Our goal Rare diseases are affecting more than 30 Million people in the EU and are in most cases caused by genetic mutations. The only curative treatment for patients suffering from these diseases is gene therapy, but many technical problems still need to be solved before safe and affordable somatic gene therapy becomes a clinical routine. The aim of the EU funded Doctoral Network “Gene Therapy of Rare Diseases” (GetRadi) is to train 10 PhD...

If you are eager for a first-rate research experience in molecular, structural...

Researchers of any nationality can develop their career through public funding linked to European Research Council (ERC) projects, even if they do not receive an ERC Grant. Recipients of ERC grants can use their funding to recruit other researchers and team members for their project. On average, each team has 4-5 members. Since its inception, ERC funding has helped create jobs for thousands of researchers. The EURAXESS Jobs portal currently...

The second call of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions-funded Postdoctoral Fellowships scheme closed on 14 September 2022. The European Research Executive Agency received 7,044 proposals. By comparison, 8 356 proposals were submitted in 2021 and over 1 200 were eventually selected for funding. From this year, resubmission restrictions apply for applications that received a score below 70% in the previous call. This year’s submitted proposals are...

On 14 July, the Commission launched the EU Award for Gender Equality Champions, a new prize that recognises academic and research organisations that have achieved outstanding results in the implementation of gender equality measures. This new Prize scheme intends to advance inclusive gender equality plans and policies in the framework of the new European Research Area (ERA). It will complement and boost the requirement to have Gender Equality...

11 PhD positions are available in the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Doctoral Network “MITGEST – Quality control of the mitochondrial gene expression system in health and disease”. MITGEST unites world-class academic excellence in mtDNA maintenance and expression with private sector expertise in nucleic acid chemistry and the development of mitochondrial therapeutics. The consortium includes the Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Radboud...

IBSA Foundation was established in 2012 in Lugano, Switzerland, by the pharmaceutical company IBSA Institut Biochimique SA. With the aim of promoting and allowing young and talented researchers to do great science, IBSA Foundation for scientific research offers 6 fellowships of € 30,000 in the following research fields: dermatology, endocrinology, fertility/urology, orthopaedics/rheumatology/pain medicine and for the 2022 special edition “...

  Webinaire : Opportunités de financement et de réseautage Belgique - Afrique bourses, instruments de coopération et appels à projet    Enregistrement du webinaire    Lien de l'évènement   14H00 Présentation d’EURAXESS Afrique Dr Ahmed Maalel, Représentant régional EURAXESS Afrique 14H15 Présentation d’AUF et de mécanisme de coopération Co//ectif Prof Olfa Zéribi, Directrice régionale AUF Europe de l’Ouest M. Emilian Cioc, Responsable de projets...

The overarching aim of the SeaChem (Seaweed Aquaculture to Produce High-value Chemicals) Doctoral Network project is to provide high-level training in the offshore cultivation and valorization of seaweed to a new generation of 10 high-achieving doctoral candidates (DC) and equipping them with the transferable and scientific skills necessary for thriving careers in the burgeoning area of non-land-based biomass cultivation and use. This ...

L'AUF Europe de l'Ouest lance, du 24 août au 30 septembre 2022, la deuxième édition de l’appel à projets CO//ectif. L’appel est consacré aux projets interdisciplinaires et intersectoriels visant à développer les modalités et l’impact de la coopération internationale dans toutes les missions de l’université : l’enseignement, la recherche et les services à la société. Public cible  L’appel à projets CO//ectif s’adresse à tous les personnels des ...