Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-actions-marie-curie-participations-et-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Projet BioBream (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2023)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Environment and Geosciences
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Biodegradable plastic (BP) has been proposed to replace traditional plastic, consequently, their production has exponentially increased. Nowadays, aquatic fauna is exposed to chronic low doses of complex mixtures of chemicals, among them, plastic additives released from plastic items. However, a fundamental gap of knowledge exists about the effects of BPs and associated additive plastic mixtures in early development. This represents an important environmental and health problem because, until it is filled, toxicological threats remain ambiguous. The goal of BioBream is to assess the implications of switching from legacy plastic to alternative BPs on key marine species. For that, we will use the early stages of a commonly farmed species in the Mediterranean, gilthead sea bream. A comprehensive program consisting of 3 independent, yet complementary work packages will assess the impacts of BPs and their additives on fish physiology, transcriptomic and epigenetic responses. These data will provide key insights into the mode of action of these new compounds and a mixture of plastic additives. Then, we aim to elucidate and further validate new biomarkers for aquatic pollution on marine fauna. Together with the vast experience of the host PI, Dr. Sole, and her previous data, we expect to integrate all the results to build a qualitative adverse outcome pathway. The multidisciplinary team at ICM-CSIC and the advisory board will ensure the successful achievement of the proposed goals with close supervision of the progress of the project. The project will be complemented with a placement at Placton for advanced training in outreach, a local company devoted to communication and environmental education related to the marine environment. BioBream is significant because it is expected to fill the gap of BP and mixture impacts on a marine key component of the trophic chain with interest in aquaculture. This will consolidate the applicant as a promising early-career researcher.

Mots clés : bioplastics, mixture, plastic additives, sparus aurata, embryo, oxidative stress, detoxification, epigenetics

Participants :
- Plancton, divulgacio i serveis marins, sociedad civil privada (Espagne) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Conseil supérieur de la recherche scientifique (Espagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 206641.2 €
Projet LIVART (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : TERMINATED

LIVART is a multidisciplinary, innovative project that will investigate decorative sculptures in domestic contexts during the Roman period. They offer insights into sociocultural practices of private Roman spaces, revealing aspects of daily life not recorded in written sources and reflecting personal preferences of their owners and inhabitants. The project examines function, aesthetic significance, and societal, economic, and cultural roles of these sculptures within Roman families. It aims to understand how they reflect and influence domestic practices, social relationships, gender and diversity roles, and economic dynamics in the Roman Empire. The research integrates archaeology, art history, archaeometry, and 3D/VR technologies to achieve its objectives. Geographically, it focuses on the Western Roman provinces, within a chronological framework extending from the Republican era to the end of the Empire. The project, developed at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn (Germany), is planned to last 24 months and includes an eight-month secondment phase in three renowned laboratories: Laboratory for Analysing Materials of Ancient origin (LAMA) at the Università Iuav di Venezia (Italy), the Stable Isotope Laboratory at the Institute of Environmental Geology and Geoengineering (IGAG) of the National Research Council in Rome, and the Department of Geology at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB). These secondments ensure the proper integration of various hard science methods and techniques for stone analysis, which are crucial to the project’s research objectives, particularly those productive and economic dynamics derived from the identification of raw materials used to carve the sculptures. Therefore, LIVART addresses significant knowledge gaps and employ advanced methods to preserve and disseminate European cultural heritage, potentially transforming our understanding of Roman domestic life and decorative sculpture.

Mots clés : roman sculpture, domestic decorative sculpture, archaeometric analysis, 3d vr technologies

Participants :
- Université autonome de Barcelone (Espagne) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Università Iuav di Venezia (Italie) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université rhénane Frédéric-Guillaume de Bonn (Allemagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 202125.12 €
- Conseil national de la recherche (Italie) — Partner, associated partner, Recherche, subvention : 0.0 €
Projet CH2ARM (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Environment and Geosciences
Statut du projet : SIGNED

