Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
DANUBIUS Implementation Phase Project - DANUBIUS-IP (DANUBIUS IP)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: Research infrastructures
Theme: Research infrastructures
Destination: Development and infrastructures
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Romania,Ukraine,Czechia,Netherlands,Spain,Italy,Portugal,Greece,Bulgaria,Sweden,United Kingdom,Ireland
Call: Consolidation of the research infrastructure landscape – Individual support for ESFRI projects (HORIZON-INFRA-2021-DEV-02, 2021)
Start date: 2022-10-01
End date: 2025-12-31
Duration (months): 39.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1302655.5
EU funding (EUR): 1302655.5
Participants: 25
Project status: SIGNED

DANUBIUS-IP is a 39-month Coordination and Support Action to support the ongoing development of DANUBIUS-RI – an environmental research infrastructure linking rivers and seas – as it proceeds towards its Operational Phase. The project proposes 7 work packages, in two parallel workstreams, that together will: • deliver a new governance structure for the RI as it transitions to DANUBIUS-ERIC; • enhance the ICT potential of the RI to enable virtual delivery of key services; • implement the Science and Innovation Agenda supported by agile and quality assured scientific services; • demonstrate the value of the RI through examples of the unique services that the RI can offer to end-users across Europe and internationally; • expand the DANUBIUS-RI community and enhance its standing in the wider European and International environmental RI landscape; and • ensure that the potential of DANUBIUS-RI to have significant social and economic impact is widely communicated. DANUBIUS-IP is coordinated by GeoEcoMar (Romania) and brings together 25 experienced partners from 14 countries from across Europe in a consortium with complimentary areas of multi-disciplinary expertise across the freshwater and marine research fields. The project specifically seeks to address recommendations from the recent ESFRI and High-Level Expert Group reports (on DANUBIUS-RI) and make a significant contribution to the expected outcomes and wider impacts of the Horizon Europe Programme. As such the project considers the importance of sustainability of financial commitments, the need to test the funding model and to enhance the visibility of the RI. DANUBIUS-IP will further demonstrate the efficacy of an integrated and interdisciplinary approach embracing a 'river-sea continuum' perspective to fill current gaps in the Research and Innovation landscape to address key societal challenges in these environments impacted by anthropogenic pressures and climate change.
Fighting Talk – Motivating Violence in Ancient Judaism (FTMVAJ)

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: Norway
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2022 (HORIZON-MSCA-2022-PF-01, 2022)
Start date: 2023-08-15
End date: 2025-08-14
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 226751.04
EU funding (EUR): 226751.04
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

This project, entitled Fighting Talk: Motivating Violence in Ancient Judaism, will examine examples of pre-battle speeches recorded in ancient Jewish literature, to determine how such speeches reflect forms of motivation to violence within Judaism, how such speeches draw from and respond to other literary templates, and to further explore the relationship between literary representations of pre-battle exhortations and their oral counterparts. The principal goal of FTMVAJ is to gather and analyse a comprehensive group of ancient Jewish pre-battle exhortations, using appropriate methodological considerations including but not limited to linguistic analysis, role of violence in the speech, actions anticipated following the speech, the identity of the speaker and audience both within the narrative and as a literary work, and intertextuality. Additionally, I will create a suitable framework for understanding these collected speeches and explicate common features. These features will be further compared with Greek and Roman counterparts to examine the relationship between Jewish and non-Jewish examples of ancient pre-battle speech. The project’s goals will be measured by the following deliverables: academic publications, dissemination and communication activities. The research is of significance to several academic fields and has importance for public understanding of differences in core motivations between ethnic and religious groups, and furthermore, any who employ biblical texts to incite collective violence. FTMVAJ also has significant contributions to make for modern contexts, wherein holy texts are used to justify imagined and real violence.

