Objective
Food systems are central to addressing climate change, public health challenges, and resource depletion. The hospitality and tourism sector plays a key role in shaping food consumption through sourcing, menu design, and consumer experiences. However, research remains fragmented, with sustainability, nutrition, behaviour, and supply chains often addressed separately rather than as an integrated system.
MAKE-SENSE addresses this gap by adopting and empirically validating the established SENSE framework (Seasonal, Ethical, Nutritious, Supportive, Enjoyable) as an integrated systems approach for sustainable innovation in hospitality and tourism food systems. It tests this framework in real-world settings by integrating environmental, health, social, behavioural, and economic dimensions.
The objective is to develop and validate climate-resilient, ethical, and economically viable food system innovations that improve environmental performance, support healthy diets, respect cultural values, and enhance consumer acceptance. This is achieved through international, intersectoral, and interdisciplinary (3i) staff exchanges across 11 countries and 4 continents. The project is structured around five objectives, covering sustainable sourcing, food waste reduction, nutrition-sensitive menu innovation, supportive food environments, and consumer behaviour and feasibility. Activities combine secondments, applied research, comparative analysis, and co-creation.
MAKE-SENSE advances beyond the state of the art through real-world experimentation and intersectoral, interdisciplinary and international knowledge transfer. The methodological approach combines quantitative, qualitative, and comparative methods. This mixed-method design ensures both scientific rigour and real-world applicability. The project strengthens innovation capacity, supports EU Green Deal priorities, and contributes to SDGs 2, 3, 12, and 13.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
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CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
- medical and health sciences health sciences nutrition
- natural sciences earth and related environmental sciences atmospheric sciences climatology climatic changes
- social sciences economics and business economics sustainable economy
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Project’s keywords as indicated by the project coordinator. Not to be confused with the EuroSciVoc taxonomy (Fields of science)
Programme(s)
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
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HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
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HORIZON.1.2.3 - Strengthening Human Resources and Skills Development across the European Research Area
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Topic(s)
Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Funding Scheme
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Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-SE - HORIZON TMA MSCA Staff Exchanges
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Call for proposal
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(opens in new window) HORIZON-MSCA-2026-SE-01
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Net EU financial contribution. The sum of money that the participant receives, deducted by the EU contribution to its linked third party. It considers the distribution of the EU financial contribution between direct beneficiaries of the project and other types of participants, like third-party participants.
18000 NIS
Serbia
The total costs incurred by this organisation to participate in the project, including direct and indirect costs. This amount is a subset of the overall project budget.