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2027
Network for Integration of Comb Experimental Spectroscopic Techniques
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS · FR · €4,483,106.4
NICEST is a Doctoral Network dedicated to advancing next-generation optical frequency comb spectroscopy to address pressing scientific and societal challenges in astrochemistry, atmospheric monitoring, and sustainable industrial processes. Molecular processes in gaseous environments govern phenomena ranging from interstellar chemistry to climate-relevant reactions and plasma-assisted manufacturing. Their accurate description requires high-resolution, broadband spectroscopic tools capable of dete
ASTROcytes in CIRCuits: Unraveling their contribution in healthy and diseased brain circuits.
I3S - INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACAO E INOVACAO EM SAUDE DA UNIVERSIDADE DO PORTO · PT · €4,527,605.52
In 2021, an estimated 3.4 billion people—about 43% of the world’s population—were living with a neurological condition, underscoring the need for new strategies to understand and treat brain disorders. Decades of predominantly neuron-centric research have not delivered the breakthroughs required to reduce their growing global burden. AstroCirc proposes a shift toward a more complete view of brain circuitry by integrating the roles of astrocytes—the most abundant non-neuronal cells, essential fo
Open Collaborative Training for Operational Pan-Union Resilience of Transportation Systems
THE PROVOST, FELLOWS, FOUNDATION SCHOLARS & THE OTHER MEMBERS OF BOARD, OF THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY & UNDIVIDED TRINITY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH NEAR DUBLIN · IE · €4,585,060.8
The incidence of climate extreme events in Europe is anticipated to escalate in the future. The frequency and intensity of these is on the rise and has the potential to deeply disrupt civil systems, bringing significant harm to the EU communities. The transportation systems in particular are critical to our economies and are among the most vulnerable to suffer disruptions from extreme events. Societies depend on these to function, and in response to disasters these are the lifelines for communit
Science for WInd turbine Resilience to Lightning
UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE CATALUNYA · ES · €4,663,592.64
Lightning poses significant risks to both ground-based and airborne structures, including their electrical and electronic systems. Wind turbines (WTs) are particularly vulnerable due to their height, the use of modern composite materials, and the increasing integration of sensitive electronic equipment. As wind power becomes a cornerstone of our carbon-neutral future, lightning damage to WTs already costs over €100 million annually worldwide - expected to rise with the expansion of wind farms an
Improved Diagnosis, Monitoring and Treatment through European Doctoral Collaboration in Capsule Endoscopy
NORGES TEKNISK-NATURVITENSKAPELIGE UNIVERSITET NTNU · NO · €4,693,908.24
The CAPTURE project focuses on improving wireless capsule endoscopy for improved diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of patients. There have been increases in the incidence of most gastrointestinal disorders in Europe, which has major implications for future healthcare services. The incidence and prevalence of many gastrointestinal disorders are highest among older people, and with an ageing European population, this will lead to an increased burden on healthcare across Europe. We will have spec
Doctoral Training Network on Glycan–Cancer–Microbiota Interactions for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Innovation in Colorectal cancer
UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA · PT · €4,674,997.08
Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains a major global health challenge, and increasing evidence shows that gut microbiota plays a decisive role in tumour progression and immune escape. Yet, the molecular rules governing communication between tumour cells, microbes and the immune system remain unknown. GlyCaBiota DN addresses this critical gap by focusing on how tumour and microbial glycans and proteins that recognize them shape CRC biology. Our innovative programme places glycan-mediated interactions a
Solar-driven hYBrid Methane production via BioelectrOchemicaL CO2 utilization
POLITECNICO DI TORINO · IT · €2,997,712.08
The SYMBOL Doctoral Network pioneers a new generation of solar-biohybrid technologies for decentralized biomethane production. SYMBOL introduces a Dual Pathway Conversion (DPC) architecture that merges two synergistic CO2-to-CH₄ routes: (i) a biophotoelectrochemical (BPEC) process in which Cu2O-based plasmon-enhanced photocathodes generate H2 in situ for biological methanation, and (ii) a direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) process enabling direct photo-electron uptake by methanogenic a
AI4Power: Artificial Intelligence for low carbon Power systems
ETHNICON METSOVION POLYTECHNION · EL · €4,611,478.68
Pressing concerns about climate change impose ambitious targets for energy system decarbonization based on high penetration of renewable energy sources (RES). The energy transition reshapes existing systems, creating both challenges and opportunities, mainly in situational awareness, operational planning and control and power system stability. Artificial intelligence (AI) and Generative AI (GenAI) are set to transform power system and smart grid operation by processing large datasets, optimisin
Transferable Trustworthy Radiotherapy with Artificial Intelligence
UNIVERSITE DE RENNES · FR · €4,720,181.76
Cancer is the leading cause of death in Europe and the second worldwide. Over 50% of patients are treated with Radiotherapy (RT) and it accounts for 40% of cures, yet recurrence and toxicities remain significant challenges. Despite major advances in imaging, planning and delivery, RT still largely follows a “one-dose-fits-all” approach, leading to variable outcomes, toxicities and limited adaptability to patient-specific biology. Europe is currently undergoing a digital transformation driven by
Reconfiguring Europe: Law and Political Economy of the Green Transition
ERASMUS UNIVERSITEIT ROTTERDAM · NL · €4,571,779.68
Europe is undergoing its most far-reaching transformation in decades as it seeks to navigate the accelerating climate crisis, geopolitical instability, and structural economic vulnerabilities. In response, the EU has developed a wide-ranging green transition agenda that intersects with, and reinforces, broader objectives of resilience and strategic autonomy. This agenda encompasses climate legislation, industrial policy, energy security, sustainability initiatives under the European Green Deal,
Addressing Eco-Social Injustices: Grassroot Strategies Beyond Growth
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DEL PIEMONTE ORIENTALE AMEDEO AVOGADRO · IT · €4,104,630.72
Following decades of theoretical debate, the concept of justice has become increasingly complex, often necessitating specific qualifiers to clarify its scope (social justice, epistemic justice, transitional justice, global justice, ecological justice, climate justice, etc.). As a result, justice cannot be defined or realized through a single, fixed framework. A nuanced understanding requires the direct application of justice concepts to real-world instances of injustice and oppression affecting
Highly Efficient and Stable Organic Photovoltaic Indoor Sensors
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS · FR · €4,880,710.08
SOLSTIS will develop a world-level core academic and industrial training program to train 15 doctoral candidates in dovetailed sciences and technologies, economics and sustainability, to deliver an exceptional range of research and transferrable skills that will have real-life impact. The training programme will develop a template for change in human-centric Internet-of-Things (IoT) production and positivise the commercial and environmental benefits of sustainability for the wider general public
UNderstanding change in Cultural Heritage: the Next Generation of Experts
NORGES TEKNISK-NATURVITENSKAPELIGE UNIVERSITET NTNU · NO · €4,746,888.36
Cultural Heritage (CH) objects change over time due to environmental factors, material aging, and past human actions. These changes often invisible until they become irreversible and are difficult to measure, interpret, and predict. As digital technologies, imaging, and data science increasingly influence conservation practices, there is a growing need for researchers and professionals skilled in linking material knowledge, conservation science, advanced imaging, and artificial intelligence. UN
Training a New Generation to Decode the Human Cis-Regulatory Genome
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE · FR · €4,630,678.56
Decoding how the “non-coding” genome controls gene expression is one of the grand challenges of modern biomedicine. Most disease-associated variants fall in regulatory DNA, yet their effects on gene regulation remain largely unpredictable, limiting diagnosis, risk stratification and the design of safe gene and cell therapies. cisCODE is an MSCA Doctoral Network that will train 15 Doctoral Candidates to crack the cis-regulatory code by combining cutting-edge genomics with artificial intelligence
Kernel-based Methods in Control and Estimation
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET ILMENAU · DE · €4,592,711.88
