Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-actions-marie-curie-participations-et-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Projet Theatre ReDefined (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2018)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : CLOSED

"Redefining the Agency: Post-1989 Crises of Czech and Former East German Theatre" will introduce an innovative historiographical and theoretical approach to examining the inter-relation between theatre and the society. The process of the redefinition of theatre’s function during transformations of social and political discourses will be investigated within a case study which will give the first comparison of Czech and the former East German theatre after 1989. The research will focus on the period of genuine societal transformation between 1990 and 1995 and will proceed along the intersection of theatre studies, media studies, and political history. Within the interdisciplinary research, the notion of agency will be brought into discussion to explore its potential for theatre studies. Therefore, "Redefining the Agency" will apply an innovative methodology combining discourse analysis with performance analysis. The 2-year-project will result in a monograph written in English, which will introduce the theoretical framework and method, as well as the findings of the research to the broadest international audiences.

Mots clés : theatre, agency, the political, crisis, performance analysis, discourse analysis, history

Participants :
- Freie Universität Berlin (Allemagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 162806.4 €
Projet Mapping Anna (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2015)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : CLOSED

"The Politics of Cultural Exchange: Anna of Denmark and the Uses of European Identity" investigates how cultural exchange operates across the confessional and geographic divides of pre-modern Europe through a transnational case study of Anna of Denmark (1574-1619), Queen of Scotland and England. This synoptic study combines her vernacular patronage with new evidence of her European connections manifested in her Latin diplomatic correspondence and her material artefacts and commissions. Analysis of new archival, visual, and material sources in Denmark, England, Scotland, and Sweden illuminates Anna’s networks and agendas. Her Latin correspondence offers insights into how she negotiated linguistic and political barriers; her commissions of artists, architects, garden designers, musicians, and scholars demonstrate her pan-European cultural connections. Reformulating theories of agency, analysing interactions between physical and intangible cultural artefacts, and examining the strategic use of 'national' labels as tools of political communication, this project raises academic and public awareness about women’s role in history, redefining how European culture spanned national borders. Located between the fields of material and visual history, theatre, and literary criticism, it reshapes interpretations of national identity, female agency, and spatial politics. Thus, it opens up neglected areas of European gender and culture histories, responding to concerns articulated by the ESF (among others) over sustaining the cultural literacy of the next generation. "Mapping Anna" innovates by using performance as research and as an effective dissemination tool. Alongside generating a major monograph, the project re-stages "Cupid’s Banishment" (performed for Anna in 1617), bringing together undergraduate actors, academics, heritage workers, and members of the public to generate broad interest in Anna and female patronage, giving new significance to European women’s heritage.

Mots clés : early modern, art history, literary studies, performance, patronage, material culture, female agency, european cultural exchange, national identity, cultural translation, court society, rituals

Participants :
- Brunel University London (Royaume-Uni) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 195454.8 €
Projet INPhINIT (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2015)
Action : Cofund Doctoral programme
Statut du projet : CLOSED

"la Caixa" Banking Foundation (FBLC) is a Spanish private foundation that has as mission to contribute to the advance of people and society. FBLC ranks among the top 10 world foundations considering either endowment or annual budget. Since 1982 FBLC manages prestigious fellowship programmes. FBLC will launch a new doctoral programme, INPhINIT, in October 2016 that will increase the transnational, inter-sectoral and inter-disciplinary mobility of researchers, in line with the European Charter for Researchers, the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers and the EU Principles for Innovative Doctoral Training. With a budget of 19,489,896 EUR (25% EU contribution, 75% FBLC own resources) and a duration of 5 years, the INPhINIT programme will have two calls and recruit 114 Early-Stage Researchers of any nationality willing to join an excellent host organisation in Spain, in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), including Bio and Health Sciences, areas in which Spain excels and has a critical mass to have impact. Researchers will be enrolled in a Doctoral Programme and be hosted by one of the 51 centres that collaborate with the programme. Host organisations hold certificates of excellences issued by the Spanish Government. Selection process will be open, transparent and merit-based and count with independent experts from different countries and sectors, with diverse and relevant expertise, seeking gender balance. ESRs will enjoy 3-year employment contracts with the host organisation of their choice (bottom-up approach), with the corresponding social security provisions. Researchers will establish a personal development career plan including transnational, inter-sectoral and interdisciplinary mobility opportunities. COFUND support will allow INPhINIT to recruit a larger number of researchers and reinforce its impact, as well as to further disseminate the Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions high standards for research training.

