society |
Plant Sciences Group |
Social Sciences Group, Environmental
Sciences Group |
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SENSOR: Tools for Understanding Impacts of EU Policy Affecting Land Use |
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Environmental
Sciences Group |
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TB-VAC: An Integrated Project for New Vaccines against Tuberculosis |
Livestock Research |
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Welfare Quality: integration of animal welfare in the food quality chain: from public concern to improved welfare and transparent quality |
Livestock Research |
Social Sciences Group |