[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"awarded-msca-doctoral-networks-2014":3,"awarded-stats-msca-doctoral-networks":306},{"awarded":4,"total":305},[5,15,21,27,33,38,43,48,53,59,65,71,75,81,85,91,96,102,108,112,117,122,128,134,138,144,150,155,160,165,170,175,180,185,190,195,199,204,209,213,217,222,227,232,236,242,247,252,257,262,267,273,278,285,290,295,299],{"id":6,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":9,"piName":10,"institution":11,"country":12,"year":13,"amount":10,"abstract":14},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-607787","Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions","MSCA Doctoral Networks","FLUOR21 : Synthesis, structure and function of fluorinated systems",null,"UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM","UK",2014,"Organofluorine chemistry has played a significant role in the majority of the spectacular scientific and technological developments of thepast century although this is not widely recognised even by the scientific community. Fluoroorganic molecules are key components in anever increasing number of high-value commercially important products particularly in the life science industries. The use of fluorinatedsystems in drug discovery programmes has continued to grow and, at present, approximately 30",{"id":16,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":17,"piName":10,"institution":18,"country":19,"year":13,"amount":10,"abstract":20},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-606817","Advanced Training and Research in Energy Efficient Smart Structures","KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN","BE","Smart mechatronic structures of the future will have to be extremely energy efficient and self-powering in as many situations as possible. In addition to capabilities such as sensing and reacting to their environment in a predictable and desired manner, the next generation of smart structures will have to exhibit top class energy efficiency.In the context of the proposed ANTARES project (Advanced Training and Research in Energy Efficient Smart Structures) a new holistic approach to the design an",{"id":22,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":23,"piName":10,"institution":24,"country":25,"year":13,"amount":10,"abstract":26},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-606176","Gravitational Wave Initial Training Network","EUROPEAN GRAVITATIONAL OBSERVATORY(EGO) (OSSERVATORIO GRAVITAZIO NALEEUROPEO)","IT","The GraWIToN project aims to train 13 ESRs in the  gravitational wave search field. This research field is in an impressive expansion period, thank to a new generation of detector under installation in these years, to  the promise of the exciting discovery in 5 years from now of this kind of signal, predicted in the General Relativity of Einstein, to the enlarging of the world wide scientific community, with new actors coming from emerging countries and thanks to the boosting action due to the E",{"id":28,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":29,"piName":10,"institution":30,"country":31,"year":13,"amount":10,"abstract":32},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-607652","European Training in Neural Regulation of Intestinal Function","EBERHARD KARLS UNIVERSITAET TUEBINGEN","DE","Neurogastroenterology is a new and emerging medical\u002Fscientific subspecialty that currently has no formal training opportunities in medicine and related disciplines. It includes basic science aspects (neurophysiology, neurobiology, neuropsychology, psychophysiology) and clinical aspects (gastroenterology, neurology, internal medicine, surgery, psychology, psychosomatic medicine) of the neural control of intestinal functions (motility, secretion, absorption, immunity, sensitivity) in health and di",{"id":34,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":35,"piName":10,"institution":36,"country":31,"year":13,"amount":10,"abstract":37},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-607861","Complex wetting phenomena","TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT DARMSTADT","Static and dynamic wetting of solid surfaces by liquids is a focus of numerous theoretical, computational and experimental investigations. Most of the research and training activities are focused on the wetting of simple solids by one-component liquids. However, a wide variety of industrial processes mostly include wetting\u002Fspreading of complex multiphase liquids over heterogeneous, structured or (nano)porous solids. The latter include deposition of active substances from foams and nanoemulsions ",{"id":39,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":40,"piName":10,"institution":41,"country":12,"year":13,"amount":10,"abstract":42},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-607000","Quantifying Uncertainty in Integrated Catchment Studies","THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD","The Water Framework Directive (WFD) is the most significant EU legislation concerning surface water management. Programs of Measures are required to ensure water bodies achieve a good ecological status. It is important to predict the impact of interventions on water quality. Man-made and natural processes control surface water quality, these are highly complex with a range of sources, transport and transformation processes. Cost estimates by EU governments indicate that billions of euros will be",{"id":44,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":45,"piName":10,"institution":46,"country":25,"year":13,"amount":10,"abstract":47},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-608092","MOTOrcycle Rider Integrated SafeTy","UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI FIRENZE","Powered Two Wheelers (PTWs) are an efficient and flexible transport system and their use is beneficial