The ongoing energy transition requires new technologies and ingenuity to provide timely solutions. One major discovery in this direction is the production of hydrogen through natural processes. Hydrogen is a promising source of green energy, but our understanding of its natural formation is currently superficial. In particular, we need to quantify the potential hydrogen fluxes that occur during the formation of continental rifted margins, which make up half of the world's margins and extend hundreds of kilometres beneath the ocean. As these margins form, mantle rocks react with seawater to release hydrogen. However, accurately estimating this production is challenging due to the complexity of rifted margins, limited access to high-resolution data and difficulties in modelling the process. CH2ARM aims to estimate hydrogen fluxes resulting from serpentinization at two European continental rifted margins. The project leverages the applicant's expertise in seismic data and numerical modelling to achieve two main objectives: first, to map the occurrence of serpentinised mantle using a novel joint inversion of high-resolution seismic data sets; and second, to quantify hydrogen production rates through numerical modelling of fluid infiltration processes. By advancing the understanding of large-scale natural hydrogen production associated with serpentinisation, CH2ARM will provide critical insights for the exploration and potential future exploitation of natural hydrogen reservoirs as a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels.

Mots clés : natural hydrogen, green energy, continental margins, seismic modelling, numerical modelling

Participants :
- GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (Allemagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 202125.12 €
- Conseil national de la recherche (Italie) — Partner, associated partner, Recherche, subvention : 0.0 €
Projet DELLAsFixGenome (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2023)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Life Sciences
Statut du projet : SIGNED

DNA damage represents a threat for organisms because it can generate harmful mutations in the genetic material that not only affect the individual, but can also be transmitted to the next generation. Plants are sessile organisms that are exposed to mutagenic agents, and it is a reported cause of productivity loss in crops. When DNA damage occurs, organisms trigger a signaling pathway called DNA Damage Response (DDR). The aim of DDR is the transcriptional regulation of genes related to cell cycle, endoreduplication and cell death, to limit the harm. Preliminary data obtained at the laboratory indicate that plants with low and high DELLA activity are less and more tolerant to DNA damage under stress conditions, respectively. DELLAs are important growth repressors involved in several regulatory pathways. These proteins act as regulatory 'hubs' linking environmental signals with cellular functions and coordinating growth and stress responses. In this project we propose to elucidate the mechanism by which DELLA proteins act to enhance DDR using drought stress in Arabidopsis thaliana as a study model. This will generate new knowledge about the function of DELLAs in plants, allowing the possibility of design novel tools to improve crops of agronomic interest in the future.

Mots clés : plant della proteins dna damage gene expression regulation

Participants :
- Conseil supérieur de la recherche scientifique (Espagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 181152.96 €
Projet StARS (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2021)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : CLOSED

Freshwater is a very precious natural resource and it is widely reported that the world reserve of freshwater is fast depleting. This problem is becoming more complex due to development in infrastructure which is demanding more quantity of concrete and pressurizing freshwater resources. Focusing on this issue, this project utilizes seawater for concreting (mixing + curing) to conserve freshwater resources. But, the corrosion of steel reinforcement is inevitable with the use of seawater (due to chloride in the seawater) in concrete. Therefore, noncorrosive aluminium reinforcement will be used in this project to minimize the risk of corrosion. An invisible layer of Al2O3 on the surface of aluminium protects it from corrosion. Although, it is considered that the high alkalinity of concrete degrades this outer layer and corrode the aluminium. In this regard, the use of Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCMs) as a partial replacement of cement is found beneficial. Due to the pozzolanic activity, SCMs consume Ca(OH)2 formed by cement hydration and keep the pH so low that the concrete can be reinforced with aluminium bars even with seawater. In this project, calcined clay, natural pozzolanic material will be used as an SCM in concrete. Hence this project focuses on the possibilities of using seawater in aluminium reinforced concrete and reducing the burden of utilising freshwater. In addition, the use of calcined clay will reduce the cement content which leads to minimise the CO2 emission in environment and ultimately this project will produce a more sustainable concrete for the future. Moreover, the present research capability of researcher (limited to basic assessment of non-reinforced concrete) will be boosted by the assessment of aluminium reinforced concrete for corrosion, carbonation and shrinkage in conjunction with micro-scale analysis. The project results will contribute to Europe's positioning at the forefront of sustainability.

