Under the light of the growing importance of international trans- and interdisciplinary research co-operations in urban ecology, SURE offers a research co-operation service. The service should give SURE members the chance to offer and/or look for potential partners to develop common projects and project proposals (e.g. for European Horizon 2020 calls).
If you are interested to look for research partners among the SURE network, please fill the form and send it back to Dr. Martina Artmann.
Institution: Department of Zoology, University of Granada, Spain
Expertise: Behavioral Ecology, Evolutionary Ecology, Community Ecology, Eco-physiology, Ornithology, Entomology, Biodiversity
Interested research co-operation topics: I am open to collaborate in any urban ecology research that involves organisms in cities. Some of my main topics of interest are: Urban landscape organization, human-nature conflicts in urban areas, physiology of urban animals, evolution of urban organisms, behavioral adaptations of urban animals (e.g. use of plastics by birds), biodiversity studies (birds, insects…), ecosystem services in cities and large-scale urban ecology studies
Interested research funding: I am open to any research funding application
Institution: Shire Campus, Aksum University, Ethiopia
Expertise: Remote sensing, Geographic information systems, Spatial analysis, Landscape ecology, Landscape dynamics, Ecosystem services, Natural resources management, Climate change, Environmental impact assessment, Land rehabilitation and watershed management
Interested research co-operation topics: Landscape ecology, Landscape dynamics and analysis, Urban and spatial analysis, Ecosystem services valuation, Green infrastructures connectivity, Land use and land cover change analysis, Environmental impact assessment, Climate change mitigation and adaptation
Interested research funding: I am open to all funding opportunities that align with my expertise
Institution: Haramaya University, Department of Geo-information Science, Ethiopia
Expertise: GIS, Remote sensing, Open sources GIS and web mapping, climate change, Natural resources(soil, water and biodiversity) and environmental management
Interested research co-operation topics: Remote sensing of vegetation and plant, spatial planning and spatial ecology in the urban environment context, GIS application, ecosystem services, urban green and blue infrastructure mapping and monitoring using geospatial technology, carbon mapping and monitoring, agricultural crop mapping and monitoring (NDVI and other indices)
Interested research funding: I am open to all funding opportunities
Institution: University of Cape coast and A.P.Leventis Ornithological Research Institute (APLORI), University of Jos
Expertise: Urban ecology, conservation biology and entomology
Interested research co-operation topics: how does urbanisation affect avian ecology
Interested research funding: interested in joining consortia
Institution: Department of Sustainability Management, Inha University
Expertise: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Corporate Governance, Climate Change Business Strategy, Climate/Green Financing, Sustainability Strategic Reporting, Anti-corruption Strategy and Financial Accounting.
Interested research co-operation topics: Environmental (triple bottom line) reporting in the developing countries, Corporate Governance role on Sustainability Strategy, Climate Change Financing and Sustainable Development Topics.
Interested research funding: I am open to all funding opportunities
Institution: Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Expertise: Landscape ecology, animal community ecology, avian ecology, amphibian ecology, carabid beetle ecology
Interested research co-operation topics: Effects of urban form, including urban sprawl, on socio-ecological systems; translation of landscape ecological knowledge to planning practice; functioning of complex city systems
Interested research funding: I am open to all funding opportunities
Institution: Kampala International University
Expertise: plant ecological modelling, taxonomy, population genetics
Interested research co-operation topics: climate change, ecological modelling, taxonomy
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Institution: Ass. Prof., Urban Governance and Development Unit, Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development (CRRID) and PhD Scholar, Sociology, SOSS, IGNOU, New Delhi.
Expertise: Urban and Spatial Planning, Local Governance, Water Governance, Green Growth in Urban Areas, Environmental Infrastructure and Services, Climate Change and Environmental Implications, Ecological and Social Change, Urban Housing, Slums, Poverty etc
Interested research co-operation topics: Green Growth and Urban Ecology, Towards Sustainable Urban Development and Planning, Ecosystem Services in Urban Areas, Climate Change and Urban Environment/ Development (Housing, Slums, Poverty, Disasters, Adaptation etc).
Interested research funding: Any call linked with the expertise/ topics of interest
Institution: PhD student at Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
Expertise: ecophysiology (oxidative stress, nutrition); ornithology (Passerines)
Interested research co-operation topics: evolutionary mechanisms of adaptation to urban environments; impact of urbanisation process to urban wildlife
Interested research funding: Any kind of funding that I was eligible to apply for.
