Seed-funded Projects
The Una Europa Seed Funding initiative aims to spark and support long-term collaborative activities between our partner universities, to "plant a seed" that will eventually attract external funding.
Here you can learn about all our seed funding projects so far. Please use the filters to search by call, Focus Area or academic discipline. You can find more information in the downloadable PDFs. If you have further questions regarding a specific project, please reach out to the coordinator(s) of the project using the contact details provided.
All Seed Funding projects
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WISE CARE - Working together in Europe towards One Health around the worldContact: Martijn Sijbom, Universiteit Leiden
m.sijbom@lumc.nlDownload (PDF, 2 MB)WISE CARE's objective is to develop an interdisciplinary and transnational academic minor Sustainable Health and Care (MSHC) for Bachelor students.
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EnSMiRT: European Network for Sustainable Mining Research and TransferContact: Ignacio Zapico, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
izapico@ucm.esDownload (PDF, 816 KB)The European Union faces a significant challenge: expanding mineral resources exploitation while restoring degraded landscapes. EnSMiRT seeks to harness expertise within the Una Europa alliance and foster collaborations between leading researchers to address this challenge head-on.
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Democracy & AIContact: Tom Louwerse, Universiteit Leiden
t.p.louwerse@fsw.leidenuniv.nlContact: Stefan Müller, University College Dublin
stefan.mueller@ucd.ieDownload (PDF, 377 KB)This Seed Funding project is focused on how generative artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly reshapes political communication and governance and the urgent need to understand its implications for democratic systems.
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Generative AI Modeling for Extreme Events: Statistical Foundations (GAMEX)Contact: Luca Trapin, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna
luca.trapin@unibo.itDownload (PDF, 407 KB)This Seed Funding project is focused on how extreme events such as floods, heatwaves, and other climate-related hazards can be addressed by bridging generative artificial intelligence (AI) and extreme value theory (EVT) to develop scalable, interpretable models.
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Interdisciplinary Education for Sustainable Electrification and Green Innovation (EDU-SEGI)Contact: Alessandro Mingotti, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna
alessandro.mingotti2@unibo.itDownload (PDF, 386 KB)This Seed Funding project, EDU-SEGI aims to develop a suite of interdisciplinary courses for Master’s and PhD students in energy engineering, integrating environmental, economic, legal, and policy perspectives.
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Urban agriculture at the urban peripheries: Allotments, Community gardens and social struggles for green heritage (Greenher)Contact: Maria Gravari-Barbas, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
maria.gravari-barbas@wanadoo.frDownload (PDF, 740 KB)This Seed Funding project, Greenher explores the heritage dynamics of allotments and gardens located on the urban peripheries of European cities. The project is grounded in the idea that these gardens play a crucial role in enhancing the urban environment through greening efforts, increasing biodiversity, mitigating climate change, promoting food education, improving dietary habits, and fostering community engagement.
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European Futures Literacy Incubator for Research and Transformation (E-FLIRT)Contact: Karin Hannes, KU Leuven
karin.hannes@kuleuven.beContact: Simona Pesaresi, KU Leuven
simona.pesaresi@kuleuven.beDownload (PDF, 546 KB)This Seed Funding project is focused on equipping the next generation of scholars with futures literacy skills, enabling them to address complex societal challenges through transdisciplinary educational models.
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Health-care Alloys: Responsive, Multifunctional and ON-demand Implants (HARMONI)Contact: Endzhe Matykina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
ematykin@ucm.esContact: Jesús Manuel Vega, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
jevega@ucm.esDownload (PDF, 768 KB)This Seed Funding project is focused on novel biomaterials, processed using advanced technologies and possessing multifunctional properties, which offer exciting new possibilities for next-generation medical devices.
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An Interdisciplinary Alliance on Materials for Clean Energy (ALMATCLEAN)Contact: Eleonora Ricci, University of Edinburgh
ericci@ed.ac.ukDownload (PDF, 1 MB)This Seed Funding project aims to establish an interdisciplinary network of researchers focused on developing innovative materials to address the diverse challenges of the clean energy transition.
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An avatar-eNabled persoNalised apprOach to meTabolic dysfunction-Associated steaTotic livEr disease (ANNOTATE)Contact: Lucia Bandiera, University of Edinburgh
lucia.bandiera@ed.ac.ukContact: Simone Furini, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna
simone.furini@unibo.itDownload (PDF, 381 KB)This Seed Funding project is focused on delivering more personalised and effective treatment strategies for MASLD, while tackling both the scientific complexity of the disease and its broader societal impact.
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Web tracking and Algorithmic Profiling: Trends, Challenges, Horizons (WATCH)Contact: Akrati Saxena, Universiteit Leiden
a.saxena@liacs.leidenuniv.nlDownload (PDF, 382 KB)This Seed Funding project is focused on examining the evolving landscape of web tracking and algorithmic user profiling through an innovative, interdisciplinary approach, combining expertise from computer science, data science, AI, network science, communication, media studies, usability, law, governance and policy design.
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Civic Campus Europe Developing a Transnational Model of the Socially-Engaged University Through Heritage-Based Collaboration (CCE)Contact: Krzysztof Stopka, Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie
joanna.slaga@uj.edu.plDownload (PDF, 560 KB)This Seed Funding project is focused on exploring how universities can promote inclusive education, cultural participation, and sustained collaboration with local communities.