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RMIT Europe collaborates with research and industry partners from across Europe on projects funded by the European Union, and national and local governments.

RMIT Europe collaborates with research and industry partners from across Europe on projects funded by the European Union, and national and local governments.

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RMIT Europe collaborates with research and industry partners from across Europe on projects funded by the European Union, and national and local governments.

Why partner with us?

An international dimension beyond Europe's borders, especially in Asia thanks to our established presence in this region.

Experience coordinating the inclusion of non-European public entities in a project, such as cities or public agencies in Australia, Vietnam, China and Singapore.

Non-European perspectives and methodologies such as our unique model of doctoral degree for practicing architects and designers.

RMIT has received the 'HR Excellence in Research' award, which is a recognition from the European Commission for institutions that maintain an environment of excellence for researchers and a commitment to providing a supportive, world-class research environment.

Our projects

REDI

We’re leading a €9 million innovative global doctoral training program in Europe, which has been approved for funding through the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) COFUND grants scheme. The program, REDI, will be led by RMIT Europe and support 41 new PhD positions with academic and industry partners in Europe.

RECETAS

We're exploring the potential of nature-based solutions and using existing green infrastructure, like parks, rooftops and gardens, to promote social cohesion and address loneliness and health-related quality of life. RECETAS is a Research and Innovation Action and has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement number 945095.

EINST4INE

We're leading an innovative European Training Network (ITN) for industrial digital transformation, which will produce a new generation of high performing early stage researchers in innovation and technology management. EINST4INE has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement number 956745.

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SAFETY4RAILS

We're working on the development of methods and systems to increase the safety and recovery of track-based inter-city railway and intra-city metro transportation against possible attacks of a cyber and/or physical nature. SAFETY4RAILS is an Innovation Action and has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement number 883532.

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NET4AGE-FRIENDLY

We're working on the establishment of new local or regional ecosystems or the expansion of existing ones in each European partner country involved, to work on health and wellbeing in an age-friendly digital world. NET4AGE-FRIENDLY is funded through the European Cooperation in Science & Technology (COST).

JIBE

We're bringing together Australian and UK urban experts to virtually model and test the benefits of transport planning in creating healthier and sustainable cities. JIBE has received funding from the United Kingdom Research and Innovation Grant programme under Grant Identification Number APP1192788 and the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

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MSCA global fellowship: GentriHealth

We’re generating policy-relevant evidence for the relationships between neighbourhood liveability, gentrification and health. MSCA Individual Fellowship Global Fellowship on GENTRIHEALTH is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships – Global Fellowships, which has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme.

PEPSA-MATE

We’re turning biopolymers into sustainable products using innovative technologies, resulting in alternative biomaterial to conventional, non-degradable synthetic polymers and inorganic materials. PEPSA-MATE is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement number 872233.

MSCA global fellowship: Vaccine Immunomodulation

We’re working to improve vaccination strategies in a personalised context, across the adult lifespan and between genders. MSCA Individual Fellowship Global Fellowship on Vaccine Immunomodulation is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships – Global Fellowships, which has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme.
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PREMSTEM

We’re addressing the best regimen, timing, dose, and route of administration of human mesenchymal stem cells (H-MSC) for regenerating the brain damage in infants born preterm. PREMSTEM is a Research Innovation Action which has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement number 874721.

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VISION

We’re working to develop visions and usable guidelines for use by educators, company trainers and coaches in the field of innovation, entrepreneurship and creativity. VISION is an Erasmus+ which has received funding from the European Union.

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CreaTures

We're addressing the impact of climate change through creative practices – from writing, art and theatre through to participatory community development and storytelling. CreaTures is a Research and Innovation Action, which has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement number 870759.

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CULTURAL-E

We're creating modular and replicable solutions for plus energy housing, which is a type of housing that generates more energy than required. The excess energy generated onsite from renewable energy sources is then available for other uses elsewhere. CULTURAL-E is an Innovation Action and has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement number 870072.

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OpenInnoTrain

We're creating a global network of researchers and industry practitioners across Europe and Australia for promoting the translation of research between university-industry through cooperation and Open Innovation. OpenInnoTrain is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange and has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement number 823971.

