Themes for fundamental/ strategic research:
Most of the University’s research comes under the programs of the Graduate Schools, with the following themes:
Experimental plant sciences:
- The development biology of plants
- Interactions between plants and organisms
- Digestion and adaptation
- Genetic plasticity
>>More about experimental plant sciences at Graduate School EPS
Nutrition, food technology, agro biotechnology and health:
- Sustainable production
- Product and ingredient structure and functionality
- Food safety
- Nutrition, metabolism and health
>>More about nutrition, food technology, agro biotechnology and health at Graduate School VLAG
Production ecology and resource conservation:
- Crop growth and vegetation development
- Genetic material and diversity
- Biotic stress, pest interaction and functional diversity
- Sustainable production and nature
- conservation
>>More about production ecology and resource conservation at Graduate School PE&RC
Animal sciences:
- Health and welfare
- Food safety and quality
- Ecology and society
>>More about animal sciences at Graduate School WIAS
Social sciences:
- Rural activity and ‘green space’
- Consumer-oriented chains
- Institutions
- State, risk & society
- Knowledge, technology & social transformation
- Distribution processes and management of natural resources.
>>More about social sciences at Graduate Schools MGS and CERES
Environmental and climate research:
- Water, soil and air quality
- Sustainable technology development
- Climate change, land use and ecosystems
- Sustainable land use and nature conservation
- Fundamental methodological research
>>More about environment and climate research at Graduate School WIMEK