especially in the more and more congested European cities. Unfortunately the PTW riders are exposed to a high risk of becoming a victim in a crash mainly due to the difficulty to control a PTW under all circumstances but also due to limited conspicuity. In addition when PTW riders are crash victims limited protection is offered to prevent injuries when compared to vehicle occupants. The aim of ",{"id":49,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":50,"piName":10,"institution":11,"country":12,"year":13,"amount":51,"abstract":52},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-606728","MOLECULAR-SCALE ELECTRONICS: Concepts, Contacts and Stability MOLESCO\"","€3,985,376","The MOLESCO network will create a unique training and research environment to develop a pool of young researchers capable of achieving breakthroughs aimed at realising the immense potential of molecular electronics. In part this will involve the major challenges of design and fabrication of molecular-scale devices. To deliver this step-change in capability, MOLESCO will coordinate the activities of internationally-leading scientists from six different countries. MOLESCO has secured the participa",{"id":54,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":55,"piName":10,"institution":56,"country":57,"year":13,"amount":10,"abstract":58},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-606713","Biopolymer Based FOOd Delivery Systems","KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET","DK","The “BIopolymer BAsed FOOd Delivery Systems” (BIBAFOODS) network will train young researchers for the advancement of food science and technology, by providing them with the complementary skills necessary to develop the future sustainable food industry and entrepreneurial skills crucial for creating biotechnological food oriented start-up companies. This collaborative training network will combine the complementary training capabilities of each individual partner institution to improve the traine",{"id":60,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":61,"piName":10,"institution":62,"country":63,"year":13,"amount":10,"abstract":64},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-608153","Nanoscale Materials for Energy: Fundamentals, Applications and Safety","LUNDS UNIVERSITET","SE","One of Humanity’s most urgent and greatest scientific and technological challenges is the need for more efficient methods to access renewable energy sources and ways to reduce energy consumption. Nanotechnology opens up fundamentally novel routes to address these challenges. With focus on the unique opportunities offered by III-V nanowires and molecular engineering, PhD4Energy will develop (i) highly-efficient, cost-effective, and flexible NW solar cells, (ii) cost effective, phosphor-free LEDs ",{"id":66,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":67,"piName":10,"institution":68,"country":69,"year":13,"amount":10,"abstract":70},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-607957","Training in Embedded Predictive Control and Optimization","NORGES TEKNISK-NATURVITENSKAPELIGE UNIVERSITET NTNU","NO","TEMPO addresses the needs of European companies and society for embedded control technology, through training on cutting edge research in the rapidly emerging inter-disciplinary field of embedded predictive control and optimization. The key objectives are:- to expand the scientific and technical knowledge platform for Embedded Predictive Control and Optimization in Europe",{"id":72,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":73,"piName":10,"institution":11,"country":12,"year":13,"amount":10,"abstract":74},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-316704","The Higgs quest - exploring electroweak symmetry breaking at the LHC","The main goal of the project is to provide excellent initial training to young researchers in the field of high energy particle physics, paving the road for new discoveries about the fundamental nature of the Universe at a time when new discoveries are expected, and when the new Standard Model of Particle Physics is going to be forged.The research goal of HiggsTools is the investigation of electroweak symmetry breaking. This question lies at the very frontier of knowledge of theoretical particle",{"id":76,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":77,"piName":10,"institution":78,"country":79,"year":13,"amount":10,"abstract":80},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-606988","Sources, Interaction with Matter, Detection and Analysis of Low Energy Electrons 2","TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET WIEN","AT","The purpose of the SIMDALEE2 (Sources, Interaction with Matter, Detection and Analysis of Low Energy Electrons) network is to establish a world-class research training platform for the science and technology of nanoscale manipulation and analysis using low energy electrons. Apart from an effective and  well-structured training programme, the network will pursue the following scientific goals: (1) optimizing  beam size by correlating contemporary field emission (FE) theory with high resolution ho",{"id":82,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":83,"piName":10,"institution":56,"country":57,"year":13,"amount":10,"abstract":84},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-607011","Plant Tissue Cultures as New Production Platforms for Terpenoid Based Anti-Cancer Drugs","Plants produce a vast diversity of specialized and bioactive compounds. For thousands of years, mankind has used extracts from plants containing bioactive compounds as part of traditional herbal medicines. More recently anticancer properties of some bioactive compounds have been discovered and are now leads for new pharmaceutical drugs to combat cancers. In DrugTissueCult we focus on two bioactive compounds