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SPRINT partners at the department of agroecology, Aarhus University, Denmark, are advertising for a tenure track assistant professor, or associate professor in environmental soil physics. Special emphasis will be on soil functions, soil ecosystem services, soil health with focus on how to improve the soil quality, and further transport and fate of pesticides and other environmental contaminants in soil.

The deadline for applications is Nov 21st. For more information, see the advert here. 

 

Do you live in or near Nijmegen, Netherlands? Radboud University, a partner in the SPRINT project, is looking for volunteers for a study on pesticides in blood, urine and feces following exposure to pesticides at an officially approved acceptable daily intake. For more information or to find out how to participate, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

 Dutch Volunteer Study eng    Dutch Volunteer Study NL

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The SPRINT team were recently lucky enough to visit the Saint Emilion region of Bordeaux, France, where we learnt about how winegrowers here are prioritising the environment through mandatory certification.

Since February 2023, growers who wish to use the reputable ‘Saint Emilion’ name on their wine have to take part in a certification process which proves that they are meeting certain environmental standards. This system is tiered, with growers able to pick which accreditations they would like to follow. Once they either reach level 2 or become fully organic, they are then able to use the prestigious name, thus making their wine more attractive to customers.

In addition, there are 6 pillars involved in the Saint-Emilion environmental approach, each of which affect, or are affected by, pesticides:

  1. Soil biodiversity
  2. Biocontrol
  3. Living landscapes
  4. Water use and quality
  5. Climate change
  6. Human intervention

Read more about the vines of Saint-Emilion here.

 

Wednesday 27th September 2023, 09:30-12:30 EDT / 15:30-18:30 CET.

SPRINT will be presenting our emerging findings from a sampling field campaign to identify the presence of pesticide residues in Europe and Argentina at this hybrid event, in New York and online during our session, "Pesticide Residues in the Ecosystem and humans across Europe: linking SPRINT field data to health risks". 

We will be revealing the extent of pesticide residues in ecosystems and people across Europe and Argentina, and offering significant new knowledge needed to solve the urgent question of reducing pesticide risk as a base for transitioning to sustainable agriculture.

To join remotely, sign up to the Science Summit UNGA78 event, and then subscibe to our session here https://sciencesummitunga78.sched.com/event/1Nr8k/pesticide-residues-in-the-ecosystem-and-humans-across-europe-linking-sprint-field-data-to-health-risks.

The summit aims to develop and launch science collaborations and promote scientific discoveries amongst policy makers to support the attainment of the UN SDGs, Agenda 2030 and Local2030. The meeting will also prepare input for the United Nations Summit of the Future, which will take place during UNGA79 beginning on 12 September 2024.

Join us to hear our latest findings!