Calling postdoctoral researchers! 🧪👩‍🔬

The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 call is now open.

With a budget of €404.3 million, this call will support around 1,650 researchers, both European and non-European.

🧭 Considering your next research destination?

We are increasing support to early career scientists under #MSCA, offering higher allowances and longer contracts.

Choose Science. Choose Europe.

Apply by 10 September 2025 → https://europa.eu/!fBTMgF

Amusing that the #COP29 crowd appear have, er, "copped out" of deciding where COP31 should be held (Australia and Turkey in the running).

Maybe they should just cut through the
#fossilfuel #greenwash and host it on an off shore gas production platform in the North Sea.

4.7 billion fewer plastic bags were used in the EU in 2022 than the year before.

Belgium, Poland and Portugal lead the way – this is where the citizens use the least of them.

With our #PlasticsStrategy, we aim to:
🔹 curb waste and littering,
🔹 improve the economics of plastics recycling,
🔹 transform the way plastics are designed, produced, used and recycled.

We are on the path to make the EU cleaner and the beaches safer for the turtles and other animals.

More → https://europa.eu/!TJmtQC

Sheffield celebrates 10 years of volunteer-led libraries | Olivia Arkless

https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/region/sheffield-celebrates-10-years-of-volunteer-led-libraries/

✍ Brazil has lessons for Europe on how to handle Elon Musk – ‘cojones’ are required

A senior judge in Brazil lost patience with Musk and his capricious ways; Musk fought the law, and the law won

By Ann Moody

https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/world/brazil-has-lessons-for-europe-on-how-to-handle-elon-musk-cojones-are-required/