Director General Henrik Sandbech, National Environmental Research Institute (NERI) at Aarhus University, has taken over the task as chairman of the Partnership for European Environmental Research (PEER). The PEER partnership unites seven of the largest European environmental centres. With its staff of 4,700 and an annual budget of DKK 2.7 billion PEER contributes significantly to obtain integrated solutions that comply with the need for sustainable development. One of the main activities of PEER is to create the basis for strong cross-scientific environmental monitoring and research. The PEER organisations cover all disciplines of environmental research and all PEER research is based on extensive cooperation, both within and outside the EU-area. NERI was one of the founders of PEER in 2001. An essential focal point of the PEER partnership is joint projects financed via EU research programmes, primarily research projects, but also a series of PhD courses within the framework of the Marie Curie programme. To promote internationalisation of the research environments PEER plans to increase exchange of staff between the seven partners in the years to come. Contact: Director General Henrik Sandbech, tel. +45 4630 1390,  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it