Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Individual Fellowships

MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships (formerly called Individual Fellowships) encourage young researchers to stay in Europe, and attract researchers from all around the world. They are awarded to researchers with a PhD who wish to add to their knowledge and skills or explore new areas. This enables researchers to broaden their training in a different EU country, or to spend two years training outside of Europe before returning for one year, or—for non-EU researchers—to be invited to Europe in order to share their knowledge.

The current ULB's "Marie-Curie" researchers are:

 

	Jihan Safar Lettres, Traduction et Communication WOMLIT: Women and Arabic Literacy in Congo during the Colonial Period: A Double Invisibility (2024-2026)
Laure Sizaire  Philosophie et sciences sociales PriMCo: Privileged Mobility and Transnational Conjugality in Islamic countries: reconsidering global power relations from a gender perspective in Southeast Asia and West Africa (2024-2026)	Pauline Maes Lettres, Traduction et Communication ECHAUTISM: On the nature of autistic echolalia (2024-2027)
Alberto Rodriguez Vasquez Sciences HOLYFLOW: Holonomy, symmetry and geometric flows (2025-2026)	Yifan Sun Polytechnique ENLIGHTENS: Dimensional into insight dissipative Kerr solitons (2024-2026)
Georges Semaan Polytechnique TRESOR: Terahertz high resolution spectroscopy using driven optical resonators (2024-2026)	Christoph Hertrich Sciences NeurExCo: Synergizing Neural Network Theory and Combinatorial Optimization via Extension Complexity (2024-2026)
Alexandrine Liboz Médecine BECoop: Importance of human β and Endothelial cell Cooperation for the maturation, organisation and functionality of islet organoids (2024-2026)	Luca Rossini Polytechnique PestFinder: Model-Based Estimation and Control of Agricultural Infestations Through Abiotic Changes (2023-2025)
Vincent Pelgrims Sciences GADGET: Galactic magnetic field deflection of high energy astroparticles (2023-2025)	Owen McNamara Philosophie et sciences sociales LLPQE: The Intimate Politics of Spanish Populists (2023-2025)
Hadrien Bense Sciences TiMe: Exploring time-dependent memory effects in matter with viscoelastic snap-through of strips (2023-2025)	Dorothée Neyme Philosophie et sciences sociales STUCCO: Stuccoes from the Roman necropolises of Pozzuoli (1st-3rd century CE, Campania, Italy) (2022-2024)
Torres Huerta Aaron  Ecole Polytechnique de Bruxelles LipoNanoReactors: Liposomes as nanoreactors for the bottom-up assembly of supramolecular structures in confined space (2022-2024)	Benjamin Vis  Architecture REMIND: Reimagining Urban Growth in the Mérida Region through Long-Term Adaptive Indigenous Practices: An applied archaeology for sustainable urban development (2022-2025)
Sofia Fernandez Guerrico Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management BIMH: The Effects of Broadband Internet on Mental Health Note that for technical reasons, the following characters (2021-2023)	Piotr Godzisz Philosophie et Sciences sociales ENTER: Diffusion of laws addressing anti-LGBT violence to South East European countries (2021-2023)
Emmanuel Siefert Sciences BioCaptSoft: Bio-inspired capillary capture of viscous fluids with soft structures (2021-2023)	Xu Wen Ecole Polytechnique de Bruxelles Green-Combustion: Addressing challenging issues for turbulent premixed hydrogen combustion modeling using novel technologies (2021-2023)
Francesco De Lucia École polytechnique de Bruxelles PocketLight: Des résonateurs optiques compacts (2020-2021)	Michael Allwright École polytechnique de Bruxelles SRoCS: Swarm Robotics Construction System (2019-2021)
Joe Burton Philosophie et Sciences sociales CYBERCULT: Cultures Stratégiques de la Cyberguerre (2019-2021)	Xavier Bisteau Médecine Kinaddict: Vulnérabilité des cancers œsophagiens à leur addiction aux activités de kinases (2019-2021)
Nerantzis Nerantzis Philosophie et Sciences sociales ME.Tech.NAS : Metals Technology in North Aegean Societies (2019-2021)	Azzura Tafuro Philosophie et Sciences sociales GENI : Genre, émotions et identité nationale : nouvelles perspectives sur le débat autour de l’avortement en Italie (1971-1981) (2019-2021)
Agnès Chetaille Philosophie et Sciences sociales & STRIGES, MSH MIGREMOV: Movements, Migration and Emotion: East/West Mobility, Transnational Bonding, and Political Identities in Polish Activists' Biographies (2018-2021)	Charlotte Sleight Sciences InflaBoot: Bootstrapping Inflationary Cosmology (2018-2020)
Guangfeng Liu Sciences PARADA: Parallel Donor and Acceptor Semiconductor Crystals for Organic Field Effect Transistors (2018-2020)	Amandine Van Rinsveld  Psychologie des sciences de l'éducation et de logopédie Freq4Num: The neural signature of numerosity: Tracking the cerebral correlates of numerical and continuous magnitude extraction with a frequency-based approach (2018-2020)
Massimo Taronna Sciences TcCFT: Tools to Carve out Conformal Field Theories (2017-2019)	Mathieu Bourguignon Psychologie, des sciences de l'éducation et de logopédie DYSTRACK: Brain-speech tracking in noisy conditions: towards the identification and remediation of dyslexia (2017-2019)
Eduardo Castello École polytechnique de Bruxelles BROS: Blockchain: a new framework for swarm RObotic Systems (2017-2020)	Deborah Gatti Pharmacie GD TCR Ligand: Identification of the ligand of a human public anti-HCMV/cancer γδ T cell receptor (2017-2019)
Ov Cristian Norocel Philosophie et Sciences sociales INWELCHAV: Intersectional Analyses of Welfare Chauvinism in Europe (2017-2019)

