Research & Development 2017

Abstract

High quality research is the base for a sustainable bioeconomy. The research and development within the focal area bioeconomy at Novia UAS campus Raseborg consist of an active and diverse set-up of scientific and applied projects. This mix gives us an excellent base for our goal to promote sustainable bioeconomy where sustainable management and the use of natural resources and ecosystem services is the foundation.

This Research Report of year 2017 achievements clearly shows that we are heading in the right direction. Our wide network of collaborative partners, nationally as well as internationally, strengthens our knowledge base and at the same time acknowledges the credibility of is a proof of that our researchers in the scientific community are considered good cooperation partners.

One of our goals is also to enable our students to take part ofin and to be able to get acquainted towith research work. The engagement in research projects give our Sstudents are engaged in our research projects thereby giving them insights of into the latest advances in different areas of scienceresearch and increasesing their understanding of the importance of research as the a base for sustainable bioeconomy.

Our efforts continues in building on a stronger knowledge cluster in bioeconomy and we are happy to welcome our new senior researchers joining our Bioeconomy Research Team during 2018.