Thapsigargin and Withaferin A with anticancer properties. Both are of a pharmaceutical an",{"id":86,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":87,"piName":10,"institution":88,"country":25,"year":13,"amount":89,"abstract":90},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-607611","A multidisciplinary Doctoral Industrial School on novel preventive strategies against E. Coli infections","GLAXOSMITHKLINE VACCINES SRL","€1,009,587","The doctoral school proposed in DISCo originates from the common interest of Novartis Vaccines (NVD) and the French National Institute of Agronomical Research (INRA) in preventing E. coli infections. Both Institutes have a strong background in microbial pathogenesis, supported by a number of ongoing research programmes aimed at combating human infectious diseases. In particular, NVD, by using a high-throughput in silico genomic approach, named “Reverse Vaccinology”, has recently received approva",{"id":92,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":93,"piName":10,"institution":94,"country":12,"year":13,"amount":10,"abstract":95},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-607453","Training  in Multiscale Analysis of multi-Phase Particulate Processes (T-MAPPP)","THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH","Dry, wet and multiphase particulate materials constitute over 75% of raw material feedstock to industry. Despite their significance, many industrial particulate processes display unpredictable behaviour due to both their multiscale nature and the coexistence of different phases: this leads to undesirable losses in resources, energy, money and time. Considerable progress can be achieved using multiscale analysis and modelling to provide both visual and quantitative details of the dynamics of mult",{"id":97,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":98,"piName":10,"institution":99,"country":100,"year":13,"amount":10,"abstract":101},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-604825","Combining an eco-friendly approach and a product performance approach to develop novel flocculation strategies","UNIVERSIDADE DE COIMBRA","PT","Flocculation is an essential stage in many production processes as well as in the treatment of their effluents. Despite extensive research over the years, its use at the industrial level is still mostly based on a trial and error approach involving screening of polymers in pilot trials. This is mainly due to the high number of variables influencing this process.The increasing concern with environmental issues is pushing research to an eco-friendly approach to the development of new flocculants e",{"id":103,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":104,"piName":10,"institution":105,"country":12,"year":13,"amount":106,"abstract":107},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-607596","SURFS-UP: Freak Waves and Breaking Wave Impact on Offshore Structures","UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS","€587,134","Wave breaking and wave impact on maritime structures are difficult to model mathematically and numerically. The challenge is that nonlinear and breaking waves with their dynamic air-water interface need to be modelled accurately, including interactions with structures. We aim to progress nonlinear and breaking wave interactions on offshore wind turbines in two ways.Firstly, nonlinear unbroken waves are modelled in basins with wavemakers and with beaches to dampen the waves. Variational discontin",{"id":109,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":110,"piName":10,"institution":94,"country":12,"year":13,"amount":10,"abstract":111},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-607774","ADVanced communicAtions and iNformaTion processing in smArt Grid systEms","Smart Grid systems represent a significant new technology to provide more energy efficient power delivery systems that reduce carbon emissions and can handle a mix of energy sources from small scale renewable energy to large power stations. The design and implementation of the smart grid will be very complex, involving a large number of systems, layers and relationships. In order to make the infrastructure of smart grid systems work effectively, engineers need to be trained to have a detailed un",{"id":113,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":114,"piName":10,"institution":115,"country":12,"year":13,"amount":10,"abstract":116},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-607466","Transforming industrial agrichemical research through the development of novel chemical tools and technologies to investigate molecular interactions","IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE","The increasing world population, predicted to rise to 9 billion by 2050, will make huge demands on the agricultural biotechnology industry with respect to the development of agrichemicals that are able to drive and sustain increases in the production of food and fibre from plants, whilst mitigating competition for water and land use. The Foresight report on Global Food and Farming Futures (2011), the most comprehensive food security study to date, involved more than 400 leading experts from 35 d",{"id":118,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":119,"piName":10,"institution":120,"country":12,"year":13,"amount":10,"abstract":121},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-607290","Sparse Representations and Compressed Sensing Training Network","UNIVERSITY OF SURREY","The aim of this Initial Training Network is to train a new generation of interdisciplinary researchers in sparse representations and compressed sensing, contributing to Europe’s leading role in scientific innovation. By bringing together leading academic and industry groups with expertise in sparse representations, compressed sensing, machine