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EdiCitNet

We're developing a network of cities focused on green infrastructure and food production solutions. Our work includes designing the governance framework to enable partner and city collaboration. EdiCitNet is an Innovative Action funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation program under Grant Agreement number 776665.

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GoNano

We aligned nanotechnology with societal needs such as through stakeholder workshops, creating guidelines and electronic toolkits and delivering a summer school. GoNano is a Coordination and Support Action funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement number 768622.

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Energy poverty indicators

We were commissioned by Barcelona City Council to research energy poverty indicators in the city of Barcelona to inform a city council strategy for people with domestic energy services at risk. The energy poverty indicators report was a collaborative R&D project with Barcelona City Council as part of the council's work prioritising issues of energy poverty and cuts of basic services, through the opening of Advisory Energy Points (PAE for Puntos de Asesoramiento Energético in Spanish) for vulnerable households.

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SMARTI

We developed a platform for transport infrastructure sector stakeholders to work with experts in the smartening of systems with roads, railways and airport managers. SMARTI ETN is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks European Training Networks funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement number 721493.

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E3I ECLAUSion

We're establishing a highly nurturing and multi-faceted doctoral training environment for the next generation of highly skilled researchers and entrepreneurs with an international mind-set. E31 ECLAUSion project is a Horizon 2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Co-Funding Doctoral Programme funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement number 801512.

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BIKE

We're helping to create an innovative network to train emerging scientists in the development of bimetallic catalysts for energy purposes and hydrogen production processes. BIKE is a Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks European Training Networks funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement number 813748.

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GET

We're working on a fellowship programme to support 34 fellowships for experienced researchers across the field of energy to develop a 24-month stay through two open calls at international level. GET is a Horizon 2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Co-Funding Fellowship Programmes funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement number 754382.

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DEMUDIG

We're investigating how digital platforms promote participatory democracy by comparing urban development processes in Oslo, Madrid and Melbourne as well as bringing together different academic disciplines: political science, information and communication technology and sociology. The DEMUDIG project is funded by the Research Council of Norway's program DEMOS – a ten-year research programme focused on governance, planning and management. Project number 281131.

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Urban GreenUP

We're developing a new strategy for re-naturing cities through Nature-Based Solutions with a focus on three demonstrator cities of Valladolid (Spain), Liverpool (UK) and Izmir (Turkey). UrbanGreenUP is a Horizon 2020 Innovation Action funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement number 730426.

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GEO-SAFE

We're developing bushfire management tools for fire suppression, lives/goods protection and implementation and training. GEO-SAFE is a Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange funding by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement number 691161.

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ADAPT-r

We supported an international research-training network on architecture, design and art practice research training. ADAPT-r is a Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Networks for Initial Training funded by the European Union's 2020 Research and Innovation programme under the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme FP7/2007-2013.

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EPIC

We improved cooperation in the area of information and communication technologies between Europe and three partner countries in the Asia-Pacific (Australia, New Zealand, Singapore). EPIC is a Horizon 2020 Coordination and Support Action funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement number 687794.

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Project coordinator: RMIT Europe
Value: €9M
Funding scheme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) COFUND
Duration: Five years 
RMIT researchers: Associate Professor Andrey Molotnikov, Professor Anne-Laure Mention, Distinguished Professor Arnan Mitchell, Dr Daniel Lester, Associate Professor Elizabeth Grant, Professor Flora Salim, Dr Gerrit De Waal, Professor Ivan Cole, Associate Professor Jenny Zhang, Professor John Fien, Professor John Thangarajah, Professor Laurene Vaughan, Distinguished Professor Leslie Yeo, Professor Mark Easton, Dr Mauro Baracco, Distinguished Professor Milan Brandt, Associate Professor Nitin Mantri, Professor Pier Marzocca and Professor Xun Yi

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REDI has been approved for funding as a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) COFUND grant through the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme. Results reflect the author's view only. The European Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.

