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Bio-Stabilized Multiphase Materials as Carriers for Biopesticides (BIOMAC-BP)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Doctoral Networks
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Physics
Countries involved: Germany,France,Greece,Belgium,Netherlands,Italy,Switzerland
Call: MSCA Doctoral Networks 2023 (HORIZON-MSCA-2023-DN-01, 2023)
Start date: 2024-10-01
End date: 2028-09-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3408786.51
EU funding (EUR): 3170044.8
Participants: 15
Project status: SIGNED

Current agricultural pest control is highly dependent on synthetic pesticides. These pose significant risks to the environment and human health. Microbial pesticides offer promising alternatives with greater specificity and reduced risk. However, their use is often hampered by ineffective formulations containing synthetic additives which pose an environment risk themselves. We propose to solve both problems by developing formulations that use only bio-sourced materials to stabilize the interface between two fluid media. The 2-Phase High Interface Materials (BIO2PHIMs) that form in this manner are ideal carries for a bacterial cargo, and have superior stability and application features as formulations. The project’s main objectives are fourfold: (i) Improve bacterial fitness in biopesticide formulations using BIO2PHIMs as carriers. These materials not only resist destabilization, but also allow for the inclusion of nutrient-supplying mediums. (ii) Enable rational formulation design by developing models with predictive capabilities for the correlations between the physicochemical properties of BIO2PHIM, the viability of enclosed bacteria, and their post-deposition performance. (iii) enhancing the benefits of BIO2PHIM by identifying bacteria with high pesticide potential, improving application methods and monitoring the environmental impact of the formulations. (iv) Training a cohort of young scientist equipped with the necessary interdisciplinary knowledge to tackle the synthetic pesticide emission problem, and implement solutions. To achieve these goals, we will implement a truly multidisciplinary approach, bringing together expertise from microbiology, soft matter physics, physical chemistry, chemical and materials engineering and agricultural science. Realizing BIO2PHIM pesticides is at the heart of the MSCA work programme, as it will contribute to the EU’s target of reducing the use of synthetic pesticides by 50% by 2030, as part of the European Green Deal.

Keywords: biopesticides,agricultural science,microorganisms,encapsulation,foams,pickering emulsions,bijels
The Aramaization of the Middle East: Revisiting the Fall and Rise of Written Traditions (ARAMAIZATION)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Starting grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: The Study of the Human Past
Panel description: Archaeology and history
Countries involved: Spain
Call: ERC STARTING GRANTS (ERC-2024-STG, 2024)
Start date: 2025-07-01
End date: 2030-06-30
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1482790.0
EU funding (EUR): 1482790.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

For more than two thousand years, the Sumerian and Akkadian languages and the cuneiform script dominated the written record of the Middle East (c.3000–500 BCE). Yet the hegemonic cultural position of these languages began to erode under the Assyrian Empire (935–612 BCE), when the region was subject to an imperial order closely aligned with the Sumero-Akkadian tradition. How did Aramaic writing, lacking a comparable pedigree or status, manage to establish itself alongside Sumero-Akkadian before displacing it altogether? Answering this question has significance far beyond the first millennium BCE. The Aramaization of the Middle East is the story of the fall of the world’s oldest literate tradition and its replacement by an upstart language and script. Making sense of this transition will be instructive for our understanding of processes of language change in the long term. It will also contribute to our understanding of later sociolinguistic transformations in the Middle East and elsewhere, including in our own time of global linguistic and cultural flux. The Aramaization of the Middle East has evaded adequate treatment because of the difficulty and dispersal of the data, enduring disciplinary divisions, and outdated interpretative paradigms. The publication in recent decades of much new evidence adds to the urgency of the problem. The ARAMAIZATION project will investigate the Aramaization of the Middle East across disciplinary boundaries, bringing together expertise in Assyriology, Aramaic studies, and historical sociolinguistics. We will approach Aramaization as a process rooted in the choices of the people and institutions who commissioned and produced writing. We will examine these choices by surveying all available evidence together as part of a single linguistic landscape. Our research will pioneer sociolinguistic research methods with broad applicability to the study of language choice and language change across the ancient world and beyond.