Keywords: jewish studies
Agents of geomorphic change in submarine canyons (SubCAN)

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: Environment and Geosciences
Countries involved: Germany,United States,New Zealand
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2023 (HORIZON-MSCA-2023-PF-01, 2023)
Start date: 2024-10-01
End date: 2027-03-31
Duration (months): 30.0
Total project cost (EUR): 220966.8
EU funding (EUR): 220966.8
Participants: 3
Project status: TERMINATED

Submarine canyons are dynamic systems that are ubiquitous across continental margins and play a key role in the transport of material into the deep ocean. This transport is primarily facilitated through submarine landslides and turbidity currents, which can mobilise large volumes of sediment at high speeds across great distances. While some submarine canyons are flushed by low volume turbidity currents multiple times each year, others in similar tectonic settings remain inactive for multiple decades between higher-magnitude canyon flushing events. Nonetheless, such rapid change can dwarf the effect of other geomorphic processes, such as biological erosion or bedform migration, whose action over decades or centuries can bring about significant change in canyon morphology and also precondition slopes for failure. SubCAN will make use of a suite of acoustic (multibeam echosounder, subbottom and seismic) data and sediment cores, as well as numerical modelling, to investigate the agents that bring about change in submarine canyons over a variety of spatial and temporal scales. This work has implications for understanding and predicting margin evolution, and will provide important constraints on margin stability and hazards. In particular, SubCAN will (i) Use repeat mapping and monitoring to quantify fine-scale geomorphic changes and processes over up to 25 years in two end-member submarine canyons: one low-event-magnitude, high-event-frequency system, and one high-event-magnitude, low-event-frequency system; (ii) Implement hierarchical reduced-order numerical modelling to model canyon evolution and stratigraphic change in response to the action of geomorphic processes on a margin-scale using those two systems as end members; and (iii) Reconstruct geomorphic processes and evolution of a canyon where high resolution and repeat data are not available to reveal the universality of the key processes that bring about change in submarine canyons.

Keywords: submarine canyons geomorphometry landscape and margin evolution geomorphic change
Atmospheric blocking under global warming - sources of uncertainty in climate predictions and projections. (atm blocking)

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: Environment and Geosciences
Countries involved: Norway,Germany
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2022 (HORIZON-MSCA-2022-PF-01, 2022)
Start date: 2023-09-01
End date: 2026-05-31
Duration (months): 33.0
Total project cost (EUR): 226751.04
EU funding (EUR): 226751.04
Participants: 2
Project status: SIGNED

Cold spells, heatwaves and droughts have severe socio-economic impacts and are related to a peculiar phenomenon known as ‘atmospheric blocking’. Accurate and timely prediction of blocking frequency and strength is therefore of enormous importance. However, despite decades of research, climate models still exhibit substantial errors in blocking, leading to large uncertainties in seasonal-to-decadal predictions and future projections of blocking trends. At the root of this is the lack of a fundamental theory for blocking and an appropriate metric to identify blocks. A recent theoretical breakthrough offers an exciting path forward by drawing an analogy between blocking in the atmosphere to traffic jams on a highway. The traffic jam – blocking theory, which is based on the conservation properties of large-amplitude nonlinear waves, has led to a conceptual simplification of why blocks occur. Leveraging the promise shown by this new theory, ATM BLOCKING will provide the first-ever assessment of the key dynamical drivers of blocking errors and trends in the state-of-the-art global climate models. The success of ATM BLOCKING will offer a new theoretical basis for evaluating the performance of climate models in simulating blocks, with an unprecedented ability to pinpoint the responsible atmospheric processes across timescales. Down the road, these results will help policy makers and stakeholders to prepare for risks associated with climate change and weather extremes. The project proposes to address the problem using a combination of theory, numerical modeling and statistical analysis at University of Bergen, Norway in close collaboration with the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research under the supervision of leading experts in climate dynamics, climate modeling and weather extremes. In addition, the researcher’s own expertise in the theory of blocking will ensure the success of the project while facilitating two-way knowledge transfer between the researcher and the host.

Keywords: jet stream,storm track,extreme event,atmosphere blocking,
Adaptation to climate change in the rhizosphere across the millennia (TOLERATE)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Food, Bioeconomy Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment
Theme: Bio-Environment
Destination: Circular economy and bioeconomy sectors
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Countries involved: Denmark,Cyprus,Netherlands,United Kingdom,Greece,Italy,Germany,Türkiye,Spain,Portugal
Call: Exploring extreme environments: novel adaptation strategies at molecular level for bio-based innovation (HORIZON-CL6-2022-CIRCBIO-02-two-stage, 2022)
Start date: 2023-12-01
End date: 2027-11-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3909870.0
EU funding (EUR): 3909870.0
Participants: 14
Project status: SIGNED

