The Institute for a Circular Society (i4CS) is excited to introduce the next round of Seed Funding. Are you a researcher at TU/e, WUR, UU or UMCU and passionate about advancing circular solutions through inter- and transdisciplinary collaboration and innovative research? Then this is your opportunity to team up with EWUU colleagues, develop collaborative projects and drive impact in the pursuit for a circular society. 

Find more information about the Seed Call here.

Researchers can apply for a seed fund after attending a one-day pressure cooker session on 26 September 2024; 9:30 – 17:00, Utrecht.

List of Participants (updated weekly, last update 19/09):

• Joyce Browne (UMCU)
  Expertise Global Health, Planetary Health, Climate Justice, Epidemiology, Transdisciplinary Collaboration
• Joep Sprangers (UMCU)
  Expertise: Sustainable lab coordinator
• Duygu Keskin (TU/e)
  Expertise: Sustainable Business Models, Networked Innovation, Design Science
• Yamine Bouzembrak (WUR)
  Expertise: AI in food and Health
• Maryam Tavakol (TU/e)
  Expertise: Machine Learning
• Laura Piscicelli (UU)
  Expertise: (geography of) circular innovations, circular behaviour, digital sustainability
• Megan Milota (UMCU)
  Expertise: narrative medicine and narrative ethics, qualitative research methods
• Julie Legrand (TU/e)
  Expertise: Robotic medical device design
• Desirée Beaujean (WUR)
  Expertise: Laboratory Food Safety Research
• Sanne Jansen (UMCU)
  Expertise: Urology, robot-assisted surgery
• Scarlett Wang (WUR)
  Expertise: Behavioural change, True pricing, decarbonization, supply chain design
• Annemarie van den Berg (UMCU)
  Expertise: Sustainable Procurement
• Vikrant Sihag (TU/e)
  Expertise: Circularity, Value Chain Management, Innovation Management
• Rik Eshuis (TU/e)
  Expertise: Intelligent Information Systems, Knowledge-intensive Business Processes
• Juliette van Haren (TU/e)
  Expertise: Medical device design, human factors, (bio)fabrication
• Arte Groenewegen (UMCU)
  Expertise: Medical doctor and planetary health expert
• Manya Afonso (WUR)
  Expertise: Computer vision, data science, AI
• Martijn de Vries (UMCU)
  Expertise: MedTech
• Maartje de Jong (WUR)
  Expertise: Sustainable procurement & value chain analysis
• Pelle Berkhout (UU)
  Expertise: Innovation procurement, sustainable procurement
• Serena Rizzo (WUR)
  Expertise: Analytical Chemistry applied to Food Safety