This is the edition of 7 October 2026. The announcements below are the ones compiled on that day. Read the current edition.
This digest brings together a selection of notable announcements from European research bodies, covering funding developments, public engagement opportunities, and programme milestones of particular relevance to doctoral and early-career researchers.
These summaries are written by Clau and each links to its original announcement. Clau is independent and not affiliated with the European Union or its research bodies.
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions · 6 October 2026
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to Francis Halzen, who previously supervised an Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions funded project in neutrino astronomy that contributed to the groundwork behind the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. His current institution remains connected to Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions as an associated partner in the KSETA Europe COFUND programme, which will train 24 doctoral researchers in particle and astroparticle physics. This recognition illustrates how Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions funded training and supervision can form part of a long-term research trajectory leading to the highest scientific distinctions.
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions · 30 September 2026
An additional investment of over 210 million euros has been announced for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, responding to record application numbers including more than 21,000 submissions to the 2026 Postdoctoral Fellowships call, the highest figure in over four decades of EU research programmes. The extra funding will increase the budgets for both Postdoctoral Fellowships and Doctoral Networks, and the programme's total envelope for 2027 is set to exceed 1.3 billion euros. Researchers considering applications under the final calls of Horizon Europe 2021 to 2027 should note that these represent the last Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions opportunities under the current framework programme.
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions · 25 September 2026
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions has published a document outlining the programme's engagement with cancer research across its 6.6 billion euro budget for 2021 to 2027. The programme funds researcher-driven projects across all disciplines on the basis of scientific excellence, meaning cancer-focused proposals compete on equal footing with other fields. Doctoral and early-career researchers working in oncology or related biomedical areas may find this document a useful reference when exploring funding routes.
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions · 18 September 2026
A newly published document from Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions highlights that close to 500 projects under Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe have addressed democracy-related topics, spanning areas such as civic participation, disinformation, digital democracy, and trust in science. This overview signals that social science and humanities researchers working on democratic processes have a well-established track record within the programme. Early-career researchers in these fields may find the document helpful for contextualising their own proposals within the broader Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions portfolio.
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions · 14 September 2026
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions is inviting fellows and alumni to apply to present their research at the Science is Wonderful! science fair, scheduled to take place in Brussels across three days in spring 2027. Participants engage more than 4,000 school pupils through interactive formats such as live experiments, demonstrations, and stage presentations, with groups typically spending around 15 minutes at each booth. This is a concrete public engagement opportunity for early-career researchers looking to develop science communication skills and broaden the visibility of their work.
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