The proposed programme will establish a Doctoral Network in Mathematics with a special focus on Kernel-Based Methods in Control and Estimation. The network aims at advancing the theoretical foundations and practical applications of kernel-based techniques in control and estimation of complex dynamical systems. By bringing together leading researchers and institutions, the project will foster interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation in areas such as state estimation for partial differential
Metabolic disease heterogeneity definition, prevention and remission with targeted interventions
HELMHOLTZ ZENTRUM MUENCHEN DEUTSCHES FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM FUER GESUNDHEIT UND UMWELT GMBH · DE · €4,437,236.16
Obesity, diabetes and associated complications constitute a rapidly escalating scientific and societal challenge across Europe marked by profound heterogeneity in causes, clinical trajectories and treatment responses. This heterogeneity explains the limited effectiveness of standardized therapies and highlights the need to stratify metabolic disease. To confront this challenge, MEDIculous REMeDy brings together a pan-European, interdisciplinary doctoral network spanning academia, healthcare, ind
Bio-based, Intelligent and Regenerative Systems for a Sustainable and Resilient Agriculture
UNIVERZITET U NOVOM SADU FAKULTET TEHNICKIH NAUKA · RS · €3,418,883.28
BIO-ACTIVE establishes a truly cross-disciplinary framework that unites biotechnology, materials science, energy harvesting, sensing technologies, and artificial intelligence into a single, self-improving platform for regenerative and climate-resilient agriculture. Bringing together 11 beneficiaries across 9 countries, the project’s overarching mission is to train 12 Doctoral Candidates capable of driving Europe’s transition toward digitally enabled, biologically grounded, and resource-efficient
University Network for Industrial Quality, aUtomation, Ecology and Excellence
UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA · PT · €3,681,329.76
Europe’s industry must become more sustainable, resilient and digitally advanced, yet traditional efficiency-driven models cannot address climate change, resource scarcity, supply chain risks and rapid technological change. Advances in automation, AI and systems modelling create new opportunities, but real progress requires a shift toward human-centric industrial systems where workers collaborate with digital technologies and social and ethical factors shape innovation. Current doctoral training
Food-Grade Aerogels for Sustainable Food Systems
MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY · TR · €4,189,370.04
Aerogels are ultra-light, highly porous materials widely used in insulation and biomedical applications, yet food-grade versions remain limited to early proofs-of-concept with unresolved issues in scalability, safety and performance. FAroGels addresses this gap by developing biodegradable and edible aerogels for food production, processing and packaging and by establishing the foundations needed for their safe and effective use in real food systems. The consortium brings together 23 organisation
Training Experts in Light-Based Additive Manufacturing
UNIVERSITE DE HAUTE ALSACE UHA · FR · €4,104,955.08
TEAM aims to establish an excellence hub in vat photopolymerization 3D printing. Three major objectives are pursued: 1) to train a new generation of researchers with high scientific expertise and strong awareness of industrial and societal challenges, 2) to make significant progress in the synthesis of photoinitiators truly suited for vat photopolymerization, and 3) to explore new frontiers in materials science by developing alternative chemistries to those commonly used. 3D printing via vat ph
Functionally Unified, Trustworthy, Ultra-Responsive, Reasoning-Enabled 6G with Autonomous Agents
IQUADRAT INFORMATICA SL · ES · €4,245,959.16
Federated, Unified, Trustworthy, Ubiquitous Reinforcement-learning Enabled 6G through Agentic AI represents a timely and edge-cutting doctoral network addressing Europe's strategic imperative to lead autonomous 6G intelligence. At a critical moment when global competition for AI-native networking leadership intensifies, FUTURE-6G pioneers the integration of agentic AI systems—combining large language models, reinforcement learning, and multi-agent coordination—to enable zero-touch, self-managing
Empowering Innovation for a Sustainable Plastic Future
Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest · IE · €3,330,714.96
The SkillCirc Doctoral Network addresses the critical challenge of transitioning from a linear plastic economy to a circular, sustainable paradigm by advancing eco-plastic technologies and fostering interdisciplinary research. This initiative brings together a multidisciplinary consortium of leading academic and industry partners to train the next generation of researchers capable of driving innovation in plastic reuse, recycling, and sustainability. SkillCirc will train 11 Doctoral Candidates t
Synergistic Neuromorphic Approaches for Scalable and Efficient Computing
ASTON UNIVERSITY · UK · €4,220,876.16
SYNAPSE (Synergistic Neuromorphic Approaches for Scalable and Efficient Computing) addresses one of Europe’s most pressing technological challenges: the need for radically more efficient computing systems in the face of exponential data growth and increasingly AI-intensive applications. As digitalisation accelerates across industry, public services, and society, existing computing architectures—rooted in classical, power-hungry digital designs—are becoming unsustainable, placing constraints on E
Developing Immune Strategies to Counter tumor-immune-micrOnVironmEntal Resistance in NeuroEndocrine Tumors.
UNIVERSITEIT ANTWERPEN · BE · €4,574,378.16
Despite significant investments of resources, policies, global partnerships and social and financial efforts in the fight against cancer, we are currently still unable to achieve long-term disease control for patients with neuroendocrine tumors (NET). Moreover, despite the emphasis of both Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan and the European Initiative on Rare Cancers on advancing research and innovation in rare tumors, only limited progress has been made in the field of NET over the last decade. Parti
Artificial Intelligence for Joint Communication and SENSing in Optical NEtworks
ASTON UNIVERSITY · UK · €4,206,728.88
Optical networks are crucial to modern society and the economy, forming the backbone of our advanced communication infrastructure. Currently, these networks are undergoing a transformative phase, driven by the demands – and needs – of increased and everywhere connectivity and real-time data acquisition for monitoring and performance enhancement. Both demands lead to system architectures that have the potential to be exploited in other contexts, thereby leveraging considerable value from the sign
Supporting Parents to Protect Children
UNIVERSITY OF GALWAY · IE · €4,244,839.92
Protection and wellbeing of children is at the forefront of policy concerns in Europe. Where children are abused and neglected, states intervene through Child Protection & Welfare systems and services, sometimes resulting in children being placed in out-of-home care. Policy and practice are recognizing the need to support parents in protecting children due to greater knowledge on the role of positive parenting in child development, understanding of the value of prevention and early intervention
Equitable musculoskeletal health driven by inclusive models
UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS · UK · €4,592,856.24
Musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders are a leading global cause of disability, affecting people of all demographics (age, gender, ethnicity…) and contributing significantly to reduced quality of life, loss of productivity and healthcare costs. The complexity of their pathophysiology across scales eludes healthcare professionals, and treatments remain mostly palliative with predominantly one-size-fits-all approaches. As the concept of digital twins in health develops, in silico modelling and simulatio
Public Administration Doctoral Network in Digital and Green Transitions
TALLINNA TEHNIKAÜLIKOOL · EE · €3,863,187.72
PANDORIS establishes an innovative doctoral training network dedicated to equipping Doctoral Candidates (DCs) with cutting-edge expertise in transformative governance for the twin digital-green transitions. The program addresses a critical knowledge gap by training DCs to navigate and manage the complexities inherent in digital and sustainable transformations, producing specialists skilled in political, societal, and economic facets of twin transition governance. This interdisciplinary, intersec
The doctoral network for cell METAbolism and MORPHology interplay in cortical malformation-associated neurodevelopmental disorders
HELSINGIN YLIOPISTO · FI · €3,855,103.56
Studying the interplay between cell metabolism and cell morphogenesis is a new, important entry point to unravel understudied mechanisms regulating human brain evolution and potential causes of neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs). The ambitious METAMORPH Doctoral Network (DN) will be an interdisciplinary platform for doctoral candidates (DCs), aiming to provide high quality education and training, and to promote optimal standards of research integrity, while achieving excellence in research. To
Regulatory Learning for the Governance of Transformative Technologies
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN · DE · €4,695,784.92
