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

Lightning is the most frequent natural ignition source of wildfires. Lightning-ignited wildfires (LIWs) are a significant part of the fire regime in remote and mountainous regions across the world, as well as a major component of wildfires crises in the USA, Canada, Siberia, southern Europe, and Australia, among other regions. Dry lightning (lightning that occurs without a considerable amount of rain) are mentioned as one of the main factors driving LIWs. However, it is unclear how frequently dry lightning ignite fires, and whether dry lightning are associated to certain patters (e.g., shorter and smaller storms) and the lifecycle of thunderstorms (e.g., located at the edge and during the final stage). On the other hand, the projected increase in lightning, along with global-scale processes (climate and land use changes), suggest that extreme wildfire events caused by lightning are likely to occur more frequently. FIRESKY aims to enhance the understanding of LIWs to improve preparedness for changing wildfire regimes. To this end, FIRESKY will first characterize the thunderstorms causing LIWs, and second identify extreme LIWs and the conditions that promote them. The research project will find the specific lightning strikes and thunderstorms responsible for LIWs, and a database of extreme LIWs will be created. In summary, FIRESKY will help understand the role of thunderstorms in fire ignitions, and how these ignitions interact with other factors to become extreme wildfires. This knowledge can be incorporated into fire forecasting and detection systems. In addition, FIRESKY increases public awareness about natural and extreme wildfires, and contributes to adaptation to climate change by improving our preparedness to extreme events as part of an integrated fire management approach.

Mots clés : wildfire, lightning, thunderstorm, extreme event, natural hazard, fire danger, climate change, meteorology, remote sensing, forest management

Participants :
- MétéoSuisse (Suisse) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes publics (hors enseignement & recherche), subvention : 0.0 €
- Université libre d'Amsterdam (Pays-Bas) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 203464.32 €
- Conseil supérieur de la recherche scientifique (Espagne) — Partner, associated partner, Recherche, subvention : 0.0 €
Projet RISEN (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2022)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - Global Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Evolutionary selective pressures have shaped the human skeleton for millions of years, contributing to its distinctiveness compared to other primates. Among all the elements of our skeleton that have undergone huge modification, arguably one of the most distinctive ones is the pelvis. The pelvis plays a pivotal role in reinforcing the skeleton against external forces during locomotion and as such, selection pressures have acted particularly on it. However, efficient bipedalism came at a cost, when balancing other selection pressures. As a result, the difficulty of childbirth has been constant during human evolution. Today, obstructed labour is the cause of 8% of maternal mortality. A deep analysis of the biosocial dynamics that act from birth to adulthood is fundamental for a complete understanding of pelvic anatomy. Such a developmental perspective on the pelvis anatomy is currently missing. RISEN aims to fill this gap by extensively exploring the mechanisms that lie behind pelvic development, unravelling how, when, and to what extent external influences - e.g., bipedalism, health status - affect adult bone morphology. Thanks to the proposed innovative and multidisciplinary methodology that leverages cutting-edge technologies and brings together biological and cultural data, RISEN (24 months, USA – 12 months, Italy) will produce a comprehensive investigation that will have a huge impact on contemporary society or public health issues related to women's lives. This international and interdisciplinary project will give the fellow a full background and foster scientific expertise to accomplish a project as ambitious as RISEN. This project responds to EU research priorities through the transfer of gained knowledge and partnerships development with leading experts. Not only does it improve employability and career prospects, but also contributes to the EU's competitiveness and growth.

Mots clés : skeletal development biological anthropology ontogeny trabecular analysis morphometrics women bipedal locomotion childbirth

