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MSCA Doctoral Networks 2020

138 projects were funded under the MSCA Doctoral Networks in 2020, across 20 countries.

Most-funded institutions

  • CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS4
  • ASTON UNIVERSITY3
  • CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE3
  • KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN3
  • AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS2
  • DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET2
  • DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY2
  • INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE2

Funded projects

  • A training network for the design of new synthetic carbohydrate-based vaccines to combat antibiotic resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    UNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN · NL

  • Eagre/Aegir: high-seas wave-impact modelling

    UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS · UK

  • Switch-Mode Analog Signal Processing for Integrated 5G Transceivers

    AALTO KORKEAKOULUSAATIO SR · FI

  • Imaging infections: integrated, multiscale visualization of infections and host response

    LEIBNIZ-INSTITUT FUER PHOTONISCHE TECHNOLOGIEN E.V. · DE

  • GreenTRIBOS

    UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANI · SI

  • The Future of European Independent Art Spaces in a Period of Socially Engaged Art

    UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON · UK

  • EuroPean trAining NetwOrk on Rare eArth elements environMental trAnsfer: from rock to human

    UNIVERSITE DE RENNES · FR

  • C-H Activation for Industrial Renewal

    CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS · FR

  • Circular Plastics Network for Training

    UNIVERSITEIT GENT · BE

  • INTENSE: particle physics experiments at the intensity frontier. A cooperative Europe - United States effort.

    UNIVERSITA DI PISA · IT

  • Helical systems for chiral organic light emitting diodes

    CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS · FR

  • Advancing Space Access Capabilities - Reusability and Multiple Satellite Injection

    TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET DRESDEN · DE

  • Tailored Materials for Sustainable Technologies: Programming Functional Molecular Components Through Boron-Nitrogen Doping

    UNIVERSITAT WIEN · AT

  • Advanced simulation, analysis and interpretation of network structures in biological data

    STICHTING RADBOUD UNIVERSITEIT · NL

  • Targeted Anti-Cancer Therapies

    UNIVERSITE DE STRASBOURG · FR

  • Heterogenous biocatalytic reaction cascades training network

    AARHUS UNIVERSITET · DK

  • Internet of Things: Advance Learning in Networked Training

    UNIVERSIDAD DE VALLADOLID · ES

  • Creation of advanced cancer treatment planning to boost the effect of Radiotherapy by combining with hyperthermia, heating the tumor.

    STICHTING AMSTERDAM UMC · NL

  • Reliable AI for Marine Robotics

    IT-UNIVERSITETET I KOBENHAVN · DK

  • Best chemical risk assessment professionals for maximum Ecosystem Services benefit

    Masarykova univerzita · CZ

  • New bio-based fertilisers from organic waste upcycling

    KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET · DK

  • Cooperation towards a sustainable chemical industry

    UNIVERSITETET I TROMSOE - NORGES ARKTISKE UNIVERSITET · NO

  • Studying Ciliary Signaling in Development and Disease

    STICHTING RADBOUD UNIVERSITAIR MEDISCH CENTRUM · NL

  • Cartilaginous tissue regeneration by non-viral gene therapy; taking the hurdles towards efficient delivery

    UNIVERSITAIR MEDISCH CENTRUM UTRECHT · NL

  • TRaining in Secure and PrivAcy-preserving biometricS

    EURECOM GIE · FR

  • Artificial Intelligence without Bias

    GOTTFRIED WILHELM LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITAET HANNOVER · DE

  • European Training Network on Post-Digital Computing (Post-Digital)

    ASTON UNIVERSITY · UK

  • Terahertz Photonics for Communications, Space, Security, Radio-Astronomy, and Material Science

    UNIVERSITAET DUISBURG-ESSEN · DE

  • Precision medicine for muscoloskeletal regeneration, prosthetics and active ageing

    UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DEL PIEMONTE ORIENTALE AMEDEO AVOGADRO · IT

  • BIOfilm-REsistant Materials for hard tissue Implant Applications

    LEIBNIZ INSTITUT FUR FESTKORPER UND WERKSTOFFORSCHUNG DRESDEN EV · DE

  • Directing the immune response through designed nanomaterials

    UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA · IT

  • Validation of Actionable Genomic ABerrations in a paediatric Oncology Network for Doctorate students

    PRINSES MAXIMA CENTRUM VOOR KINDERONCOLOGIE BV · NL

  • SuperCol: Rational design of super-selective and responsive colloidal particles for biomedical applications

    TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT EINDHOVEN · NL

  • The training of early stage researchers for the development of technologies to monitor concentrations of micro and nanoplastics in water for their presence, uptake and threat to animal and human life.

