Network

The ROOTED MSCA Doctoral Network comprises eight beneficiaries and seven associated partners and consolidates the complimentary expertise of an international, interdisciplinary, and multisectoral team. Our network of experts will train a new generation of creative, resilient, adaptive multi-skilled scientists capable of innovating the fields of plant and soil sciences to actively contribute to the goal of doubling food production in a sustainable manner by 2050.

Soil health and food is one of the 5 mission areas for Horizon Europe and the findings from ROOTED would be directly applicable to the EU’s Green deal and a Soil Deal for Europe. ROOTED graduates will have a level of scientific, communication and digital skills mastery that enables them to move straight into employment in agri-food businesses, seed and breeding companies, advisory and scientific roles.

To achieve the objectives of the network, each Doctoral Researcher will undertake a combination of individual and collaborative research work, at least one secondment and workshops on scientific and applied skills facilitated by the academic and non-academic members of the consortium.