April 6 – April 10
UNIgreen’s JRC1 – Biochemistry & Biotechnology – Scientific Mission
Who?
Researchers and PhD students of UNIgreen Alliance universities with experience and/or knowledge on environmental microbiology, nutrition, plant physiology, metagenomics, big data analysis, or One Health.
Objectives
- Intensification of academic exchange by enhancing access to advanced research resources
- Facilitation of mobility for academics and doctoral students
- Establishing international scientific networks among participants
- Improving research quality through knowledge exchange
- Advancing UNIgreen towards becoming a collaborative community focused on innovation and sustainability
Programme
- Day 1: Arrival of participants, registration, icebreaker
- Day 2: Lecture/workshop: Ecosystemic services delivered by microbiomes. How do microbiomes contribute to human and environmental health?
- Day 3: Lecture/Workshop 1: Overview and critical analysis of methodological approaches, insights into high throughput sequencing, bioinformatics and AI, and multimodal data analysis. What are the best practices, the limits and the gaps?
- Day 4: Workshop 2: Project brainstorming “Impacts of farming practices on ecosystem services delivered by soil microbiota”. How to derive reliable bioindicators of soil health from metagenomics, can we develop tools for data-driven decision-making? Critical review of the literature, study design
- Day 5: Verification of competences, group photo, certificates, departure of participant
Topics of Training
- Recognition and value of services delivered by environmental microbiomes
- Impact of human activities on ecosystem services
- Importance of good practices and of study design for metagenomic investigations
- Bridges between human and environmental health
Who can apply?
Scientists employed by the UNIgreen Alliance Universities or persons completing their doctoral studies at the UNIgreen Alliance Universities, with
- At least CEFR B2 English language proficiency
- At least EQF level 7 of education in the subject area: Health or Agronomy
Application deadline: 20 February 2026