Starting from a unique collection of paleo-environmental samples (frozen Arctic soils and sediments) already at AWI and their corresponding ancient DNA (aDNA) metagenomes that stretch back up to a million years, we will retrieve information on how rhizosphere biodiversity and functionality responded to climate changes and extreme events. Preliminary metagenomic data from the collection suggests it is a gold mine of archaic DNA that represents a timeline of adaptions to climate change in the rhizosphere. By reconstructing and analyzing these ancient metagenomes and correlating with available historical climatic change data, we will identify molecular adaptions that impart climate tolerance (specifically resistance to increased temperature and drought). This will be used to i) produce and test engineered root-colonizing bacteria (Pseudomonas fluorescens and Pseudomonas chlororaphis) that will improve climate tolerance of plants (production of humidifying polysaccharides around the root) facilitating the ability to grow on marginal agricultural land (MAL), ii) inform ancestral reconstruction of thermostable and/or cold tolerant enzymes for industrial application and iii) produce engineered Pseudomonas putida strains tailored for bioproduction. For the latter application, we will select genes that encode biomolecules relevant for climate-tolerant phenotypes (humidifying polysaccharides and the biosurfactant betaines). The production of these molecules using biotechnology will be targeted in the project and their application in selected industrial products verified. Target end-user applications will include polysaccharides and betaines for the development of 3D printed organ-on-chip and drug delivery systems as well as the formulation of metalworking fluids, lubricants and industrial cleaning products.

Keywords: climate tolerance,extreme environments,rhizosphere biodiversity,dna metagenomes,ancestral reconstruction,engineered soil bacteria,bioproduction,biopolymers,osmoprotectants,enzymes
How do cells form an embryo: Intracellular, temporal, and phenotypic dissection of mammalian gastrulation (EmbryoCellEnsemble)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Consolidator grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Integrative B iology : from Genes and Genomes to S ystems
Panel description: For all organis ms: Genetics, epigenetics, genomics  and other ‘omics studies , bioinformatics, systems biology , genetic diseases , gene editing, innovative methods and modelling,  ‘omics for personalised  medicine
Countries involved: Israel
Call: ERC CONSOLIDATOR GRANTS (ERC-2023-COG, 2023)
Start date: 2024-10-01
End date: 2029-09-30
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2000000.0
EU funding (EUR): 2000000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

In multicellular orIn multicellular organisms, how variation is achieved while cells comprise identical genetic information represents a fundamental open challenge my group strives to engage in the coming years. The development of a single fertilized egg into a complete embryo represents an especially beautiful embodiment of this problem. The process of differentiation is defined by the capacity of the cell ensemble to acquire increasingly more specialized internal states in a coordinated fashion. We are therefore excited by recent breakthroughs in single-cell transcriptomics and epigenomics since these can capture the emergence of embryonic cellular diversification at incredible resolution. But, we believe there is an urgent need in the field to match descriptive single cell atlases with models and experimental frameworks to derive novel understanding of function and regulation in this process. To this end, we will undertake three complementary approaches – all implemented during specification of the basic mammalian body plan (gastrulation) in vivo. (i) We will scrutinize parallel and converged differentiation in embryonic and extraembryonic lineages at absolute time. This will be achieved in both mouse and rabbit, providing unprecedented molecular insight into the evolutionary hourglass theory. (ii) Building on our recently developed capabilities, we will systematically dissect epigenetic mechanisms shaping and memorizing intracellular states. Importantly, we will do so by controlling for cell type and effects that propagate in and between tissues over time. (iii) Finally, we will chart and manipulate extracellular signaling affecting cell specification in the 3D embryonic space. Our study will provide mechanistic understanding and much-needed quantitative models that truly represent embryonic development as a concurrent interacting ensemble with far-reaching implications for other fields, such as regenerative medicine, cancer, aging, and synthetic embryogenesis.