Keywords: historical sociolinguistics comparative history aramaic akkadian language change assyria babylonia mesopotamia
Amplifying ocean commons: pathways for scaling transformative governance (SharedSeas)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Starting grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Human Mobility, Environment, and Space
Panel description: Human geography, demography, health, susta inability science, territorial planning, spatial analysis
Countries involved: Germany
Call: ERC STARTING GRANTS (ERC-2024-STG, 2024)
Start date: 2025-01-01
End date: 2029-12-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1494688.0
EU funding (EUR): 1494688.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

The ocean economy has exponentially expanded since the early 2000s, revealing how business-as-usual governance in the form of privatization and fragmented state strategies are insufficient for ensuring social justice and sustainability. Common property rights models – or commons - offer promising and transformative solutions for radically reforming ocean governance around shared rights, responsibilities and benefits to align stewardship and use. However, what remains unknown, is the viability, desirability and feasibility of commons as a scalable strategy. Answering these questions is urgent at all levels. Globally, the United Nations High Seas Treaty (adopted March 2023) mandates governing the high seas as a global commons, but with no clear governance pathways. Regionally, over 191 fragmented governance arrangements address transboundary issues but lack coordination and integration. Nationally, Blue Economy agendas are boosting growth without clear frameworks to deal with trade-offs, justice or sustainability. Locally, capacities are lacking for collective action, risk sharing and adaptation to climate and market changes. SharedSeas examines the viability, desirability and feasibility of using common property rights as a sustainable and scalable ocean governance model. It builds the conceptual and theoretical foundations of how a commons-based Blue Economy can realistically function and scale (WP1). Empirical social-ecological analysis will extract lessons, challenges and best practices across multi-level cases (WP2). Transdisciplinary participatory methods with diverse stakeholders will be developed to co-create future scenarios and pathways to address trade-offs (WP3). To scale impact, SharedSeas has the ambitious goal to theoretically develop and empirically test eight pathways from amplification theory (stabilizing, speeding up, growing, spreading, transferring, replicating, scaling up, scaling deep) as avenues to mainstream commons in the Blue Economy (WP4).

Keywords: oceans,commons,governance,justice,scaling
Unlocking the Cloud Edge IoT demand potential in Europe (UNLOCK-CEI)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Digital, Industry and Space
Theme: Digital
Destination: World-leading Data and Computing Technologies
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Italy,Germany,Netherlands,Spain,Denmark,Czechia
Call: Coordination and Support of the ‘Cloud-Edge-IoT’ domain (CSA) (HORIZON-CL4-2021-DATA-01, 2021)
Start date: 2022-06-01
End date: 2024-11-30
Duration (months): 30.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1499750.0
EU funding (EUR): 1499750.0
Participants: 8
Project status: CLOSED

UNLOCK CEI’s ambition is to UNLOCK the potential for accelerating the deployment of the Cloud-to-Edge-IoT (CEI) computing continuum in Europe by focusing on the demand-side drivers and challenges to identify technology-driven innovation and business opportunities driving demand value chains. The project represents the CEI demand constituency; provide insights and guidance to the Horizon Europe R&D projects in this domain; and contribute to a proactive dialogue with the supply stakeholders to encourage the development of an open European CEI ecosystem. It focuses on emerging value chains where investment is needed to foster the deployment of the Cloud-to-Edge-IoT continuum through the forthcoming CEI large scale pilots. This will ultimately foster European autonomy in the digital economy. The workplan is designed to provide early results to feed into the development of the HE Work Programme in 2023-24 based on the ongoing dialogue with the stakeholder ecosystem. The project pays specific attention to data governance issues, leveraging the relationship with industry-driven initiatives such as Gaia-X and CCAM (Connected, Co-operative & Automated Mobility) partnership. UNLOCK carries out a systematic assessment of the state of the open European CEI ecosystem and develop future market scenarios and related market pathways for the development of the open European CEI ecosystem. It will engage with industry stakeholders representing the most relevant industry value chains in Europe for CEI potential demand and develops a productive and effective interface between the demand constituency and the supply side, including the coordination of HE projects resulting from CL4-2021-DATA-01-05, CL4-2022-DATA-01-02, and CL4-2022-DATA-01-03 and Cluster 3 cybersecurity projects. It finally designs and implement a coordinated communication and dissemination strategy running throughout the lifetime of the project to create awareness about the whole of the European demand-side landscape.

