Project description
PhD in microbial life of glaciers and ice sheets
Contrary to expectations, microbes thrive in ice environments. In fact, glaciers and ice sheets are anything but sterile environments. They are like tropical forests and any other large ecosystem, and recognised as one of Earth’s biomes. The algae, fungi, bacteria and viruses living on and under glaciers are able to change the physical and chemical characteristics of the ice and snow, making ice melt faster and producing greenhouse gases in large amounts. However, many questions surrounding microbiological processes remain unanswered. To resolve them, the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions project ICEBIO will train the next generation of glacier microbiology and biogeochemistry experts, advancing knowledge in these important fields.
Fields of science
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesmicrobiologyphycology
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesmicrobiologymycology
- natural scienceschemical sciencesorganic chemistryaliphatic compounds
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesphysical geographyglaciology
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesgeochemistrybiogeochemistry
Programme(s)
- HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Main Programme
Funding Scheme
HORIZON-AG-UN - HORIZON Unit Grant
Coordinator
8000 Aarhus C
Denmark
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Participants (6)
6020 Innsbruck
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69134 Ecully
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14473 Potsdam
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9019 Tromso
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69009 Lyon
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22339 Hamburg
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
Partners (5)
PO10 8RU Westbourne
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
90419 Nurnberg
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14195 Berlin
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9296 Tromsoe
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1015 Lausanne
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