Per M. Kommandantvold
@mscancp.bsky.social
EU research and innovation: National Contact Point for the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (#MSCA) and the European Research Council (#ERC) in Norway.
I work at the Research Council of Norway.
I work at the Research Council of Norway.
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ERC Public Engagement with Research Award 2026 call has closed with 110 applications, up from 99 two years ago.
We’re glad to see so much enthusiasm for public engagement in frontier research. Winners will be announced this autumn.
#ERCengage
We’re glad to see so much enthusiasm for public engagement in frontier research. Winners will be announced this autumn.
#ERCengage
January 16, 2026 at 1:23 PM
ERC Public Engagement with Research Award 2026 call has closed with 110 applications, up from 99 two years ago.
We’re glad to see so much enthusiasm for public engagement in frontier research. Winners will be announced this autumn.
#ERCengage
We’re glad to see so much enthusiasm for public engagement in frontier research. Winners will be announced this autumn.
#ERCengage
🌐 Looking for funding for short-term research staff exchange?
The 2026 MSCA Staff Exchanges (SE) call is open. 98 mill. euro available to share knowledge and testing of innovative approaches for specific R&I topics.
Webinar for applicants on the 29. Jan: www.forskningsradet.no/en/events/20...
The 2026 MSCA Staff Exchanges (SE) call is open. 98 mill. euro available to share knowledge and testing of innovative approaches for specific R&I topics.
Webinar for applicants on the 29. Jan: www.forskningsradet.no/en/events/20...
January 12, 2026 at 3:04 PM
🌐 Looking for funding for short-term research staff exchange?
The 2026 MSCA Staff Exchanges (SE) call is open. 98 mill. euro available to share knowledge and testing of innovative approaches for specific R&I topics.
Webinar for applicants on the 29. Jan: www.forskningsradet.no/en/events/20...
The 2026 MSCA Staff Exchanges (SE) call is open. 98 mill. euro available to share knowledge and testing of innovative approaches for specific R&I topics.
Webinar for applicants on the 29. Jan: www.forskningsradet.no/en/events/20...
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📢 Registration for in-person attendance to the ERC's Annual Conference on "One Health" closes today (9/1). Register here 👉 link.europa.eu/K4YCvc
📅 28 January 2026
⏰ 9.15-18.00 CET
📍 Covent Garden, Place Rogier 16, Brussels
🌐 In-person & web streamed
📅 28 January 2026
⏰ 9.15-18.00 CET
📍 Covent Garden, Place Rogier 16, Brussels
🌐 In-person & web streamed
ERC Annual Conference: Frontier research for One Health
https://erc.europa.eu/event-speaker/cornelius-schmaltzHuman, animal, and environm
link.europa.eu
January 9, 2026 at 9:04 AM
📢 Registration for in-person attendance to the ERC's Annual Conference on "One Health" closes today (9/1). Register here 👉 link.europa.eu/K4YCvc
📅 28 January 2026
⏰ 9.15-18.00 CET
📍 Covent Garden, Place Rogier 16, Brussels
🌐 In-person & web streamed
📅 28 January 2026
⏰ 9.15-18.00 CET
📍 Covent Garden, Place Rogier 16, Brussels
🌐 In-person & web streamed
And for institutions in 🇳🇴 a webinar will be conducted in end of January. Check out the ”Events” page on the Research Council of Norway in some days!
The MSCA Staff Exchanges call is open!
€97.9 million of EU funding is available for universities, research institutes & companies to boost international & interdisciplinary collaboration.
Deadline: 16 April 2026
Find out more information 🧪 link.europa.eu/89CKnG
#SciComm
€97.9 million of EU funding is available for universities, research institutes & companies to boost international & interdisciplinary collaboration.
Deadline: 16 April 2026
Find out more information 🧪 link.europa.eu/89CKnG
#SciComm
January 7, 2026 at 3:06 PM
And for institutions in 🇳🇴 a webinar will be conducted in end of January. Check out the ”Events” page on the Research Council of Norway in some days!
