New science communication best practice example with PoTaRCh who are using haiku poetry to talk about forest by-products in order to highlight the traditional heritage of forest use. Learn more and discover why poetry is a great form of science communication: bit.ly/3XEoW3b #SciComm #COSTactions

📢The 2026 call for ITC and DC grants, along with the Young Researchers and Innovators (YRI) Conference Grants, within the COST Action LUCES is now open! For more details and supporting documentation, please visit: lucescostaction.com/conference-g...

PLURILINGMEDIA is launching its 2025–2026 grant calls 🌍 💵 Financial support from @costprogramme.bsky.social for travel to disseminate your research and build new networks. 📅 Applications are evaluated on a rolling basis throughout Grant Period 2! 🔗 plurilingmedia.eu/grants/

🚀3rd Call for Mobility Grants is OPEN! Apply now for STSMs, Virtual Mobility, or YRI Conference Grants — great chances to build skills, expand collaborations, and grow within the Precision-BTC Network. 🗓Deadlines: • STSM & VM: 20 Dic 2025 • YRI Grants: 20 Jul 2026

G2net brought together multidisciplinary experts to apply machine learning to gravitational wave science. In 4 years this network developed practical tools, trained young researchers, supported scientific careers, & built a strong, cross-disciplinary community. Learn more www.cost.eu/g2net-gravit...

STSM call now open! Deadline: 15 Dec 2025 · 23:59 CET Grants to develop skills on the social, biological & climatic impacts of Salt Giants 🔗 Full details & applications here ⬇️ sites.google.com/view/saltage...

New science communication best practice example with DIVERSICROP who are developing a cookbook to tickle the senses & blend heritage with innovation. We share more about this project & invite you to submit recipes with chickpeas, rye & peas? Learn more: bit.ly/3JG1Oy4 #SciComm #COSTactions

What does a short-term scientific mission look like? Where do these grants take researchers? What new skills do they learn? Discover the scientific and research exchanges of Yaseen, Lara, Selçuk & Nina as supported by @blastocystiscost.bsky.social, LeverAge, TraFaDy & AdvanceTB. #COSTactions

📢Applications are OPEN for our upcoming Training School! Advanced Preclinical Models for Biliary Tract Cancers 📍University of Florence, Italy 🗓March 26–27, 2026 Gain hands-on experience with BTC models — from organoids to GEMMs. 📋Apply by Nov 4: forms.gle/ALfKSte3vArX...

Are you a member of our #COSTAction #PCPSce and would you like to carry out a Short-Term Scientific Mission (STSM)? More info on how to apply: pcps-ce.eu/grants/ @costprogramme.bsky.social

Our first Newsletter is here! 🤩 Read our very first Newsletter, with a Summary of our objectives and our Kick-off meeting! drive.google.com/file/d/1Yn57...

At the end of our Action, we have compiled a short movie emphasizing major advantages HCM systems offer for animal research and its translatability, and showing some actual videos from the labs. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOB8pYeDI4U @costprogramme.bsky.social

🌟 Deadline Extended! 🌟 There’s still time to apply for the @PrecisionBTCnet / @CcaEns / @curecc Mentorship Program — a unique opportunity to learn, connect & grow in BTC research. 🗓️ New deadline: Nov 7, 2025 👩‍🏫 Mentor: forms.gle/BtHBxxgtLxCT... 🧑‍🎓 Mentee: forms.gle/9we2jokL9pee...

Last week we closed our Open Call for new #COSTactions. Interim analysis shows: 🚀 highest number of submitted proposals ever ️☯ very interdisciplinary submissions 🤝 over 50,000 main & secondary proposers 📍 strongest engagement from IT, UK, ES, DE & NL With @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu

Looking to develop your skills? Been appointed in a leadership position in your COST Action & wondering how you you will meet the challenge? Heard of @costacademy.bsky.social? Learn more about our in-house initiative to support management of a research network ⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVfX...