learning and optimization, and with an interest in applications such as hyperspectral imaging, audio signal processing and video analytics, this project wi",{"id":123,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":124,"piName":10,"institution":125,"country":126,"year":13,"amount":10,"abstract":127},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-317316","Generic Technologies for WDM Transmitter Photonic Integrated Circuits","III-V LAB","FR","The project aims at achieving the improvement of Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) building blocks (BBs) for generic integration technology, the design and fabrication of high bit-rate transmitter PICs, typically WDM 10x 25Gbps and 4x 25GBau Tx PIC as test vehicles for the deve-loped BBs, and finally the test and validation of the fabricated PICs in a transmission environment. The program addresses a significant step beyond the present state-of-the-art.To achieve these goals, both partners have ",{"id":129,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":130,"piName":10,"institution":131,"country":132,"year":13,"amount":10,"abstract":133},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-603568","Development of in vitro and in vivo strategies to avoid and cure male infertility","ACADEMISCH MEDISCH CENTRUM BIJ DE UNIVERSITEIT VAN AMSTERDAM","NL","In many European countries at least 20% of young men exhibit sperm parameters below the lower WHO reference level and this will affect their fertility. Male infertility has a dramatic impact on the individual and couple’s psychological and social well-being and results in significant healthcare costs. Currently male patients that do not produce sperm have no therapeutic options to father children.Different therapeutic interventions for male infertility have to be developed depending on the sever",{"id":135,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":136,"piName":10,"institution":41,"country":12,"year":13,"amount":10,"abstract":137},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-606734","Complementary Synthetic Strategies toward Heterocyclic Boronates","COSSHNET is a dual-partner Industrial Doctorate (EID) offering research training in state-of-the-art chemical synthesis, catalysis, bioactive molecule design and high throughput library synthesis. Through integration of the complementary, interdisciplinary and intersectorial expertise of the partners, this network will help to strengthen Europe’s human resources in the fine chemical and pharmaceutical industries. The researchers will be supervised and mentored by internationally recognised exper",{"id":139,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":140,"piName":10,"institution":141,"country":12,"year":13,"amount":142,"abstract":143},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-607510","Prevention and personalized treatments in knee osteoarthritis: an Initial Training Network","THE GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY","€4,193,837","Knee Osteoarthritis (KOA) is the most common chronic musculoskeletal disorder, currently affecting over 8 million people within the EU, for which currently no cure is available. Adverse biomechanics, affected through some of the major health issues of our time (ageing, obesity, sedentary lifestyle) lie at the heart of the disease.The research theme of the KNEEMO ITN is “towards targeted and tailored interventions for KOA”, and focuses on identifying the right patients for the right treatment at ",{"id":145,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":146,"piName":10,"institution":147,"country":148,"year":13,"amount":10,"abstract":149},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-607545","Forest resources for Iberian Empires: Ecology and Globalization in the Age of Discovery","AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS","ES","In the Early Modern Age (16th-17th centuries) the construction of ocean-going ships was paramount to the development of cultural encounters in what became the Age of Discovery and European expansion.  In the case of the Iberian Empires, the establishment of new trade routes brought up the need for armed merchantmen, galleons and smaller vessels, placing unprecedented demands on Iberian forests for the supply of construction timber. Forestry and sea power became inextricably linked, creating new ",{"id":151,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":152,"piName":10,"institution":153,"country":12,"year":13,"amount":10,"abstract":154},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-606831","MAGnetic Innovation in Catalysis","THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER","The aim of the MAGIC Innovative Doctoral Programme is to train the future generation of leading investigators of biological catalysis\u002Fenzymology with a view to developing new enabling technologies that can advance physical understanding of catalysis and mechanism. Recent research has shown that enzyme catalysts exploit the coupling of motions to the reaction coordinate and employ classical and quantum effects (e.g. tunneling) in their reaction cycles. Roles for quantum entanglement and spin chem",{"id":156,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":157,"piName":10,"institution":158,"country":132,"year":13,"amount":10,"abstract":159},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-608417","Transnational Migration, Citizenship and the Circulation of Rights and Responsibilities","UNIVERSITEIT MAASTRICHT","This ITN TRANSMIC project brings together a group of universities, think-tanks, institutes, practitioners and high-level officials that all share a long-term interest in migration policies and citizenship issues and who have extensive academic and\u002For practical expertise in this field. Their inter- and multi-disciplinary knowledge and experience