REGULAIRE is a doctoral network that studies how regulation can learn and adapt in situations where technologies, risks, and expectations change quickly. Good governance depends on strengthening how institutions observe emerging problems, test potential solutions, and update their practices as new evidence becomes available. In fast-moving environments, the capacity of institutions to learn becomes an essential regulatory function. The network will train fifteen fellows to examine this learning
ELLE: European Doctoral Network on Secure and Safe Artificial Intelligence in the Age of Foundation Models
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI CAGLIARI · IT · €4,477,079.52
ELLE proposes a European doctoral network aimed to train a new generation of AI scientists and professionals that will promote and reinforce the European leadership in the development of secure and safe AI technology. Within ELLE, we will tackle four main scientific and technical challenges that are hindering the concrete implementation of legally-compliant AI models with the provisions of the EU AI Act and related regulations, especially after the recent paradigm shift that has fostered the wid
Sanctions Effectiveness Network for Scholarship and Evaluation through Interdisciplinarity
RIJKSUNIVERSITEIT GRONINGEN · NL · €3,467,532.6
The sanctions imposed on Russia and the debate that followed have reminded us how little we know about sanctions effectiveness and how wide the gap remains between theory, which often concludes that sanctions do not work, and practice, where sanctions are used more frequently than ever. SENSEI addresses this gap by building the first integrated European research and training network dedicated to understanding how sanctions function across their entire policy cycle. The objectives of SENSEI are
Global climate impacts of extreme brine input to the ocean
UNIVERSITE DE BORDEAUX · FR · €4,624,615.44
C-BRINES exploits a unique geological record of a massive gypsum precipitation event that occurred 5–6 million years ago in the Mediterranean, both to train 15 Doctoral Candidates (DCs) and to investigate gypsum’s potential as an innovative marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (mCDR) technology. Newly acquired deep sea sediment cores that capture gypsum-driven changes to ocean chemistry (alkalinity) also preserve evidence of its influence on ocean temperatures, marine ecology and the carbon cycle. C-BR
Doctoral Training Network for Design of Resilient Systems-on-Chip
IHP GMBH - LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE MICROELECTRONICS · DE · €4,481,410.32
Reliable electronics is essential in safety- and mission-critical domains, such as space missions, aviation, automotive, wireless communications, data centers, healthcare, automated industry. With increase in complexity of Integrated Circuit (ICs), advancement in semiconductor technology and evolving market trends and application requirements, the IC design paradigm is shifting from classic “reliable systems” to “resilient systems”. A resilient IC has the ability to monitor its own state, detect
Next-Generation Radiopharmaceuticals for Glioblastoma and Pancreatic Cancer: A 3D Perspective
AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS · ES · €4,366,499.76
Radiopharmaceuticals have become essential for advancing cancer treatment. The radio3D project aims to innovate this field by combining radiotherapy with nanomaterials and 3D disease models. This approach seeks to enhance therapeutic strategies while reducing reliance on animal testing for cancer research. The radio3D project aims to enhance cancer therapy efficacy and safety by employing clinically approved nanomaterials and radioisotopes for imaging and treatment of glioblastoma and pancrea
Boosting Europe’s Space Competitiveness through Advanced Power Electronics
UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID · ES · €4,130,659.28
BESCAPE training and research program is a unique initiative in the field of Power Electronics, designed to address the emerging technological challenges in human space exploration. Developed in close collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA) and leading European space companies, the program focuses on identifying and advancing power conversion and distribution technologies essential for the next generation of spacecraft. BESCAPE aims to enhance European competitiveness, workforce, and
A Doctoral Training Network on the Study Of Premodern Ceramic Heritage: Integrating Experimental and AI-Enhanced Interdisciplinary Research
UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS · CY · €4,309,766.28
SOPHIA-DN is a doctoral network that uses ceramics, the most widespread and informative form of material heritage, to investigate how craft traditions emerged, evolved, and connected cultures across the ancient world. It unites leading European scholars and institutions in a unique alliance offering advanced training and innovative research through an experimental approach. Material experimentation is central to reconstructing and testing ancient techniques, showing how past societies advanced t
Green Light for Advanced Solutions in Stained Glass Conservation and Application of Research and Education
VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL · BE · €4,525,873.2
Glass-Care addresses the need to safeguard Europe’s stained-glass heritage, which is rapidly deteriorating due to pollution, climate fluctuations and the decline of traditional restoration skills. These iconic artworks, central to European cultural identity, remain insufficiently documented and increasingly vulnerable. Current conservation approaches often depend on destructive sampling and lack standardised, sustainable methods. Glass-Care goes beyond the state of the art by integrating portabl
End-to-end Network digital TWIns for Native AI drivEn 6G architectures
ATHINA-EREVNITIKO KENTRO KAINOTOMIAS STIS TECHNOLOGIES TIS PLIROFORIAS, TON EPIKOINONION KAI TIS GNOSIS · EL · €3,213,494.64
6G research is already underway to shape the new generation telecommunication networks, aiming to deliver fully autonomous multi-technology, potentially 3D networking infrastructures. One of the key enablers of 6G is undoubtedly the Native integration of AI/ML at all system levels, components, and technology domains. However, this approach suffers in terms of decreased trustworthiness, which acts as a barrier to the adoption of data-driven technologies in future 6G networks. To this end, ENTWINE
Advanced MOnitoring for a Resilient Environment (AMORE) – Nano sensing and Advanced Hybrid Modelling for PFAS, Micro- and Nano-plastics, and Pathogens detection in water.
UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER · UK · €4,599,785.52
Ensuring water quality and safety requires effectively detecting emerging contaminants, which present significant risks to both human health and the environment. Current sensing technologies for detecting emerging contaminants are under research and continuously developing. Still, critical barriers exist to their implementation and use, such as high costs, lack of reliability, and difficulties in implementation in real world. Moreover, the environmental detection of several emerging contaminants
Doctoral Training in Ruminant Microbiome Science:Developing Evidence-Based Interventions for Sustainable Food Production and Climate Change Mitigation
THE QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY OF BELFAST · UK · €4,833,648.72
RUMEN-INNOVATE will establish a pioneering Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network that advances sustainable ruminant agriculture through microbiome-based innovations. Building on extensive existing datasets, this network will train the next generation of scientists to revolutionise direct-fed microbial applications and sustainable ruminant production. The programme operates through three integrated pillars: Discovery & Prediction using machine learning and multi-omics to identify key microbiom
Doctoral Network on Intelligent Laser Precision Manufacturing
KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN · BE · €4,341,669.84
Laser-based precision manufacturing is a critical technology for Europe’s competitiveness, enabling high-value applications in microelectronics, photonics, and medical devices. However, its industrial adoption remains limited due to the complexity of laser material interactions and the lack of real-time process monitoring and adaptive control. INTELLASE addresses these challenges by laying the foundations for first-time-right intelligent laser micro and nanomanufacturing systems. The project foc
Reconfigurable Colloids For Therapeutic Applications
UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE VALENCIA · ES · €4,635,442.44
ReCoTA aims to establish an interdisciplinary training network on the emerging topic of smart colloidal materials for therapeutic applications. Over the past decades, major efforts have advanced the development of colloids (i.e., micro and nanoparticles) for drug delivery. Yet, while these systems have demonstrated improved pharmacokinetics, they mainly act as passive, individually operating carriers that release their payload by simple diffusion or unspecific matrix degradation. There is a clea
Machine learning to decipher plankton big data and unravel the link between marine plankton diversity and associated ecosystem services
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS · FR · €4,471,046.67
