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ERC grants competition opens

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ERC grants competition opens

Applications for two grant schemes open on 3 August, including ‘Starting’ grants of up to €1.5 million for up to 5 years for PIs who earned their PhD within 2-7 years ago; and a new collaborative programme, the ‘Synergy’ grant, which will fund 2-4 PIs in a cross-disciplinary project. The Synergy scheme, which awards up to €10 million for 6 years, was piloted in 2012 and 2013. The deadline is 17 October for Starting grant applications and 14 November for Synergy applications.  Read more

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The competition that likes to say YES!

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YES judges prepare to grill finalists

Epitome is a Singapore biotech start-up whose product pipeline is based on engineered tail proteins to tackle bacterial diseases. It wants a slice of the US’s $6bn acne market. Epitome’s founders are seeking raise $10m to build a factory where its cosmetic products can be manufactured. Investors will be rewarded with a seat on its board.  Read more

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More US graduate students win right to unionize

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More US graduate students win right to unionize

Graduate students who work as teaching or research assistants at private universities won the right on Tuesday to join unions, overturning an opposing decision by the NLRB in 2004.  Read more

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New hope for EU researchers?

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New hope for EU researchers?

But breakthrough discoveries often require out-of-the-box thinking, and junior researchers may be more likely to bring different perspectives to their work. Yet they are stymied and discouraged by too little funding, too few positions and so much competition. Does it have to be like this?  Read more

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