is pooled with the main objective of improving the European and international career opportunities of young researchers by offering them a coherent acade",{"id":161,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":162,"piName":10,"institution":163,"country":31,"year":13,"amount":10,"abstract":164},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-607584","Network for Cloud Computing Eco-System","GEORG-AUGUST-UNIVERSITAT GOTTINGEN STIFTUNG OFFENTLICHEN RECHTS","With the increasing demand for cloud computing services and rapid development and advances in data center techniques, cloud computing is moving from small data centers towards a large scale, highly efficient new computing infrastructure with low cost. The proposed CleanSky network is intended to provide a stimulating and structured platform for the training of young researchers, for the development of innovative ideas and key concepts in the strategic emerging area of cloud computing: data cente",{"id":166,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":167,"piName":10,"institution":168,"country":25,"year":13,"amount":10,"abstract":169},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-607643","Metric Analysis for Emergent Technologies","ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA","The scientific objective of the project is to develop new and highly sophisticated instruments of metric analysis with applications to the large spectrum of emergent technological fields from human to computer vision, to traffic dynamics. New European Doctoral Programme will be devoted to the training of young researchers on this new frontier of mathematics and its applications.Metric analysis, allows to reconsider differential problems, in rich geometrical setting, non isotropic or non regular.",{"id":171,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":172,"piName":10,"institution":173,"country":31,"year":13,"amount":10,"abstract":174},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-608069","ISOTOPIC TOOLS AS NOVEL SENSORS OF EARTH SURFACE RESOURCES","HELMHOLTZ ZENTRUM POTSDAM DEUTSCHES GEOFORSCHUNGSZENTRUM GFZ","Soil, water, and precious metals are major natural resources present at the Earth´s terrestrial surface and their efficient management is essential for future sustainable development. Their availability is regulated by massive biogeochemical transformations that take place as the chemical elements move from rock to soil, into plants, through ground water, into river water, and into ore deposits. These precious resources are currently being exploited to an extent that is unprecedented in the hist",{"id":176,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":177,"piName":10,"institution":178,"country":148,"year":13,"amount":10,"abstract":179},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-608184","Smart Nano-objects for Alteration of Lipid-bilayers","UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI","SNAL is a multidisciplinary programme specially designed to provide scientific and transferable skill training and career development for early stage researchers and experienced researchers in membrane research. Working in a multidisciplinary network will give the researchers a broad perspective on their research field as well as the basic ability of pursuing a research project from basic sciences to industrial applications. The broad aim is to train a new cohort of researchers with systemic thi",{"id":181,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":182,"piName":10,"institution":183,"country":126,"year":13,"amount":10,"abstract":184},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-608407","NANOCARRIERS FOR THE DELIVERY OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS TO FIGHT RESISTANCE MECHANISMS","CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS","The worldwide spread of antibiotic-resistant microorganisms can be viewed as an ecological consequence of the systematic use of antimicrobial agents. Resistant bacteria prevail in healthcare environments where antibiotic selective pressure is intensive. Novel therapeutic approaches are urgently required to deliver the well-documented existing drugs in an optimized fashion to: i) protect them toward degradation; ii) increase their bioavailability; iii) reduce toxic side effects; iv) increase pati",{"id":186,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":187,"piName":10,"institution":183,"country":126,"year":13,"amount":188,"abstract":189},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-608163","Advanced Radiotherapy, Generated by Exploiting Nanoprocesses and Technologies","€3,656,454","Cancer, the second most common form of death after cardiovascular disease, is a major European health concern. In 2006, 3.1 million new cases were diagnosed and 1.7 million deaths were attributed to cancer within Europe. The European Commission has a “European Partnership for Action against Cancer” (IP\u002F09\u002F1380) with the aim of reducing the number of cancer cases by 15% by 2020. A key challenge is to “Develop a more coordinated approach to cancer-related research across Europe”. Around 50% of pat",{"id":191,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":192,"piName":10,"institution":193,"country":57,"year":13,"amount":10,"abstract":194},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-607647","InP DHBT MMIC Technology for Millimeter-Wave Power Applications","DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET","With the advent of smart phones, tablets and connected cameras, mobile data traffic is growing at a very fast pace. The capacity of mobile backhaul network must be increased to deal with this data explosion. In that respect there is at present an increased interest in exploiting the millimeter-wave frequency range (30-300 GHz) for wireless backhauling. The progress