Participants :
- Université d'État de Pennsylvanie (Etats-Unis) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université de Bologne (Italie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 265099.2 €
- Conseil supérieur de la recherche scientifique (Espagne) — Partner, associated partner, Recherche, subvention : 0.0 €
Projet MIDSCAPES (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - Global Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Why do some skilled middle-class individuals from unstable countries leave, while others with similar profiles stay? How does the constant flow of digital information shape migration aspirations? These questions drive the main objectives of MIDSCAPES: (i) to identify migration and stay patterns among Türkiye's middle class, (ii) to explore the role of digital space in spreading migration related information, and (iii) to measure social media's impact on migration aspirations using innovative methods. This project integrates the aspirations-(cap)abilities framework with digital migration studies, enriching both fields by focusing on stay aspirations, social stratification and social media. Focusing on both the sending and receiving ends of migration MIDSCAPES is empirically innovative. The empirical focus on potential and actual migrants from Türkiye to Canada is both timely and relevant. Türkiye serves as a critical case for understanding how middle-class individuals with globally marketable skills respond to structural uncertainties. Canada, a key global destination for highly skilled migrants, is known for its welcoming yet complex selection and admission mechanisms, utilising immigration as a tool for middle-class nation-building. MIDSCAPES embraces a multi-sited and mixed-method approach employing three main data collection methods. 1. in-depth interviews with recent migrants, potential migrants and stayers, 2. digital ethnography, 3. surveys including survey experiments with potential migrants and stayers. These methods are crafted to unpack the complexity of spatial and social mobility aspirations among potential migrants and stayers from middle-class backgrounds. The findings will have implications for key policy and societal challenges: (1) high income countries’ interest in attracting and retaining skilled workforce, (2) middle-income countries’ struggles with “brain drain”, and (3) digital information flows shaping (migration) decision-making.

Mots clés : im mobility, future aspirations, transnational flow of information, middle classes, mixed methods

Participants :
- Toronto Metropolitan University (Canada) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université Koç (Turquie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 230691.0 €
Projet CARAVAGGIO (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2023)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - Global Fellowships
Panel : Environment and Geosciences
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Volcanic eruptions can have catastrophic consequences to the planet or to nearby residents and infrastructures. Although our understanding of magma ascent and volcanic eruptions has vastly improved in recent decades, many aspects of magma transport in Earth’s crust elude us, such that incomplete interpretation of signals monitored during magmatic unrest prevents the development of robust models to track magma transport and forecast the timing and location of volcanic eruptions. Hence, new efforts are needed to integrate volcanic structures with novel remote sensing monitoring techniques and cutting-edge laboratory measurements to develop comprehensive models of magma transport. CARAVAGGIO aims to develop and validate an innovative, interdisciplinary, thermo-chemico-mechanical (TCM) numerical model to simulate magmatic dike propagation. The TCM model will permit the integration of realistic volcano-tectonic structure (lithostratigraphic heterogeneities, local faults, etc), laboratory constraints of geomaterial properties (strength, permeability, thermal properties), fluid and heat transfer from magma into fractured rocks, and spaceborne ground temperature measurements. These multi-parametric constraints will increase the robustness of modelled outputs to improve constraints on the conditions leading to magma transport and eruptions. The model will be applied to the ongoing (2021-present) Fagradalsfjall eruption (southeastern Iceland), which has been thoroughly monitored using ground-based and satellite-based instruments, and which has been cored in nearby boreholes by geothermal companies, thus providing an unparalleled level of data to validate the model outputs. The model will be shared with the community via strategic dissemination activities, and scientific achievements will be shared with the public. Ultimately, the outcomes of CARAVAGGIO will enhance future efforts aiming at forecasting the timing and locations of volcanic eruptions.

Mots clés : magma propagation, dike, volcanotectonics, numerical modelling, magma migration, experimental constraints, thermal emissions, volcanic eruption, thermo chemico mechanical model, fagradalsfjall eruption

Participants :
- Université Louis-et-Maximilien de Munich (Allemagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 265647.84 €
- Institut de technologie de Californie (Etats-Unis) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Conseil supérieur de la recherche scientifique (Espagne) — Partner, associated partner, Recherche, subvention : 0.0 €
Projet CiPBAT (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2023)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : SIGNED

The aftermath of climate change & energy crisis are acknowledged as one of the most demanding socioeconomic challenges of modern times. Frontier energy storage technologies are crucial to develop to ensure clean & affordable supply of energy. Current Li-ion technology (LIB) is approaching its limit, whether concerning performance metrics or environmental impact. In turn, rechargeable Mg or Ca-based batteries show great theoretical promises in all these aspects. However, unavailability of suitable high voltage cathode materials with practical power & energy metrics limits their application. In this proposal, we will explore a novel type of 1D linear coordination polymer (CP)-based cathode material for high-energy reversible Mg- & Ca-ion storage (CiPBAT). Our innovative approach is to synthesize anionic CPs in discharged state (containing Mg- or Ca- cation) like a typical LIB inorganic cathode. We will synthesize conjugated sulfonamide-based cathode materials, followed by a consolidated understanding of the electrode reactivity through structure-performance correlation by physicochemical, electrochemical & operando techniques. Final objective here is to construct prototype CiPBAT pouch cells that can operate at high voltage (~2-3 V for Mg & ~3-4 V for Ca) with good cycling stability of atleast 250 cycles. By combining my strong expertise in core electrochemistry with excellent background of host supervisor on organic battery materials and secondment lab on divalent battery chemistry, the project will be effectively implemented. The successful completion of this project will also lead to constructing the first Mg & Ca-metal, but also, anode free prototype cells. This will boost the sustainable all-organic divalent battery research to a new level and replace the need of scarce, expensive & controversial supply of raw materials in current systems. Finally, this fellowship will provide me with great opportunities to achieve professional excellence & research independency.