Keywords: systems biology,single cell genomics,embryonic stem cells,transgenics,mammalian gastrulation,species comparison
In Diversity We Trust: Preserving and Promoting the Literary Heritage of Chinese Minorities (DIVE)

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: Italy
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2021 (HORIZON-MSCA-2021-PF-01, 2021)
Start date: 2023-09-01
End date: 2026-04-30
Duration (months): 32.0
Total project cost (EUR): 188590.08
EU funding (EUR): 188590.08
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Initiatives geared at promoting heritage as a tool for the continual revalorization of cultural diversity have spread like fire in recent decades. Who determines what counts as heritage, however, has been contested. On the global sphere, the UNESCO holds a monopoly by controlling inclusion to the lists of World Heritage and Intangible Cultural Heritage. Espousing the UNESCO designations, China has in parallel developed an internal framework for the study and the dissemination of cultural heritage. Some scholars have criticized China’s co-option of the UNESCO discourse for nation-building. Yet scholarship in critical heritage studies concurs that heritage value is not inherent in cultural items themselves, but rather in how such items are used to assert and affirm certain sets of values. DIVE explores how Chinese authorities have mobilized the origin myths (chuangshi shenhua) of the 55 officially recognized Chinese minorities (shaoshu minzu) to sustain the discourse of China as a united, multicultural nation. These myths have been circulated via literary publications, documentaries/broadcasts, and websites. To analyze the information from these heterogeneous sources, DIVE employs a cross-disciplinary approach that draws from the candidates’ research experience in digital humanities and in literary, media, and minority studies. Exploring the authorized discourse on minorities’ myths, this action contributes to decentralizing Chinese literary studies (traditionally focused on the Han majority), and to heritage studies by providing the first in-depth research on minority heritage’s appropriation in a socialist context. Research outputs will strengthen the candidate’s academic profile as an expert on Chinese textual heritage, opening career opportunities in and beyond academia. Moreover, the study of heritage in a multicultural nation such as China prepares the candidate to provide comparative insights to heritage practitioners and policy makers in the European Union.

Keywords: chinese ethnic literature minority literature
SURE2COAT: SUSTAINABLE SURFACE TREATMENTS OF COMPLEX SHAPE COMPONENTS FOR TRANSSECTORIAL INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION (SURE2COAT)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Digital, Industry and Space
Theme: Industry
Destination: Climate neutral, Circular and Digitised Production
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Partnership: Made in Europe (co-programmed)
Countries involved: Norway,Germany,Poland,Spain,Portugal,Slovenia,Switzerland,Italy
Call: Products with complex functional surfaces (Made in Europe Partnership) (RIA) (HORIZON-CL4-2022-TWIN-TRANSITION-01, 2022)
Start date: 2023-01-01
End date: 2026-04-30
Duration (months): 40.0
Total project cost (EUR): 5905509.0
EU funding (EUR): 5905508.25
Participants: 14
Project status: SIGNED

Light alloys, like Al, have shown to be good options for replacing steel in many sectors due to higher thermal conductivity and weight reduction they allow, which has become crucial e.g. for e-mobility. However, without protection, recycled Al is prone to corrosion under operation in harsh environments (e.g. heat exchangers in heat storage units, components in motors needed to be frequently cleaned with harmful chemicals). The Sure2Coat project will enable the use and uptake of Al in new sectors involving products with complex shapes, by new sustainable manufacturing methods with lower energy consumption for end users. Corrosion is a major challenge with an annual global cost of $2.5 trillion. It is therefore fundamental to develop and validate new surface treatments to produce corrosion resistant and conductive coatings for new applications. Sure2Coat will develop and validate new surface treatments for light alloys (anaphoretic e-coating, laser structuring, composite-PEO coating) in three use cases in which energy usage is key: Electrical engines, Heating systems and Heat storage units. Sure2Coat pays special attention to effective design for future integration into their respective production lines. Sure2Coat's target is to increase the energy efficiency by 50-60% and increase the use of recycled Al by 70% by using surface treatments and innovative production technologies (casting, virtualisation), with lower energy consumption (from 10%) during manufacturing. For an industrial point of view, a prerequisite for succeeding is continuity in manufacturing R&D&I projects and training/education of required staff, which Sure2Coat will foster by broad dissemination and exploitation of the project results across the manufacturing value chain. Sure2Coat will result in strengthening the European manufacturing value chain by developing European industries with leading-edge technologies on manufacturing materials and allowing for accelerating roll-out for green transition.

Keywords: surface treatment aluminium copper corrosion heat transfer integration manufacturing