"Marine plankton is highly diverse, with millions of taxa and genes. This huge biodiversity plays a key role in providing ecosystem services to human societies, such as oxygen production, carbon export, climate regulation, or food provision. Large datasets of various types have been gathered to document marine plankton, from individuals (e.g., species occurrences, individual images) to communities (acoustic, satellite, metagenomics). Yet, these plankton ""big data"" are largely underexploited, w
A Sociology of Post-Imperial Islamic Legal Cultures: Insights from Central Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, and Southeast Asia
LUNDS UNIVERSITET · SE · €4,728,265.92
The overarching objective of the MINARET Doctoral Network (DN) programme is to contribute to global and national efforts to understand and address the challenges of promoting democratization and good governance by training the next generation of scholars equipped to explore the interconnections between law, religion, and governance in post-imperial Muslim-majority societies. The MINARET DN is built around three interconnected goals: 1) To collect original empirical data and generate new theoreti
Integrating virology, artificial intelligence and biophotonics for innovative antiviral strategies against emerging flaviviruses
LEIBNIZ-INSTITUT FUER PHOTONISCHE TECHNOLOGIEN E.V. · DE · €4,063,812.48
Emerging viral diseases pose a growing threat to global health. Orthoflaviviruses, including dengue, West Nile, and Zika viruses, are of particular concern due to their significant disease burden, complex transmission dynamics and lack of effective interventions. A combination of multiple global changes has already led to increased dengue and West Nile fever incidence in Europe, highlighting the urgent need for innovative approaches to combat these emerging health threats. VIBES responds to this
A Photonic Quantum Computer
DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET · DK · €4,650,022.8
Quantum engineering exploits core quantum abilities such as superposition and entanglement, promising transformative technologies. The most prominent example is the quantum computer, which could solve global challenges in energy, health, and logistics far beyond today’s computational reach. Photonics is a powerful platform for the quantum computer, offering low decoherence and natural connectivity for distributed systems. Notably, 3 of the 4 recent demonstrations of quantum advantage, from Canad
Empowering Human Agency in AI-Augmented Futures of Work
STIFTELSEN HANDELSHOYSKOLEN BI · NO · €4,732,308
The EMANAIRE network will train 15 doctoral fellows to study and shape the augmented organisation - workplaces in which agentic and generative AI changes how people decide, collaborate and build capability. EMANAIRE embeds comparative longitudinal research in eight European countries and examines different organisational settings, including public administration, technology, manufacturing, and creative industries. It responds to a practical question: how to design, govern and implement augmentat
European doctoral network for proofreading the proteome
ASOCIACION CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION COOPERATIVA EN BIOCIENCIAS · ES · €3,345,728.4
Targeted Protein Degradation (TPD), an innovative strategy to redirect the cellular degradation machinery towards the elimination of disease-relevant proteins, has attracted enormous attention from researchers, industry and clinicians. TPD is based on the capacity of a small molecule, the degrader, to re-route the ubiquitination machinery towards a selected protein of interest to trigger its ubiquitination and degradation by the Ubiquitin Proteasomal System, via its interaction with specific E3
Embodied Multimodal Human Communication and Modelling
KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET · DK · €4,711,375.8
The EMHCAM Doctoral Network will train 15 doctoral candidates to advance European research in Embodied Multimodal Human Communication And Modelling. Despite rapid progress in language and vision AI, current systems lack grounding in the embodied and context-dependent nature of human communication. This limits progress in key application domains such as socially interactive agents, accessibility technologies and health-related human–machine interaction. EMHCAM addresses this gap by integrating th
Using science-driven response diversity knowledge to leverage efficient ecosystem preservation and restoration
LINKOPINGS UNIVERSITET · SE · €3,920,823
Ecosystem resilience is the capacity of an ecosystem to withstand natural and human-induced changes while maintaining core functions over time and space. Response diversity (RD)—the variability in responses to environmental changes among ecosystem components—is a crucial mechanism underpinning ecosystem resilience. By enhancing adaptive capacity, RD contributes to ecosystem stability and long-term functionality. Despite this, RD remains insufficiently understood and underutilized in ecological
Transport resilience against natural and anthropogenic disruptions
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT · NL · €4,041,581.04
The TRANSCEND Doctoral Network focuses on strengthening the resilience of transport infrastructure against both natural and human-induced disruptions. It addresses global challenges such as extreme weather events, resource scarcity, and geopolitical uncertainties, aiming to transform how transport systems are planned, operated, and maintained. By bringing together top academic institutions, industry leaders, and governmental organizations from across Europe and beyond, TRANSCEND combines advance
neuroMORPHic fluidic circuits Enabled by artificial iOn channelS
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI MODENA E REGGIO EMILIA · IT · €4,694,918.76
The artificial intelligence revolution is urgently calling for higher energy efficiency and new computing approaches. Neuromorphic computing promises to deliver computational power at lower energy cost than current von Neumann architectures, drawing inspiration from the brain. The brain’s better performance lies in the fact that it processes and stores information within the same unit and that it uses different information carriers – ions and neurotransmitters instead of electrons. MORPHEOS envi
Data Science and Genomics Training for Chronobiology in Mental Health
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND MAYNOOTH · IE · €3,587,964.48
DataGenChrono brings together 12 international partners from eight countries—world-class experts in human genomics, data science, sleep, chronobiology, strategic science communication and career development—to advance understanding of the genetic foundations of sleep and circadian biology in mental health. The network will train 11 Doctoral Candidates, forming an excellent, collaborative cohort of researchers who will discover the biological bases of mental health addressing disorders that are a
Next-generation therapeutics for vascular diseases
HELSINGIN YLIOPISTO · FI · €4,273,567.56
TIE2gether is a multidisciplinary research and training network addressing major unmet needs in vascular medicine. A wide range of vascular-related diseases—including chronic kidney disease, diabetic vasculopathy, sepsis, glaucoma and vascular malformations—affects millions and imposes a major societal and economic burden. Yet these conditions still lack effective, mechanism-based therapies. A unifying feature across these clinically distinct diseases is dysregulation of the TIE2 signalling cas
Building Europe’s Internet Resilience for a Connected Future
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT · NL · €4,528,038.6
Europe’s digital sovereignty depends on communication infrastructures that remain secure, resilient, and interoperable across land, sea, and space. Today, these systems face escalating risks: fragile submarine cables, concentrated Internet interconnection markets, limited satellite access, and cyber-physical threats that move across domains. RESILIOUS addresses these challenges by establishing a pan-European Doctoral Network to develop resilient-by-design architectures, detection methods across
Training for innOvative Research in Cardiovascular science and tecHnology
UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID · ES · €3,549,817.8
Cardiovascular diseases remain the leading cause of death worldwide, responsible for approximately 18 million fatalities each year. Addressing this global challenge requires advancements in the understanding and modeling of the cardiovascular system’s complex biomechanical and biochemical processes. TORCH brings together 20 teams from academia, medical institutions, and industry, aiming to advance cardiovascular science and technology through a structured, interdisciplinary research program. Our
A training program on novel quantitative methods in regulatory decision making
UNIVERSITEIT UTRECHT · NL · €4,262,596.2
REGolution aims to train doctoral candidates in advancing cutting-edge quantitative methodologies that align robust regulatory decision-making with the rapid scientific and technological developments transforming modern drug development. The project will generate innovative frameworks that strengthen the scientific basis of benefit–risk assessment, integrate real-world data (RWD) and advanced analytics, and accelerate the responsible adoption of novel approaches in regulatory science to the bene
Integrated Pathways to RENEWable MEthane: Multidisciplinary Approaches for a Green Energy
UNIVERSIDAD DE VALLADOLID · ES · €3,435,827.4