Project coordinator: Fundación Privada Instituto de Salud Global Barcelona (ISGLOBAL)
Value: €5M
Funding scheme: Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Action (RIA)
Duration: March 2021 to February 2026
RMIT researchers: Professor Sarah Bekessy, Dr. Freya Thomas, Professor Katherine Johnson

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RECETAS is a Research and Innovation Action and has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement number 945095.

Project coordinator: RMIT Europe
Value: €4M
Funding scheme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks (MSCA-ITN)
Duration: January 2021 to December 2024
RMIT researchers: Professor Anne-Laure Mention, Dr Justyna Dabrowska
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EINST4INE has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 956745.

Project coordinator: The Fraunhofer Society
Value: €7.7M
Funding scheme: Horizon 2020 Innovation Action (IA)
Duration: October 2020 to September 2022
RMIT researchers: Professor Sujeeva Setunge, Dr Nader Naderpajouh and Professor Ron Wakefield

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SAFETY4RAILS is an Innovation Action and has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement number 883532.

Project coordinator: Caritas Diocesana Coimbra
Value: €130K
Funding scheme: European Cooperation in Science & Technology (COST)
Duration: Four years
RMIT researchers: Dr Marta Fernandez

Project coordinators: RMIT Healthy Liveable Cities Group and Cambridge University
Value: AUD$814K
Funding scheme: United Kingdom Research and Innovation Grant and the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Duration: May 2020 to April 2023
RMIT researchers: Distinguished Professor Billie Giles-Corti, Dr. Maria Belen Zapata Diomedi, Dr. Lucy Gunn, Dr. Alan Both, Professor Gavin Turrell

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JIBE is a single Research Activity and has received funding from the United Kingdom Research and Innovation Grant programme under Grant Identification Number APP1192788 and the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

Project coordinator: Universidad de Alcalá
Value: €252K
Funding scheme: Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships and Global Fellowship (MSCA-IF-GF)
Duration: April 2020 to April 2023
RMIT researchers: Dr Hannah Badland and Pedro Gullon

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MSCA Individual Fellowship Global Fellowship on GENTRIHEALTH is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships – Global Fellowships, which has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme.

Project coordinator: University of Rome
Value: €960K
Funding scheme: Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (MSCA RISE)
Duration: March 2020 to February 2024
RMIT researchers: Distinguished Professor Irene Yarovsky and Francesca Cavalieri

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PEPSA-MATE is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement number 872233.

Project coordinator: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)
Value: €112K
Funding scheme: Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships and Global Fellowship (MSCA-IF-GF)
Duration: March 2020 to August 2021
RMIT researcher: Professor Magdalena Plebanski

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MSCA Individual Fellowship Global Fellowship on Vaccine Immunomodulation is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships – Global Fellowships, which has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme.

Project coordinator: French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm Transfert)
Value: €9M
Funding scheme: Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Action (RIA)
Duration: January 2020 to December 2025
RMIT researchers: Dr Bobbi Fleiss, Professor David Walker and Associate Professor Mary Tolcos
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PREMSTEM is a Research Innovation Action which has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement number 874721.

Project coordinator: Euro-Mediterranean University
Value: €700K
Funding scheme: Erasmus+
Start date: January 2020 to December 2021
RMIT researcher: Dr Olga Kokshagina
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VISION is an Erasmus+ which has received funding from the European Union.

Project coordinator: Aalto University
Value: €3M
Funding scheme: Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Action (RIA)
Duration: January 2020 to January 2023
RMIT researchers: Dr Jaz Choi, Professor Ralph Horne and Cristina Ampatzidou
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CreaTures is a Research and Innovation Action, which has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement number 870759.

Project coordinator: EURAC Research
Value: €9.6M
Funding scheme: Horizon 2020 Innovation Action (IA)
Duration: October 2019 to September 2024
RMIT researchers: Ivan Luque Segura and Professor Ralph Horne
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CULTURAL-E is an Innovation Action and has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement number 870072.

Project coordinator: RMIT Europe
Value: €2.5M
Funding scheme: Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (MSCA RISE)
Duration: January 2019 to December 2022
RMIT researchers: Massimo Menichinelli and Professor Anne Laure Mention
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OpenInnoTrain is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange and has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement number 823971.