Keywords: cloud computing,edge computing,internet of things,demand side drivers,emerging value chains,data governance,cei ecosystem
CHARLES University Programme for Sustainable Goals, Training, Openness and Novelty in Research (CHARLESTON)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Co-funding of regional, national and international programmes
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Countries involved: Czechia,Germany
Call: MSCA COFUND 2023 (HORIZON-MSCA-2023-COFUND-01, 2023)
Start date: 2025-01-01
End date: 2029-12-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2388000.0
EU funding (EUR): 2388000.0
Participants: 18
Project status: SIGNED

Charleston stands for CHARLES University Programme for Sustainable Goals, Training, Openness and Novelty in Research. It's a unique opportunity, inviting 20 exceptional postdoctoral researchers from any nationality, provided they meet the MSCA mobility condition and have a doctoral degree with up to eight years of research experience. Central to the programme are three key objectives: fostering progress towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), enhancing support for postdoctoral career advancement, and offering fellows enriching intersectoral experiences. Charleston stands out for its merit-based selection process, overseen by independent evaluators in line with Charles University's commitment to equal opportunities. As a mono-beneficiary project, Charles University not only administers but also directly benefits from this programme, hosting research across its 21 diverse faculties and departments. The heart of Charleston lies in its robust 24-month fellowship at Charles University, supplemented by a mandatory three to six months of practical experience in non-academic settings. This structure is deliberately designed to stimulate curiosity-driven research across various scientific fields, closely tied to the SDGs. More than just a funding mechanism, Charleston is a holistic journey in postdoctoral career, involving a network of partners for hosting, training, and broad dissemination of research findings. It also provides its fellows with competitive remuneration, including mobility and family allowances, underscoring its dedication to supporting researchers both professionally and personally.

Keywords: postdoctoral,postdoc,career development,charles university,sdgs,inter sectoral,
Probing the visible- light-driven photocatalytic mechanism to improve the photocatalytic performance of carbon nanodots (CNDs) (PRISM)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Postdoctoral Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Chemistry
Countries involved: Spain,Germany
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2022 (HORIZON-MSCA-2022-PF-01, 2022)
Start date: 2024-01-01
End date: 2025-12-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 181152.96
EU funding (EUR): 181152.96
Participants: 4
Project status: SIGNED

To address the global energy crisis, photocatalysis is one of the most advanced, green, and clean technologies for converting pollutants into fuel. However, low-cost photocatalysts with essential properties for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) are very rare. After the accidental discovery of carbon nanodots (CNDs) in 2004, it is emerging as the rising star in photocatalysis due to readily low-cost synthesis, high water solubility, good photostability, and the position of conduction bands to afford catalytic reaction. However, on the one hand, research in visible-light-driven photocatalytic water splitting and CO2 reduction using CND catalyst is still in its infancy due to the very low molar extinction coefficients in the visible range. On the other hand, the contemporary literature fails to provide the actual mechanism of photocatalysis in CND materials. To date, the photocatalytic mechanism in CND materials mostly covered either single electron transfer or photo-base effect. Indeed, HER /CO2RR cannot be ensured by single electron transfer alone; electron transfer in conjunction with proton transfer, commonly referred to as proton-coupled electron transfer, is crucial to connect the actual multiple electrons and protons transfer. Therefore, exploring the proper photocatalytic mechanism in CND materials based on comprehensive globally analyzed time-resolved photophysical survey starting from femtoseconds to milliseconds and beyond using pump-probe transient absorption spectroscopy is an open research task. In addition, I will explore different synthetic strategies to increase molar extinction coefficients across the visible region to exploit the entire solar spectrum and increase the effective number of photogenerated carriers. Thus, our combined multidisciplinary approaches in synthesis, characterization, and application will definitely usher in a new era of nanomaterials research for new generations of energy sources.

