DESTINY Theses
DESTINY offers a total number of 15 fully funded PhD positions in an inter- and transdisciplinary research and education programme.
DESTINY THESES
DIVIDED INTO 4 SCIENTIFIC WORK PACKAGES
WP3 Biomass Supply System Design
Thesis 3.1 Designing Concepts for sustainable intensification of agrifood chains
Enrolment: UNIBO & UHOH
Secondments: UHOH & Amadori
Thesis 3.2 Potential of growing industrial crops on marginal lands
Enrolment: AgroParisTech & UHOH
Secondment: INRAE
Thesis 3.3 Understanding the functionalities of agriculture waste streams to redesign
Enrolment: WUR & UHOH
Secondment: UHOH
Thesis 3.4 Ecological relevance of waste management in bioeconomy
Enrolment: BOKU & UEF
Secondments: UEF & Unverschwendet
WP4 Bioproduct Value Chain
Thesis 4.1 New business models on biobased textile products
Enrolment: UEF & WUR
Secondments: WUR & Metsä Spring
Thesis 4.2 Antiviral activity of woody materials
Enrolment: UEF & BOKU
Secondments: BOKU & Stora Enso
Thesis 4.4 Early stage evaluation of biobased production chains
Enrolment: WUR & BOKU
Secondment: BOKU
WP5 Integrating Sustainability Assessment of biomass supply systems
Thesis 5.1 Assessing the acceptance and environmental impacts of sustainable intensification approaches
Enrolment: UHOH & WUR
Secondments: WUR & Geisenheim University
Thesis 5.2 Augmented reality for biodiversity valuation in grassland production systems
Enrolment: UHOH & AgroParisTech
Secondments: AgroParisTech & Fraunhofer Institute
Thesis 5.3 Multi-criteria sustainability assessment of innovative biomass supply systems
Enrolment: UHOH & BOKU
Secondments: Ifeu & BOKU
Thesis 5.4 Comprehensive top-down ecological sustainability assessment
Enrolment: BOKU & AgroParisTech
Secondment: AgroParisTech
WP6 Governance, Policy and Markets
Thesis 6.1 Comparative analysis of governance solutions for regional bioeconomy systems
Enrolment: UNIBO & UHOH
Secondments: UHOH & Consorzio Italbiotec
Thesis 6.2 Assessment of innovative policy instruments for sustainable biomass production and supply
Enrolment: AgroParisTech & UNIBO
Secondment: UNIBO
Thesis 6.3 Sustainability of agricultural biomass production systems in contrasted European territories
Enrolment: AgroParisTech & BOKU
Secondments: BOKU