TwinSubDyn aims at significantly boost research and innovation capacities of UNSPMF, through a twinning action with internationally-leading research institutions in this research field from Europe, i.e. UNIVIE, FZJ, MLU and IRNAS-CSIC. 
The strategy for stepping up and stimulating scientific excellence and innovation capacity for our TwinSubDyn defined research topic is based on: 
(1) Networking for Excellence - through transfer of knowledge, best practice and expertise during secondments, between UNSPMF and the aforementioned research institutions; 
(2) Establishment of long-lasting strategic partnerships with leading European research organisations; 
(3) Raising the EU and global research profile of UNSPMF and its staff - through delivering lectures by experts, short-term on-site training, organization of workshop/summer school and strengthening the research management and administration unit at UNSPMF; 
(4) Development of Science and Innovation Strategy and key action planning in the TwinSubDyn field for UNSPMF; 
(5) Spreading scientific knowledge through the available multiple dissemination channels, and finally 
(6) Increasing overall competence via the strategy - Establish a knowledge hub to address open questions on the impact of organic soil amendment on contaminant- and nutrient dynamics in the soil subsurface and implications for groundwater quality. 

Bridge knowledge on soil organic matter dynamics and its effect on nutrient and pesticide sorption, transport and degradation with hydrogeological modelling and state of the art analytical techniques. Build the groups capacity to elucidate element cycling via isotopically labelled substances with a special focus on soil organic matter, which governs many of the processes in the subsurface.

Keywords:
environment, soil, groundwater, organic amendments