Keywords: photocatalytic mechanism,proton coupled electron transfer,vis light absorbing carbon nanodots,pump probe transient absorption,glotaran based global analysis,visible light driven photocatalysis
3D bioprinting construct for the diminishing of bone tumor and progression of bone tissue regeneration: Diagnosis of phenotyping in the cellular model and screening as a therapeutic platform (TissueEng)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Widening Participation and Strengthening the European Research Area
Programme: Widening participation and spreading excellence
Theme: Attracting and mobilising the best talents
Destination: Attracting and mobilising the best talents
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Chemistry
Countries involved: Portugal,United States
Call: ERA Fellowships (HORIZON-WIDERA-2023-TALENTS-02, 2023)
Start date: 2025-03-01
End date: 2027-02-28
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 172618.56
EU funding (EUR): 172618.56
Participants: 2
Project status: SIGNED

Bone tissue engineering has been considered a viable solution Bone tissue engineering has been considered a viable solution for clinical restoration and recovery of defected bone tissue caused by injuries, skeletal dysfunction, and cancer. But current approaches are limited in developing cellular disease models to screen the target genes in tumour relapsing, which enables finding suitable preclinical strategies (animal model). The project will use 3D bioprinting to create an external field driving biosensor-impregnated 3D construct as a potential therapeutic platform for screening bone tumour behaviours and multidisciplinary approaches to bone defect recovery. Hence, the main objective is to determine if the formulation of chiro-magnetic nano-assembly incorporated electro-conductive hydrogel will be able to mimic the in vivo disease model to identify the target of expression in the osteosarcoma model, which will enable the finding of an effective therapeutic strategy for osteosarcoma treatment with gender diversity. The project will focus on the multidisciplinary approach (material science, biochemistry, and cell biology) in the formulation of the multifunctional 3D bioprinting hydrogel (visible light based photo-cross-linkable). The 3D construct will have tunable physical properties such as mechanical stability, chiro-magnetic, etc in determining all stages of cellular behaviour; magnetothermal activity in killing tumour cells; and electro-stimulation mediated osteointegration in tissue regeneration. The project will include the transfer of the candidate’s knowledge to the host and acquiring extensive training from UAveiro on advanced tools and techniques as a part of the career development plan. The results will have a potential impact on humankind and patients from all socio-economical levels, and they are in line with the EU mission to have a significant economic impact on the sustainability of public healthcare care for low-to medium-earning patients' families.

Keywords: injectable hydrogel,chiromagnetic nanoparticle,spheroids,tissue regeneration,hyperthermia,osteoinduction
Changing EU Policies in Times of War: How Increasing EU Acceptance Affects European Identities in Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine? (EUROIDE)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Postdoctoral Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Social Sciences and Humanities
Countries involved: Germany,Switzerland
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2024 (HORIZON-MSCA-2024-PF-01, 2024)
Start date: 2025-10-01
End date: 2028-09-30
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 416941.44
EU funding (EUR): 416941.44
Participants: 3
Project status: SIGNED

The Russian-Ukrainian war marked a turn in the EU`s policy towards its Eastern Partnership (EaP) members, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. The EU has been gradually opening since 2014 and offered a candidate status in 2022 and 2023. Thus, currently the EU faces a challenge of modifying its EaP policy and deciding how these countries can be led to the membership. However, these countries’ move towards Europe, which is based on European self-identification, has been contested domestically by alternative identities, including those advocated by Russia. The lack of a single identity has been noted as a challenge to domestic consensus on democratisation, to the EU rule transfer and implementation and as an incitement for external intervention. But considering the leap in the EU and Russian policies, this context faces potential restructuring. While we know how the EU policies might affect rule adoption beyond its borders, the question of its influence on identity debates has yet to be addressed. The goal of EUROIDE is to understand whether and under what conditions increasing acceptance from the EU side in times of Russian aggression instigates change in identity contestation. This understanding will provide well-needed insights into domestic constellations in regard to accepting or resisting democratisation and Europeanisation processes in value terms. To achieve the research objective, I will conduct a longitudinal and comparative study of identity discourses in Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine under changing EU approach since 2014. EUROIDE will be based on a strong interdisciplinary approach, bridging political and psychological theories and computer science, Natural Language Processing (NLP) methods to analyse identity discourses. To ensure the successful implementation of the project, leading scholars in the studies of Europeanisation and the post-Soviet region will supervise me. EUROIDE will strengthen my academic profile towards advanced funding and a tenured position.

Keywords: european identity russian ukrainian war eastern partnership eu candidate countries eu enlargement democratization