Mots clés : energy storage, organic cathode, coordination polymer, mg and ca metal anode, electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance, operando characterizations

Participants :
- Université catholique de Louvain (Belgique) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 175920.0 €
- Conseil supérieur de la recherche scientifique (Espagne) — Partner, associated partner, Recherche, subvention : 0.0 €
Projet LigMo (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2023)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Life Sciences
Statut du projet : SIGNED

In the current context of climate change, transitioning from a petroleum-based economy to more sustainable alternatives is of top priority. Wood is one of the most abundant renewable resources with established roles in the furniture, construction, paper and energy sectors. Because of this, demand for wood is increasing as policies around the world promote energy generation from wood, risking increased deforestation and exchange of diverse forests for monoculture plantations. The industrial applications of wood depend on its composition, specifically that of lignin in the secondary cell wall (SCW). Although much is known about lignification through extensive research on Arabidopsis thaliana and other vascular plants, there are still knowledge gaps involving the initiation and control of lignin polymerization that remain to be addressed in order to outline the core set of genes associated with the emergence of lignin. In these lines, the long-term goal of this proposal is to engineer innovative wood-like biomass by introducing lignin-biosynthetic genes in fast-growing moss to establish new types of biomaterials, potentially reducing the use of wood in certain applications and alleviating increasing pressures on forests. Mosses are land plants lacking lignified vascular tissues but have homologous genes to most steps in lignin biosynthesis. We hypothesize that the lack of lignin in mosses makes them potential model systems to determine how lignin polymerization and SCW formation occur in plants. In this proposal, we will systematically transform the model moss Physcomitrium patens, with genes from vascular plants until canonical lignin is observed in its cell wall. The outcomes of this work will pave the way for innovative biomass sources and potentially provide insights into tailoring lignin composition and transferring such knowledge to existing agricultural biomass. This approach also promises to become a powerful tool for basic research in the study of lignin.

Mots clés : lignin physcomitrium patens genetic engineering phenylpropanoid pathway

Participants :
- Centre national de la recherche scientifique (France) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 211754.88 €
- Conseil supérieur de la recherche scientifique (Espagne) — Partner, associated partner, Recherche, subvention : 0.0 €
Projet PNMS (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2021)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : CLOSED

Sleep is universal to the human experience. A core element of our daily (circadian) rhythms, sleep is a biological and a cultural phenomenon. When we sleep, how we feel about sleep, and what we deem as normal varies with place and time. The new science of chronobiology is demonstrating that the daily rhythms of sleep and wake, eat and fast, have far reaching consequences for our physical and mental health. Understanding this embodied time can provide a new perspective on the everyday experience of people in the past and open up larger questions about time and society. This interdisciplinary project takes its start in the history of time and sleep and proposes to use an analysis of embodied rhythms to provide new perspectives on the history of Arctic exploration. European visitors to the Arctic in the nineteenth century experienced it as a timeless space where the seasonal fluctuations in light quite literally turned day to night. The Polar Night and the Midnight Sun challenged the crews emotionally and physically as disordered sleeping and irregular eating threatened physical and mental health. At the same time, the unpredictable magnetism of the North Pole frustrated attempts to overcome the Arctic 'timescape' with the tools of European science. PNMS is innovative in its subject area and its methodology. This project combines the tools of historical research with the insights of Henri Lefebvre's rhythmanalysis to attend to bodily rhythms in the past in new and exciting ways. Following Lefebvre's influential methodological lens, I propose to combine work on nineteenth century European sources with a contemporary rhythmanalysis, travelling to Svalbard in the Arctic Circle to observe the changing rhythms of residents in the bright summer and dark winter. This action brings together the insights of the history of science, environmental humanities, temporality studies, and feminist studies of emotion to gain new perspective on the Arctic landscape and its rhythms.