    ASTON UNIVERSITY · UK

  • Virtual Laboratories for Exoplanets and Planet Forming Disks

    OESTERREICHISCHE AKADEMIE DER WISSENSCHAFTEN · AT

  • Innovative Training Network on PER and polyfluorinated alkyl substances towards the Future Of Research and its Communication in Europe 3

    STOCKHOLMS UNIVERSITET · SE

  • Legitimation of Newness and Its Impact on EU Agenda for Change

    AALBORG UNIVERSITET · DK

  • System omics to unravel the gut-kidney axis in Chronic Kidney Disease.

    UNIVERSITEIT GENT · BE

  • Stimuli Responsive Materials for the Rapid Detection and Treatment of Healthcare Associated Infections

    UNIVERSITAET FUER BODENKULTUR WIEN · AT

  • Lightening and Innovating transmission for improving Vehicle: Environmental Impacts

    ECOLE CENTRALE DE LYON · FR

  • NExt generation of Tuneable LASers for optical coherence tomography

    UNIVERSITY OF KENT · UK

  • Bio-inspired and bionic materials for enhanced photosynthesis

    THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE · UK

  • Cloud-based Building Information Modelling

    TECHNION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION LTD · IL

  • Design, implementation and production upscaling of novel, high-performance, cluster-based catalysts for CO2 hydrogenation

    KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN · BE

  • Novel Applications in 19F Magnetic Resonance Imaging

    UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI CAMERINO · IT

  • Empirical study of Literature Training Network

    UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI VERONA · IT

  • European Training Network (ETN) on Multimodal Environmental Exploration Systems – Novel Technologies

    UNIVERSITAET SIEGEN · DE

  • Defect Simulation and Material Growth of III-V Nanostructures- European Industrial Doctorate Program

    UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW · UK

  • Time Encoded Voice Interfaces

    UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID · ES

  • European Joint Doctorate Programme on Optical Sensing using Advanced Photo-Induced Effects

    MUNSTER TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY · IE

  • Intelligent Ultra Low-Power Signal Processing for Automotive

    KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN · BE · €512,640

  • PremAtuRe nEwborn motor and cogNitive impairmenTs: Early diagnosis

    POLITECNICO DI TORINO · IT

  • Critical solutions for elderly well-being

    UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE · UK

  • Multimodal haptic with touch devices

    UNIVERSITE DE LILLE · FR

  • COnversational BRAins

    UNIVERSITE D'AIX MARSEILLE · FR

  • Training in VITRImers: high performance MAterials and Trainees for cutting-edge industrial applications

    UNIVERSITE LYON 1 CLAUDE BERNARD · FR

  • Communal Art - Reconceptualising Metrical Epigraphy Network

    JOHANNES GUTENBERG-UNIVERSITAT MAINZ · DE

  • The Medical Digital Twin for Aneurysm Prevention and Treatment

    UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA TOR VERGATA · IT

  • Modular Systems for Advanced Integrated Quantum Clocks

    UNIVERSITEIT VAN AMSTERDAM · NL

  • end-to-end Slicing and data-drivEn autoMAtion of Next generation cellular neTworks with mobIle edge Clouds

    ETHNIKO KAI KAPODISTRIAKO PANEPISTIMIO ATHINON · EL

  • Next Generation of Micro Gas Turbines for High Efficiency, Low Emissions and Fuel Flexibility

    CITY ST GEORGES UNIVERSITY OF LONDON · UK

  • Training Data-driven Experts in OPTimization

    UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI GENOVA · IT

  • CHARACTERIZATION, COMPATIBILIZATION, PROCESSING AND PROPERTIES OF RECYCLED POLYOLEFINS

    UNIVERSIDAD DEL PAIS VASCO/ EUSKAL HERRIKO UNIBERTSITATEA · ES

  • Future Toxicology: Better predicting Toxicant-induced cell fate.