Great #COSTAction websites 💻 in the making. Today we were working on improving the Action websites with our Science Communication Coordinators. 👩‍🔬 Thank you all for joining! 🙌 @costprogramme.bsky.social

Highlights of our COST Connect with the Joint Research Centre @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu in Ispra. An intensive day networking, visiting JRC labs, learning about science4policy, exploring synergies & common challenges: youtube.com/shorts/kH40U... #COSTactions #Science4Policy

For World Mental Health Day we introduce you to YouthDMH, here to help improve mental health outcomes for young people through digital technologies. This network focuses on supporting 11-25 years, placing strong emphasis on inclusion & ethics. Learn more: bit.ly/3IY36Ej #COSTactions #MentalHealth

Still time to join our webinar with EIT today. Discover the new courses, workshops, business creation programmes & calls as organised by #EITCommunity - receive concrete guidance on where & how to apply! 📆 October 8 🕒 14:00 - 15:00 📍 Online 📄 Register: bit.ly/4nGDxGM #COSTactions #EUInnovation

Biobanks, neuroimaging, particle colliders, & brain injury were all hot topics this week as new research networks addressing these fields kicked off at our offices in Brussels. A big welcome to all these new researchers & innovators who begin their 4-year networking journey. #COSTactions

We’d love your input on translating “Positive animal welfare” into local languages — esp. Spanish, Portuguese & Mandarin 🌍 Share your translation here: ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...

A big thank you to Antonella Dalla Cort for promoting our project at the renowned NanoInnovation 2025 conference in Rome. This event is a key meeting point for the nanotechnology community, and we're proud to contribute to the dialogue shaping the future of #KETs. @costprogramme.bsky.social

🌟 Application Deadline Extended (6G-PHYSEC Action Ambassador position)🚀 🔹Deadline: October 7, 2025🔹 📄 Apply: CV + short motivation statement 👉 Application link: lnkd.in/duw-GDRN Embrace the opportunity!🚀 #6G #WirelessSecurity #NextGenResearchers #ActionAmbassador #6GPHYSEC

Registration is OPEN for the 2025/26 Mentorship Program! The @precisionbtcnet.bsky.social/@CcaEns/@curecc initiative connects mentors & mentees worldwide to share knowledge, build skills & foster collaboration in BTC research. 🔗Info & registration precision-btc.eu/info/mentorp... 🗓Deadline 1 Nov

Spreading the results of @costprogramme.bsky.social Action networks to different target audiences is crucial. That’s why we’re focusing this week on mastering social media. Starting today with our Science Communication Coordinators. Thanks to all for joining us for the #COSTAcademy training! 😊

Calling young researchers, familiar with Open Peer Review? Are you new in your publishing journey & have questions on how it works? Join our @costacademy.bsky.social webinar with #OpenResearchEurope for peer review tips from an open research approach. 📆 21/10 🕒 14h-15h30 📄 Register: bit.ly/4nPYBdE

@cost-teatime.bsky.social has been working to raise awareness on how we monitor lab animals, advancing welfare & research reproducibility with home-cage monitoring. Read the story of an Action that has excelled at building an open knowledge base & empowering ECRs: www.cost.eu/long-read-te...

If you are in or near Brussels on Thursday, 2 October 2025, stop by to our joint event "Slow Down How You Remember!" with the House of European History, from 4–7pm. Registration and further information available at historia.europa.eu/en/exhibitio....

🌍 We’re live on BlueSky! Welcome to COST Action CA23149 – Democratisation at Stake: Comparing Anti-Gender Politics. A European research network exploring how anti-gender movements shape democracy, rights & equality. Follow us for updates ✨ #COSTActions #antigenderpolitics

And here we go! Over the next 2 months we are welcoming the 70 COST Actions that were funded in our last Open Call. Very happy to kick-off with 3 new networks: mSPACE, CAPSTONE, & CRIM. It's not too late to get involved. Read more about our 70 new Actions & how to apply: www.cost.eu/join-ca24-co...

From evidence to action: our new #OpenAccess book "Actions for Gender Balance in Informatics Across Europe" translates 4 years of @costprogramme.bsky.social Action #EUGAIN research into practical strategies for lasting change! Read & Share: tinyurl.com/4nc8bace #Informatics #WomenInTech

A new batch of seminar videos from our working groups have been uploaded to the GameTable youtube! Link to Channel: www.youtube.com/@GameTableNe...

What does a short-term scientific mission look like? Where do these grants take researchers? What new skills do they learn? Discover the scientific and research exchanges of Bojana, Constance, Juan Carlos & Nikola as supported by PANGEOS, @blastocystiscost.bsky.social, COREnet & ReNew-PV.

Happy summertime! Wherever you are spending your summer, we hope you have a wonderful time! & in case you are spending time in a port city, do share your best pictures with us - we would love to see them: www.flickr.com/photos/20224...

