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Managing soil and groundwater impacts from agriculture for sustainable intensification

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Reporting

Results

Objective

"Agricultural production in Europe has significantly damaged soil and water resources, ecosystem biodiversity, socio-economic well-being and contributed to climate change. Expected further intensification of production to ensure food safety for population growth must be sustainable to minimise future impacts and negative externalities. This ETN addresses these challenges by training 15 early stage researchers in cutting edge research skills and innovative approaches to manage soil and groundwater impacts from agriculture for sustainable intensification. It supports EU policy goals on food security, resource conservation, renewable energy and climate change, and the aims of the H2020 Societal Challenge 5 Work Programme for sustainable management of the environment and its resources. The scientific objectives focus on developing (1) management techniques which mitigate environmental impacts of agricultural practices on soil, water and climate systems, and support sustainable intensification using new production methods; (2) ""smart"" environmental monitoring, biotechnology and modelling tools to predict the outcome of measures and practices in (1); (3) decision-making tools with sustainability indicators to implement sustainable agricultural production methods. This will be achieved by linking lab-scale studies of processes with field-scale evaluation of novel management concepts, analytical tools and modelling, using state-of-the-art methods. The network includes research, advisory and commercial organisations from all sectors of the agri-environmental management community, and SMEs to multinational firms. Its novel training agenda of workshops and summer schools on technical and business skills, international conferences, industry secondments and knowledge transfer activities has the specific aim of transferable skills training. This is highly relevant for scientific communication, societal impact and entrepreneurship, preparing the fellows for careers in many sectors."

Programme(s)

H2020-EU.1.3.1. - Fostering new skills by means of excellent initial training of researchers

Topic(s)

MSCA-ITN-2015-ETN - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks (ITN-ETN)

Call for proposal

H2020-MSCA-ITN-2015

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Funding Scheme

MSCA-ITN-ETN - European Training Networks

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Coordinator

THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD

Address

Firth Court Western Bank
S10 2tn Sheffield

United Kingdom

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

EU Contribution

€ 546 575,76

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EIDGENOESSISCHE ANSTALT FUER WASSERVERSORGUNG ABWASSERREINIGUNG UND GEWAESSERSCHUTZ

Switzerland

EU Contribution

€ 530 453,52

WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY

Netherlands

EU Contribution

€ 255 374,28

TEAGASC - AGRICULTURE AND FOOD DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

Ireland

EU Contribution

€ 265 674,60

T.E. LABORATORIES LIMITED

Ireland

EU Contribution

€ 265 674,60

HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM FUR UMWELTFORSCHUNG GMBH - UFZ

Germany

EU Contribution

€ 498 432,96

IWW RHEINISCH-WESTFALISCHES INSTITUT FUR WASSER BERATUNGS-UND ENTWICKLUNGSGESELLSCHAFT MBH

Germany

EU Contribution

€ 249 216,48

UNIVERSITE DE LIEGE

Belgium

EU Contribution

€ 250 560

VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK N.V.

Belgium

EU Contribution

€ 501 120

GEOLYS

Belgium

EU Contribution

€ 250 560

POLITECHNIKA WARSZAWSKA

Poland

EU Contribution

€ 224 137,44

Partners (15)

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THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

TATA STEEL UK LIMITED

CONTAMINATED LAND: APPLICATIONS INREAL ENVIRONMENTS

Amt für Umwelt Kanton Thurgau

TEAGASC - AGRICULTURE AND FOOD DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND GALWAY

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA

IMW - Innovative Messtechnik Dr. Weiss

KfU Envirotech GmbH

COMPAGNIE INTERCOMMUNALE LIEGEOISE DES EAUX

PROEFCENTRUM FRUITTEELT VZW

Citius Engineering

SZKOLA GLOWNA GOSPODARSTWA WIEJSKIEGO

AIT AUSTRIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GMBH

Project information

INSPIRATION

Grant agreement ID: 675120

Project website

Status

Ongoing project

Start date

1 April 2016
End date

31 March 2020

Funded under:

H2020-EU.1.3.1.

