Synthesys+

Store with care

SYNTHESYS aims to create an accessible, integrated European resource for research users in the natural sciences. SYNTHESYS will create a shared, high quality approach to managing, preserving, and accessing leading European natural history collections.

A core element of SYNTHESYS is to provide funded researcher visits (access) to the 390,000,000 specimens housed by SYNTHESYS institutions. In particular, the 4,049,800 type specimens.

Alongside access, the Joint Research Activity (JRA) aims to improve the quality of and increase access to digital collections and data within natural history institutions by developing virtual collections.

Network Activities (NA) will improve the quality and quantity of online collections information for virtual users and will implement best practice benchmarks in collection care to raise standards and improve accessibility to collections for all physical users.