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Before we fully throw ourselves into the new year, let’s take one more look back at 2025:
🧑🔬 1,497 new grantees (€2.9 billion)
📢 ERC Plus Grants scheme announced
🏅 15th ERC grantee with Nobel Prize Prize
🤝 Ambassadors for the ERC launched
🖋️ ERC President Maria Leptin reappointed for 2 more years
🧑🔬 1,497 new grantees (€2.9 billion)
📢 ERC Plus Grants scheme announced
🏅 15th ERC grantee with Nobel Prize Prize
🤝 Ambassadors for the ERC launched
🖋️ ERC President Maria Leptin reappointed for 2 more years
January 6, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Before we fully throw ourselves into the new year, let’s take one more look back at 2025:
🧑🔬 1,497 new grantees (€2.9 billion)
📢 ERC Plus Grants scheme announced
🏅 15th ERC grantee with Nobel Prize Prize
🤝 Ambassadors for the ERC launched
🖋️ ERC President Maria Leptin reappointed for 2 more years
🧑🔬 1,497 new grantees (€2.9 billion)
📢 ERC Plus Grants scheme announced
🏅 15th ERC grantee with Nobel Prize Prize
🤝 Ambassadors for the ERC launched
🖋️ ERC President Maria Leptin reappointed for 2 more years
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New year’s resolution: boosting the skills that matter most for your professional growth.
Discover our guide to help you get your research career in the EU to the next level: link.europa.eu/VGkqH3
#SciComm 🧪
Discover our guide to help you get your research career in the EU to the next level: link.europa.eu/VGkqH3
#SciComm 🧪
January 5, 2026 at 9:21 AM
New year’s resolution: boosting the skills that matter most for your professional growth.
Discover our guide to help you get your research career in the EU to the next level: link.europa.eu/VGkqH3
#SciComm 🧪
Discover our guide to help you get your research career in the EU to the next level: link.europa.eu/VGkqH3
#SciComm 🧪
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💡Your questions, answered.
The ERC Plus Grant webpage is now live, and the Q&As on this new funding scheme are available on the website, too.
🔗 ERC Plus Grants 👉 bit.ly/3N7BJcr
🔗 Q&A 👉 bit.ly/4j4G5gA
The ERC Plus Grant webpage is now live, and the Q&As on this new funding scheme are available on the website, too.
🔗 ERC Plus Grants 👉 bit.ly/3N7BJcr
🔗 Q&A 👉 bit.ly/4j4G5gA
December 19, 2025 at 2:24 PM
💡Your questions, answered.
The ERC Plus Grant webpage is now live, and the Q&As on this new funding scheme are available on the website, too.
🔗 ERC Plus Grants 👉 bit.ly/3N7BJcr
🔗 Q&A 👉 bit.ly/4j4G5gA
The ERC Plus Grant webpage is now live, and the Q&As on this new funding scheme are available on the website, too.
🔗 ERC Plus Grants 👉 bit.ly/3N7BJcr
🔗 Q&A 👉 bit.ly/4j4G5gA
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Are you working on projects that focus on cancer research, climate-neutral and smart cities, ocean and waters or soils.
Join the EU Missions online info days.
Discover the new topics in the Horizon Europe Work Programme 2026/2027 and the upcoming funding: link.europa.eu/DQrQfP
#SciComm 🧪
Join the EU Missions online info days.
Discover the new topics in the Horizon Europe Work Programme 2026/2027 and the upcoming funding: link.europa.eu/DQrQfP
#SciComm 🧪
December 15, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Are you working on projects that focus on cancer research, climate-neutral and smart cities, ocean and waters or soils.
Join the EU Missions online info days.
Discover the new topics in the Horizon Europe Work Programme 2026/2027 and the upcoming funding: link.europa.eu/DQrQfP
#SciComm 🧪
Join the EU Missions online info days.
Discover the new topics in the Horizon Europe Work Programme 2026/2027 and the upcoming funding: link.europa.eu/DQrQfP
#SciComm 🧪
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Today is #Nobel Day! 🏅
Watch the festive ceremony with speeches - a true celebration of blue sky discovery and scientific curiosity!
🎥 m.youtube.com/watch?v=FPSK...
Philippe Aghion, funded by EU via the ERC, is among the 2025 laureates!
erc.europa.eu/news-events/...
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Congratulations to all!
Watch the festive ceremony with speeches - a true celebration of blue sky discovery and scientific curiosity!
🎥 m.youtube.com/watch?v=FPSK...
Philippe Aghion, funded by EU via the ERC, is among the 2025 laureates!
erc.europa.eu/news-events/...
🇪🇺
Congratulations to all!
December 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Today is #Nobel Day! 🏅
Watch the festive ceremony with speeches - a true celebration of blue sky discovery and scientific curiosity!
🎥 m.youtube.com/watch?v=FPSK...
Philippe Aghion, funded by EU via the ERC, is among the 2025 laureates!
erc.europa.eu/news-events/...
🇪🇺
Congratulations to all!
Watch the festive ceremony with speeches - a true celebration of blue sky discovery and scientific curiosity!
🎥 m.youtube.com/watch?v=FPSK...
