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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NEXTVET - Una Europa Summer School 2023 in Veterinary Public Health (Meat Hygiene)Contact: Alessandra De Cesare, Associate Professor in Veterinary Medical Sciences (Bologna)
alessandra.decesare@unibo.itDownload (PDF, 122 KB)This project was initiated under under the framework of Una Europa's Seed Funding Chair in One Health.
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SMARTContact: Jonathan Heddle, Uniwersytet Jagiellonski w Krakowie
jonathan.heddle@uj.edu.plDownload (PDF, 80 KB)Smart bionano Materials and Robotic Technologies
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Una-RandomContact: Stefano Pagliarani, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna
stefano.pagliarani9@unibo.itDownload (PDF, 96 KB)Mathematics of random complex systems: theory, computation and applications
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iDealContact: Valentino Marini Govigli, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna
valentino.marinigovigli@unibo.itDownload (PDF, 105 KB)The Impact of Digital tEchnologies on sociAL innovations during the Covid-19 crisis
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DAMRContact: Frederique Pasquali, Junior Assist. Prof., Dept. of Agricultural and Food Sciences
frederique.pasquali@unibo.itDownload (PDF, 75 KB)Disseminate AntiMicrobial Resistance knowledge and the use of whole genome sequencing on relevant bacterial pathogens during COVID-19 world emergency (DAMR)
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OFES-Covid19Contact: Thomas Stodulka, Junior Prof. for Social and Cultural/Psychological Anthropology
thomas.stodulka@fu-berlin.deDownload (PDF, 94 KB)Orders of Feeling and Economies of Solidarity – Understanding the relationship between work, health systems, and well-being in five European countries during Covid-19
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VSSContact: Alessandro Seguino, Senior Lecturer and Head of Veterinary Public Health (VPH)
alex.seguino@ed.ac.ukDownload (PDF, 81 KB)The Virtual Slaughterhouse Simulators (VSS)
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DigiHealthPEContact: Maria José Camacho-Miñano, Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Languages, Arts and Physical Education
mjcamacho@ucm.esDownload (PDF, 84 KB)An interdisciplinary, international and collaborative research approach to developing critical digital health pedagogies for teachers of physical education
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Towards using DNA nanostructures as targeted pharmaceuticalsContact: Giampaolo Zuccheri, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pharmacy and Biotechnology
giampaolo.zuccheri@unibo.itDownload (PDF, 87 KB)Towards the use of DNA nanostructures as targeted pharmaceuticals
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UNA-OHContact: Olli Peltoniemi, Professor, Animal Reproduction Science
olli.peltoniemi@helsinki.fiDownload (PDF, 66 KB)One Health as an emerging focus area for Una Europa (UNA-OH)
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Meeting the Peak (PEAKSOLVE)Contact: Margaret Graham, University of Edinburgh
margaret.graham@ed.ac.ukDownload (PDF, 528 KB)Peak human population (~10.5 bn) is expected within 50 years, before declining to ~10.3 bn by 2100. Most of the increase will occur in Africa whilst populations in many developed nations are already decreasing. Read more...
This project will explore changes in where people live, how they will impact the environment (especially freshwater) and how to respond to the global challenges of both increasing and shrinking populations.
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Global surveillance of antimicrobial resistance: Tools, technologies and methods (GLOSAR)Contact: Annamari Heikinheimo, Helsingin yliopisto/Helsingfors universitet
annamari.heikinheimo@helsinki.fiDownload (PDF, 689 KB)The development of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an increasingly serious threat to global public health and requires action across all government sectors and societies. Read more...
This project aims to strengthen multidisciplinary education and research, raise awareness of AMR and build networks between European and African universities to tackle AMR from a One Health perspective.