Doctoral Networks

The MSCA programme also funds the creation of networks dedicated to training young researchers (Doctoral networks, formerly called Innovative Training Networks).

ULB is in charge of coordinating the europeans networks:

LeidenForce: Advanced Leidenfrost Effect (2025-2029) Benoit Scheid Polytechnique Abstract	Adaptmet: Deconstructing adaptive evolution of metastasis (2025-2029) Cédric Blanpain Médecine Abstract
POSTDIGITAL Plus: European Training Network on Post-Digital Computing + (POSTDIGITAL+) (2025-2029) Serge Massar Sciences Abstract	VIVACE: Management of avian influenza in a vaccination context (2024-2028) Simon Dellicour Sciences Abstract
Fairomics: FAIRification of multiOmics data to link databases and create knowledge graphs for fermented foods (2024-2028) Julien Cabay Droit et de Criminologie Abstract	ENCODING: ENabling sustainable COmbustion technologies using hybrid physics-based Data-driven modelING  (2023-2027, coordinateur) Alessandro Parente Polytechnique Abstract
CISSE: Chiral-Induced Spin Selectivity Effect (2023-2027, coordinateur) Yves Geerts Polytechnique Abstract	VORTEX: Coping with Varieties of Radicalization into Terrorism and Extremism (2023-2027) Corinne Torrekens Philosophie et Sciences sociales Abstract
U-CORP-TAX (2023, coordinateur) Mathieu Parenti Solvay Brussels School - E.M. Abstract	USES2: USES of novel Ultrasonic and Seismic Embedded Sensors for the non-destructive evaluation and structural health monitoring of critical infrastructure and human-built objects (2023-2027) Arnaud Deraemaeker Polytechnique Abstract
NERVSPAN: Molecular Dynamic of Neurons during C. elegans Lifespan (2023-2027) Patrick Laurent Médecine Abstract	GEM-DIAMOND: Globalisation, Europe and Multilateralism : Democratic Institutions, the rise of Alternative MOdels and mounting Normative Dissensus (2022-2026, coordinateur) Ramona Coman Philosophie et Sciences sociales Abstract
Evomet: Deconstructing the evolution of metastasis (2021-2025) Cédric Blanpain Médecine Abstract	DEEPICE: Research and training network on understanding Deep icE corE Proxies to Infer past antarctiC climatE dynamics (2021-2025) François Fripiat Sciences Abstract
DEDS: Data Engineering for Data Science (2021-2025, coordinateur) Esteban Zimanyi Polytechnique Abstract	AppQInfo: Applications and Hardware for Photonic Quantum Information Processing (2021-2025) Nicolas Cerf Polytechnique Abstract
CoPerMix: Control Prediction and LeaRning in Mixing processes (2021-2025) Anne De Wit Sciences Abstract	MODELAIR: Groundbreaking tools and models to reduce air pollution in urban areas (2020-2024) Alessandro Parente Polytechnique Abstract
ROPES: ROles of ePitranscriptomic in diseasES (2020-2025) François Fuks Médecine Abstract	Comm4CHILD: Communication for Children with Hearing Impairment to optimise Language Development (2020-2024, coordinateur) Cécile Colin Psychologie, Sciences de l’Education et Logopédie Abstract
ASCenSIon: Advancing Space Access Capabilities - Reusability and Multiple Satellite Injection (2020-2024) Patrick Hendrick Polytechnique Abstract	INIA: Intersex- New Interdisciplinary Approaches (2020-2024) David Paternotte Philosophie et Sciences sociales Abstract
POST-DIGITAL: European Training Network on Post-Digital Computing (2020-2024) Serge Massar Sciences Abstract	Bactivax: anti-Bacterial Innovative Vaccine Training Network (2019-2024) Fabienne Andris Sciences Abstract
UHMob: Ultra-high Charge Carrier Mobility to Elucidate Transport Mechanisms in Molecular Semiconductors (2019-2023, coordinateur) Yves Geerts Sciences Abstract	IGNITE: Comparative genomics of non-model invertebrates (2018-2022) Jean-François Flot Sciences Abstract
ProTechTion: Industrial decision-making on complex production technologies supported by simulation-based engineering (2018-2022) Thierry Jacques Massart Polytechnique Abstract	ABC-EU-XVA: Valuation Adjustments for Improved Risk Management (2018-2022) Griselda Deelstra Sciences Abstract
MixITiN: Bringing the paradigm for marine pelagic production into the 21st century: incorporating mixotrophy into mainstream marine research (2017-2021) Nathalie Gypens Sciences Abstract	INTERACT: European Industrial Doctorate on Next Generation for sustaINable auTomotive ElectRical ACtuaTion (2017-2022) Johan Gyselinck Polytechnique Abstract
GEM-STONES: Globalisation, Europe and Multilateralism - Sophistication of the Transnational Order, Networks and European Strategies (2016-2020, coordinateur) Anne Weyembergh Droit et Criminologie Abstract	C-CASCADES: Carbon Cascades from Land to Ocean in the Anthropocene (2015-2018, coordinateur) Pierre Regnier Sciences Abstract
BtRAIN: Brain barriers training (2015-2019) Benoit Vanhollebeke Sciences Abstract	CLEAN-Gas: Combustion for Low Emission Applications of Natural Gas (2015-2018) Alessandro Parente Polytechnique Abstract