RENEWME is designed to generate the interdisciplinary knowledge and skilled workforce needed to enable the large-scale, sustainable deployment of biomethane in Europe. Despite its strategic role in EU decarbonisation and circular-economy objectives, biomethane uptake remains uneven due to fragmented regulations, limited technological competitiveness, infrastructure constraints and insufficient societal awareness. RENEWME addresses these barriers through 12 coordinated doctoral projects advancing
Protein-RNA phase-separated condensates and their capacity for catalysis (PhaseCat)
VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL · BE · €2,623,710.96
The debate of how life has evolved and which biomolecules (DNA, RNA and/or proteins) came first is still ongoing. What is clear is that RNA and proteins must have closely co-evolved, considering their essential interactions in the cell e.g. in the ribosome, an ancient protein-RNA complex indispensable for protein production in all cells. The ribosome catalyses two key reactions: aminolysis, where peptide bonds are formed, and peptidyl hydrolysis, where the complete protein is released after tran
Standardisation, characterisation and modelling composite processes and environment-induced deformations
FUNDACION IMDEA MATERIALES · ES · €3,535,959.24
OCTAGON will train 12 Doctoral Candidates to investigate the scientific mechanisms governing the behaviour of carbon-fibre-reinforced composites during manufacturing and environmental exposure. Reducing Product Development Lead Time (PDLT) is essential to meet the EU’s ambitious CO2 and NOₓ emission targets. Yet progress is limited by two related challenges: long characterisation times under hot and humid conditions, and the limited ability to predict Process-Induced Deformations (PIDs). Althoug
Deciphering the Splicing Code in Human Disease
UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA · ES · €4,589,824.68
Alternative splicing (AS) is a fundamental post-transcriptional mechanism that enables a single gene to generate multiple protein isoforms, dramatically expanding proteomic diversity. Dysregulation of AS is now recognised as a hallmark of human disease, contributing directly to cancer progression, neurodegeneration, metabolic syndromes, and numerous rare genetic disorders. Despite major technological advances, the translation of AS biology into clinical benefit remains limited by critical gaps i
Doctoral Network on Zinc Energy Storage Technology
KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN · BE · €4,601,806.56
The ZEST project addresses global warming by advancing zinc-based battery technology, which offers a sustainable alternative to lithium-ion batteries. With global temperatures rising by 1.2°C since pre-industrial times, severe consequences like extreme weather and threats to food security have emerged. Transitioning to renewable energy sources is vital, but energy storage solutions are needed due to the intermittent nature of solar and wind power. Lithium-ion batteries, while advanced, face lim
Colour and patterns as fundamental and applied training playground for the next generation of leaders in plant breeding and plant research
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET WIEN · AT · €3,144,670.56
Stripes&Stars is a marriage of plant biology with bioinformatics, which will strongly advance our understanding of how specialized metabolites are produced at the individual cell level. This will establish a new generation of horticulturists capable of exploiting plant genetic resources in an innovation-oriented way using cutting edge technology. The co-operation between the professional horticultural industry, white biotech industry and eight universities from nine countries in total, addresses
Initiatives to Accelerate the Translation of Research into Market-Ready Surgical Implantable Medical Devices by Strengthening Regulatory Science and Improved Regulatory Competencies Among Researchers
INSTITUT NATIONAL POLYTECHNIQUE DE TOULOUSE · FR · €4,639,195.8
Implant-to-Market will be a Doctoral Network (combining training and research) composed of 15 academic partners and 5 industrial partners (large companies and SMEs), focused on accelerating the translation of research into market-ready surgical implantable medical devices. Despite major scientific advances, the medical device sector, particularly implantable devices for surgery, still faces slow innovation transfer due to fragmented regulatory knowledge, limited cross-talk between scientists and
Understanding learning variability to personalise training and boost knowledge-driven, efficient and acceptable neurotechnologies
UNIVERSITE DE BORDEAUX · FR · €4,606,137.36
Boosted by recBoosted by recent advances in neuroscience, AI and wearable sensors, neurotechnologies, and in particular brain–computer interfaces (BCIs), are increasingly presented as near-future solutions to restore, replace or even enhance movement, communication and cognition. They are envisioned, for example, to support motor rehabilitation after stroke, enable control of assistive technologies, or offer new forms of cognitive enhancement and interaction in virtual environments. Yet, in rea
hybrid MOdel-Based optImal DesIgn and Control of energy systems
INSTITUT MINES-TELECOM · FR · €4,473,181.8
Energy systems are evolving into highly interconnected multi-carrier networks spanning individual processes and large-scale infrastructures. As complexity increases, model-based optimisation becomes essential for designing and operating such systems under dynamic and uncertain conditions. Physics-based models offer interpretability and physical consistency but are often too computationally demanding for real-time or system-level use. Data-driven models, while efficient at capturing complex behav
Why does It Look Different? - Material Appearance International Doctoral Network
NORGES TEKNISK-NATURVITENSKAPELIGE UNIVERSITET NTNU · NO · €4,790,340.72
Human evolution has endowed us with refined visual and cognitive skills, enabling material appearance assessment across diverse conditions and contexts. While the physics of light transport within materials is well understood, the visual mechanisms underlying perceptual equivalence among materials remain largely unexplored, and no reliable metric currently quantifies perceptual differences between them. This gap is a critical barrier to advancing aesthetic product design and manufacturing, parti
Circular Economy approaches to Digested Sludge Utilization in a Wastewater Treatment Plant Based on Hydrothermal Carbonization and Complementary Technologies
UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK · IE · €4,210,193.52
CeSuds addresses regulatory and environmental challenges of EU wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), including energy demand, greenhouse gas emissions and stringent effluent and sludge quality requirements. To comply with EU directives (86/278/EEC, and 91/271/EEC amended by 2024/3019 Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive) and align with EU resource efficiency and circularity objectives embedded in the Critical Raw Materials Act, WWTPs must improve pollution reduction, increase resource recovery an
Next-Generation Accelerated and Scalable Modelling Frameworks for Chemically Reactive Flows
QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON · UK · €3,697,498.08
Accelerating Europe’s green and digital transitions requires advanced tools capable of modelling and optimising the complex reactive flows that underpin clean energy systems, propulsion technologies, and fire-safety applications. Yet current simulation approaches remain too computationally demanding to capture the multi-physics behaviour of low- and zero-carbon fuels such as hydrogen, ammonia, and e-fuels, which are essential for decarbonising hard-to-electrify sectors. ASCEND addresses this cha
Vaccinologists for Europe: Training network for developing next generation vaccines against mucosal pathogens
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN · DE · €4,640,639.4
"AntimicrobiaAntimicrobial resistance (AMR) and emerging viral pathogens pose significant global health threats, with mucosal infections contributing to severe morbidity and mortality. Current systemic immunization strategies fail to induce effective mucosal immunity, including tissue-resident memory cells (TRMs) and secretory IgA (sIgA). Addressing this gap requires targeted research and training in mucosal vaccinology. The Vax4eU network aims to advance next-generation mucosal vaccines through
Multimaterial Additive Manufacturing
DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET · DK · €4,386,132.72
The MultiMAM project aims to accelerate the industrial adoption of Multimaterial Additive Manufacturing (MMAM) by addressing major scientific and technical challenges, including material incompatibility, weak interfacial strength, microstructural uncertainty, limited scalability, and sustainability concerns. MultiMAM adopts a holistic multidisciplinary approach that links cutting-edge science with industrial applications. The consortium integrates 15 pioneering PhD projects across the MMAM value
Spatiotemporal photonic technologies
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT EINDHOVEN · NL · €4,550,414.4
Light is at the heart of today’s information technologies. Optical fibres carry the internet, and photonic integrated circuits link light with electronic computing. As data traffic, AI, autonomous systems and 6G networks grow, they demand photonic hardware that can control light far faster and more efficiently than today’s mostly static components. Without new approaches capable of ultrafast, reconfigurable operation, progress in computing, communication and quantum technologies will slow down.