Overall budget:

€ 3 837 779,64
EU contribution

€ 3 837 779,64

Coordinated by:

THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD

United Kingdom

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - INSPIRATION (Managing soil and groundwater impacts from agriculture for sustainable intensification)

Reporting period: 2016-04-01 to 2018-03-31

Summary of the context and overall objectives of the project

"Agricultural production in Europe has significantly damaged soil and water resources, ecosystem biodiversity, socio-economic well-being and contributed to climate change. Expected further intensification of production to ensure food safety for population growth must be sustainable to minimise future impacts and negative externalities.
This European Innovative Training Network (E/ITN) addresses these challenges by training 15 early-stage researchers in cutting edge research skills and innovative approaches to manage soil and groundwater impacts from agriculture for sustainable intensification. It supports EU policy goals on food security, resource conservation, renewable energy and climate change, and the aims of the H2020 Societal Challenge 5 Work Programme for sustainable management of the environment and its resources.
The scientific objectives focus on developing (1) management techniques which mitigate environmental impacts of agricultural practices on soil, water and climate systems, and support sustainable intensification using new production methods; (2) ""smart"" environmental monitoring, biotechnology and modelling tools to predict the outcome of measures and practices in (1); (3) decision-making tools with sustainability indicators to implement sustainable agricultural production methods. This will be achieved by linking lab-scale studies of processes with field-scale evaluation of novel management concepts, analytical tools and modelling, using state-of-the-art methods.
The network includes research, advisory and commercial organisations from all sectors of the agri-environmental management community, and SMEs to multinational firms. Its novel training agenda of workshops and summer schools on technical and commercial skills, international conferences, industry secondments and knowledge transfer activities has the specific aim of transferable skills training. This is highly relevant for scientific communication, societal impact and entrepreneurship, preparing the fellows for careers in many sectors."

Work performed from the beginning of the project to the end of the period covered by the report and main results achieved so far

Progress beyond the state of the art and expected potential impact (including the socio-economic impact and the wider societal implications of the project so far)

675120 Inspiration ITN photo collage

Project information

INSPIRATION

Grant agreement ID: 675120

Project website

Status

Ongoing project

Start date

1 April 2016
End date

31 March 2020

Funded under:

H2020-EU.1.3.1.

Overall budget:

€ 3 837 779,64
EU contribution

€ 3 837 779,64

Coordinated by:

THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD

Deliverables

Other (2)

Network seasonal school 1

SS1 : CCES Winter School on developing science into practice, including stakeholder involvement, with input from non-academic partners and invited external organisations

Network workshop 1

WS1: Project and time management skills (academic and industry focus), strategies for effective knowledge transfer, science dissemination and outreach (with CL:AIRE)

Publications

Conference proceedings (1)

Biogeochemistry of greenhouse gases in groundwater under agricultural area (the Geer catchment, Belgium)

Author(s): Nikolenko, Olha; Orban, Philippe; Jamin, Pierre; Jurado, Anna; Borges, Alberto; Brouyère, Serge

Published in: EGU General Assembly 2018 Geophysical Research Abstracts, 2018

Peer reviewed articles (2)

Isotopic composition of nitrogen species in groundwater under agricultural areas: A review

Author(s): Olha Nikolenko, Anna Jurado, Alberto V. Borges, Kay Knӧller, Serge Brouyѐre

Published in: Science of The Total Environment, 2017, ISSN 0048-9697

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.10.086

Dynamics of greenhouse gases in groundwater: hydrogeological and hydrogeochemical controls

Author(s): Olha Nikolenko, Philippe Orban, Anna Jurado, Cedric Morana, Pierre Jamin, Tanguy Robert, Kay Knöller, Alberto V. Borges, Serge Brouyѐre

Published in: Applied Geochemistry, Issue 105, 2019, Page(s) 31-44, ISSN 0883-2927

DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2019.04.009

Project information

INSPIRATION

Grant agreement ID: 675120

Project website

Status

Ongoing project

Start date

1 April 2016
End date

31 March 2020

Funded under:

H2020-EU.1.3.1.

Overall budget:

€ 3 837 779,64
EU contribution

€ 3 837 779,64

Coordinated by:

THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD

Project information

INSPIRATION

Grant agreement ID: 675120

Project website

Status

Ongoing project

Start date

1 April 2016
End date

31 March 2020

Funded under:

H2020-EU.1.3.1.

Overall budget:

€ 3 837 779,64
EU contribution

€ 3 837 779,64

Coordinated by:

THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD

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