For World Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day we shine a light on PEN@Hydropower, a COST Action with a large industry & SME presence. We learn why industry representatives want to get involved & what participation in a research network offers them: bit.ly/3TQXSfb #MSMEDay #COSTactions

We have 2 ongoing recruitments: 🔸Administrative Officer: responsible for administrative stewardship to Grant Holders ensuring best use of the grant 🔸Reserve List for Science Officer: responsible for support of COST Actions. Background in biology/chemistry is a plus. Learn more: bit.ly/4emaNPH

We are pleased to announce that Professor Åse Gornitzka has taken office as President of the COST Association. Previously Pro-Rector at the University of Oslo, Prof. Gornitzka's academic interests are deeply routed in public administration, EU governance & decision making, & knowledge policy.

Located in Libya? Join our upcoming awareness session to learn about COST Actions & the opportunities for empowering Libyan researchers participating in global research networks: 📆 June 16 🕒 11:00 - 12:30 (EET) 📍 Online 📄 Agenda and meeting link: bit.ly/3FE08TF #COSTactions #ScienceWithoutBorders

🔥 Missed the deadline? You’re in luck! X-Fire 2025 abstract submission is extended to 10 June! 📍 Nicosia, Cyprus | 23–25 Sept 📝 Extended abstracts (up to 4 pages) 💸 No registration fee ✈️ Travel support for eligible #NERO members #XFire2025 #COST

The cooperation between science 🧑‍🔬 and policymakers is important. This is why we learned today more about the EU institutions and competences and discussed how and when #COSTactions should contact policymakers to share their research results. Thank you all for joining! 🙌 @costprogramme.bsky.social

The Call for Papers deadline is approaching for the PLURILINGMEDIA General Conference in Warsaw this December! Send us your abstract by June 1st, via this google form: lnkd.in/e4WUQ_qJ Full details of the Call can be found here: lnkd.in/eRhTBSn4 Funded by @costprogramme.bsky.social

Are you interested in joining PACT's activities and getting involved in our work?

Join @wemov-cost.bsky.social for a special screening of their documentary 'In the Shadow. Women on the Move' hosted by MEPs Annalisa Corrado & Cecilia Strada at @europarl.europa.eu in Brussels 📅 4/6/25 🕡 18:30 – 20:30 🎫 Register by 29/5 via shorturl.at/HKgRB 📽️ Watch the trailer youtu.be/IzbuFu7kqsc

Great day of learning how to manage large #COSTAction research networks. 🤝 We've had engaging discussions and exercises on e.g. how to get decisions made, delegate and manage multidisciplinary and multicultural research networks. Thank you all for joining us today! @costprogramme.bsky.social

We just launched our first Call for Contributions! If you are working or researching in the field of sustainable energy transition in port city territories then please have a look at our call and reach out to us to express your interest by June 20, 2025. www.pact-costaction.eu/calls-grants

Heading to Future Labs Live next week in Basel? We're looking forward to connecting with practitioners, technicians, scientists, innovators & start-ups in the lab industries space. Learn more: www.terrapinn.com/FLABS/COST2025 & connect with us and our #COSTactions 👇 #FLABS #FUTURELABSLIVE

Are you a fan of facts, figures, and statistics? Would you like to know how your country is represented in #COSTactions? Check our country factsheets for the break down on participation, activities, leadership positions, budget, stories & testimonials. Download the full set: bit.ly/4m87Kyl

We are pleased to announce the approval of 7️⃣0️⃣ new #COSTactions by our Committee of Senior Officials (CSO). From gastrointestinal cancer, to seed priming, science diplomacy, cultural heritage conservation, and sustainable fibers: learn more about these new research networks 🔗 bit.ly/4kl0Gwq

**BREAKING!** 🚨 The **1st FutureMed COST Action General Assembly & Training School** is HERE! 🌍✨ 📍 **Chania, Crete** | 📅 **29 Sept - 3 Oct** 🔗 **Registrations OPEN until 31 May**: [futuremedaction.eu/...](futuremedaction.eu/en/1st-futur...)

We are please to announce the appointment of Prof. Lynda Hardman as Chair of the COST Scientific Committee & Prof. Vlatko Ilieski as Vice-Chair. The committee advises us on the quality & impact of the Open Call inc. evaluation & selection procedures & the monitoring & assessment of #COSTactions.