University of Santiago de Compostela
Field: Environment
The Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Environmental Technologies (CRETUS) was created in 2015 as a Strategic Grouping of the University of Santiago de Compostela with the ambition of becoming a reference research centre in the design, development and evaluation of sustainable environmental technologies.
Research at CRETUS combines the capabilities of different areas of experimental sciences (ecology, ecotoxicology, modelling, analytical and environmental chemistry), social sciences (environmental law, economics and social psychology) and engineering (environmental biotechnology, environmental engineering and process engineering) to address the most ambitious environmental challenges in a holistic way, with a three-pronged approach: Diagnosis + Technology + Impact. This uniqueness has enabled it to draw up a scientific agenda that is firmly committed to current environmental policies.
The multidisciplinary team of CRETUS (39 PIs, 20 post-docs, 60 pre-doctoral researchers, 10 support technicians) develops interdisciplinary R&D projects of relevant social and economic impact which aim to promote changes towards a more sustainable planet.
RESEARCH AREAS
Remediation and Sustainable Land Uses
Waste valorisation
Data integration and modelling
Sustainable processes
Water Treatment & Recovery
Biodiversity, biomonitoring and bioarchaeology
Physical-chemical monitoring
Socio-economic and environmental impact
publications in 2020-2023, 77% in Q1
total funding (period 2020-2023)
supervised theses (2020-2023)
active ERCs (2020-2023)
collaborative research projects (2020-2023)
KEY PROJECTS
PollutedPast studies environmental metal contamination by analyzing archaeological human remains, which will allow us to understand how metal contamination affected the lives of our ancestors.
Centre PI: Olalla López
Financing institution: ERC-2022-COG. European Research Council
Total funding: 1.999.966 €
Centre budget: 1.999.966 €
Execution period: 01/09/2023 – 31/08/2028
Year granted: 2023
BIORECER seeks to ensure the traceability of biological resources (and/or wastes), as well as an improvement of their environmental performance. This requires developing guidelines or improving existing certification systems and adapting them to the characteristics of these key resources.
Centre PI: Gumersindo Feijoo
Financing institution: Horizon Europe (CL6-2021-ZEROPOLLUTION-01)
Total funding: 4.999.061 €
Centre budget: 311.875 €
Execution period: 01/09/2022-31/08/2025
Year granted: 2022
Referencia: 101060684
AWARE proposes to increase KM 0 fish production capacity in Europe, reducing the impact on natural habitats, ensuring natural freshwater availability and resilience to climate change. This objective could be achieved through local fish farming using reclaimed water.
Centre PI: Jesús López
Financing institution: Horizon Europe (CL6-2022-FARM2FORK-01)
Total funding: 4.691.437€
Centre budget: 230.000€
Execution period: 11/2022 – 11/2026
Year granted: 2022
Referencia: 101084245
Inequality will be a global concern in the 21st century, and the oceans play a major role in this issue. They produce vital food, jobs and economic activities (tourism, transport, trade), generate non-monetary benefits (knowledge, cultural values, etc.) and store carbon and heat. But, at the same time, the oceans are threatened by cumulative pressures such as pollution, climate change, overfishing and industrialization. EQUALSEA aims to better understand the relationships within coastal communities in order to drive transformative changes that can lead to more egalitarian societies.
Centre PI: Sebastián Villasante
Financing institution: European Research Council (ERC-2020-COG)
Total funding: 1.999.478 €
Centre budget: 1.999.478 €
Execution period: 09/12/2021-05/06/2026
Year granted: 2021
Referencia: 09/12/2021-05/06/2026
The Free-LitterAT project addresses the problem of marine litter, a transnational challenge that requires a comprehensive approach that includes prevention, monitoring and removal, where possible, of already accumulated marine debris. Its overall objective is to protect and preserve biodiversity by applying innovative approaches to prevent and reduce marine debris, with special emphasis on lost or abandoned fishing gear and microplastics.
Centre PI: Vicente Pérez Muñuzuri
Financing institution: Interreg VI-B ATLANTIC AREA
Total funding: 3.626.336 €
Centre budget: 336.064,53 €
Execution period: 01/11/2023-31/10/2026
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Contact
+34 881816017 (Gestión) | +34 881816019 (Comunicación)
Address. Rúa de Constantino Candeira, s/n. Campus Vida
15705 Santiago de Compostela
España
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