Philippe Aghion, funded by EU via the ERC, is among the 2025 laureates!
erc.europa.eu/news-events/...
🇪🇺
Congratulations to all!
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ERC Scientific Council also elected three new Vice Presidents:
🔸Liselotte Højgaard
🔸Torsten Persson
🔸 Nicola Spaldin
All changes take effect on 1 January 2026.
👉 erc.europa.eu/news-events/...
🔸Liselotte Højgaard
🔸Torsten Persson
🔸 Nicola Spaldin
All changes take effect on 1 January 2026.
👉 erc.europa.eu/news-events/...
December 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
ERC Scientific Council also elected three new Vice Presidents:
🔸Liselotte Højgaard
🔸Torsten Persson
🔸 Nicola Spaldin
All changes take effect on 1 January 2026.
👉 erc.europa.eu/news-events/...
🔸Liselotte Højgaard
🔸Torsten Persson
🔸 Nicola Spaldin
All changes take effect on 1 January 2026.
👉 erc.europa.eu/news-events/...
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Six new members join the ERC Scientific Council:
🔸Michel Campillo
🔸Emmanuelle Charpentier
🔸Kateřina Králová
🔸Susana Narotzky
🔸Karin Roelofs
🔸Eleftheria Zeggini
Read more: erc.europa.eu/news-events/...
🔸Michel Campillo
🔸Emmanuelle Charpentier
🔸Kateřina Králová
🔸Susana Narotzky
🔸Karin Roelofs
🔸Eleftheria Zeggini
Read more: erc.europa.eu/news-events/...
Six new members of the ERC Scientific Council
The European Commission has appointed six new members to the governing body of the European Research Council (ERC), the Scientific Council. The term of one current member has also been renewed. In par...
erc.europa.eu
December 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Six new members join the ERC Scientific Council:
🔸Michel Campillo
🔸Emmanuelle Charpentier
🔸Kateřina Králová
🔸Susana Narotzky
🔸Karin Roelofs
🔸Eleftheria Zeggini
Read more: erc.europa.eu/news-events/...
🔸Michel Campillo
🔸Emmanuelle Charpentier
🔸Kateřina Králová
🔸Susana Narotzky
🔸Karin Roelofs
🔸Eleftheria Zeggini
Read more: erc.europa.eu/news-events/...
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The newly announced ERC Consolidator Grants will support research into children’s mental health treatments, tumor-targeting nanotechnology, early sepsis detection, protein machines, Rome’s efforts to avoid collapse... and much more ✴
Congratulations to all!
👉 buff.ly/Cq9wLUf
Congratulations to all!
👉 buff.ly/Cq9wLUf
December 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The newly announced ERC Consolidator Grants will support research into children’s mental health treatments, tumor-targeting nanotechnology, early sepsis detection, protein machines, Rome’s efforts to avoid collapse... and much more ✴
Congratulations to all!
👉 buff.ly/Cq9wLUf
Congratulations to all!
👉 buff.ly/Cq9wLUf
🎉 Congratulations to all! Happy to see 7 grants at 🇳🇴 institutions this time. Thanks to all applicants for endurance!
The results of the ERC Consolidator Grant call have been announced! 📣
349 researchers have been selected for funding. Congratulations to all! #ERCCogG!
👉 buff.ly/uu62uFV
#FrontierResearch #EUfunded #HorizonEurope
@scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu
349 researchers have been selected for funding. Congratulations to all! #ERCCogG!
👉 buff.ly/uu62uFV
#FrontierResearch #EUfunded #HorizonEurope
@scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu
December 9, 2025 at 11:11 AM
🎉 Congratulations to all! Happy to see 7 grants at 🇳🇴 institutions this time. Thanks to all applicants for endurance!
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Our charismatic and deeply insightful Philippe Aghion is now delivering his Nobel lecture in Economics!
Certainly not to be missed! 🏅
🎥 www.youtube.com/live/jQCkCcu...
Certainly not to be missed! 🏅
🎥 www.youtube.com/live/jQCkCcu...
December 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Our charismatic and deeply insightful Philippe Aghion is now delivering his Nobel lecture in Economics!
Certainly not to be missed! 🏅
🎥 www.youtube.com/live/jQCkCcu...
Certainly not to be missed! 🏅
🎥 www.youtube.com/live/jQCkCcu...
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"Research driven by curiosity - rather than by pre-defined agendas - is one of the strongest safeguards of academic freedom and democratic resilience."
ERC President Maria Leptin’s speech on #AcademicFreedom under threat couldn’t be more topical.
