A new EU-Singapore initiative will encourage top Singaporean scientists to join research teams funded by the European Research Council (ERC). This agreement with the National Research Foundation Singapore (NRF) is the fourteenth international agreement of its kind. It forms part of the ERC’s global outreach strategy, which aims to make Europe a hub for research talent. The initiative, officially called an Implementing Arrangement, was signed by...

Two researchers from Malaysia are among the awardees of the 2019 ”Green Talents – International Forum for High Potentials in Sustainable Development” Competition hosted by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The forum promotes the international exchange of innovative green ideas. The award, under the patronage of Minister Anja Karliczek, honours young researchers each year. The winners come from numerous countries and...

The ZEbrafish Neuroscience International Training Hub (ZENITH) is an exciting new neuroscience-focused PhD program funded by the European Commission. The aim of ZENITH is to train a new generation of neuroscientists in cutting-edge approaches that bridge biology, physics, and mathematics to uncover the mysteries of brain formation and function. The ZENITH PhD program will train 15 students, hosted by 13 laboratories, who will undertake projects...

Applications are invited for 15 PhD positions (“Early Stage Researchers”) to be funded by the Marie-Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network “C-PlaNeT – Circular Plastics Network for Training” within the Horizon 2020 Programme of the European Commission. Application deadline: 31.12.2019   C-PlaNeT is a consortium of high-profile universities, research institutions and companies located in Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, United...

Article by ScienceBusiness Net The choice of Bulgarian politician Mariya Gabriel to replace research commissioner Carlos Moedas has seen the science establishment rushing to take a crash course on her background, experience and influences. The question of what and who the 40-year old Bulgarian represents is given added urgency by the fact that the word ‘research’ has been stripped from the title, and Gabriel is to be appointed commissioner for...

Curing cancer, tackling climate change, forecasting earthquakes - such challenges and other scientific quests are simply too big to address for one researcher - even the most excellent. That is why the ERC awards the Synergy Grants. In the 2019 competition for these grants, 37 research groups will receive funding for their curiosity-driven science. Worth in total €363 million, these special grants will enable groups of two to four top...

TROPIMUNDO is an EC-funded and excellence-labelled Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in Tropical Biodiversity and Ecosystems. It brings together expert Higher Education Institutes (HEI), with long-standing worldwide expertise in tropical rainforests and woodlands and in tropical coastal ecosystems. TROPIMUNDO students are able to concentrate on botany, zoology and integrative ecosystem approaches in institutions worldwide in 2 Master years, of...

EURAXESS ASEAN is a proud supporter of the ASEAN Emerging Researchers Conference 2019 which will be hosted at Sunway University, Sunway City, Malaysia on 9...

An exceptional PhD program* in the exciting, dynamic and interactive research environment of the Institut Pasteur in collaboration with Parisian universities. The PhD program is for students holding a Master’s degree (or equivalent) in science, medicine or related fields from a non-French university. Educational program Improving public health and welfare through scientific discovery Quest for knowledge beyond the frontiers of biological...

Research at the Biozentrum embraces a wide range of topics. Yet the 30 research groups also share a main focus: the strong interest to understand how molecules and cells create life. The Biozentrum encourages talented, ambitious and highly motivated young scientists from all over the world to apply for the prestigious and sought after fellowships offered by the Biozentrum Basel International PhD Program. In contrast to many other PhD student...