News from iClimate - AU's internal research center focusing on climate change

[Many of you know iClimate either as members or from various orientations. Climate research is no less relevant now than it was when iClimate was formed in 2017/18. This is reflected in an increasing number of articles published by AU researchers in the field and not least a strong  in the growing number of received external funds for climate-related projects. iClimate is funded by overhead funds from external climate projects, and these are used for networking activities, grants for employment (PhDs, postdocs, tenure track’s, professors, etc.) as well as the provision of overhead funds among iClimate’s members.

Networking activities - Zero Emission Agriculture workshop

The Covid-19 situation has, of course, meant that physical meetings and activities in iClimate have been very sparse within the past year. The annual meeting in October 2020 was held online like many other meetings. A lot participated, but the format unfortunately reduced the possibility of the interdisciplinary interaction, which is a key point in iClimate. The next annual meeting will be held 5-6 October - as a normal physical meeting.

 In June, the iClimate pillar in agriculture organises a national and physical Workshop on Zero Emission Agriculture (ZEA) on 28/6 in Middelfart. The workshop is a precursor to the international ZEA conference, which will be held 22-24 February 2022 and is supported by the Novo Nordisk Foundation. Further information about registration and deadline for abstract etc. can be found here. Just as you can read more about both the national and international conference here.

Range of overhead funds within iClimate

There are two application rounds for overhead funds in 2021. The first had a deadline in February and the next will have a deadline in May. There was 200,000 DKK to be distributed in the 1st round. Amounts of DKK 20-40,000 are typically awarded as grants for small investments, support for experimental activities and travel expenses, as well as contributions for the publication of articles in recognised journals. The overhead funds are announced by Jørgen Brandt, iClimate center manager, via email to the members of iClimate. In addition to the academic, consideration is also given to whether the applicant and the department have projects that contribute overhead funds to iClimate in the evaluation of the applications.