COFUND

IF@ULB: Individual fellowships at ULB (coordinator, 2018-2024). This project has made it possible to recruit 63 postdoctoral researchers to ULB for international mobility. Winners of an IF@ULB fellowship

CIVIS3i: The CIVIS Alliance Programme for International, Interdisciplinary, Intersectoral Research and Training for Experienced Researchers (partner, 2021-2025)

Staff Exchanges

MSCA Staff Exchanges (formerly RISE) promote international, cross-sectoral and interdisciplinary collaboration in research and innovation through the exchange of staff and the sharing of knowledge and ideas at all stages of the innovation chain. The programme fosters a shared research and innovation culture that welcomes and rewards creativity and entrepreneurship, and helps turn ideas into innovative products, services or processes.

ULB participates in the following staff exchanges:

 

	EDGES:  Entangling Indigenous Knowledges in Universities (2024-2027) Barbara Truffin Droit Abstract
LABOUR: Tacking informal employment in Asia: building post-COV19 solutions to precariousness through casestudy based evidence on Bhutan, Laos, Maldives, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam (2022-2026) Pierre Petit  Philosophie et Sciences sociales Abstract	Coclican: COllaborative Consortium for the early detection of LIver CANcer (2018-2022) Olivier Debeir Polytechnique Abstract
CONNECT: Combinatorics of Networks and Computation (2017-2022) Jean Cardinal Sciences Abstract	EU4HIVCure: Accelerating HIV Cure in Europe (2016-2020) Carine Van Lint Sciences Abstract

Citizens

The aim of the MSCA Citizens action (formerly NIGHT) is to bring research and researchers closer to the general public, with particular emphasis on families, pupils and students. To this end, it organises the European Researchers' Night, a communication and research promotion event that takes place in EU Member States and countries associated with Horizon Europe.

ULB took part in the following citizen actions: 

SCI-TREK: Science journey in a world in transition(s) (2020-2021) Jérôme De Schauwers Sciences Abstract

Previous projects financed : 

LONGBET (2013), Science at home (2012), BIORES (2010), BRAZIL (2009), BRIGHT NIGHT 3 (2008), BRIGHT NIGHT 2 (2007)
 

If you are a researcher and would like to conduct research at ULB with MSCA funds, please contact the "Europe research unit" of the Research Department:

ulb-europe@ulb.be