{"id":26001,"date":"2026-01-21T10:29:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T09:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cienciagandia.webs.upv.es\/?p=26001"},"modified":"2026-01-21T10:30:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T09:30:32","slug":"the-thinkinazul-comunitat-valenciana-programme-comes-to-an-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cienciagandia.webs.upv.es\/en\/2026\/01\/the-thinkinazul-comunitat-valenciana-programme-comes-to-an-end\/","title":{"rendered":"The ThinkInAzul Comunitat Valenciana Programme Comes to an End"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The ThinkInAzul Comunitat Valenciana programme concluded on 31 December, marking the end of three years of coordinated work in the field of marine sciences. This programme forms part of the Complementary R&D&I Plan in Marine Sciences ThinkInAzul, a joint initiative involving seven autonomous communities \u2014Andalusia, Cantabria, Comunitat Valenciana, Galicia, Region of Murcia, Canary Islands and Balearic Islands\u2014 aimed at integrating, strengthening and highlighting marine research carried out across these territories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the past three years, ThinkInAzul has promoted the creation of a network of centres of excellence, fostering scientific cooperation to address key challenges such as sustainable aquaculture, new marine technologies, impacts on the coastal environment, food security, climate change and the development of the blue economy in Spain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A national closing event in San Pedro del Pinatar<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the programme\u2019s final events took place from 7 to 9 October<\/strong> in San Pedro del Pinatar, where the national closing meeting of the Complementary R&D&I Plan in Marine Sciences was held. The event brought together researchers from across the country to share results, synergies and future perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Programme structure and funding<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ThinkInAzul is co-funded by the European Next Generation funds<\/strong> and is organised into three major lines of action:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Observation and monitoring of the marine and coastal environment<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Sustainable and intelligent aquaculture<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Blue economy and innovation<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Participation of the Comunitat Valenciana<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The Comunitat Valenciana contributed to the plan through the GVA ThinkInAzul programme, a consortium bringing together 39 research groups and more than 370 researchers from the CSIC, University of Alicante, Universitat Polit\u00e8cnica de Val\u00e8ncia, University of Valencia, Miguel Hern\u00e1ndez University of Elche, Jaume I University and the Catholic University of Valencia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Within this consortium, the Universitat Polit\u00e8cnica de Val\u00e8ncia (UPV) played a particularly prominent role, with 13 participating research groups, including four from the Institute for the Integrated Management of Coastal Zones (IGIC) at the Gandia Campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Projects developed at the Gandia Campus<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The projects promoted by the IGIC covered diverse and strategically important areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n