in semiconductor device technology, in particular compound semiconductor transistors such as High Electron Mobility Transistor (HEMT",{"id":196,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":197,"piName":10,"institution":18,"country":19,"year":13,"amount":10,"abstract":198},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-607417","Design of novel high performance catalysts and biosensors based on deposited mass-selected clusters assisted by computational theoretical screening","The main S&T objective of CATSENSE is to design novel high performance catalysts and biosensors by a new interactive approach combining i. the production of mono and bi-metallic gas-phase clusters of controlled homogeneity, ii. the extensive characterisation of their morphology, structure (ex and in situ) and optical properties, iii. theoretical modelling and screening, and iv. catalytic and biosensing laboratory tests. Prototypes of the most promising catalyst and biosensor will be tested in re",{"id":200,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":201,"piName":10,"institution":202,"country":31,"year":13,"amount":10,"abstract":203},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-607905","Volcanic ash: field, laboratory and numerical investigations of processes during its lifecycle","LUDWIG-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN","Explosive volcanic eruptions are an unavoidable natural hazard: Volcanic ash, the ejected lethal mixture of crystals, lava, glass and older rocks, is the most far-reaching threat. In April 2010, the ash cloud from Eyjafjall volcano in Iceland, a comparatively small event, paralysed large parts of Europe for up to one week in a manner unique in history. The impact was dramatic: several million passengers were grounded due to closed air pace and decelerated or halted industrial production caused s",{"id":205,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":206,"piName":10,"institution":207,"country":31,"year":13,"amount":10,"abstract":208},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-608096","European Academy for Marine and Underwater Robotics","DEUTSCHES FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM FUR KUNSTLICHE INTELLIGENZ GMBH","The Robocademy ITN will establish a European training and research network to develop key skills and enabling technologies in underwater robotics for the scientific and economic exploration of the oceans(e.g. offshore oilfield of the future). Through the close collaboration of leading research institutes,academia, industry, and SMEs in robotics, marine technology, marine science, and offshore industry, Robocademy will provide first-class training and research opportunities for ESRs. In well-defi",{"id":210,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":211,"piName":10,"institution":183,"country":126,"year":13,"amount":10,"abstract":212},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-608001","Training network on reactive geological systems from the mantle to the abyssal sub-seafloor","ABYSS is a training and career development platform for young scientists in Geodynamics, Mineralogy, Hydrodynamics, Thermodynamics and (Bio-)Geochemistry focusing on mid-ocean ridge processes and their environmental and economic impacts. It brings together 10 European research groups internationally recognized for their excellence in complementary disciplines and 4 Associated Partners from the Private Sector. ABYSS will provide training for 12 Early Stage Researchers and 3 Experienced Researcher",{"id":214,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":215,"piName":10,"institution":18,"country":19,"year":13,"amount":10,"abstract":216},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-607139","Improving Children's Auditory Rehabilitation","Improving Children’s Auditory REhabilitation (iCARE)Communication through language is vital to develop and maintain everything around us. By 15 years of age, about 5 out of 1000 children suffer from a moderate, severe or profound hearing impairment that can potentially affect communication, learning, psychosocial development and academic achievement if not appropriately handled.The EU promotes the active inclusion and full participation of disabled people in society. However, full active inclusi",{"id":218,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":219,"piName":10,"institution":220,"country":132,"year":13,"amount":10,"abstract":221},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-604063","Perception and Action in Health and Disease","STICHTING RADBOUD UNIVERSITEIT","With the strong growth of the aging population, sensory-motor loss and neurodegenerative disorders will affect an increasing number of Europeans, which will have huge impact on society. HealthPAC is an integrated, international and interdisciplinary network of renowned perception-action (PAC) research labs, clinical departments, and industry. 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A holistic ",{"id":228,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":229,"piName":10,"institution":230,"country":12,"year":13,"amount":10,"abstract":231},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-606979","Prolong Organ Survival After Transplantation","UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE","Organ transplantation is the treatment of choice for many patients with end-stage diseases. Waiting lists are lengthening but the supply of donor organs has not expanded to meet this demand. Chronic rejection resulting in late loss of graft function now represents the greatest clinical challenge, with many patients rejoining the waiting list years after an initial transplant operation. Indeed, as many as a third of patients joining the kidney transplant waiting list have already chronically reje",{"id":233,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":234,"piName":10,"institution":11,"country":12,"year":13,"amount":10,"abstract":235},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-606869","MICSED - Molecular Interactions in Complex Systems","This proposal brings together Procter and Gamble (the world’s largest producer of packaged consumer goods), with Durham University (a world top-50 science faculty in a research-intensive university) to train ESRs capable of bringing market-changing research innovations to a wide range of product areas.  