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STAiR is an international Research Education programme for Soil Technology And inter-disciplinary Research in Soil and Environmental Sciences. The focus of STAiR is on the soil critical zone between Earth atmosphere and groundwater. STAiR combines research in soil science on the fundamental scale – within themes of (i) Soil Physics, (ii) Soil Chemistry, and (iii) Soil Biology – with themes on a larger and more applied scale (iv) Hydropedology & Climate, and (v) Emerging Soil Technologies. STAiR is unique both nationally and internationally. We have established the first inter-disciplinary Soil and Environmental Sciences programme in Denmark, uniting PhD students and internationally recognized scientists as their supervisors and teachers at six research units in Denmark. Internationally, PhD students and leading researchers from 15 research units in six countries join in a tight research education programme, enabling both Danish and international Ph.D. students to freely access state-of-the-art laboratory and field facilities spanning different soil and climate zones. Ph.D. courses within all five main themes will be offered in STAiR, where both the Danish and international partners contribute with their expertise. As an integral part of STAiR, we have established a young scientist forum where the students can exchange knowledge. The STAiR supervisors are soil-scientists, agronomists, engineers, geologists, biologists, biotechnologists, and chemists, with strong international reputation.
