PhD/Post Doc Course on bio-based society

The online course “A bio-based society: from principles to practice” provides participants with advanced knowledge, both theoretical and practical, on the transition towards a bio-based society. Key issues addressed are: what are the key principles of a bio-based society, and what are the implications for the food system, and the production of biomaterials. How can we guarantee the quality and safety of products in a bio-based society? What is needed to foster a transition towards a bio-based society? Which changes in society are needed to enable a transition towards a circular bio-economy, involving technological changes (e.g. new knowledge and technology), organizational changes (e.g. reconfiguration of social networks and patterns of interaction), behavioural changes (e.g. in paradigm, underlying norms and values and in power structures), market changes (e.g. innovative business models, subsidies, taxes); and institutional changes (e.g. new institutional arrangements and regulatory framework).

Application deadline: 19 March 2021

Further information: A bio-based society: from principles to practice