Secondments
Mobility patterns
A1. Interdisciplinary mobility (core activity)
Interdisciplinary mobility is the core secondment activity in MYCOBEANS.
The project implements short-term exchanges connecting complementary scientific domains involved in mycotoxin risk assessment in legumes.
Mobility activities primarily involve early-career researchers moving between academic institutions in Europe, the United Kingdom and ASEAN countries, enabling hands-on cross-disciplinary learning. Senior researchers are involved selectively when advanced methodological alignment or strategic integration across disciplines is required.
Interdisciplinary mobility is organised around recurrent exchange patterns, supporting cumulative capacity building and a shared methodological language across the consortium.
A2. Intersectoral mobility (technology transfer–oriented)
Intersectoral mobility supports targeted transfer of technology and applied know-how between academia and non-academic partners.
These secondments are short and tightly scoped, focusing on method implementation, workflow adaptation and feasibility assessment under real-world constraints. Intersectoral mobility complements interdisciplinary exchanges by anchoring scientific developments to applied and industrial contexts.
A3. Applied research organisations
MYCOBEANS includes mobility involving applied research and technology transfer organisations operating at the interface between academic research and industrial application.
These organisations act as bidirectional hubs, hosting early-career researchers for applied training and supporting senior-level exchanges focused on validation, optimisation and technology adaptation.
At a glance — Secondments in MYCOBEANS
- Mobility patterns: interdisciplinary · intersectoral · applied research
- Geographical scope: Europe · United Kingdom · ASEAN countries
- Career stages involved: predominantly early-career, with targeted senior mobility
- Scientific domains bridged: analytical chemistry · toxicology · molecular biology · bioinformatics · food science · food processing
- Typical duration: short-term, objective-driven stays
Representative examples
Interdisciplinary mobility
From → To: University of Parma (IT) → Thammasat University (TH)
Career stage: Early-career researcher
Typical duration: Short-term
Focus: Integrating analytical workflows with occurrence data generated in different contexts.
- cross-training in methods and interpretation
- alignment of workflows across institutions
- shared consortium practices
Applied research hub
From → To: Universities ↔ NSTDA-BIOTEC (TH)
Career stage: Early-career and senior researchers
Typical duration: Short- to medium-term
Focus: Validation and adaptation of methods under operational and regulatory constraints.
- method validation and optimisation
- bidirectional knowledge transfer
- translation into implementable tools
Intersectoral technology transfer
From → To: UNIPR / industrial partner → applied research organisation (TH)
Career stage: Early-career (industrial doctorate)
Typical duration: Medium-term
Focus: Food processing knowledge transferred across academic, applied and industrial environments.
- integration of processing into applied workflows
- alignment with industrial constraints
- consolidation of technology transfer pathways
Hear from our secondees
Short video testimonies from researchers involved in MYCOBEANS secondments, describing interdisciplinary and intersectoral mobility experiences.