Funding from the European Commission is playing a large role into all-important COVID-19 pandemic-related research. A large part of that funding comes through the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), according to a new report, out now. The publication, entitled “Meeting the pandemic challenges: Contribution of EU R...

Are you looking for an excellent opportunity to expand your research experience and to complement your clinical and scientific training? Apply for one of the two-year FELLOWSHIPS IN CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH for Clinician Scientists and Medical Scientists. Fellows will be hosted at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) in Heidelberg. DKFZ CLINICIAN SCIENTIST PROGRAM FELLOWSHIPS Team up with a...

Artificial Intelligence for the Sciences (AI4theSciences) is a doctoral program run by Université PSL at the interfaces of artificial intelligence or big data processing. AI4theSciences is supported and jointly funded by the Horizon 2020-Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions-COFUND European program. The future PhD fellows selected for the "Artificial intelligence for the Sciences" project will receive a specific training on their concentration and also...

On 18 January, the European Commission published a toolkit on how to mitigate foreign interference in research and innovation. The publication outlines best practices to support EU Higher Education Institutions and Research Performing Organisations in safeguarding their fundamental values, including academic freedom, integrity and institutional autonomy, as well as to protect their staff, students, research findings and assets. International...

The IberusExperience Programme is an International postdoctoral Fellowship Programme promoted by the Consorcio Campus Iberus, which is the Campus of International Excellence of the Ebro Valley. IberusExperience will recruit in a single call 11 Experienced Researchers (ERs) of any nationality to develop individual and freely selected research projects for 36 months at one of the four recruiting universities based in northeastern Spain:...

The University of Padua (Italy) has published the global Call for applications "UNIPhD - Eight century legacy of multidisciplinary research and training for the next-generation talents”. The UNIPhD Doctoral Programme is addressed to the most promising Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) coming to the University of Padua to pursue a brand new International, Intersectoral, Interdisciplinary and Innovative “training through research” experience. UNIPhD...

Energy and the environment are two subjects linked to the main societal challenges described in the strategic European research project Horizon H2020. In this context, the European doctoral program in Energy and Environment, EDENE, is an ambitious multidisciplinary, intersectoral and international program over a period of 5 years offering quality training to 30 international and highly qualified doctoral students in this field. The ambition of...

Findings from large-scale Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) post-fellowship surveys indicate that the actions create a significant positive impact on professional development and careers. First launched in 2017, the MSCA post-fellowship surveys track their career paths in the years following the fellowship. They are sent to all fellows after the end of their project. The survey is first sent out within three months after the end of their...

The ApogeeBio post-doctoral fellowship program gives you an opportunity to join a research team at Genopole, a leading French biocluster for academic research and innovation located just south of Paris. The ApogeeBio* program is: 3 international calls to be made between 2021 and 2023 for a total of 24 fellowships. 8 fellowships for ApogeeBio 2021 (next calls in 2022 and 2023). For experienced researchers working in the fields  of health/life...

EURAXESS Australia and New Zealand would like to congratulate three researchers from Australia and one researcher from New Zealand who have been awarded the European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant. They are amongst the 397 early-career researchers who have won the Starting Grant this year. Following the first call for proposals under the EU’s new R...