Speech:
erc.europa.eu/news-events/ne…#CG40Yearsrs
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ERC President Maria Leptin’s speech on #AcademicFreedom under threat couldn’t be more topical.
Speech:
erc.europa.eu/news-events/ne…#CG40Yearsrs
🇪🇺
December 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM
"Research driven by curiosity - rather than by pre-defined agendas - is one of the strongest safeguards of academic freedom and democratic resilience."
ERC President Maria Leptin’s speech on #AcademicFreedom under threat couldn’t be more topical.
Speech:
erc.europa.eu/news-events/ne…#CG40Yearsrs
🇪🇺
ERC President Maria Leptin’s speech on #AcademicFreedom under threat couldn’t be more topical.
Speech:
erc.europa.eu/news-events/ne…#CG40Yearsrs
🇪🇺
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Missed our webinar on ERC Plus Grants? We've got a shorter interview that walks you through the essentials.
A clear overview of eligibility, funding and how the selection process will work.
👉 youtu.be/TU2ymXwm-Cw?...
#ChooseEuropeforScience
A clear overview of eligibility, funding and how the selection process will work.
👉 youtu.be/TU2ymXwm-Cw?...
#ChooseEuropeforScience
What should you know about the ERC Plus Grants?
YouTube video by European Research Council
youtu.be
December 2, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Missed our webinar on ERC Plus Grants? We've got a shorter interview that walks you through the essentials.
A clear overview of eligibility, funding and how the selection process will work.
👉 youtu.be/TU2ymXwm-Cw?...
#ChooseEuropeforScience
A clear overview of eligibility, funding and how the selection process will work.
👉 youtu.be/TU2ymXwm-Cw?...
#ChooseEuropeforScience
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🔴 Live now: Webinar on the planned ERC Plus Grants.
Join to learn how the scheme is being shaped to support outstanding principal investigators with bold ideas and a vision for transformative research.
buff.ly/0VujxEM
#ChooseEuropeforScience
Join to learn how the scheme is being shaped to support outstanding principal investigators with bold ideas and a vision for transformative research.
buff.ly/0VujxEM
#ChooseEuropeforScience
November 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
🔴 Live now: Webinar on the planned ERC Plus Grants.
Join to learn how the scheme is being shaped to support outstanding principal investigators with bold ideas and a vision for transformative research.
buff.ly/0VujxEM
#ChooseEuropeforScience
Join to learn how the scheme is being shaped to support outstanding principal investigators with bold ideas and a vision for transformative research.
buff.ly/0VujxEM
#ChooseEuropeforScience
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The bottom-up nature of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions must be preserved!
EUA is strongly opposed to the introduction of a top-down thematic focus or ‘directionality’ in the Commission’s proposal for Horizon Europe.
📄 Our analysis: https://bit.ly/4nxoFL4
#FP10 #MSCAactions
EUA is strongly opposed to the introduction of a top-down thematic focus or ‘directionality’ in the Commission’s proposal for Horizon Europe.
📄 Our analysis: https://bit.ly/4nxoFL4
#FP10 #MSCAactions
November 28, 2025 at 8:35 AM
The bottom-up nature of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions must be preserved!
EUA is strongly opposed to the introduction of a top-down thematic focus or ‘directionality’ in the Commission’s proposal for Horizon Europe.
📄 Our analysis: https://bit.ly/4nxoFL4
#FP10 #MSCAactions
EUA is strongly opposed to the introduction of a top-down thematic focus or ‘directionality’ in the Commission’s proposal for Horizon Europe.
📄 Our analysis: https://bit.ly/4nxoFL4
#FP10 #MSCAactions
30 grants, up to 7 million euro for up to 7 years duration. Open to all nationalities to do groundbreaking research in Europe. Tempted?👇
Webinar: Learn how the planned ERC Plus Grants are being designed and what they aim to achieve.
🗓️ 28 November 2025
⏰ 15.00 (CET)
Details 👉 buff.ly/QreV44K
#ChooseEuropeforScience
🗓️ 28 November 2025
⏰ 15.00 (CET)
Details 👉 buff.ly/QreV44K
#ChooseEuropeforScience
Webinar on the new ERC Plus Grants
The ERC Plus Grants are a new funding scheme to support outstanding principal investigators with bold ideas and a vision for transformative research that goes beyond the scope o
buff.ly
November 27, 2025 at 11:06 AM
30 grants, up to 7 million euro for up to 7 years duration. Open to all nationalities to do groundbreaking research in Europe. Tempted?👇
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Stop violence against women - at home and online.
