START is a unique research-based collaboration platform founded by the united Danish universities. Together, START represents a European research powerhouse that aims to accelerate the green transition within the Agrifood System. START is driven by a strong commitment of the engaged researchers organized into multiple thematic and interdisciplinary research HUBs. The HUBs enable crucial knowledge-sharing across universities and offer researchers a unique opportunity to engage in new national partnerships with an international
focus.
The START research HUBs are forums for dialogues on collaborations related to research challenges and opportunities within the green transition of agrifood systems. The HUBs serve as networking platforms and as a starting point for networking and research-based multidisciplinary collaborations that
favours interdisciplinary collaborations across all sciences disciplines, natural sciences, engineering,
social sciences and humanities. In particular, strong networking and fundraising for specific project ideas are outcomes and activities offered within the HUBs.
START approaches the green transition from a ‘Triple-I approach’: Integrative, Inclusive and Interdisciplinary. Or in other words, systemic and holistic. This means, to take all challenges, opportunities and barriers into account in a balanced integrative way, and by including all societal actors and planetary
boundaries in living lab-scale research.
By exploring transitional pathways together across disciplines in mission-oriented research. This way of thinking enables the START researchers to adopt mission-based research approaches that impel solutions and strategies that will accelerate and impact the sustainable development of the Agrifood System.
START is focused and organized around seven strategic priority areas defined as key issues in the green transition of the Agrifood System – all of which requires an integrative, inclusive and interdisciplinary approach and collaboration in order to find future green solutions.

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