The research interests of SOAR cover a wide range of subjects within organic agriculture and food systems:

• Farming system research
• Crop production
• Resource management
• Ecosystem services
• Climate change mitigation and adaptation
• Livestock production
• Animal health and welfare
• Consumer and citizens’ involvement
• Regulations and policies
• Food chains
• Food sovereignty

Previous SOAR documents:

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SOAR is organised with a Steering Committee, a Head of School, a secretariat and a Scientific Panel.

The Steering Committee appoints members to a Scientific Panel. They are now appointed for a three-year period. The Scientific Panel consists of members with expertise within the areas of SOAR. The role of the Scientific Panel is to support the development of quality education and stimulate the formation of networks within SOAR, and stimulate the innovative approach to courses, networks and activities in SOAR.

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Members of the Scientific Panel

Jørgen Eriksen
Senior scientist
Department of Agroecology and Environment
Faculty of Agricultural Sciences
Aarhus University
Jorgen.Eriksen@agrsci.dk

Sanna Steenfeldt
Senior scientist
Department of Animal Health and Bioscience
Faculty of Agricultural Sciences
Aarhus University
Sanna.Steenfeldt@agrsci.dk

Henning Høgh Jensen
Director of Research Department
Department of Policy Analysis
National Environmental Research Institute
Aarhus University
hhj@dmu.dk

Paul Rye Kledal
Assistant professor
Institute of Food and Resource Economics
Faculty of Life Sciences
University of Copenhagen

paul@foi.dk

Hanne Østergaard
Senior research scientist
Biosystems Division
Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy
Technical University of Denmark
haqs@risoe.dtu.dk

Lene Sigsgaard
Associate professor
Department of Agriculture and Ecology
Faculty of Life Sciences
University of Copenhagen
les@life.ku.dk

Kristian Thorup-Kristensen
Professor
Department of Agriculture and Ecology
Faculty of Life Sciences
University of Copenhagen
ktk@life.ku.dk

Dorte Lau Baggesen
Deputy head of division
Division of Microbiology and Risk Assessment
National Food Institute
Technical University of Denmark
dlba@food.dtu.dk

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SOAR is a research school. In addition to the focus on PhD students, SOAR also includes graduates, postdocs and supervisors in the activities and networks. This is important because they also constitute the research environment, in which the PhD student is under education. SOAR wants to contribute to the professional discussions with a special focus on the organic food and farming systems.