Training Europe’s Future Leaders in AI-driven Neuro-Oncology Diagnostics and Discovery
RUPRECHT-KARLS-UNIVERSITAET HEIDELBERG · DE · €4,379,816.52
Neuro-oncology, at the crossroads of neuroscience and cancer care, plays a crucial role in treating some of the most aggressive and complex malignancies, such as glioblastomas. Despite recent advancements in research and technoloNeuro-oncology, at the crossroads of neuroscience and cancer care, plays a crucial role in treating some of the most aggressive and complex malignancies, such as glioblastomas. Despite recent advancements in research and technology, the field continues to face major hurd
Acting in Crisis: Understanding Social Complexity to improve Crisis Preparedness
STOCKHOLMS UNIVERSITET · SE · €4,790,918.16
Crises preparedness is more urgent than ever as crises grow more frequent and intense amid accelerating climate change, and the increasing interconnectedness of modern societies. Yet crises preparedness often overlooks the social complexity of human behaviour, both in how people respond during crises and how they prepare for them. Human behaviour is heterogeneous, context-dependent, uncertain, and shaped by individual- and group perceptions, decisions, resources, emotions, and cultural norms. Wh
Circular Power Electronics Converters Design
THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM · UK · €4,569,614.28
Circular Power Electronics Converters design: Power electronics play key roles in addressing some severe challenges our societies are facing today, such as global warming and sustainable development, because they enable efficient conversion, utilisation and control of electrical energy across nearly all industry sectors, which reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy dependence on fossil fuels. However, as demand for power electronics technologies grows, so does the environmental footprint ass
Russian Influences in the European Periphery: Interdependencies, Narratives, Power
VILNIAUS UNIVERSITETAS · LT · €2,828,522.16
Russian influence in Europe is a multifaceted phenomenon. When considering how the European Union and its Member States should manage their relations with Russia and what, if anything, ought to be done to address or counteract Russian influence in different contexts, it is important to look beyond the reductionist depictions of influence that dominate the news media. Our proposed Doctoral Network, titled INFLUENCE, intends to build knowledge of the various mechanisms, structures, and relationshi
Training researchers in safe, resilient and economically viable ultra-fast battery charging systems
DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET · DK · €4,761,901.8
The European Commission aims to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. Transportation, responsible for one-third of energy-related CO2 emissions, is undergoing a profound transition toward electric vehicles (EVs) and renewable energy integration. Ultra-fast charging (UFC) technology – enabling 20 % to 80 % battery recharge in under 10 minutes at power levels of 350 kW and above for light-duty vehicles and up to megawatt-scale for heavy-duty trucks – is critical to replicating conventional refueling
Integrating Circular Economy Principles into Power Transformer Fleets through Sustainable Fluid Retrofilling
UNIVERSIDAD DE CANTABRIA · ES · €1,809,447.48
The project TRANSFLOW will conduct research on the topic of transformer retrofilling with alternative insulating liquids. This technique involves replacing the mineral oil (MO) in a power transformer in service with a biodegradable and less flammable liquid. According to previous research, this procedure could lead to safer and more environmentally friendly transformers with reduced fire risk, increased loading capacity, and extended lifespan. All these attributes align with the principles of a
DIViNE Doctoral Network (Democratic Institutions and Violence Network in Europe)
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI MILANO · IT · €3,085,194.24
Democracies are often perceived as inherently peaceful and resilient, yet they experience a wide range of political violence that challenges this assumption. While democratic institutions can mitigate conflict, they are not immune to riots, social unrest, extremist mobilization, or criminal violence. Moreover, democracies may erode their own legitimacy when responding to these threats through militarized security forces, emergency legislation, or repressive measures that undermine the rule of la
Bridging climate science and law for understanding climate litigation
VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL · BE · €4,725,523.08
Advancements in climate science now allow for the characterization and attribution of past and present climate harms to human activities. This recent advance helps to reliably project future climate risks on regional and global scales, while also allowing to understand the relative contributions of countries and companies to these disturbances. CLIMALAW (Bridging climate science and law for understanding climate litigation) will forefront the integration of climate science into litigation theory
Exascale, Quantum Computing and Machine Learning for Innovation in Sciences
UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS · CY · €4,299,420.48
The joint doctoral program “Exascale, Quantum Computing and Machine Learning for Innovation in Sciences (ELEVATE)” aims to train twelve doctoral candidates (DCs) to become computational science professionals capable of using, developing and deploying high-performance computing (HPC), quantum computing (QC) and machine learning (ML) methodologies for cutting-edge research in scientific and engineering applications, and to assume future leadership roles in academia and industry. This goal is enabl
TURBOmachinery Innovative Manufacturing, Processing, Analysis, Characterization, and Topology
ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE · CH · €4,449,542.4
Small-scale turbomachinery for decentralized applications has recently been identified as an enabling technology toward a more sustainable energy landscape. Due to the small scale and the required accuracy, the manufacturing of gas-bearing supported compressors for heat pumps or PEM fuel cells, and turbines for organic Rankine cycles, or gas turbine engines coupled to solid oxide fuel cells, becomes more challenging. This is due to the small scale, the tight manufacturing tolerances, and uncerta
Sustainable Surface Engineering with AI, Multiscale Modeling, and Additive Manufacturing for Enhanced Phase-Change Heat Transfer
THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM · UK · €3,631,958.64
The SurPhase project is dedicated to training the next generation of experts in sustainable surface engineering, artificial intelligence, numerical modeling, and additive manufacturing for phase-change heat transfer applications. 12 Doctoral Candidates will receive world-class training combining advanced research, industrial experience, and transferable skills through a multidisciplinary international consortium. This program will prepare DCs to tackle global energy challenges, equipping them wi
Training program to engage flexible and disordered protein targets for therapeutic development: The oncogene β-catenin as showcase.
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET WIEN · AT · €4,510,715.4
Traditionally, proteins have been categorized into two main structural classes: ordered and disordered. Large parts of the human proteome contain intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs), which are highly flexible and only sometimes adopt a distinct conformation upon interaction with a binding partner. IDRs are fundamental to intracellular signalling and protein interaction networks, particularly transcriptional regulation. Dysregulation of these processes is strongly associated with diseases inc
MSCA Doctoral Network on Bidirectional Wireless Power Transfer for Next-Generation Electric Mobility
UNIVERSITEIT ANTWERPEN · BE · €4,516,922.88
The BiWPT Doctoral Network (Bidirectional Wireless Power Transfer for Next-Generation Electric Mobility) aims to revolutionize how electric vehicles (EVs) interact with the energy grid by developing efficient, safe, and fully bidirectional wireless power transfer (WPT) technologies. In line with the European Green Deal and Fit-for-55 objectives, BiWPT addresses the urgent need for sustainable and flexible electrification, enabling EVs to serve not only as means of transport but also as distribut
Training the next generation of scientists on cell surface Glycans from Gram-negative gut microbiota as molecular keys to decOde the gut-immune-brain Axis
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI NAPOLI FEDERICO II · IT · €3,907,794.96
GlycoAxis aims to train 13 Doctoral Candidates (DCs) to address a major blind spot in brain-health research: the molecular mediators linking gut microbiota to neuroinflammation. Across over 600 brain diseases, immune-inflammatory pathways and gut microbial imbalances co-occur, giving rise to the concept of a gut-immune-brain axis (GIBA). Yet current studies remain largely correlative and fail to identify the molecular effectors of this dialogue. GlycoAxis places Gram-negative surface glycans, li
Mobile and Optical Networks for 6G (MONET-6G)
ASTON UNIVERSITY · UK · €3,665,017.08
The Doctoral Network MONET 6G (Mobile and Optical Networks for 6G) addresses transformative challenges in developing next-generation communication systems. As global data generation and use accelerate, the intelligent integration of mobile and optical technologies—driven by AI and emerging innovations—has become essential for achieving sustainable, high-capacity, and inclusive connectivity. MONET will bridge the physical and digital worlds through advances in optical X-haul integration, AI-nativ
Hydrogen combustion NOise Investigation for Safe and Efficient propulsion and energy systems
POLITECNICO DI BARI · IT · €4,626,203.4
