Environmental and climate science
10 European H2020 organizations list this as part of their work — 4 as their primary capability.
Most active in this area
- THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
Major UK research university and Europe's top MSCA fellowship host, strong in nanosafety, biomedical research, advanced manufacturing, and environmental risk assessment.
“Recent keyword clusters around terrestrial carbon sink, tree mortality, microplastics, and recycling indicate growing environmental research activity.”
UK335 projects - CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
Major Welsh research university strong in neuroscience, astrophysics, energy, and personalized medicine — a top host for Marie Curie fellows across Europe.
“Participated in ENVRI PLUS (environmental research infrastructure), M4ShaleGas (shale gas environmental impact), and early projects on climate change and biodiversity (GLOBIS-B)”
SMEUK149 projects - JOHANN WOLFGANG GOETHE-UNIVERSITAET FRANKFURT AM MAIN
Major German research university specializing in vascular RNA biology, neuroscience, structural biology, and biomarker-driven drug discovery.
“Coordinated FreshwaterMPs (microplastics in freshwater), participated in BASE-LiNE Earth (marine paleoclimate tracers), and contributed to climate change research.”
DE110 projects - UNIVERSITE PAUL SABATIER TOULOUSE III
Major French research university in Toulouse combining earth observation, biomedical sciences, computational physics, and population genetics across 75 H2020 projects.
“ENVRI PLUS, ECOPOTENTIAL, HYDRALAB-PLUS, MACC-III, and ODYSSEA cover climate change adaptation, atmospheric composition, and environmental research infrastructure.”
PrimaryFR75 projects - CONSEJO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS Y TECNICAS (CONICET)
Argentina's national research council — a major non-EU partner in MSCA-RISE exchanges, contributing expertise across life sciences, climate, materials, and social sciences.
“Projects spanning marine ecosystems (iAtlantic), coastal carbon cycling (CoastCarb), atmospheric science (MARSU, GRASP-ACE), remote sensing (HYPERNETS), and water management (ACCWA).”
PrimaryAR46 projects - THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
Major Australian research university contributing Pacific-region expertise and Southern Hemisphere research access to European mobility and collaboration projects.
“BIOMASS-CCU (carbon capture via gasification), WaterSENSE (Copernicus earth observation for water), and MITOCHADAPT (climate adaptation physiology) all appear from 2019 onward.”
AU30 projects - UNIVERSITE DE TOULOUSE
French federal university contributing astrophysics, advanced materials, and environmental expertise to large European research consortia from Toulouse.
“Coordinates INSA (nitrogen cycles in Africa, €823K), contributes to ERA4CS (climate services) and TRIATLAS (Atlantic marine ecosystem prediction).”
FR27 projects - ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS
US multi-university system providing specialist researchers to European consortia across environmental science, evolutionary biology, astrophysics, and nanomaterials safety.
“Sustained engagement across GEMCLIME (climate economics), DIAGRASS (dryland ecology), E FUNDIA (Amazonian ecosystems), RECYCLE (pesticide remediation), GOVTROFF (resource governance), and NITRATE (electrochemical water treatment).”
PrimaryUS27 projects - UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
Major Canadian research university bridging EU-North American collaboration across climate, health, bioenergy, and ecology through extensive MSCA hosting and RIA partnerships.
“Arctic ocean geochemistry (GCP-GEOTARCTIC), aerosol particle diffusion (MICROSCOPE), thermal stress biology (EdgeStress), Paris Agreement overshoot impacts (PROVIDE), and biomass carbon capture (BIOMASS-CCU).”
CA27 projects - THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
Major US research university hosting European researchers across environmental science, genomics, quantum physics, and biomechanics through MSCA exchange programmes.
“Three projects (SuFoRun, DecisionES, MICROBIOCLIM) address climate change impacts on forests, ecosystems, and dryland soil microbiomes.”
PrimaryUS9 projects