Modern consumer products have to be highly sophisticated to achieve the performance levels consumers demand, and often have to be significantly over-engineered to deliver acceptable levels of rel",{"id":237,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":238,"piName":10,"institution":239,"country":12,"year":13,"amount":240,"abstract":241},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-607627","Ultrawide bandwidth photonics devices, sources and applications","UNIVERSITY OF KENT","€1,466,617","5 PhD students will evaluate novel avenues in the research of the Physics of supercontinuum (SC), photonics crystal fibre, dispersion in broadband light, white light interferometry, spectral interferometry, optical coherence tomography (OCT), spectroscopy, endoscopy and related fields.The EID network will provide a comprehensive and multi-faceted education for the 5 Early Stage Researchers (ESR) through a joint academia-industry PhD programme in the dynamic field of Photonics with applications t",{"id":243,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":244,"piName":10,"institution":245,"country":12,"year":13,"amount":10,"abstract":246},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-606754","Numerical characterization and simulation of the complex physics underpinning the Safe handling of Liquefied Natural Gas","KINGSTON UNIVERSITY HIGHER EDUCATION CORPORATION","The international commitment to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases has led to a dramatic increase in the use of natural gas (NG). This trend is expected to continue since NG is considered as a vital ally in the search for a sustainable energy future. As Europe is deficient in natural gas resource, the demands need to be met by growing import in the form of liquefied natural gas (LNG). The capacity of LNG to yield large volume of gas (a ration of 600:1 at standard temperature and pressure) has ",{"id":248,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":249,"piName":10,"institution":250,"country":126,"year":13,"amount":10,"abstract":251},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-608197","Bioactive materials for enhanced preventative and restorative dental solutions","UNIVERSITE LYON 1 CLAUDE BERNARD","This project proposes three PhD studies to address the problems of (i) Caries and (ii) enamel erosion by acidic foods (leading to sensitive teeth). In both cases, encouraging re-mineralisation (the formation of new calcium phosphate) can help avoid these problems. Where restorative work is required, re-mineralisation has potential to enhance the lifetime of restorations and so further reduce the number of visits to dentists. The PhD studies will represent a big challenge to the students selected",{"id":253,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":254,"piName":10,"institution":255,"country":12,"year":13,"amount":10,"abstract":256},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-607930","Interdisciplinary Training and Research Programme for Innovative Doctorates in Forensic Science","UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER","The INTREPID Forensics programme will provide opportunities for students to pursue innovative PhD research degrees focusing on areas in the forensic sciences.  Forensic-related research topics are difficult to study comprehensively at PhD level, due to the inherent interdisciplinary nature of these enquires.  High quality supervision of such projects, which are aligned with the occupational standards of forensic practitioners and researchers, requires expertise from both a legal\u002Fcriminological p",{"id":258,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":259,"piName":10,"institution":260,"country":12,"year":13,"amount":10,"abstract":261},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-608085","Industry and Doctoral Training in Vote Advice Applications","THE UNIVERSITY OF EXETER","Doctoral and Industry Training in Voting Advice ApplicationsIn a review of current survey research, Roger Tourangeau (2004) wrote that “Surveys reflect societal change in a way that few other research tools do” (p775). Surveys and the analyses of survey responses are the bread and butter of research into the most challenging social problems. However, the random probability sample survey is sensitive to changes in both technology and lifestyle. From increases in personal wealth, higher mobility, ",{"id":263,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":264,"piName":10,"institution":265,"country":25,"year":13,"amount":10,"abstract":266},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-607785","The NAtive Seed Science, TEchnology and Conservation Initial Training Network","MUSEO DELLE SCIENZE","NASSTEC will train 11 Early Stage Researchers and 1 Experienced Researcher in native seed science, conservation and use, so that environmental mitigation and adaptation projects can have increased impact. Without immediate enhancement of capacity and capability in this specific area of biodiversity science, the native seed industry in Europe will fail to develop towards the multi-million dollar markets of the US and Australia. NASSTEC plans to interconnect the public and private sector through