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H2020COFUND2016–2021

I4FUTURE · Novel Imaging and Characterisation Methods in Bio, Medical, and Environmental Research and Technology Innovations

Horizon 2020 — Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Duration
2016-04-01 → 2021-09-30
EU contribution
€2,092,800
Participants
25
Scheme
MSCA-COFUND

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Results in brief

Novel Imaging and Characterisation Methods in Bio, Medical, and Environmental Research and Technology Innovations

I4Future - Imaging for the FUTURE: Novel Imaging and Characterization Methods in Bio, Medical and Environmental Research and Technology Innovations was a Marie Skłodowska-Curie action co-funded international, interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral doctoral programme, hosted by the University of Oulu, Finland. The I4FUTURE Programme aimed at full exploitation of the possibilities of modern imaging and characterisation methods in cross-disciplinary work. This unique training programme responded to the increasing need for skilled next-generation ESRs (Early Stage Researcher) in the changing and demanding European job markets in industry, public sector and academia. The main goal of I4FUTURE was to train early stage researchers with a deep knowledge and multidisciplinary view on the imaging and characterization methods, and transferable skills to evaluate and implement innovations in research and businesses. The programme brought together the complementary and supplementary expertise of high-level researchers worldwide to train ESRs with interdisciplinary visions in exceedingly relevant socio-economic research areas and state-of-the-art techniques. Thirteen international universities, eleven private companies from the paper, steel, mining and medical industries as well as appliances manufacturing, and four multidisciplinary public sector organisations participated I4FUTURE. At the University of Oulu, the programme combined 5 faculties and 17 research groups. The I4FUTURE programme provided the selected 20 ESRs with a first-hand understanding on how research develops from basic science findings to interdisciplinary innovations and commercially valuable applications. The programme exploited local, national and international strengths of the network partners at multiple levels: excellence in research, local and European cutting-edge infrastructures, collaboration networks including secondments, as well as wide dissemination and outreach activities.

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Project objective

The I4Future Programme is a novel international, interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral doctoral programme hosted at the University of Oulu. The programme is based on full exploitation of the possibilities of modern imaging and characterisation methods in cross-disciplinary work. The unique training programme aims to respond to the increasing need for skilled next-generation ESRs in the changing and demanding European job markets in industry, the public sector and academia. I4Future brings together the complementary and supplementary expertise of world-class researchers in training ESRs with interdisciplinary visions in highly relevant socio-economic research areas and state-of-the-art techniques. I4Future combines five faculties and 17 research groups of UOULU, driven together with eight international universities and nine private companies from the paper, steel, mining and medical industries as well as appliances manufacturing and four multidisciplinary public sector organisations. The I4Future programme will provide 20 ESRs with a first-hand understanding of how research develops from basic science findings to interdisciplinary innovations and commercially valuable applications. The programme exploits local, national and international strengths of the network partners at multiple levels: excellence in research, local and European cutting-edge infrastructures, collaboration networks and secondments, and wide dissemination and outreach. I4Future builds upon a critical mass of interdisciplinary, inter-sectoral and international expertise and provides a unique combination of complementary methodological approaches for high-quality training that would not be possible to implement at any site or organisation alone.

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Data: CORDIS, © European Union