Mots clés : sustainable, aluminium, seawater, concrete, clay

Participants :
- École polytechnique Chalmers (Suède) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université norvégienne de sciences et de technologie (Norvège) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 210911.04 €
Projet VIBRATS (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : SIGNED

The VIBRATS project aims to provide additional background for revising criteria for vertical bridge deck acceleration limits, contribute to more economical designs and maintenance practices for both bridges and ballasted track, and promote the sustainability of railway transport. Through a combination of full-scale experimental studies, numerical simulations using the Discrete Element Method (DEM), and an advanced vehicle-track-bridge model, the research will explore the dynamic interactions among bridge deck acceleration, ballast interlock, track stability, and train running safety.  This project involves significant multidisciplinary research, leveraging collaboration with top-tier experts in railway engineering. The applicant will conduct VIBRATS under the supervision of world-renowned bridge experts at KTH Royal Institute of Technology and railway track experts at University of Birmingham. We will fully utilize their respective expertise and resources in the fields of ballasted track and bridge dynamics research, combined with my own experience in DEM simulation of ballasted track and vehicle-track coupled dynamics. This project will not only enhance the applicant's research capabilities and professional skills but also provide a platform for expanding networks within the railway engineering community, facilitating future collaborative research.  VIBRATS will also offer valuable technical guidance for updating bridge design standards and maintenance practices, reducing reliance on empirical decision-making and optimizing railway infrastructure performance. The project is expected to reduce life-cycle maintenance costs by up to 10% in specific use cases and potentially lower construction costs by an estimated 5%(expected). These outcomes will contribute to more sustainable and economical designs for railway bridges and tracks, aligning with the European Green Deal's goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and advancing the sustainability of rail transport.

Mots clés : railway engineering railway infrastructure ballasted track bridge dynamics railway granular media

Participants :
- Université de Birmingham (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- KTH Institut royal de technologie (Suède) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 236340.0 €
Projet PrePER (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2022)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : SIGNED

The number of preterm births is on the rise -now more than 1 in 10 babies- and being born preterm is associated with having difficulties in two very important and related cognitive skills that we rely on daily: numerical and visual perception. However, a knowledge gap exists on neural and behavioural associations of numerical and visual perception in full-term and preterm infants. PrePER aims to uncover the underlying neural signatures of the cognitive dysfunctions that preterm infants might display in the first year of their lives and the role of parent-baby interaction to predict preterm infants that are at risk of developing these cognitive difficulties in the second year of their lives. The purpose is to establish criteria to identify infants (especially preterm) at-risk of having cognitive difficulties in numerical and visual perception. Shedding light on normal and impaired cognitive functions in infancy is an essential stepping stone that will pave the way for early diagnostic tools and interventions that would correct the cognitive dysfunctions more efficiently while the brain is still developing. The activities in PrePER will lead to original and innovative outcomes that are beneficial for four parties: 1) Scientific communities will be interested in the results as the ambitious research objectives address questions that have not been asked before. 2) Parents of preterm infants, health-care providers, and policy makers will be interested in the results as the overall aim is to establish criteria to identify infants at-risk of having cognitive-developmental difficulties in the first year of their lives. 3) The researcher will be accelerating her career progression as the training objectives meet her specific needs. 4) The supervisor will be enlarging her research interest and network as the research objectives include a topic within the researcher’s expertise.

Mots clés : developmental neuroscience, neuropsychology, visual and numerical perception, preterm infants, eeg

Participants :
- Université norvégienne de sciences et de technologie (Norvège) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 226751.04 €
Projet POLARPOL (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2021)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : CLOSED

The Antarctic Treaty has successfully overcome sovereignty disputes in the region by ensuring governance based on peace, scientific cooperation and environmental protection. But there are limits to its domestic implementation. Since 2004, the Treaty Measures 4 (2004) and 1 (2005) managing human and environmental risks in Antarctica have not become effective because not all Treaty Parties have implemented them. To find out what affects the implementation by Treaty Parties, I will compare 12 European Antarctic National Programmes to identify which domestic factors foster or delay the implementation of these measures. I will analyse documents, interview national Antarctic policy actors, and use Process Tracing and Qualitative Comparative Analysis for a comparative conclusion and for recommendations on how Parties should foster the Measures' implementation. Results will advance the field of multilateral environmental agreements, showing the implications of domestic differences for Antarctic governance; and they will help stakeholders to reshape their expectations of the Treaty’s future development. Moreover, by comparing different European Antarctic Treaty Parties, this project will also help to establish a European Antarctic perspective, which is still underdeveloped. The host institution, Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), is one of the world’s leading institutes in Antarctic research. I will be integrated in AWI's International Cooperation Unit, where I will acquire contact with most European National Antarctic Programmes, and a Secondment at the European Polar Board in The Hague, the Netherlands, will provide me with data about the different European National Antarctic Programmes. POLARPOL will thus help me to develop myself as a consummate researcher in environmental governance and multilevel policy analysis and to establish myself as a competent policy advisor for the Polar regions.