t",{"id":268,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":269,"piName":10,"institution":270,"country":12,"year":13,"amount":271,"abstract":272},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-606963","Hit to lead optimisation of novel anti-TB scaffolds through an academic-industrial partnership","THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM","€1,174,366","We propose a PhD programme for 4 Early-Stage Researchers (ESR) in tuberculosis (TB) drug discovery. Often associated with poverty, TB is rampant in many parts of Africa and Asia but has now also returned to developed nations. Growing resistance against currently used antibiotics is one of the most pressing problems of the global TB epidemic. Treating TB infections requires a drug cocktail given for at least 6 months, extending to 2 years for infections with multi-drug resistant strains of Mycoba",{"id":274,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":275,"piName":10,"institution":276,"country":12,"year":13,"amount":10,"abstract":277},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-607178","Max-imising the potential of CROP researchers","NIAB TRADING LTD","Max-CROP will train five early career stage researchers, leading to a PhD degree, in areas of science that impact on crop production. The training provided will maximise the potential of the next-generation of crop researchers, producing individuals that understand the problems facing the agricultural industry, including crop breeding, agronomy and production, but able to apply advanced scientific understanding and modern technologies to solve these problems. Five ESRs will receive an in-depth t",{"id":279,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":280,"piName":10,"institution":281,"country":282,"year":13,"amount":283,"abstract":284},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-607322","\"Virtual vials for enhanced biomolecular analysis","TECHNION - ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY","IL","€776,610","We propose an EID between Technion and IBM–Zurich, aimed at developing novel tools for biomolecular analysis and training the next generation of scientists and engineers who likely will translate the technologies and discoveries into practical use for the benefit of society and EU hi-tech sector.In vitro diagnostics is experiencing critical shifts in paradigms with a growing market which encompasses clinical laboratory tests, point-of-care devices, and basic research aimed at understanding the o",{"id":286,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":287,"piName":10,"institution":288,"country":31,"year":13,"amount":10,"abstract":289},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-607022","Socio-economic and Political Responses to Regional Polarisation in Central and Eastern Europe","LEIBNIZ-INSTITUT FUR LANDERKUNDE EV","The ITN RegPol² - Socio-economic and Political Responses to Regional Polarisation in Central and Eastern Europe centers on new patterns of regional disparities between metropolised core regions and the remaining parts of Central and Eastern European countries (CEE). Such spatial patterns have become a striking feature of the current settlement system of these countries and have lately fuelled concerns about further polarisation and the peripheralisation of non-metropolitan regions. Patterns of r",{"id":291,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":292,"piName":10,"institution":293,"country":31,"year":13,"amount":10,"abstract":294},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-642890","European Training Network to Accelerate the Development Chain of Nanostructured Polymers","FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV","Research and training in TheLink spans the material development chain for nanostructured polymers. These materials, including phase separated polymers and composites, are attracting scientific and industrial interest due to the outstanding properties and functionalities that can be achieved. However, to exploit the potential of these materials an in-depth understanding of the relationship between nano\u002Fmicro structures and macro-level properties is required.TheLink aims to generate this knowledge",{"id":296,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":297,"piName":10,"institution":18,"country":19,"year":13,"amount":10,"abstract":298},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-636876","European Training Network for Zero-waste Valorisation of Bauxite Residue (Red Mud)","To tackle its (critical) raw material dependency, Europe needs comprehensive strategies based on sustainable primary mining, substitution and recycling. Freshly produced flows and stocks of landfilled industrial residues such as mine tailings, non-ferrous slag and bauxite residue (BR) can provide major amounts of critical metals and, concurrently, minerals for low-carbon building materials. The European Training Network for Zero-Waste Valorisation of Bauxite Residue (REDMUD) therefore targets th",{"id":300,"funder":7,"programme":8,"title":301,"piName":10,"institution":302,"country":303,"year":13,"amount":10,"abstract":304},"cordis-marie-skłodowska-curie-actions-award-642295","Exploiting MELanoma disease comPLEXity to address European research training needs in translational cancer systems biology and cancer systems medicine","ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND","IE","Novel treatment options and associated personalised, patient-tailored therapies need to be explored and developed for highly heterogeneous and chemotherapy resistant cancers, such as malignant melanoma. This can only be achieved by industry-academia collaborations in newly emerging, innovative research disciplines such as translational cancer systems biology and systems medicine. These disciplines and the associated European training needs provide the foundation for the MEL-PLEX ETN. 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