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On 17 May 2021, Prof. Luciano Mule Stagno joined the COST Association as the new Scientific Committee Chair for the next three years. He is succeeding Dr Jari Hämäläinen.

Guidelines from a COST Action offer help in designing and evaluating solutions to pressing health issues, such as antibiotic resistance. The approach reaches across research boundaries and is crossing national boundaries, with opportunities for a young Serbian researcher and a new European Chapter of Ecohealth International.

Despite considerable life-saving progress, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain the leading cause of death globally, claiming an estimated 17.9 million lives each year. Most CVD-related deaths are from heart attacks and strokes, with a significant portion occurring prematurely in people under 70 years of age. Among CVDs, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) ranks as the most prevalent.…

Enabling Academia and Industry to work together is key to successfully addressing the range of challenges facing our society. However, the two often operate in different ways with differing end goals and establishing a common, successful working understanding can be tricky. Few businesses, in particular Small or Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs), have the capacity to…

Participation in a COST Action to develop new ways to control chemical reactions transformed the career of postdoctoral researcher Luca Argenti. He was part of a COST network that was a ‘virtual institute’ of worldwide experts in his field, leading to an assistant professorship in the USA.

After his appointment as COST President in April, Prof Dr Sierd Cloetingh is officially starting his mandate today. As COST President, he will chair the COST general assembly, known as the COST Committee of Senior Officials (CSO). He will be leading the strategic development of the COST Association.

Women in science: Dr Elena CUOCO In honour of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science on February 11th, we will be sharing six interviews from COST Action researchers about their career experiences. Women are still under-represented in research and innovation careers according to the European Commission’s She Figures 2021 report.  Since 2003,…

Solar cell technology is evolving to become cheaper, easier to manufacture and lighter. These innovative cells could last longer and produce more energy thanks to a COST network that has also shone a light on women researchers in this field.

COST Action NORMFORBUILDING stimulated a continuing collaboration between scientists, industry and regulators to boost research on the safe reuse use of waste streams containing enhanced concentrations of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM).