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Doonan, F., Taylor, L., Branduardi, P., & Morrissey, J. P.. (2018). Innovative training networks: Overview of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie PhD training model. FEMS Microbiology Letters
Plain numerical DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fny207
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“Doctoral training has changed in recent years with most phds now performed in structured programmes operated by university graduate schools. these schools generally superimpose a training framework onto the traditional research project to improve the education experience of the students and to prepare them for their careers. many graduates progress to the commercial sector, where there is demand for highly skilled employees. the european union (eu) promotes the development of transnational, training-focused, phd programmes called innovative training networks (itns) through marie sklodowska-curie actions. itns share many features of thematic phd programmes, but they only recruit a single cohort of students, and they align with eu policy goals. these training networks are prestigious and very well regarded within european academia. the authors of this article were participants in a yeast biotechnology itn, yeastcell, which finished in 2017. some interesting insights into the more and less successful aspects of the project arose during discussions at the final project workshop. the views of the participants are distilled here in a discussion of how an itn could be structured to maximise the benefits for the three main stakeholders: students, supervisors and industry partners.”
Pina, D. G., Hren, D., & Marušić, A.. (2015). Peer review evaluation process of Marie Curie Actions under EU’s seventh framework programme for research. PLoS ONE
Plain numerical DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0130753
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“© 2015 pina et al. this is an open access article distributed under the terms of the creative commons attribution license, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. we analysed the peer review of grant proposals under marie curie actions, a major eu research funding instrument, which involves two steps: an independent assessment (individual evaluation report, ier) performed remotely by 3 raters, and a consensus opinion reached during a meeting by the same raters (consensus report, cr). for 24,897 proposals evaluated from 2007 to 2013, the association between average ier and cr scores was very high across different panels, grant calls and years. median average deviation (ad) index, used as a measure of inter-rater agreement, was 5.4 points on a 0-100 scale (interquartile range 3.4-8.3), overall, demonstrating a good general agreement among raters. for proposals where one rater disagreed with the other two raters (n=1424; 5.7%), or where all 3 raters disagreed (n=2075; 8.3%), the average ier and cr scores were still highly associated. disagreement was more frequent for proposals from economics/social sciences and humanities panels. greater disagreement was observed for proposals with lower average ier scores. cr scores for proposals with initial disagreement were also significantly lower. proposals with a large absolute difference between the average ier and cr scores (≥10 points; n=368, 1.5%) generally had lower cr scores. an inter-correlation matrix of individual raters’ scores of evaluation criteria of proposals indicated that these scores were, in general, a reflection of raters’ overall scores. our analysis demonstrated a good internal consistency and general high agreement among raters. consensus meetings appear to be relevant for particular panels and subsets of proposals with large differences among raters’ scores.”
Vögele, T., Wehbe, B., Nascimento, S., Runge, T., & Kirchner, F.. (2016). The European Marie-Curie Training Network ROBOCADEMY. IFAC-PapersOnLine
Plain numerical DOI: 10.1016/j.ifacol.2016.10.441
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“The marie curie initial training network robocademy was initiated in 2014. the network unites 10 european research institutes and companies that are leading in the area of underwater robotics. through the network, 13 young researchers from 13 european and non-european countries are given the opportunity to obtain a phd and gain hands-on experience in underwater robotics. following the spirit of marie curie actions with their strong focus on education and training, a challenging scientific training programme is complemented by intensive on-the-job training and soft skills courses. the scientific objective of robocademy is to contribute to the next generation of resilient and robust autonomous underwater vehicles (auvs). this paper gives a brief introduction and overview of the concept and organization of the robocademy itn, as well as of the scientific research topics addressed.”
Technologies, E., & Grids, G. S.. (2011). PEOPLE MARIE CURIE ACTIONS Marie Curie Initial Training Networks ( ITN ) Call : FP7-PEOPLE-2011-ITN Table of Contents. Reading
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“Purpose – the paper seeks to explore lessons in service delivery from an industry that no longer exists. the transatlantic passenger liner dramatizes some of the most unique challenges of service delivery. the ship itself was a delivery mechanism completely separated from support services. customers were essentially contained for extended periods. whereas all customers received the same core transportation service, peripheral services varied substantially by service class. design/methodology/approach – description of the historical context is followed by examinations of passenger and service provider perspectives to illustrate services expected and delivered. primary and secondary source material is used to exemplify service management challenges. findings – socioeconomic and technological factors played major roles in delivery system design decisions. with stable and loyal workforces and well designed delivery systems, ocean liners were able to deliver service successfully to customer classes with widely varying expectations. practical implications – service management on ocean liners occupied a range of levels and intensity not found in current organizational contexts. the context provides modern practitioners pure consideration of complexities and service management implications. originality/value – the novel and isolated organizational aspects of transatlantic ocean liners is unique among organizations. examination of service management in this context provides information of original value not available from examination of other kinds of organizations. [publication abstract]”
European Commission. (2007). Remuneration of Researchers in the Public and Private sectors. Contract
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“Service contract rem 01 this document presents the results of the study on the remuneration of researchers in the public and private sectors. this study was launched and managed by the european commission, directorate d ‘human factor, mobility and marie curie actions, strategy and policy aspects’ of directorate general for research. its main purpose was to have a clear picture of the remuneration of researchers in europe (eu25 and associated countries). the study collected information on the gross and net remunerations of researchers in the public and private commercial sectors. as such, it is the first attempt to gain insight into the profession of researchers. the study also discusses researchers’ career recognition, which seems to have fallen behind compared to other professions. the results of the study, carried out from may 2006 to march 2007, show the remuneration scheme of the researchers in europe, and compare it against the situation of researchers in other countries (australia, china, india , japan and the united states), as well as against the remuneration schemes of other similar professions in each country.”
Actions, M. C.. (1983). PEOPLE MARIE CURIE ACTIONS International Outgoing Fellowships ( IOF ) PART B Part B -Table of Contents of Proposals. Ecography
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“We have calculated the optimal shape, i.e. the length-to-width ratio of a bacterial cell, that allows a bacterial cell to move most efficiently through liquid. for a cell of a given size, a minimum exists in the force required to move through any liquid when the length of the cell is approx. 3.7 times greater than the width. as this is in approximate agreement with the observed shape of bacteria such as the enterobacteriaceae, we conjecture that the current observed shape of these bacteria may have been determined, in part, to obtain the most efficient shape for moving through liquids. it is also found that spherical cells are very inefficient in movement through liquid, while longer cells of a fixed size are still relatively efficient in moving through liquids. since the optimal shape is independent of actual size (within large bounds), it is further proposed that hydrodynamic efficiency considerations support the proposal of constant shape over a range of sizes for rod-shaped bacteria. references: 3”
Skłodowska-Curie, M.. (2015). GUIDE FOR APPLICANTS Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions,. Marie Skłodowska-Curie
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“Note: national contact points ncps have been set up across europe by the national governments to provide information and personalised support to h2020 applicants in their native language. the mission of the ncps is to raise awareness, inform and advise on h2020 funding opportunities as well as to support potential applicants in the preparation, submission and follow-up of the grant applications. for details on the ncp in your country please consult the website at the marie skłodowska-curie actions aim to support the career development and training of researchers – with a focus on innovation skills – in all scientific disciplines through international and inter-sector mobility. the marie skłodowska-curie actions are expected to finance around 65000 researchers between 2014 and 2020, including 25000 doctoral candidates. the actions will address several objectives of the europe 2020 strategy, including the innovation union flagship initiative. this states that the eu will need at least one million new research jobs if it is to reach the target of spending 3% of eu gdp on research and development by 2020. by funding excellent research and providing attractive working conditions, the marie skłodowska-curie actions offer high-quality professional opportunities open to researchers of any age, nationality or discipline.”
Onoufriou, T., Mousoulides, N., Tantele, E., Chrysostomou, C., Hadjimitsis, D., Kounoudes, A., … Kalis, A.. (2013). Research and training challenges within SmartEN Marie Curie ITN
Plain numerical DOI: 10.1201/b10430-229
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“The research and training challenges of the eu funded smarten marie curie itn program focusing in the area of smart management for sustainable human environment are presented in this paper. smarten includes the development of an initial research and training network that focuses its activities on the development, effective integration and increased utilization of emerging technologies in wireless sensors, communications and proactive management in the smart management of the human environment. beyond the specific research challenges in the various individual disciplines involved there are many additional challenges associated with its multi-disciplinary nature and its trans-national and multi-centre research environment. furthermore, the program addresses many vertical and horizontal research themes, working both at a generic and an application level. the training challenges include the development of a high quality comprehensive and multi-disciplinary training program able to equip the young researchers with world-class scientific knowledge and necessary complementary interpersonal and professional skills, covering a large number of interconnected local and network-wide actions. © 2010 taylor & francis group, london.”
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