Institution: independent researcher
Expertise: conservation biology, landscape ecology, habitat fragmentation, zoology (mammal)
Interested research co-operation topics: conservation of nature in conditions intensive urbanisation, for example Moscow and Moscow area where are a lot of forests and other areas of nature within and nearby the megacity
Interested research funding:
Institution: 1. “Ion Mincu” University of Architecture and Urban Planning; 2. National Institute for Research and Development in Constructions, Urban Planning and Sustainable Spatial Development URBAN-INCERC
Expertise: land cover and use changes, environmental data analysis, GIS, spatial-quantitative methods, land cover and use
Interested research co-operation topics: urban ecology, landscape ecology, conservation ecology
Interested research funding: looking to work as a researcher, but cannot involve institutionally, except for the second affiliation
Institution: Key Laboratory of Protection and Development Utilization of Tropical Crop Germplasm Resource, Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture and Landscape Agriculture, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
Expertise: Plant systematic and taxonomy
Interested research co-operation topics: Plant diversity, greenspace
Interested research funding: H2020 SCC-04-2016
Institution: Centre for Biodiversity and Biosecurity, School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland
Expertise: Ecology and biodiversity (terrestrial – birds, invertebrates, plants), invasive species, urban adapters
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Institution: Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio Campus
Expertise: Social insects (ants, bees, bumblebees, social wasps), aquatic insects; Biodiversity, insect immunity, insect respiration, heavy metals, pollution, gas chromatograph-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), statistics, meso- and microcosm studies; Urban parks and greenery (I was a professional gardener before my academic career)
Interested research co-operation topics: Effect of urban and exurban landscape and/or Urban Heat Island effect (UHI) on biodiversity using ants, bumblebees and social wasps as model group; Effect of urban landscape and/or Urban Heat Island effect (UHI) on the physiological condition and phenotype of ants and bumblebees; Effect of urban landscape on the prevalence and transmission of the parasites and pathogens of bumblebees; Effect of urban pollution on the biota; especially particulate matter; Urban environments as stepping stones for Invasive Alien Species; Urban stormwater run-off studies related to contamination, accumulation and effects on aquatic insects; Urban stormwater retention ponds as novel ecosystems: biodiversity of aquatic insects and its effect on surrounding terrestrial ecosystem function
Interested research funding: H2020 SCC-04-2016; H2020 SCC-02-2016-2017; Others/You name it!
Institution: Frederick University
Expertise: urban planning, countryside and landscape planning, urban design, sustainable built environment
Interested research co-operation topics: urban ecology, urban green, public space
Interested research funding: Interested in joining consortia for H2020: SCC-04-2016: Sustainable urbanization, H2020: SCC-02-2016-2017: Demonstrating innovative nature-based solutions in cities, JPI Urban Europe Call
Institution: Department of Nature Conservation Zoology and Game Management, UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN
Expertise: ornithology (especially Corvids), trapping in urban environment, alarming, conservation biology
Interested research co-operation topics: urban ornithology, human-wildlife interaction in urban environment
Interested research funding: any
Institution: TU-Dresden or University of Economics, Prague
Expertise: urban ecology, urban metabolism, urban geography, regional science, spatial planning, land use change, GIS and remote sensing
Interested research co-operation topics: Spatial assessment of urbanization degrees; GWR modelling of heat hazards and urban morphology
Interested research funding: I am open to all kinds of collaborations
Institution: University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Pakistan.
Expertise: Geography
Interested research co-operation topics: Ecology, Geography, Earth sciences
Interested research funding: H2020
Institution: “Smart and sustainable city” programme at the University Nove de Julho (UNINOVE)
Expertise: Dynamics of urban forest; Biodiversity; carbon and nitrogen stocks.
Interested research co-operation topics: Urban ecology, Dynamics of urban forest; Nutrient cycling.
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Institution: Tabriz University, Department of Landscape Engineering, Agricultural Faculty
Expertise: Infill Development, Urban Modelling and Urban Planning
Interested research co-operation topics: Urban Infill Development, Land Uses Change Modelling, Urban Green Spaces and Social Functions
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Institution: University of Sheffield, Dept. Landscape
Expertise: ecological landscape design, green infrastructure, green roofs, living walls, urban (plant) ecology
Interested research co-operation topics: green infrastructure design with emphasis on plant species diversity and ecosystem function
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Institution: Department of Integrated Geography, Institute of Physical Geography and Environmental Planning, Faculty of Geographical and Geological Science, Adam Mickiewicz University
Expertise: urban ecosystem services mapping and non-monetary assessment, spatial planning, urban green infrastructure analysis, social-ecological system in urban green infrastructure management, social and ecological aspects of urban gardening, land use and land cover changes (GIS)
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Interested research funding: Open for cooperation
Institution: Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University
Expertise: Assessing benefits of green roofs/green walls, Building Retrofit Technologies, Building Performance Modelling, Urban Heat Island Mitigation, Urban Greening Technologies
Interested research co-operation topics: Yan is interested in the interactions between plants, water, people and buildings, such as green roofs/walls. I am looking for research partners in biodiversity, hydrology and water management, landscape archtitects, horticultural, and plants scientists.
Interested research funding: for 2016: SCC -02, SCC-03, SCC -01, COST ACTION network, and others
Institution: Ruhr-University Bochum / Germany
Expertise: Remote sensing and geoinformation techniques and data management in the context of urban ecology and urban planning. In particular, problems associated with urban land-use, climate, soil imperviousness, and land consumption, green areas, and open spaces. Approaching these complex issues with methods of remote sensing and geo-information.
Interested research co-operation topics: Various urban related and internationally focused geo-information research projects in which monitoring and evaluating urban land use with respect to urban ecological questions.
Interested research funding: SCC-04-2016, SCC-02-2016-2017, JPI Urban Europe Call
Institution: University of Bucharest – Centre for Environmental Research and Impact Studies (CCMESI)
Expertise: Urban and landscape planning, Spatial planning, Green infrastructures, Evaluation of Green spaces in urban environments, Environmental conflicts in urban environments, Ecosystem services, Land use and land cover changes, GIS techniques (in the above topics)
Interested research co-operation topics: Urban ecology for sustainable urban planning, Evaluation of ecosystem services, Green infrastructure design.
Interested research funding: Open to any form of collaboration (including institutional) within my field of expertise.