HyNOISE is a Doctoral Network aimed to train doctoral candidates able to face current and future challenges in the prediction and control of direct and indirect noise generated by hydrogen flames. Four specific research objectives will be pursued: 1) Unveil the dynamics and sound pressure level generated during unsteady ignition and flashback process 2) Investigate the direct broadband sound generated due to the coupling between unsteady flame dynamics and flame-flame interactions, hydrodynamic
Target mining for the development of therapeutics against pathogen-induced cancers
PARIS-LODRON-UNIVERSITAT SALZBURG · AT · €4,281,579.84
Gastrointestinal cancers, including gastric and colorectal cancer, are among the most prevalent and lethal malignancies worldwide. Growing evidence highlights the microbial agents Fusobacterium nucleatum, Helicobacter pylori, or Epstein-Barr Virus as prominent key drivers of cancer initiation and progression by disrupting epithelial signaling, promoting chronic inflammation, and evading immune surveillance. However, current therapeutic strategies and model systems rarely address pathogenic tumor
Near-Earth-Object Impact Network for European Talent Development
UNIWERSYTET IM. ADAMA MICKIEWICZA WPOZNANIU · PL · €3,498,136.92
NEONET addresses the underestimated threat posed by small Near-Earth Objects (NEOs), which, though less catastrophic than large impactors, strike more frequently and can cause serious regional damage. Despite their risks, NEOs over 140 meters remain difficult to detect and are still understudied. The issue extends beyond science, affecting public safety and sectors such as insurance and emergency response, and is recognized in EU and UN initiatives. In response, NEONET will train 12 highly skill
Mimicking nature to valorise earth as a building resource
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI GENOVA · IT · €4,546,372.32
The earth below our feet may be the solution to decarbonise the building sector. This idea underpins the NAT-BUILD project, whose goal is to devise nature-inspired earth-based technologies to minimise the environmental impact of dwellings throughout their life cycle from construction to operation and end-of-life. Earth-based building technologies can reduce (i) depletion of raw natural resources, (ii) embodied energy for manufacture and transportation of materials, (iii) operational energy for i
COllision Physics and Chemistry and its Application - Doctoral Network
RIJKSUNIVERSITEIT GRONINGEN · NL · €2,947,619.16
Charged-particle collisions with atoms and molecules are ubiquitous and underpin many natural and industrial processes, ranging from aurorae to plasma fabrication. Indeed, our understanding of such diverse phenomena as cosmic ray interactions with planetary atmospheres and surfaces, molecular synthesis in the interstellar medium, plasma generation and processing leading to material design and nanofabrication and the development of next-generation radiotherapy using ion beams, all rely upon a kno
SUSTAIN Europe’s workforce. Actionable Knowledge and Training towards a Sustainable European Workforce for Future Health, Well-Being, and Prosperity
SYDDANSK UNIVERSITET · DK · €4,740,247.8
BACKGROUND: A quarter of workers in Europe report that their work negatively impacts their health, resulting in over €500 billion in annual cost. Work disability is often caused by cumulative exposures within and outside the workplace over the life course. Key contributors include individual health conditions, workplace environments, and systemic factors such as organizational practices, compensation systems, and legislative frameworks. CONSORTIUM: To meet these challenges, SUSTAIN brings togeth
Bridging Chronobiology and Physiology through Expert Training
ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE · CH · €3,885,021.72
Modern lifestyles disrupt physiological rhythms, contributing to a surge in noncommunicable chronic diseases, yet circadian clock (~24h) driven rhythms and their roles remain poorly understood. The ChronoBridge training network aims to accelerate recognition of the 'time variable' as pivotal for understanding metabolic rhythms in health and disease. Bridging disciplines such as chronobiology, bioinformatics, multi-omics analyses, and physiology, the primary goals of the ChronoBridge training net
HyDrogen genEration, Transportation, And utILization ecoSystem
UNIVERSITAET SIEGEN · DE · €4,527,316.8
"With the urgent need for decarbonisation, many alternative fuels are being considered. Hydrogen has emerged as one of the most sustainable and clean fuels that can replace conventional fossil counterparts across industry and mobility sectors. However, systems and technologies in the present state lack maturity and require innovation. Hy-DETAILS (HyDrogen genEration, Transportation, And utILisation ecoSystem) is designed to perform research, innovation, and training of 15 Doctoral Candidates (DC
Inter-organelle crosstalk in viral infections: identifying peroxisome-related targets for novel broad-spectrum antiviral strategies
UNIVERSIDADE DE AVEIRO · PT · €4,493,392.2
Viral infections pose a major threat to global health, with the potential for pandemic outbreaks causing profound medical and socio-economic impacts. The frequent ocViral infections represent the main epidemic and pandemic threat of the modern era, causing massive economic and societal impact. The high mutation rates of most viruses and the virus-specific activity of the currently available antivirals, frequently result in the emergence of highly resistant virus variants. This adaptability can l
Enantioselective Catalysis for Radical Transformations
UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM · UK · €3,402,750.6
Asymmetric radical catalysis is an emerging frontier in chemistry, with great potential for the synthesis of chiral compounds across pharmaceuticals, fine chemicals and materials science. RADICALLY is a doctoral network designed to address timely challenges of asymmetric catalysis applied to radical chemistry by fostering a collaborative research environment spanning academia, industry and start-ups. The network integrates experimental and computational expertise in transition metal catalysis, o
Circular Economy for Space
AKADEMIA GORNICZO-HUTNICZA IM. STANISLAWA STASZICA W KRAKOWIE · PL · €4,475,058.48
The CE4Space Doctoral Network is pioneering the Circular Economy (CE) for Space, transforming the current high-risk, linear space model into one of reuse, recycling, and remanufacturing. Its ambitious research defines new satellite design paradigm with eco-design rules, develops autonomous lunar construction using regolith, achieves a new standard for collision avoidance via highly accurate, AI-enabled Space Situational Awareness, advanced robotics for in-orbit manufacturing and servicing coupl
Disclosing the Environmentally Sensitive brain Through Interdisciplinary training in NeuroscIence and neuropSychology
STICHTING RADBOUD UNIVERSITAIR MEDISCH CENTRUM · NL · €4,248,292.68
All organisms, including humans, vary widely in their sensitivity to environmental stimuli. In humans, about 20-30% of the population is highly sensitive to environmental stimuli. While this trait offers adaptive flexibility, it also increases vulnerability to overstimulation and stress-related disorders. Despite growing public interest, high sensitivity remains poorly understood and under recognized by (health)care professionals and employers. Consequently, opportunities to reduce stress, incre
Next generation scientists studying extracellular RNA
UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG · DE · €3,344,429.16
Extracellular RNA (exRNA) is a new research frontier of interkingdom communication that is relevant to all living biological systems. The exRNAs are found encapsulated in EVs or in non-vesicular forms, and are likely bound to RNA-binding proteins (RBPs), which is important for exRNA stability and delivery into target cells. Recent discoveries revealed that exRNA signal transmission across kingdoms is functional in diverse host-pathogen interactions, including plant and animal infectious diseases
Integrating Voltage-Driven Ionics with Magnetism for Low-Power Memory and Advanced Computing: A Training Initiative on Energy-Efficient Information Technologies
UNIVERSITAT AUTONOMA DE BARCELONA · ES · €4,578,997.68
IMPACT-IT is an ambitious European Doctoral Network that addresses critical societal challenges related to energy efficiency in Information Technologies (ITs). This interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral initiative combines leading expertise in magnetism–central to modern data storage–with emerging brain-inspired ionic concepts to develop next-generation memory and computing paradigms, including neuromorphic, probabilistic, Ising, and reservoir systems. The network focuses on the design, fabricati
Doctoral network in green and sustainable polymers
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI TORINO · IT · €2,325,354.48
The Docgreen project brings together the research and educational expertise of six European Universities in Green and Sustainable Chemistry with a support of an enterprise to promote the use of green methodologies in biopolymer synthesis and recycling, as well as in sustainable design. This multidisciplinary program, integrating fields such as organic and polymer chemistry, materials science, and photocatalysis, aims to green the entire modern plastics value chain. It provides doctoral students
Parasite Adaptive skills and how to Counter Them
INSTITUT PASTEUR · FR · €4,441,746.96
Belonging to the Trypanosomatida, Trypanosoma brucei, Trypanosoma cruzi and Leishmania, the ‘tritryps’ – remain a pervasive public health threat in Africa, the Americas and Eurasia. Moreover, Leishmaniases and Chagas disease (caused by T. cruzi) are emerging infectious diseases in Europe and the USA, causing significant and increasing public health challenges in the countries affected. New and improved therapeutics and diagnostics are critical to combatting these diseases but rely on new antigen
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Commercial counterurbanites in rural coworking spaces: Supporting neo-endogenous development by building embeddedness?