Mots clés : antarctic treaty environmental governance international regimes implementation policymaking

Participants :
- European polar board (Pays-Bas) — Partner, associated partner, Autres, subvention : 0.0 €
- Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung (Allemagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 189687.36 €
Projet WET (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2023)
Action : Staff Exchanges
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : SIGNED

The WET project aims to establish water-electric propulsion technology as a standard choice for future space missions. Through a multifaceted approach, the project will address several interconnected aspects: (i) the architectural and conceptual design of a water-based electric thruster, (ii) feasibility analysis of converting the thruster's building blocks to water, focusing on neutralizers, (iii) assessment of water plasma cross-sections using theoretical and numerical approaches to enhance understanding of underlying physics, and (iv) feasibility analysis of a toolbox comprising diagnostic and measurement tools dedicated to water-based plasma, alongside upgrades to testing facilities to accommodate water thrusters. Targeting the 500 – 1000 W range, the project aims to cater to the SmallSats segment with flexibility for potential deep-space applications. Emphasis will be placed on ensuring mutual interactions between each aspect to establish a common knowledge base and lay the groundwork for future standardization. This sustainable approach will provide a catalyst for relevant follow-up activities. By the project's end, conceptual development of this technology is expected to reach TRL 2/3.

Mots clés : water propulsion, in situ resources utilization, plasma thrusters

Participants :
- Conseil national de la recherche (Italie) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 59800.0 €
- Université d'Auckland (Nouvelle-Zélande) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université Chouaib Doukkali (Maroc) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université internationale de Rabat (Maroc) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université de Bologne (Italie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 142600.0 €
- Centre national de la recherche scientifique (France) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 92000.0 €
- Université de Padoue (Italie) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 69000.0 €
- Université de Stuttgart (Allemagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 105800.0 €
- Université nationale australienne (Australie) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
Projet GUARDIAN (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2023)
Action : Staff Exchanges
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Digital technologies have become an important part of children's daily lives, regardless of cultural and geographical context. This is often due to the actions of parents who notoriously share information about their children on the Internet. Social media can today be considered a "modern baby album", where by sharing photos of their children, parents present themselves as good parents, giving birth to adorable babies, with a sense of humor and evidence of milestones achieved - all indicators family health and happiness. Very often children are not aware that thanks to their parents they have become celebrities on social media. This parental behavior, known as sharenting, is becoming more and more common around the world putting children at risk: loss of privacy (children do not have a say in what information is shared about them online, this digital footprint can be difficult to control later in life), identity theft (personal information can be used for identity theft, impacting children's security), exploitation (images and information can be used for commercial purposes), cyberbullying and harassment. The main goal of GUARDIAN is to investigate the extent and dimensions of sharenting in Europe and East Africa from intercultural perspectives in order to provide guidance and recommendations on the measures required to respect and protect children’s rights in the digital world. The project will promote the rights of the child and raise awareness of the society about risks and challenges experienced by children in the digital environment and help them to navigate the online world responsibly. The project will be implemented by academic institutions from 4 countries: Poland, Czechia, United Kingdom and, Kenya. The transfer of knowledge and common reaserch will contribute not only to the achievement of the project goal, but also to the realisation of the potential of participants, allowing them to acquire new skills and professional qualifications.

Mots clés : sharenting, children s rights, internet, online users behavior

Participants :
- Université de Silésie (Pologne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 184000.0 €
- Université de Szczecin (Pologne) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 197800.0 €
- Pwani University (Kenya) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Polish University Abroad (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, associated partner, Recherche, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université Palacký (Rép. Tchèque) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 165600.0 €