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IRRADIUM Magazine - The annual magazine of the MCAA (2026)

Published on | 4 months ago

Programmes MSCA

Table of contents

Letter from the Chair

Page 4 The fruit of accumulated preliminary work

Editorial

Page 8 - MSCA at 30: From individual to collective progress

30th Anniversary of the MSCA

Page 10 - MSCA postdoctoral fellowships: Learning to design impact, not just research

Page 13 - From Twente to Harvard and back: My MSCA journey

Page 16 - 3+1 reasons to do an MSCA doctorate Notes on Policy

Notes on Policy

Page 18 - From advocacy to impact: A milestone at the inaugural MCAA Policy Forum

Page 21 - The 2025 MSCA Impact Report: Purpose and findings

Page 24 - Turning research into competitiveness: Time for a European Research Area Act

News from the MCAA

Page 27 - 2025 in focus: Expanding research cultures, changing scientific practice, and global connectivity

Advertorial

Page 35 - Oportunius: A gateway to research excellence in Galicia

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Testimonial

Autoship - a new and durable way of freight transport

Autoship is, as the name suggests, an acronym for autonomous ship. Just like with self-driving cars, the possibilities of an unmanned boat seem endless. It can create more efficient freight transport, around the clock deliveries and these are just a few of the examples. The project has two societal challenges.

At first, De Vlaamse Waterweg was a bit hesitant as their experience with FP7 or Horizon 2020 projects was limited and they had not been very successful up until then. The fact that they were already doing basic research on the topic of autonomous boats, and the administrative help of NCP Flanders helped De Vlaamse waterweg to cross the line and get involved.