Inspire - Restorative Aquaculture
| Lugar de estudios | Reino Unido, and online |
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| Tipo | Inspire, hybrid |
| Duración nominal | Online and in-person |
| Idioma de estudio | inglés |
| Costo de inscripción | 900 € una vez Places are limited to 25 people. The 900 euro fee includes delivery of the course over the three weeks and certification. For the in-person course the fee includes all refreshments and lunch during the day (9am to 5pm) and one evening dinner and social midweek. Please note, we have five EIT Food fee-funded places available for up to five individuals with genuine care, responsibilities; persons on parental leave; and people living in rural areas, where ability to pay is a barrier to joining the course. These will be given out on a first-come first-served basis. Get in touch with the team via eit.aqua@sams.ac.uk to apply for an EIT-Food funded place, providing your contact details and reasoning. Please note we do not offer any grants for travel and accommodation or cover visa costs. There are other EIT Food schemes or possibly other institutes, your university or employer or charities or government schemes that may help fund your place. Please note that delegates need to arrange and pay for their own travel and accommodation to SAMS www.sams.ac.uk/ and for evening meals other than the one course dinner. You will also need to arrange your own visa or travel documentation and insurance if required to come into the UK. SAMS organisers will be able to advise on accommodation options once you have secured your place. VAT is included in all the prices. |
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| Calificación de ingreso | Diploma de grado superior (o superior) Our Inspire Course is designed for individuals who are passionate about transforming our food system into a fair, healthy, and environmentally friendly food system for all. In particular, we are looking for aspiring entrepreneurs with a keen interest in the digital technologies which could transform the sector, and who would love to come up with innovative potential business ideas to revolutionise the industry. Ideally, we are seeking PhD students, Postdocs, young professionals, or aspiring entrepreneurs interested in food systems and digital technologies. We are interested in individuals from multidisciplinary backgrounds to work in teams to come up with innovative ideas e.g., Agriculture, Food Sciences, Engineering, Business / Marketing, Informatics and Computational Science, among others. Candidates must have an interest in agri-food technologies. |
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| Requisitos de territorio | The course is targeted to applicants within the EU and EIT Food associated countries. |
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| Requisitos de idioma | inglés |
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| Otros requisitos | Debes adjuntar una carta de presentación a tu solicitud. All applicants are required to upload a motivation letter. In this letter we would like you to outline: • Your background (e.g. scientific domain, work experience, voluntary work etc.) and the potential and/or future link with aquaculture and the food system Requisitos específicos para solicitantes fuera de la Unión Europea: Visa – please check any visa and passport requirements for entry and stay into the UK for the in-person part of the course. This is your responsibility and EIT Food and organisers cannot arrange or pay for any visa or passports fees. |
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Resumen
Aquaculture has become one of the world’s largest growing food production technologies. Within the aquaculture sector algal biomass production is a rapidly growing field with huge opportunities for entrepreneurs in food production and nutraceuticals. Shellfish and finfish cultivation and fish feed production present further opportunities. In order to maximise these worldwide opportunities for business creation in the aquaculture sector, knowledge of related technology and its application is vital.
The Inspire Restorative Aquaculture Course encourages talented recruits to create innovative solutions, which increase the productivity and profitability of the aquaculture sector. The course will provide training and theory in seaweed farming, rural social science, finfish, shellfish, algae biology, culturing, growth, molecular and metabolite analysis; entrepreneurial content and support to develop innovative solutions and business propositions for the aquaculture sector; and a final pitch event with prizes up for grabs! The programme also aims to facilitate stakeholder engagement and partnerships through access to academics, leading companies in the industry and startups working to overcome challenges in the aquaculture sector at the live online events.
The course is led by The Seaweed Academy at SAMS, UK in partnership with the University of Cambridge and the Polish Academy of Science. The Seaweed Academy is the UK’s only dedicated seaweed industry facility offering a complete package of training, education, and business development – a one-stop-shop for supporting expansion and skills development for the seaweed aquaculture industry.
The courses will be in-person at SAMS in Oban in the West Coast Highlands, the beautiful sea-food capital of Scotland, with some content delivered online before and after the in-person event. www.sams.ac.uk
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Estructura del curso
The structure for 2025 is:
- Week 1 (online): Start Monday 13th October; Tuesday 14th October; Wednesday 15th October 2025 (plus self study time on CANVAS): Introduction to course online, with course content delivered from the SAMS (algae and biotech) and PAS (fisheries, IMTA) teams and with large input from the Inspire entrepreneurship spine team.
- Week 2 (in-person SAMS all week, online): Monday 20th October 9am – 5pm Friday 25th October 2025: the delegates come to SAMS Seaweed Academy for the in-person training from Monday to Friday (seaweed, microalgae, shellfish, analytical biochemistry, rural society, IMTA, seagrass, blue economy, site visits). seaweedacademy.co.uk/
- Week 3 (online) Final pitch: Friday 7th November 2025
The school ends with a final test. Successful participants will be granted a Certificate of Completion.
However, right after the school ends participants will have the opportunity to join the Inspire Impact competition, continue their learning, earn an additional certificate and compete for cash prizes.
The Inspire Impact course is free of charge for candidates who have satisfactorily completed any Inspire School.
More information about this competition will be shared soon!
Oportunidades profesionales
The programme aims to develop a new generation of entrepreneurs and food innovators, who will be equipped to shape a new kind of food system that is innovative, resilient, and sustainable. Inspire offers outstanding courses and opportunities, which empower students, trainees and professional experts with innovation and entrepreneurship skills tailored to the needs of the European innovation system. Inspire envisions to grow talents and stimulate the ability to recognise, develop and act on entrepreneurial opportunities in a range of organisational settings, and to consider entrepreneurship as a possible career path.
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