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Prof. John Bartzis explained the importance of the COST programme in acting as a gateway for entering EU Framework Projects and the added value it generates for innovative research and development. On Friday 09 October, Prof. John Bartzis, Executive Board Member of COST and COST National Representative for Greece, presented the COST programme at the…

In an attempt to reduce the impact of ash dieback, researchers in COST Action FRAXBACK joined forces and identified the origin and biology of the fungus. They are now proposing a series of guidelines that will help manage Europe’s ash tree woodlands in a more sustainable way.

A COST Action has created a major research community for a young technology that could underpin future artificial intelligence – memristors. The network has generated over 100 scientific breakthroughs as well as new projects, while fast-tracking opportunities for young researchers.

A COST short-term scientific mission gave young chemist Halima Mouhib the experience she needed to advance her career. She is now an assistant professor at the Paris university that hosted her mission, leading research on how molecules produce scents.

On Monday 19 April, COST Science Officer, Dr Karina Marcus participated in the online workshop “Information and Communication Technologies (ITCs) and Older Persons” organised in the frame of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2021. With this year’s WSIS focusing on “ICTs” for ‘Inclusive, Resilient and Sustainable Societies and Economies’, the specific…

When Hungarian Cambridge graduate Dr László Á. Kóczy was approached to take part in a COST Action, he was sceptical. Little did he know, the Computational Social Choice networking initiative he was about to engage in would flower into a research project that would bolster the very foundations of democracy in his country.

Exciting, daunting and intense: the conferences at which scientific communities convene are fabulous opportunities for newcomers. For Marcin Makowski, whose PhD research focuses on peptides, the chance to attend a congress in 2019 has led to a lasting collaboration.

The fight against deadly parasitic diseases affecting millions has been advanced by a COST Action, which has identified new drug candidates for malaria, Chagas and schistosomiasis. The network also provided researchers with industry-related training to boost their career prospects.

A multinational project to better detect pollution impacts on aquatic ecosystems has emerged from a COST Action. The Action, which promotes cross-disciplinary work to understand cell processes, could lead to further collaborations that benefit drug development and the environment.