Research areas

    1. TRANSFORMATIONS OF THE INDIVIDUAL, GROUP AND SOCIETY
    Social inequalities and the welfare state
    Social inclusion and diversity policies
    Demographic challenges and public health
    Transnational mobility, ethnicity and intercultural understanding
    Changing citizenship and political participation
    Promoting personal health and well-being through psychological and social measures
    Psychological mechanisms of human behaviour
    Empowering individuals, groups and communities
    Human rights, social justice and security

    2. CULTURAL DIVERSITY: LANGUAGE, HERITAGE, ART
    Multilingualism and language policy
    History, migration and diaspora studies
    Language and Identity Studies
    Cultural heritage
    Cultural Studies
    Creative Innovation
    Creative City
    Creative and sustainable communities
    Art History, Theory and Criticism
    Contemporary Philosophy
    Theology and religious studies

    3. EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL INNOVATION
    Teaching and learning processes, actors and environments
    Educational content research and educational innovation
    Teacher training and competence development
    Research on educational support, inclusion and well-being
    Research on education systems, organisations, educational communities
    Physical and health education
    Modern methodologies and methodologies in educational research and practice
    Educational management, leadership and policy
    STE(A)M research

    4. SUSTAINABLE ORGANISATIONAL SYSTEMS, GOVERNANCE AND COMMUNICATION
    Inclusive organisational culture
    Behavioural economics and incentive systems
    Networks, knowledge and innovation ecosystems
    Neuromarketing and consumer behaviour
    Innovation in public governance
    Political institutions and political behaviour
    Social responsibility
    Human rights and democratisation
    Media Policy and Governance
    Information security and disinformation resistance
    Media and information literacy
    Digital transformations of public space
    International conflicts and cooperation
    Comparative Politics
    Development of social and political ideas

    5. SMART TECHNOLOGIES
    Big data and data analytics
    Artificial Intelligence
    Language technologies
    Digital education (digitally enriched learning; artificial intelligence in education, student engagement and preparedness; geamification, virtual mobility; open science and open data for learning)
    Automation systems and robotics
    Digital industry and public sector
    Cybersecurity
    Digitisation of the agricultural sector

    6. BIOTECHNOLOGY AND HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES
    Cell and tissue biotechnology
    Molecular research on plants and animals
    Plant and animal genetic resources and potential
    Functional biomaterials
    Biological, chemical and technological analysis and evaluation of plants
    Research on drug delivery to cells
    Research on sustainable development, environmental quality and ecotoxicity
    Climate change and anthropogenic impacts on living organisms and human health

    7. BIOECONOMY AND BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING
    Sustainable development of the bioeconomy
    Development of agricultural and other bioeconomy business organisations
    Integrated development of rural areas
    Biomass engineering and renewable energy
    Sustainable aquaculture systems
    Green tribology and nanotechnologies
    Innovative agricultural and transport technologies
    Precision farming
    Geomatics

    8. SUSTAINABILITY OF AGRO-, FOREST AND AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS, CLIMATE CHANGE
    Healthy soils and plants
    Sustainability of biological and natural resources, ecosystem services, biodiversity enhancement
    Mitigation and adaptation to climate change impacts on ecosystems
    Enhancing the sustainability and ecological intensification of agro-ecosystems
    Development of competitive agro-technologies that are climate neutral, environmentally friendly and resource efficient
    Development of safe and innovative food products, bio-based feedstocks for industry
    Sustainable forestry
    Sustainable management of water and land resources