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

Published on | 2 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

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

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