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23 February 2023 News

Joint statement seeking for concrete support to researchers in Iran persecuted for their research activity

On the 21st of February, the European Council of Doctoral Candidates and Junior Researchers (Eurodoc), International Consortium of Research Staff Associations (ICoRSA), Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA) and Young Academy of Europe (YAE) released a joint statement regarding the ongoing protests in Iran since September 2022 seeking for concrete support to researchers persecuted for their research activity, and for the international research community to actively voice their support for the protesters in Iran. In the statement, organisations expressed their deep concern for the situation in

6 February 2023 News

ICoRSA Survey on Research Career Progression

ICoRSA mission is to advance the welfare of researchers and in particularly advance the career prospects and career development path of researchers. In spite many initiatives, proposals and policies issued over the last decade or two, there’s been very little progress to improve the quality of researcher career, if anything it could be viewed as becoming more unattractive. In order for ICoRSA to approach decision making bodies both at European level and global level, it is necessary for ICoRSA to be fully informed and provided with

30 January 2023 News

Kick-off meeting of the SECURE project

ICoRSA participated in the kick-Off meeting for the SECURE project. SECURE stands for “Sustainable Careers for Researcher Empowerment” which started officially on 1 January 2023 and will be implemented for 24 months. The meeting was hosted by the project coordinator PLOCAN, the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands on January 26–27, 2023. The SECURE project will develop coordination and support measures to create, trial, implement, and mainstream a common Research Career Framework (RCF) that offers a suite of options to support organisations in the recruitment, employment, training,

9 January 2023 News

ICoRSA to present OPUS project at webinar on ERA calls

ICoRSA will present the Open and Universal Science Project OPUS at the Webinar “Get inspired and get aboard: Everything you need to know about 2023 – 2024 ERA calls” as a best practice example on Thursday, 12 January 2023, 10:00 CET. Click here to find out more about the event and how to register.