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Welcome to CASCADE-FELLOWS!
Professor Mike Symonds
What is it?
• A new international post-doc fellowship programme in Life Sciences
• Co-funded by the EU through FP7 Marie Curie actions – People, Co-funding of Regional, National and International Programmes (COFUND)
• Centrally managed by The University of Nottingham as Co-ordinator
15 May 2013 CASCADE-FELLOWS KOM, EMCC, Nottingham
15 May 2013 CASCADE-FELLOWS KOM, EMCC, Nottingham
A global programme…
Background
• Previous Network of Excellence• Now being extended: old friends and new
ones• EU focus on jobs and skills, developing
future leaders• Developing people: not just research• Encouraging good people to work in the EU
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Taking part
• Fellows choose their own research project and Host Organisation
• Projects chosen by competitive evaluation (not for filling your own recruitment gaps)
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Benefits – for Fellows
• Excellent Host Organisations• Support from Programme Office • Structured training programme• Build international network• Mentoring programme• Links with industry
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Benefits – for Host Organisations
• Access to the brightest and best from across the globe
• Extend existing research envelope• Network of new contacts• Potential long-term benefits from investing
in people
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Key points:
• 5 years: April 2013‒April 2018• 93-95 Fellowships lasting 12-24 months• 3 open Calls (different focus for each)• Global participation• Life Sciences focus• Host Organisations provide 60% funding
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Global networking
• Website www.cascade-fellows.eu • Social media
• 4 annual CASCADE-FELLOWS Workshops• Spread the word!
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