Mots clés : mobility, interdisciplinary, inter sectoral, international, excellent host organisations, network, career development, mentoring schemes, academia, industry, open, transparent, merit based

Participants :
- Fundación Bancaria Caixa d’Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona (Espagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Autres, subvention : 4708800.0 €
Projet NAMISTMem (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2017)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Chemistry
Statut du projet : CLOSED

-The aim of this project is to develop novel nano-bioanalytical methodologies to explore a molecular paradigm for the initiation of short-term memory (STM) based on exocytosis events. Despite the vital role in neural disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, the molecular mechanisms of the initial step in STM formation is still mostly a mystery. Understanding STM initiation at the molecular level requires advanced analytical measurements at the level of attoliter vesicles and the synaptic cleft to monitor individual exocytosis events. This poses an extreme analytical challenge. “NAMISTMem” will develop new strategies for quantitative determination of the entire vesicle content (Objective 1), and will also provide a completely new direction of research that will measure cellular and vesicular changes in chemical endogenous factors (e.g. lipids and zinc) over time following an exocytosis event and will correlate these changes to the molecular initiation of STM (Objectives 2 and 3). These changes, which might alter the neurotransmission process, can be hypothesized to be the initial step that alters synaptic plasticity and commencement of STM. These studies will be developed based on state of the art analytical techniques including in-vivo Nanoelectrochemistry, Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS), NanoSIMS, and Helium Ion Microscopy on model nerve-like cells and simple animal nerve cells (Pheochromocytoma Cell and Drosophila’s brain, respectively). Overall, the proposed methods will have immediate and broad impact in large fields of analytical and life science via pushing the small size limits of bioanalytical probes to achieve a better understanding of the neuron and STM; and will provide innovative analytical approaches for modern brain science discoveries.

Mots clés : nanoelectrochemistry, bioanalytical chemistry, mass spectrometry imaging, short term memory

Participants :
- University of Gothenburg (Suède) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 185857.2 €
Projet CULTUS (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2018)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : CLOSED

.Drawing on exciting new discoveries in the Colli Albani area, the CULTUS project offers an unprecedented opportunity to explore the role of religion in Roman élite competition, identity creation, and state ideology, from the perspective of actual practice, agency, and integration into daily activities and more mundane physical surroundings. The identification of the famous sacrarium of Bona Dea at the ʽVilla of Clodiusʼ, Castel Gandolfo, and a re-assessment of the villas of Secciano and La Torretta, have closed important gaps in our knowledge of the Colli Albani’s sacred landscape, and have paved the way for the successful application of an innovative approach that moves away from still-prevailing paradigms of normative and static concepts of religion, and binary oppositions such as public/private or official/popular. Focussing on the much-neglected semi-public cult sites situated in private properties, the study aims to identify the patrons of these initiatives (male and female private individuals; emperors), and the reasons for their actions (self-promotion and socio-political ‘cultural capital’) over four centuries of extensive change in Roman political and social history (2nd c. BC to 2nd c. AD). The project comprises five work packages: Comprehensive data collection (WP1) and analysis (WP2) of three main case study sites and several comparative sites; the interpretation and contextualisation of these findings in a wider set of historical questions (WP3); training and outreach activities (WP4 and 5). Key concepts to be developed further are: (a) the ‘mapping of social history’ that proposes to study human action and interaction from the perspective of their spacial interconnectedness; (b) ‘lived ancient religion’ that emphasises individuals as religious agents instead of institutions, cities or ethnic groups; and (c) gender studies, that explore how women used their engagement with (semi ) public cults for self-promotion.

