Fifty-eight novel, high-impact technologies have been selected in the last round of investment from the European Innovation Council (EIC) ‘Pathfinder Open’ Pilot, funded under Horizon 2020, the EU research and innovation programme. This represents the highest-ever budget (€191 million), number of selected projects (58) and number of applications (902) for this type of funding, which helps to transform high-risk, high-impact research ideas into...

STAR: Sensing and Sensibility – Transcending Disciplines for a Responsible Future is an innovative training and mobility programme co-funded by the European Commission within the MSCA COFUND. It will be implemented by the University of Siegen, supported by an expandable consortium of currently 23 academic and non-academic partner organisations (non-recruiting), offering specialised hosting/training opportunities to recruited researchers. The...

Applications are invited for 12 PhD positions (“Early Stage Researchers, ESR”) to be funded by the Marie-Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network “ETUT – European Training network in collaboration with Ukraine for electrical Transport” within the Horizon 2020 Programme of the European Commission. The ETUT Beneficiaries are 3 universities: University of Twente (UT, in NL), the University of Nottingham (UN, in UK), and the Dnepropetrovsk...

The European Training Network (ETN) “MOQS – Molecular Quantum Simulations” provides an international, interdisciplinary and intersectoral doctoral training of 15 PhD candidates (‘early-stage researchers’). The consortium brings together the expertise to prepare the candidates in the multiple disciplines required for the emerging field of quantum simulations of molecular structure and dynamics, at the crossroad of chemistry, solid-state and...

HUMAN+ is an international and interdisciplinary fellowship programme led by the Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute and ADAPT, the Science Foundation Ireland Centre for Digital Content Innovation at Trinity College Dublin, and supported by the prestigious European Commission (EC) Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie COFUND Action. It will select up to 18 experienced researchers for a 2-year post-doctoral programme and...

A newly formed ITN is searching for 8 PhD students interested in basic and clinical aspects of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), a neurodegenerative disorder with multi-system aspects. The research program will focus on the description and analysis of novel intrinsic defects in peripheral organs and cells, the evaluation of molecular functions in selected organs, and translational approaches by designing treatment strategies for peripheral organs...

The European Commission is supporting 23 new research projects with a total of €128 million to address the continuing coronavirus pandemic and its effects. The 23 projects involve 344 research teams from 39 countries, including 32 participants from 15 countries outside of the EU, including countries associated to the Horizon 2020 programme (Bosnia-Herzegovina, Israel, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland and Turkey) and third countries (Argentina,...

Thirty-four research groups will receive EUR 350 million in total to address some of the world’s most formidable research problems spanning multiple scientific disciplines.  More than 440 proposals were submitted in this Synergy Grant call, making it one of the most competitive in ERC history. The funding helps groups of two to four outstanding researchers bring together complementary skills, knowledge and resources in one ambitious project. The...

The final year of Horizon 2020 sees the largest total award for collaborative research for health. The 75 projects short-listed after evaluation will involve 1158 participants from 58 countries. Following signatures of grant agreements in the coming weeks, they should receive a total of €508 million in grants to address a wide range of crucial health challenges and opportunities. The investments will enable the development of digital diagnostics...

The Copenhagen Bioscience PhD programme is recruiting 16 motivated students from around the world to join a fully funded four-year PhD programme, in an international scientific environment at one of the Novo Nordisk Foundation Research Centers. Positions starting September 2021. Selection is based on academic achievements, research experience, academic references and interviews. An interview period comprising panel interviews, one-on-one...