Listen to insightful episodes on academia and beyond. You can find the episodes on the podcast website or your favorite podcast platform.

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🎙️ EURAXESS Smart Talks Season 3 is here, with mERCury! ERC grantees from Widening countries. Ep. 1: Prof. Inta Mieriņa (University of Latvia) on what makes a strong ERC proposal. 🎧 buzzsprout.com/1998474/episo… 📝Feedback survey: forms.gle/jmbZMSEYENrF4hiQ6
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Is "publish or perish" ruining researcher mental health? 🤔 In the latest EURAXESS Smart Talks, Dr. Brian Cahill discusses the ReMO COST Action, funding cliffs, and how to build a healthier academic culture through policy and peer mentoring. 🎧 Listen: buzzsprout.com/1998474/episo…
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🎙️ New episode! MSCA fellow Tanel Aruväli talks manufacturing resilience, stress-testing shop floors & moving to Malta with family 🇲🇹 + honest takes on AI in grant writing. 🔗 buzzsprout.com/1998474/episo… #MSCA #EURAXESS #Research
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How do we find water on other planets? 🌊 We asked Prof. Elena Pettinelli, PI of the ERC-funded SWIM project! We cover space missions, #WomenInSTEM & securing ERC grants. 🚀🛰️ 📺 Watch: youtu.be/_Vw7V4kyudw 🎧 Listen: buzzsprout.com/1998474/episo…🌐 Project: swim-erc.eu/
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Heavy workload. Brutal competition. Zero clarity on the future. Academia takes a toll on mental health. 🧠 New ep: Dr. Elisa Garcia Garcia (EURAXESS Spain) on SATIS, a self-check tool for universities, + real results from the REBECA mentoring programme 🎧 buzzsprout.com/1998474/episo…
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🎙️ New episode: Mindful Connections — Academia, Communication & AI in Mental Health With Dr. Gábor Kismihók on researcher wellbeing, lab culture, AI's limits & why talking is still the best tool we have. 🎧 buzzsprout.com/1998474/episo… #PhDLife #MentalHealth #EURAXESS
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🎙️ New episode! How does the ERA dimension of Horizon Europe create real opportunities? Insights from Siiri Kolka, Damir Hasković & Kārlis Krēsliņš — plus lessons from the Next Tech Talents project. 🎧 Listen: buzzsprout.com/1998474/episo… #HorizonEurope #ERA #WIDERA
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🎙️ New EURAXESS Smart Talks! Dr. Juliane Sauer on the Radiance project, researcher mobility & how AI + matchmaking platforms are reshaping EU research support. 🎧 buzzsprout.com/1998474/episo… #MSCA #EUfunding #Research #Innovation
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🎙️ New episode! We talk with Dr. Monika Golińska about mobility, research careers, and her work on endometriosis & ovarian cancer. A powerful look at moving across borders, sectors & stages of life. 🎧 buzzsprout.com/1998474/episo… #MSCA #EURAXESS #ResearchCareers
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🎙️ New episode! Dr. Antonino Puglisi joins us to discuss how research mobility shaped his career across Italy, the UK, Austria & Turkey — plus insights on chemistry, policy, and global collaboration. Listen here 👉 buzzsprout.com/1998474/episo… #EURAXESS #ResearchMobility #Scienc
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🎙️ New podcast episode! How does deindustrialization shape politics beyond jobs & GDP? Sociologist Anne‑Marie Jeannet shares insights from her ERC Starting Grant project, plus honest advice for early‑career researchers. 🎧 Listen: buzzsprout.com/1998474/episo… #ERC #Euraxess #Podcast
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New episode! Meet Dr. Jennifer Kefauver—MSCA Fellow exploring mechanobiology, rare diseases & a research journey spanning 🇺🇸➡️🇨🇭➡️🇪🇸. Topics: 🔬 Mechanical forces in cells 🌍 Mobility & MSCA ⚖️ Research culture 👶 Healthcare & balance Listen: buzzsprout.com/1998474/episo… #MSCA
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🎙️ Episode 26 is out! Dr. Niklas Hultin on crossing continents, research mobility, EU vs. US funding, and career advice for early-stage researchers. 👉 Listen now: buzzsprout.com/1998474/episo… #EURAXESS #AcademicLife #Podcast #ResearchCareers
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Dual careers, global mobility & scientific life with Prof. Jessica Cauchard & Dr. Michael Levant. We dive into the industry vs academia, parenthood abroad & the realities of research mobility. Listen 🎧 buzzsprout.com/1998474/episo… #research #mobility #academia #HCI #microfluidics
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🎙️ New #Podcast! Beyond relocation: How dual career services transform global mobility 🌍 Mary Kagendo Kobia shares why supporting researchers’ families boosts retention & well-being. 🎧 Listen here: buzzsprout.com/1998474/episo… #GlobalMobility #DualCareer #ResearchLife
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🎙️ New episode! Dr. Marina Joubert shares how we can get science out of the lab and into society 🌍🧪 💡 Trust, empathy, and engagement matter more than facts alone. 🎧 Listen here 👉 buzzsprout.com/1998474/episo… #SciComm #Podcast #ScienceCommunication #TrustInScience #SmartTalks
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🎧 New EURAXESS Smart Talks Ep. 22! Prof. Milan Zdravković dives into the Startup Hub — helping researchers become entrepreneurs 💡 Free webinars, Startup Tour 🇪🇪 🇱🇺 🇮🇱, lean startup tips & more! 🎙️ Listen: buzzsprout.com/1998474/episo… #EURAXESS #StartupHub #SmartTalks #Podcast
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🎙️ Ep. 21 of EURAXESS Smart Talksis live! Marco Stranisci shares how linguistics + math led to an AI startup fighting misinformation. 💡 Topics: Ethical AI, startup life, PhD advice & more. 🎧 Listen: buzzsprout.com/1998474/episo… #AI #Startup #Podcast #DebunkerAssistant #EURAXESS
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🎙️ Ep. 20 of EURAXESS Smart Talksis LIVE — our first audio + video episode! Dr. Frank Danesy dives into strategic intelligence, space, and career mobility. 🎧 buzzsprout.com/1998474/episo… 📺 youtu.be/q74xPcSPC6A #EURAXESS #Orbit8 #ESA #Podcast #Leadership
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Episode 19: Entrepreneurship in Academia - From Idea to Prototype features Dr. Artemis Kontou — engineer, founder & musician — on turning research into startups, teaching with impact & building Malloc (1M+ downloads!). Listen: buzzsprout.com/1998474/episo… #Innovation #StartupLife
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