The latest @who.int report shows that 1 in 3 women face physical or sexual violence.
Online abuse is rising.
EU-funded research offers hope.
New tools can help detect and prevent domestic and online abuse: link.europa.eu/Nqh3Cw
🧪 #SciComm
The latest @who.int report shows that 1 in 3 women face physical or sexual violence.
Online abuse is rising.
EU-funded research offers hope.
New tools can help detect and prevent domestic and online abuse: link.europa.eu/Nqh3Cw
🧪 #SciComm
November 25, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Stop violence against women - at home and online.
The latest @who.int report shows that 1 in 3 women face physical or sexual violence.
Online abuse is rising.
EU-funded research offers hope.
New tools can help detect and prevent domestic and online abuse: link.europa.eu/Nqh3Cw
🧪 #SciComm
The latest @who.int report shows that 1 in 3 women face physical or sexual violence.
Online abuse is rising.
EU-funded research offers hope.
New tools can help detect and prevent domestic and online abuse: link.europa.eu/Nqh3Cw
🧪 #SciComm
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📅 Save the date: 28 Nov at 3PM CET
Join the webinar on the new ERC Plus Grants.
🎤 ERC President Maria Leptin and Head of Scientific Dept at ERC Executive Agency Philippe Cupers will explain the scheme and take your questions.
🔴 Watch live at t.co/IMRfUa5NAr
Join the webinar on the new ERC Plus Grants.
🎤 ERC President Maria Leptin and Head of Scientific Dept at ERC Executive Agency Philippe Cupers will explain the scheme and take your questions.
🔴 Watch live at t.co/IMRfUa5NAr
November 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
📅 Save the date: 28 Nov at 3PM CET
Join the webinar on the new ERC Plus Grants.
🎤 ERC President Maria Leptin and Head of Scientific Dept at ERC Executive Agency Philippe Cupers will explain the scheme and take your questions.
🔴 Watch live at t.co/IMRfUa5NAr
Join the webinar on the new ERC Plus Grants.
🎤 ERC President Maria Leptin and Head of Scientific Dept at ERC Executive Agency Philippe Cupers will explain the scheme and take your questions.
🔴 Watch live at t.co/IMRfUa5NAr
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New digital tools are transforming childhood interactions & learning. The #EUfunded e-LADDA project explored the impacts of technology on language acquisition in children.
Research insights will drive the development of innovative and tailored educational technologies to improve language learning.
Research insights will drive the development of innovative and tailored educational technologies to improve language learning.
Understanding how children learn to communicate in the digital age
The rapid rise of digital technology, such as internet-connected tablets, is transforming the way children interact with one another, and the way they interpret and convey information about the world....
link.europa.eu
November 14, 2025 at 4:16 PM
New digital tools are transforming childhood interactions & learning. The #EUfunded e-LADDA project explored the impacts of technology on language acquisition in children.
Research insights will drive the development of innovative and tailored educational technologies to improve language learning.
Research insights will drive the development of innovative and tailored educational technologies to improve language learning.
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Christoforos Panteli created a device that can detect pre-symptomatic signs of sepsis four times faster than traditional methods.
He just finished his Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions fellowship and opened a new laboratory within the same month.
Read more about his journey 🧪 link.europa.eu/qMM9VK
He just finished his Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions fellowship and opened a new laboratory within the same month.
Read more about his journey 🧪 link.europa.eu/qMM9VK
November 14, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Christoforos Panteli created a device that can detect pre-symptomatic signs of sepsis four times faster than traditional methods.
He just finished his Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions fellowship and opened a new laboratory within the same month.
Read more about his journey 🧪 link.europa.eu/qMM9VK
He just finished his Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions fellowship and opened a new laboratory within the same month.
Read more about his journey 🧪 link.europa.eu/qMM9VK
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Looking to green up your research projects? 🧪
The recently updated Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Green Charter is here to help.
Check it out and find out about the small (and not so small) steps you can take to make your research projects more sustainable. link.europa.eu/4YGyfR
#SciComm
The recently updated Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Green Charter is here to help.
Check it out and find out about the small (and not so small) steps you can take to make your research projects more sustainable. link.europa.eu/4YGyfR
#SciComm
November 12, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Looking to green up your research projects? 🧪
The recently updated Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Green Charter is here to help.
Check it out and find out about the small (and not so small) steps you can take to make your research projects more sustainable. link.europa.eu/4YGyfR
#SciComm
The recently updated Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Green Charter is here to help.
Check it out and find out about the small (and not so small) steps you can take to make your research projects more sustainable. link.europa.eu/4YGyfR
#SciComm