Mots clés : classical archaeology, roman religion, ancient history

Participants :
- University of Exeter (Royaume-Uni) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 224933.76 €
Projet QNaMic (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2015)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Physics
Statut du projet : CLOSED

2015 is the international year of light and light-based technologies. Modern experiments in the field of optomechanics aim at utilizing light to control mechanical objects at the ultimate level. Such well-controlled mesoscopic devices will illuminate fascinating questions of modern physics connected to the quantum to classical transition or to mesoscopic thermodynamics. Technologically, these optomechanical devices are foreseen to serve as transducers in future quantum communication networks and in high-precision sensing. The IF ‘QNaMic’ will develop a novel and highly controlled mesoscopic device realized by an optically levitated nanoparticle coupled to a microcavity under ultra-high vacuum. The multidisciplinary project combines methods from control theory, cavity optomechanics, and cold atom experiments: A trapped nanoparticle, precooled by feedback cooling, is coupled to a high-finesse microcavity, which tremendously improves the measurement sensitivity. QNaMic will cool the particle to its motional center of mass ground state by two complementary methods, namely enhanced quantum feedback cooling, and passive coherent cooling based on an additional external cavity. This ground-breaking achievement will enable the preparation and decoherence studies of non-classical mesoscopic states, improving our understanding of quantum mechanics in the mesoscopic regime. With its superior measurement sensitivity and the chosen open cavity approach, the versatility of QNaMic outflanks existing experiments: QNaMic is additionally designed for studies of very weak forces or mesoscopic thermodynamics and furthermore permits coupling to external systems in the context of quantum communication. The fellow’s strong background in quantum optical systems combined with Prof. Novotny’s complementary expertise on nanoparticle control will lead to significant synergy. Therewith, the IF will allow the fellow to open up a novel research niche in Europe, realized through QNaMic.

Mots clés : cavity optomechanics, nanoparticle, cooling, mesoscopic systems, classical to quantum transition

Participants :
- Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology (Suisse) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 175419.6 €
Projet 5GhOSTS (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2018)
Action : Doctoral Networks - Industrial Doctorates
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : SIGNED

5GhOSTS (5th GeneratiOn Security for Telecom Services) will analyze and improve the security of service-based implementations of 5G networks, relevant to protect the EU’s critical communication infrastructure. Based on the upcoming service-based architecture for 5G by the 3GPP, which includes virtualization of network functions, 5GhOSTS aims to strengthen the security of light-weight virtualization. State-of-the-art technologies in this field do not meet the stringent security, privacy and performance requirements of telecommunication systems. 5GhOSTS addresses these challenges by forming an international and interdisciplinary research group that works towards releasing a number of building blocks for secure light-weight virtualization and container orchestration technology for 5G networks. These building blocks will come with a strong, well-understood and formalized notion of security. They will further comply with legal data protection requirements, implementing these requirements in reusable middleware rather than application level. 5GhOSTS fosters standardization in the mobile networks of the future, focusing on security and privacy. Under the supervision of ICT and law researchers from Ericsson and KU Leuven, 4 ESRs will develop competitive and interdisciplinary profiles. In line with the EU’s vision on doctoral training, open science and sustainable development, 5GhOSTS’ ambitious training network leverages academic excellence and a strong business- and innovation-oriented mindset, to let the ERSs develop technical and transferable skills with a thorough understanding of legal and business aspects. As such, 5GhOSTS address the growing need of the EU economy for young researchers with a strong profile (technical, legal and economic) in the 5G telecommunications domain, increasing the researchers’ international competitiveness.

Mots clés : virtual network functions, security, privacy, lightweight virtualization, containers, container orchestration, formal software verification

Participants :
- KU Leuven (Belgique) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 512640.0 €
- Ericsson (Sweden) (Suède) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 563965.92 €
Projet LiftTrain (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2015)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : CLOSED

A European-wide move to standardize the criteria for certification of railway vehicles has lead to the development of regulations for rail operators regarding velocities and pressures generated by trains and on train in cross winds. There are two approved methodologies currently used in these regulations; physical modeling using the wind tunnel experiments and numerical modeling using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) techniques. Although there are different types of CFD techniques, yet all of them suffer the lake of accuracy in predicting the values of the experimental lift force resulting on either overestimation or underestimation of the rolling moment coefficient. The aim of this innovative Fellowship is to develop an accurate numerical technique based on the steady Reynolds Average Navier Stocks (RANS) capable of accurately predict the aerodynamic forces. The methodology will be based on wind tunnel experiments, moving model testing and different types of steady and unsteady CFD techniques. In this project we will investigate for the first time the effect of surface roughness on the lift force prediction of a train subjected to cross wind. Building on the complementary skills of the Experienced Researcher (ER) (numerical modeling) and the Beneficiary (CFD & physical modeling), we will extend significantly the existing knowledge of modeling trains on smooth surface to include a novel numerical technique to simulate the surface roughness and hence better estimate the lift force coefficient. Our work will be validated using wind tunnel experiment at POLIMI, ITALY and underpinned with those at our industrial collaborator, Interfleet and academic partner Chalmers, Sweden. Success will define improvements to prediction of the lift force coefficient in both physical experiments and CFD modeling, offering tangible environment and financial benefits and providing an exceptional training opportunity for the ER.