Mikel Oleaga · University of Vienna · AT
Counterurban migration has become increasingly relevant in many European countries. This trend is driven mainly by young professionals and entrepreneurs working remotely in knowledge-intensive sectors who relocate to rural areas for lifestyle reasons and in search of the rural idyll. This paper focuses on entrepreneurs of this rural creative class and their potential to support local development by analysing the role of coworking spaces in rural areas. Coworking spaces have expanded into more ru
A targeted metabolomic method to detect epigenetically relevant metabolites
Óscar Yanes · Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas · ES
To develop a sensitive, versatile analytical method capable of simultaneously detecting epigenetically relevant metabolites without chemical derivatization. We also aim to establish a stable isotope tracing methodology to track the biosynthesis of key epigenetic donors, S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) and acetyl-coenzyme A (acetyl-CoA), and demonstrate the method's reproducibility and quantitative accuracy through case–control studies that link metabolism to epigenetics. After a comprehensive literat
HARPNET – Harnessing Resolution Pharmacology for Next-Generation Therapeutics
QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON · UK · €4,793,227.92
Chronic inflammatory diseases and their comorbidities pose a major global health burden, with conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and associated cardiovascular disease (CVD) affecting hundreds of millions worldwide. Current anti-inflammatory therapies alleviate symptoms but rarely restore tissue homeostasis, leaving patients at risk of persistent inflammation and long-term damage. Addressing this challenge requires researchers trained not only in classical immunology and pharmacology
Safe, Thriving and Engaged Pedestrians in Urban Public Spaces
ETHNICON METSOVION POLYTECHNION · EL · €4,184,040
The global objective of STEP-UP is to support 10 DCs in developing into a new cohort of professionals, whose acquired expertise, innovative approaches and interdisciplinary training, will empower them to effectively integrate pedestrian needs into transport research, planning and design, addressing present and future challenges in alignment with global and EU initiatives. It is structured around 3 dimensions: research, training, and outreach & dissemination. A. Advance research towards a more c
Digital REFractory FRAmework for a Carbon neutral and Resilient indusTry in EURope.
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS · FR · €4,598,486.28
Europe’s high-temperature industries (steel, cement, glass) depend on refractory materials for safe, efficient, and sustainable operations. As the EU undergoes Green and Digital Transitions, the refractory sector faces urgent challenges: decarbonisation, circularity, and digitalisation. Current practices are limited by empirical design, fragmented data, and low recycling rates, while new regulations require traceability and lower carbon footprints. REFFRACTEUR brings together a unique consortiu
Bridging Quantum and Classical Error Correction for Scalable Fault-tolerant Quantum Computing
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT EINDHOVEN · NL · €4,656,952.08
Quantum computers promise breakthroughs in cryptography, chemistry, materials, optimisation and artificial intelligence. However, their progress is fundamentally limited by errors in fragile quantum hardware. Quantum error correction (QEC) is the key enabling technology to make quantum computing reliable and scalable. Nevertheless, current approaches remain fragmented across disciplines, inefficient, and not yet fully optimised for existing qubit platforms. QuBriC will establish the first Europ
CDT-net: The Cardiovascular Digital Twin Network
KING'S COLLEGE LONDON · UK · €4,713,829.92
Cardiovascular diseases have a huge impact on society in terms of mortality, morbidity and healthcare costs, being responsible for 1.9 million deaths in the EU annually with a total associated cost of €169 billion. Improving healthcare in a period of aging population and tightening financial constraints mandates a shift towards improving efficiency and efficacy through preventive and personalised management of disease. Recent scientific progress is creating an unprecedented ability to support hu
A doctoral training programme for next-generation LUNG-targeted non-viral GENEtic MEDicines
POLITECNICO DI MILANO · IT · €3,876,613.2
The lungs play a crucial role in breathing and exchanging gases, and are vulnerable to numerous illnesses, including cystic fibrosis, cancer, asthma, and infections. The application of gene-based therapies is a crucial focus in the development of new treatments for these life-threatening conditions. The administration method is crucial for lung targeted genetic therapies: Inhalation stands out as a non-invasive route, providing ease of use, quick action, localized treatment, and fewer side effec
Improving the sustainability of the wine value chain in a concerted effort of academia and industry
FONDAZIONE EDMUND MACH · IT · €4,420,346.04
The Green Deal's vision is to make the EU the first climate-neutral region by 2050. Key objectives include restoring nature, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and promoting sustainable farming practices. The wine sector, comprising numerous small to mediumsized producers, is the EU's largest agricultural exporter and significantly influences regional landscapes, communities, and economies. Sustain Vitis aspires to act as a catalyst for sustainable viticulture and winemaking practices, addressin
Molecularly Designed Polymers for Sustainable Agriculture
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA · IT · €4,735,195.2
Nearly one billion people worldwide are currently living in conditions of food insecurity, and this number is expected to double by 2050. At the same time, climate change is intensifying factors that negatively impact crop yields and quality. To feed the growing global population in the era of climate change, it is crucial to reduce crop losses caused by pests and diseases, while also increasing overall crop productivity. Polymers have played a key role in advancing agricultural practices, being
Innovative Radiation Therapy for brain tumors
UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA · ES · €4,193,880.84
This project, revolving around innovative radiotherapy (RT), has a holistic vision to tackle glioma by fighting its main challenges: radioresistance, infiltration and immunosuppression. By bringing together a critical mass of academic, clinical, and industry expertise, we have been successful in creating a network of experts fostering multidisciplinary qualities and approaches to enhance both fundamental understanding and translational potential of innovative RT and to developing enabling techno
Sustainable Polymers for Electric Vehicles
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA · IT · €4,565,139.12
This MSCA DN proposal aims to develop an array of polymer materials and additives specifically designed for increasing the efficiency and sustainability of electrified vehicles (EVs). POLY4EV polymer materials are molecularly designed for enhancing the performance of EV lubricants, thermal management systems, and battery electrodes. Our intersectoral and multidisciplinary team, composed of leading academics and industrial partners, including established companies and SMEs, will synthesize the su
Active nanoMaterials for closed-looP minimaLly-Invasive magneTic sensing and stimUlation of DEep brainstructures
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA TOR VERGATA · IT · €3,800,102.4
NEUROMAGIC is set to pioneer a groundbreaking approach in the realm of bidirectional brain-machine interfaces (BBMIs) by creating Smart Anisotropic Magnetic Nanomaterials (SAMNs) for wireless, precise, and cell-specific neuromodulation in deep brain regions. This innovative technology circumvents the need for invasive electrode implants, by establishing a minimally-invasive and highly effective communication channel with neurons. By exploiting the unique properties of SAMNs, engineered through t
Ecodesign Doctoral Network
KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN · BE · €4,588,236.72
The way domestic and industrial products and their business models are designed will, to a large extent, define the long-term prospects for our planet and the well-being of future generations. In the shorter term, it will also heavily impact the competitiveness and resilience of the EU economy. Therefore, the ECODESIGN Doctoral Network (DN) has a critical mission: to train a new generation of product (eco)design and associated impact-assessment experts. With the recently approved Ecodesign for S
Doctoral network on discovering pathomechanisms and novel drug optimization for AMD
EBERHARD KARLS UNIVERSITAET TUEBINGEN · DE · €4,020,973.2
PANDORA will create a multidisciplinary, intersectoral European Doctoral Network focusing on complement system-mediated pathomechanisms and therapy development for Age-related macular degeneration (AMD). AMD, major cause of blindness in the elderly population, affects daily activities of ca. 200 million people worldwide, placing a major burden on national health systems and impairing patients’ quality of life. The complement system, known for its role in innate immune surveillance, is a major pa
Training Network on Quantum Electrodynamics with Silicon NanoTechnology
DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET · DK · €4,626,636.48
Quantum technologies (QT) have the potential to revolutionize computing, communication, and sensing, and recent advances in silicon nanofabrication have created a unique opportunity for realizing a new class of quantum electrodynamical (QED) technologies, which exploit quantum vacuum fluctuations in solid-state systems at the deep nanoscale. The potential for developing unprecedented nanomechanical and nanophotonic quantum devices is immense, but the necessary interdisciplinary and intersectoral
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