Project coordinator: Humboldt University/ Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Value: €11.5M
Funding scheme: Horizon 2020 Innovation Action (IA)
Duration: September 2018 to August 2023
RMIT researchers: Dr Ferne Edwards, Nevelina Pachova and Professor Jago Dodson
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EdiCitNet is an Innovative Action funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation program under Grant Agreement number 776665.

Project coordinator: Danish Board of Technology Foundation
Value: €2M
Funding scheme: Horizon 2020 Coordination and Support Action (CSA)
Duration: September 2017 to August 2020
RMIT researchers: Craig Richmond, Associate Professor Paul Wright, Dr Bryce Feltis and Distinguished Professor Arnan Mitchell
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GoNano is a Coordination and Support Action funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement number 768622.

Project coordinator: RMIT Europe
Value: €21K
Funding scheme: Collaborative R&D with industry
RMIT researchers: Sergio Tirado and Associate Professor Yolande Strengers
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The energy poverty indicators report was a collaborative R&D project with Barcelona City Council as part of the council's work prioritising issues of energy poverty and cuts of basic services, through the opening of Advisory Energy Points (PAE for Puntos de Asesoramiento Energético in Spanish) for vulnerable households.

Project coordinator: University of Nottingham 
Value: €4M
Funding scheme: Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks European Training Networks (MSCA-ITN-ETN) 
Duration: March 2017 to February 2021
RMIT researcher: Filippo Giustozzi
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SMARTI ETN is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks European Training Networks funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement number 721493.

Project coordinator: Ecole Centrale de Lyon
Value: €1.6M
Funding scheme: Horizon 2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Co-Funding Doctoral Programmes (MSCA-COFUND-DP)
Duration: September 2019 to August 2024
RMIT researcher: Distinguished Professor Arnan Mitchell

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E31 ECLAUSion project is a Horizon 2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Co-Funding Doctoral Programme funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement number 801512.

Project coordinator: National Research Council Italy
Value: €3.7M
Funding scheme: Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks European Training Networks (MSCA-ITN-ETN) 
Duration: April 2019 to March 2023
RMIT researchers: Professor Karen Wilson and Professor Adam Lee

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BIKE is a Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks European Training Networks funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement number 813748.

Project coordinator: University of Alcalá
Value: €4.8M
Funding scheme: Horizon 2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Co-Funding Fellowship Programmes (MSCA-COFUND-FP)
Duration: September 2017 to August 2022
RMIT researcher: Professor Karen Wilson
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GET is a Horizon 2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Co-Funding Fellowship Programmes funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement number 754382.

Project coordinator: Oslo Metropolitan University 
Value: €2M
Funding scheme: Norwegian Research Council
Start date: July 2018 to December 2021
RMIT researchers: Associate Professor Ian McShane and Bhavna Middha
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The DEMUDIG project is funded by the Research Council of Norway's program DEMOS – a ten-year research programme focused on governance, planning and management. Project number 281131.

Project coordinator: CARTIF
Value: €14M
Funding scheme: Horizon 2020 Innovation Action
Duration: June 2017 to May 2022
RMIT researchers: Professor Sarah Bekessy and Dr Thami Croeser
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UrbanGreenUP is a Horizon 2020 Innovation Action funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement number 730426.

Project coordinator: University of Greenwich
Value: €1.1M
Funding scheme: Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (MSCA RISE)
Start date: May 2016 to April 2020
RMIT researchers: Professor John Hearne and Associate Professor Marc Demange
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GEO-SAFE is a Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange funding by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement number 691161.

Project coordinator: The Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Value: €4M
Funding scheme: Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Networks for Initial Training (MC ITN)
Duration: January 2013 to January 2019
RMIT researchers: Professor Martyn Hook and Professor Vivian Mitsogianni
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ADAPT-r is a Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Networks for Initial Training funded by the European Union's 2020 Research and Innovation programme under the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme FP7/2007-2013.

Project coordinator: EUTEMA GMBH
Value: €1.3M
Funding scheme: Horizon 2020 Coordination and Support Action (CSA)
Duration: February 2017 to July 2019

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EPIC is a Horizon 2020 Coordination and Support Action funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement number 687794.


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