Lead: INSERM
Project month: 2 (April 2025)
This event was the first opportunity for the ENTRY-DM beneficiaries to meet face to face. Day 1 was dedicated to a review of the project’s implementation plan, logistical matters including DC recruitment, relevant EC guidelines, supervision challenges and commitments under the signed Grant Agreement. Day 2 was dedicated to training for supervisors. More information can be found under Management.
Lead: INSERM
Project month: 11 (January 2026)
The first network-wide training event was an opportunity for all DCs and PIs to meet in person for the first time. The meeting took place in Paris, France. The programme for the event is available here.
Lead: INSERM
Project month: 15 (moved to month 13: March 2026) )
Topics covered: Research management, ethics and gender equality
This online event was divided into two half day sessions. At the first session on 19 March 2026, Florian Naudet from IUF gave a presentation on Research Ethics and Open Science Practices. This was followed by a presentation from Marta del Alamo and Maria Rujano from ECRIN on Fair Science and Data Sharing.
The second session was held on 26 March 2026. During this session, DCs heard from Géraldine Liot and Gwenaelle Andre from the organization Femmes & Sciences on the topic of Awareness in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. This was followed by a presentation from Catherine Winchester (Cancer Research UK) on Research Integrity: Establishing Good Research Practices.
Lead: UVEG
Project month: 20 (October 2026)
Topics covered will include
- Entrepreneurship and technology transfer
- Progress reports from DCs
- Site visit to Arthex
Lead: RUMC
Project month: 30 (July 2027 )
Topics covered will includ:
- Translational medicine
- Progress reports from DCs
Lead: INSERM
Project month: 40 (June 2028)
This conference will be an opportunity to present the final results and outcomes of the research projects. Career training will also be offered to the DCs.
The first online training event took place on 19 and 26 March 2026.
On March 19, two presentations were given to the DC group:
1) Florian Naudet (Unijversity of Rennes): Research ethics in health projects and reproducibility of therapeutic research
2) Maria Rujano et Marta del Alamo (ECRIN): FAIR Data & Data Sharing in Biomedical Research
On March 26, three presentations were given:
1) Géraldine Liot and Gwenaelle Andre (Femmes et Science): Gender equality, diversity and inclusion and gender bias
2) Catherine Winchester (CRUK Scotland Institute): Research integrity and establishing good research practices
3) Mario Gomes Pereira: My journey into science
A short debrief with the DCs followed the online training and feedback was very positive. In particular, they appreciated the questionnaires shared in advance for the EDI Awareness session, which helped them prepare and engage more deeply, as well as the interactive format of the presentations and especially the use of practical and concrete examples. They expressed a preference for dividing online training into 2 half days rather than one full day to avoid screen burnout.