MixITiN: Bringing the paradigm for marine pelagic production into the 21st century; incorporating mixotrophy into mainstream marine research

This work was funded by the project MixITiN. This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie-Sklodowska-Curie grant agreement No 766327. The MSCA funded ITN-ETN MixITiN is training an innovative team of Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) to develop new methodologies for researching, monitoring and managing our marine environment according to the recently revised paradigm for marine pelagic production.MixITiN brings together world-class European research and training centres from 9 different countries, with skillsets from molecular biology, physiology and computer modelling, to marine and coastal zone management, public and media engagement. MixITiN ESRs are thus being trained at multinational and multidisciplinary centres of excellence, with intersectoral engagement to best equip them for employment in various sectors such as consultancy, government, academic, or allied industries. The synergy of training approaches being provided to the ESRs raises their capabilities and also progresses science beyond the current state-of-the-art to enable improved management of marine resources.