    UNIVERSITY OF GALWAY · IE

  • New strategies for multifield fracture problems across scales in heterogeneous systems for Energy, Health and Transport

    UNIVERSIDAD DE SEVILLA · ES

  • Establishing a strong and lasting international training network for innovation in food and juice industries: a 4D-research approach for fruit juice processing

    TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET WIEN · AT

  • The European Industry - Academia Network for RevIsing and Advancing the Assessment of the Soil Microbial TOxicity of Pesticides

    PANEPISTIMIO THESSALIAS · EL

  • Personalized Therapies for Atrial Fibrillation. A Translational Approach

    UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE VALENCIA · ES

  • RIver flow regulation, fish BEhaviour and Status

    POLITECNICO DI TORINO · IT

  • Mapping Uncertainties, Challenges and Future Opportunities of Emerging Markets: Informal Barriers, Business Environments and Future Trends in Eastern Europe, The Caucasus and Central Asia

    DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY · IE

  • Soft, Self-responsive, Smart MAterials for RoboTs

    VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL · BE

  • Guided Waves for Structural Health Monitoring

    BUNDESANSTALT FUER MATERIALFORSCHUNG UND -PRUEFUNG · DE

  • Multidisciplinary Training in Chronic Kidney Disease: from genetic modifiers to drug discovery

    UNIVERSITE PARIS CITE · FR

  • ONCOgenic Receptor Network of Excellence and Training 2.0

    STICHTING VU · NL

  • Erythrocytes properties and viability in dependence of flow and extra-cellular environment

    UNIVERSITAT DES SAARLANDES · DE

  • Study of carrier transport in MAterials by time-Resolved specTroscopy with ultrashort soft X-ray light

    CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE · IT

  • REcreating the ideal Niche: environmental control Of cell Identity in Regenerating and diseased muscles

    UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI MILANO-BICOCCA · IT

  • MOlecular Quantum Simulations

    UNIVERSITE DE STRASBOURG · FR

  • Disruptive materials, technologies & approaches to unravel the role of Astrocytes in brain function and dysfunction: towards to Glial interfaces

    CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE · IT

  • Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) beyond motoneuron degeneration: multi-system aspects

    SMATHERIA GGMBH · DE

  • ROles of ePitranscriptomic in diseasES

    UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI TRENTO · IT · €3,095,829

  • Artificial Molecular Machines

    CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS · FR

  • Training on Laser Fabrication and Ion Implantation of Defects as Quantum Emitters

    CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE · IT · €3,281,943

  • NEUROtransmitter TRANSporters: from single molecules to human pathologies

    MEDIZINISCHE UNIVERSITAET WIEN · AT

  • European Network for integrated TRAINing on Innovative Therapies for VISion RestoratiON

    SORBONNE UNIVERSITE · FR

  • LIGHTCAP: Light, Cognition, Attention, Perception

    TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT EINDHOVEN · NL

  • Molecular basis of human enhanceropathies

    INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE · FR

  • Training school on entrainment in offshore wind power

    DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET · DK

  • Training the next generation of scientists in solar chemicals for a sustainable Europe by hybrid molecule/semiconductor devices

    UNIVERSITY OF GALWAY · IE

  • Cold Opto-Magnetism for Random Access Devices

    STICHTING RADBOUD UNIVERSITEIT · NL

  • Global Mercury Observation and Training Network in Support to the Minamata Convention

    INSTITUT JOZEF STEFAN · SI

  • Early Stage Researchers EDUCational Program on Factor VIII Immunogenicity

    INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE · FR

  • Exploiting the methylerythritol phosphate pathway as a source of drug targets for novel anti-infectives

    HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM FUR INFEKTIONSFORSCHUNG GMBH · DE

  • Training the new generation of industrial doctorates in the transition towards bio-based value circles

    UNIVERSITEIT MAASTRICHT · NL

  • People, Place, Policy and Practice for Play

    UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK - NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, CORK · IE

  • Photonics for Healthcare: multiscAle cancer diagnosiS and Therapy

    UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PARMA · IT

  • Ultralight membrane structures towards a sustainable environment

    UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON · UK

  • Novel deSign, producTion and opEration aPproaches for floating WIND turbine farms

    TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT · NL

  • Efficiency and Safety in Geothermal Operations

    EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZUERICH · CH

  • European training Network in intelligent prognostics and Health mAnagement in Composite structurEs

    UNIVERSIDAD DE GRANADA · ES

  • Privacy-Aware and Acceptable Video-Based Technologies and Services for Active and Assisted Living

    UNIVERSIDAD DE ALICANTE · ES

  • INnovative Training in Myeloid Regulatory Cell Therapy

    KLINIKUM DER UNIVERSITAET REGENSBURG · DE

  • Network of Excellence of Training on HATE

    THE PROVOST, FELLOWS, FOUNDATION SCHOLARS & THE OTHER MEMBERS OF BOARD, OF THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY & UNDIVIDED TRINITY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH NEAR DUBLIN · IE

