This is the edition of 13 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, recognition of research excellence, and opportunities relevant 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 for his central role in the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy astrophysical neutrinos. Halzen previously supervised an Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions funded project on neutrino astronomy, and his institution remains connected to the programme as a partner in the KSETA Europe Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions COFUND project, which will train 24 doctoral researchers in particle and astroparticle physics. This recognition illustrates how Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions funded research and training can connect early-career researchers to work that reaches the highest levels of scientific achievement.
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions · 30 September 2026
An additional allocation of over 210 million euros has been announced for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, responding to record application volumes including more than 21,600 submissions to the 2026 Postdoctoral Fellowships call, the highest ever recorded across more than four decades of EU research framework programmes. The extra funding will increase the budgets for both Postdoctoral Fellowships and Doctoral Networks, and the programme's total envelope for 2027 is projected to exceed 1.3 billion euros. For doctoral and early-career researchers, this signals a broader pool of funded positions in the final calls under the current Horizon Europe 2021 to 2027 programme.
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions · 25 September 2026
The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions has published a document outlining its support for cancer research within the 2021 to 2027 programme period, which carries a total budget of 6.6 billion euros. The programme funds researcher-driven projects across all disciplines on the basis of scientific excellence, supporting career development and mobility at every career stage. Researchers working in cancer-related fields may find this a useful reference for understanding the scope of Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions funding relevant to their area.
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions · 18 September 2026
A newly published document from the 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, polarisation, digital democracy, and trust in science. This overview is relevant to early-career researchers in political science, law, sociology, and related fields who are considering Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions funding pathways. It underscores that the programme supports social science and humanities research alongside natural and technical sciences.
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions · 14 September 2026
The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions has opened applications for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions fellows and alumni to participate in the Science is Wonderful! science fair, with the 2027 edition scheduled to take place in Brussels across three days in March 2027. Participants present their research to groups of pupils aged roughly 7 to 18 through interactive formats such as live experiments, demonstrations, and games, with each group spending around 15 minutes at a booth. This is a concrete opportunity for doctoral and early-career researchers to develop science communication skills and engage a broad public audience.
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