LAST CHANCE to apply for access to top-class aquaculture research infrastructures with AQUAEXCEL3.0

We hope you have a wonderful holiday season and a happy New Year!

As you know by now, a major feature of the EU-funded AQUAEXCEL3.0 project is its Transnational Access (TNA) program, allowing external researchers to access the partners’ facilities. Research proposal submissions to the program are funded based on their successful evaluation by an independent selection panel.

AQUAEXCEL3.0 is due to finish in 2025, meaning that the Transnational Access program will cease accepting applications on January 31st, 2025.

This is your last chance to gain access to the 40+ unique research infrastructures of the participating institutes, with experimental costs, travel and subsistence covered by AQUAEXCEL3.0. As of May 2024, access is also granted to EMBRC facilities.

The TNA program considers a research group in one country collaborating with one or more AQUAEXCEL3.0 Infrastructures located in a different country to the applicant. The program thus offers access to facilities and expertise not available in the applicant’s own country. Typically, collaborations involve one or more scientists from the applicant organisation visiting the selected AQUAEXCEL3.0 installation(s) to undertake research work there for up to 3 months. In some cases, remote access is also available.

The facilities cover the entire range of:

Aquaculture production systems:

• Recirculation
• Flowthrough
• Cage
• Hatchery and pond systems

Environments:

• Freshwater and marine
• Cold water
• Temperate and warm water

Scales:

• Small
• Medium
• Industrial

Culture species:

• Fish
• Shellfish
• Seaweeds
• Insects

Fields of expertise:

• Nutrition
• Physiology
• Health and welfare
• Genetics
• Engineering
• Monitoring and management technologies

Please note that some of the facilities have reached capacity and may not be able to accommodate additional visits.

Applications for Transnational Access can be made at any time until the 31st of January, 2025.

For more details and to apply, download the flyer below or click here

More information on each facility can be found here or via our interactive map which includes pictures and videos of the facilities. For assistance finding the right facility for your project, contact our orientation committee at aquaexcel-OC@inra.fr. Find out more about AQUAEXCEL3.0 x EMBRC here.

To learn more about the stories from previous TNA user’s experiences, please refer to the videos and innovative outputs available on Videos – AquaExcel3.0.