Mots clés : arctic, sleep, history, exploration, circadian rhythms, rhythmanalysis

Participants :
- Université d'Oslo (Norvège) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 283438.8 €
- Norsk Teknisk Museum (Norvège) — Partner, associated partner, Autres, subvention : 0.0 €
Projet ELITE (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2022)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Today most dictators exploit democratic institutions such as multiparty elections or legislatures to cover their autocratic rule. To carry out this form of rule, dictators need a loyal coalition of politicians to gather supporters, advance policies and win elections. While this loyalty is central to regime survival, elite divisions within authoritarian governments can induce political change. Yet, what type of divisions matter and whether such change will be democratizing are unclear. Defectors might have the resources to embolden pro-democracy groups, but they may also face repression, worsening democratization prospects. What type of divisions within the ruling elite can weaken modern autocracies? What are the mechanisms that underpin the relationship between defections and democratization?  ELITE offers a new theoretical framework, innovative data, and empirical research to identify and explain the strains and disruptions within authoritarian governments that induce democratization. It develops a theory of the elite origins of regime (in)stability, focusing on divisions within the ruling elite. ELITE builds a novel dataset on political elites’ resources and dissent strategies in 28 prominent electoral autocracies—today's most common form of autocracy. Cutting-edge mixed methods test why and how elite divisions strengthen anti-regime groups and weaken leaders' tools to stay in power. Findings will inform academic and policy debates on the processes that weaken modern dictatorships. Dr. Adrián del Río Rodríguez has broad expertise on the topic of elite politics in autocracies and methodological skills to carry out the ELITE project. The Department of Political Science, University of Oslo, will host Dr. del Río, and Prof. Carl H. Knutsen–a top international scholar in autocratic politics—will supervise him. The hosting arrangements provide excellent opportunities for networking, training, and potential for research collaboration during the MSCA fellowship.

Mots clés : dictatorships, elite studies, political parties, electoral fraud, repression, co optation, elections, democratization

Participants :
- Université d'Oslo (Norvège) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 210911.04 €
Projet PROTRUST (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2022)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : TERMINATED

Large firms such as Amazon, Google and Facebook have been making worldwide headlines for abusing their market power and violating antitrust rules. Within the European Union (EU), the European Commission (EC) has been a regulatory powerhouse in competition policy with the capacity to counterbalance unfair dominance of large firms. Such antitrust cases tend to gain news coverage and lead to discussions in the public sphere. In other words, they become subject to ‘politicisation’. But does politicisation affect citizens’ trust in public authorities and large companies, and if so, how? PROTRUST (Public Trust in Contemporary Europe: Trusting the Antitrust) investigates the effect of politicisation of EU antitrust cases on citizens’ trust in the European Commission and in the firms involved. It does so through an innovative combination of (1) a claims-making analysis of media coverage of antitrust cases in selected countries and (2) survey experiments based on the identified media frames from the claims-making analysis. PROTRUST is hosted by ARENA Centre for European Studies, University of Oslo, where it benefits from the expertise of Prof. Tobias Bach and other academics in the areas of trust, public administration, and EU studies. It also relies on the support of two secondment institutions, GOVTRUST Centre of Excellence, University of Antwerp, and Lund University, adding key expertise in the areas of political economy, transparency and technology. PROTRUST builds a bridge between politicisation and trust research, advances knowledge on politicisation in the field of competition policy, and provides a novel analysis of the impact of media frames in relation to competition and antitrust. Considering the dominance of large firms and the emerging challenges of democratic governance in the digital age, analysing the link between politicisation and citizens’ trust is a timely and pressing topic.

Mots clés : trust, antitrust, competition policy, politicisation, eu, european commission

Participants :
- Université de Lund (Suède) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université d'Anvers (Belgique) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université d'Oslo (Norvège) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 226751.04 €
Projet UCAN (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2022)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : SIGNED

This project aims to bring together the study of classicality and non-classicality within the fields of mathematical logic and philosophy of logic. The project is divided into two parts. First, we will unify classical and non-classical foundations of mathematics within a set-theoretic framework. Moreover, our approach is distinctive from previous attempts of such unification. We believe only an algebraic approach has sufficient generality for such a task. Secondly, we will extend our reconciliation of classicality and non-classicality to the area of philosophy of logic and philosophy of set theory. In particular, we plan to unify the study of set-theoretic and logical pluralism. We believe this will allow us to gain new insights into both fields of study.

Mots clés : non classical models of set theory, foundation of mathematics, logical pluralism and set theoretic pluralism

Participants :
- Université d'Oslo (Norvège) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 226751.04 €