Organisation
The Centre for Sustainable Agrifood Systems (START) is a science-driven, academic and multi-disciplinary research platform that enables basic research collaboration within the field of sustainable Agrifood Systems. The platform comprises a joint effort by researchers from the united Danish universities - together STARTS represents a European research powerhouse.
START is founded by the united Danish Universities and represents
- Aarhus University (AU)
- Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
- University of Copenhagen (KU)
- Aalborg University (AAU)
- Copenhagen Business School (CBS)
- IT University of Copenhagen (ITU)
- Roskilde University (RUC)
- University of Southern Denmark (SDU)
START is based on a distributed governance model operated by the START Steering Committee under a rotation chair principal. The Chair position rotates on an annual basis.
The heart of START is the START Research Hubs. The Hubs are driven by several engaged Academic Hub Coordinators from various universities and disciplines with knowledge, insights and experiences within the topic of the Hub.
The START secretariat is coordinated from Aarhus University yet, operated by a joint Administrative Support Team represented by the individual universities.
Meet the START Steering Committee
Hanne Harmsen
START Chair, Vice-dean, CBS
Eskild Holm Nielsen
Dean, AU
Brian Vinter
Vice-dean, AU
Jesper Wengel
Associate Dean, KU
Christine Nellemann
Head of Department, DTU
Kim Lambertsen Larsen
Head of Department, AAU
Jens Ejbye Schmidt
Head of the Department for Green Technologies, SDU
Andreas Aagaard Christensen
Associate Professor, RUC
Steffen Dalsgaard
Deputy Head of Department, ITU
Meet the START Hub Supporters and the Administrative Team
Kristine Howe Kjer
START Coordinator, Special Consultant
Email: kjer@au.dk
- Biodiversity - BIO
Hanne Vibeke Seidler
Special Consultant
Email: hsja@food.dtu.dk
Phone: +45 93 51 07 95
- Food Post Harvest
- Future Agrifood Systems
- Health Aspects
Biodiversity - BIO
- Selfefficiency in Nutrients
- Green the Blue - Bluening the Green - 2GETHER
Niels Michael Petersen
Strategic Advisor, Special Advisor
Email: nimp@tek.sdu.dk
Phone: +45 93 50 76 25
- Green the Blue - Bluening the Green - 2GETHER
- Digitalization and infrastructure (DIGITZATION)
Jens Riemer
Green Transformation Officer, Executive Support and Communication
Email: jr.slk@cbs.dk
Phone: +45 22 48 22 36
- People & Practices
- Cultivation (Land)Scapes
- People & Practices
- Biodiversity - BIO
- Cultivation (Land)Scapes
- Future Agrifood Systems
- People & Practices