Participants :
- University of Birmingham (Royaume-Uni) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 195454.8 €
Projet NANOSTIMULANTS (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2020)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Environment and Geosciences
Statut du projet : CLOSED

A biostimulant (BS) is understood as any compound, microorganism or mixture of them, with the exception of fertilizers and pesticides1. BSs are commonly ecofriendly substances and inert for the ecosystems, their utilization is widely reported in the literature as enhancing tolerance against stress or increasing yield in the field2. Regarding plant health, BSs are presented as a good alternative to achieve the yearly EU goals announced in the communication: “A Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system” 3. A good example of this way of thinking is the research conducted by the experienced researcher (ER) of this proposal, through utilizing L-pyroglutamic acid 4 (Pyr), which is able to save 30% of water requirements, reaching higher yields. However, to be effective, weekly treatments of 500 g per hectare are required. These involve an extra cost per hectare of 20€ each week to reduce watering by 30% with some losses in yield. One of the main reasons is probably the easy degradability of BSs. Indeed, application of pure bioactive compounds is also very limited due to their fast release, low solubility, and poor bioavailability5. An alternative to counteract these disadvantages is nanoencapsulation6. The present proposal is a novel interdisciplinary approach to this, which aims to multiply BS effectiveness by constructing a Nanostimulant (nanoparticle that encloses a BS). It updates traditional BS applications in the field by using the most advanced nanoencapsulation (NE) techniques.

Mots clés : biostimulants, agroindustrial, food security, climate change, water deficit

Participants :
- Universidade da Madeira (Portugal) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 147815.04 €
Projet RENA II (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2018)
Action : European Researchers' Night
Statut du projet : CLOSED

A diverse team of experts in scientific research and science communication from leading Research Institutes and Educational Organizations, located in the Athens Metropolitan area and with satellite installations and collaborators all over Greece, is formed to organize the Researcher's Night activities for the years 2018 and 2019. By adopting the concept “Science invites People”, we propose a large scale ReN, in 2018, at NCSR-Demokritos, the largest Science Research campus in Attica and Greece, and a similar event in 2019 at "Hellenic Cosmos" the Cultural Centre of the Foundation of the Hellenic World, an ultra-modern Cultural Centre and Museum that stands out for its innovative programs, organized by the National Observatory of Athens. Based on past experience, we plan activities for an expected attendance of many thousand visitors. Our proposal involves activities from several scientific domains exemplifying in many cases the benefits of Interdisciplinarity. The activities will include the organization of pre-events, as part of the awareness campaign, as well as parallel events in three regions across Greece including Iraklion Crete, Rethymnon Crete, Corinth, Patras, Kalamata and Xanthi, where participating Institutions have satellite installations, so as to maximize impact and reach. The purpose of the project is to convey to the general public the key ideas that Research is a necessary ingredient for progress, the Researchers are an integral part of the community and their profession is both fun, challenging, interesting and worth pursuing. The presentation of the work of the scientists to the Greek public will showcase the importance of scientific and technological breakthroughs leading to inventions and opportunities which benefit society in many ways. The special activities addressed to kids will motivate young people to choose science careers when they grow up.

Mots clés : science, progress, society, career, scientist, scientific research

Participants :
- Epistimi epikoinonia (Grèce) — Partner, beneficiary, Autres, subvention : 20720.0 €
- National Centre of Scientific Research "Demokritos" (Grèce) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 55870.0 €
- Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (Grèce) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 23125.0 €
- Idrima meizonos ellinismou (Grèce) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 10360.0 €
- National Hellenic Research Foundation (Grèce) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 17945.0 €
- National Observatory of Athens (Grèce) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 36075.0 €
- Athena Research and Innovation Center In Information Communication & Knowledge Technologies (Grèce) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 20905.0 €