  • Applying Sustainability Transition Research in Social Work tackling Major Societal Challenge of Social Inclusion

    JYVASKYLAN YLIOPISTO · FI

  • G-VERSITY - Achieving Gender Diversity

    UNIVERSITAET BERN · CH

  • Heating triggered drug release from nanometric inorganic-metal organic framework composites

    Fundacion IMDEA Energia · ES

  • Communication for Children with Hearing Impairment to optimise Language Development

    UNIVERSITE LIBRE DE BRUXELLES · BE

  • Multi-scale fibre-based optical frequency combs: science, technology and applications

    ASTON UNIVERSITY · UK

  • innovative MachIne leaRning to constrain Aerosol-cloud CLimate Impacts (iMIRACLI)

    THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD · UK

  • Quantum Dots for Photonic Quantum Information Technologies

    DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET · DK

  • SIGNAL PROPAGATION IN SOURCE TO SINK for the FUTUre of earth Ressources and Energies

    UNIVERSITE DE RENNES · FR

  • Molecular Machines Functioning in Cells

    UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK · UK

  • Coordination chemistry inspires molecular catalysis

    CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS · FR

  • Intersex- New Interdisciplinary Approaches

    UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD · UK

  • Antimicrobial Integrated Methodologies for orthopaedic applications

    THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM · UK

  • Towards Effective Flow Control and Mitigation of Shock Effects in Aeronautical Applications

    INSTYTUT MASZYN PRZEPLYWOWYCH IM ROBERTA SZEWALSKIEGO POLSKIEJ AKADEMII NAUK - IMP PAN · PL

  • Creating Lively Interactive Populated Environments

    UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS · CY

  • INnovation in Safety Pharmacology for Integrated cardiovascular safety assessment to REduce adverse events and late stage drug attrition.

    UNIVERSITEIT ANTWERPEN · BE

  • Predictive Rendering In Manufacture and Engineering

    UNIVERZITA KARLOVA · CZ

  • Understanding (harmful) virus-host interactions by linking virology and bioinformatics

    FRIEDRICH-SCHILLER-UNIVERSITÄT JENA · DE

  • Future Wireless Communications Empowered by Reconfigurable Intelligent Meta-Materials (META WIRELESS)

    CONSORZIO NAZIONALE INTERUNIVERSITARIO PER LE TELECOMUNICAZIONI · IT

  • Delivering affordable and sustainable housing in Europe

    FUNDACIO PRIVADA UNIVERSITAT I TECNOLOGIA · ES

  • Integrated Telematics for Next Generation 5G Vehicular Communications

    UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE VALENCIA · ES

  • Educating Europe`s Future Engineers in Next Generation Heavy Duty Mobile Machinery: Artificial Intelligence driven Robotisation, Energy Efficiency and Process Optimisation

    TAMPEREEN KORKEAKOULUSAATIO SR · FI

  • Noise and vibration in eco-efficient powertrains

    KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN · BE

  • Gut-brain-axis: Targets for improvement of cognition in the elderly

    UNIVERSITATSKLINIKUM JENA · DE

  • Quantum Semiconductor Technologies Exploiting Antimony

    AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS · ES

  • EXPLOITING METAL-MICROBE APPLICATIONS TO EXPAND THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY

    AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS · ES · €3,677,560

  • Nucleic Acids for Future Gene Editing, Immunotherapy and Epigenetic Sequence Modification

    DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY · IE

  • Approximate Computing for Power and Energy Optimisation

    TAMPEREEN KORKEAKOULUSAATIO SR · FI

  • Training towards Personalized Antibiotic Treatment

    UNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN · NL

  • Hunting Invisibles: Dark sectors, Dark matter and Neutrinos

    ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA · IT

  • Big Data applications for Black hole Evolution STudies

    UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON · UK

  • Palaeoproteomics to Unleash Studies on Human History

    KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET · DK

  • Privacy Matters

    UNIVERSITEIT TWENTE · NL

  • Skin Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine: From skin repair to regeneration

    STICHTING RADBOUD UNIVERSITAIR MEDISCH CENTRUM · NL

  • COntrolling network RAndom Lasers on chip

    IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE · UK

  • Training network to advance integrated computational simulations in translational medicine, applied to intervertebral disc degeneration

    UNIVERSIDAD POMPEU FABRA · ES