October 14, 2026

COST Action News

An inspiring 2-day Hackathon in Chemical Ecology took place in Athens, Greece, on May 11–12, 2026, organized within the framework of the E-NICHE COST Action CA22102. The event brought together early-career innovators, researchers, and mentors to develop innovative ideas, methodologies, and prototypes addressing current challenges in chemical ecology. The Hackathon combined innovation training, design thinking…

EU-LI-PHE supported Dr. Andreia Amaral from the University of Évora, Deputy Leader of Working Group 2, through an ICT Conference Grant to participate in the 77th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP), held in Hamburg, Germany, from 7–11 September 2026. During the conference, Andreia delivered an oral presentation in Session 40…

An inspiring 3-day training course in Insect Chemical Ecology, held on the premises of the Benaki Phytopathological Institute (BPI) from May 13–15, Kifissia, Greece, organized within the framework of WG2 “Applying insights from chemical ecology to promote ecosystem management and preservation”. The course combined theoretical knowledge with hands-on laboratory training, focusing on the role of…

We are pleased to share the second official newsletter of the neuroXRehab COST Action! In this issue, you will find a recap of the May 2026 meetings in Madeira, as well as highlights of neuroXRehab’s members and their participation in recent conferences. Please follow our social media channels to be updated on the Action events:

The first policy-focused workshop of the COST Action European Network in Chemical Ecology (E-NICHE) was held on 21–22 April 2026 in Izmir, Türkiye, hosted by Dokuz Eylül University, bringing together researchers from twelve countries in a hybrid format. Organised within Working Group 4 (Communication and Dissemination), the workshop titled “Communicating Science to Policy Makers: Strategies…

We are happy to announce that the calls for Short-Term Scientific Missions (STSMs) and Dissemination Grants are officially open. Whether you’re looking to establish new collaborations in a peer’s lab or share your research with the wider scientific community, these grants are designed to help you make it happen: Short Term Scientific Missions (STSMs) Grants…

Date and venue: 13th – 15th of July 2026, Bled, Slovenia Organisers: Aleksandra Puchalska (University of Ljubljana & IMFM & University of Warsaw), member of WG3 Marjeta Kramar Fijavˇz (University of Ljubljana & IMFM), vice-leader of WG1 Participants: Brian Fath (IIASA & Towson University), member of WG1&3Dominika Machowska (University of Warsaw), member of WG3Piotr Wojtala…

This five-day international workshop provided a highly collaborative forum for discussing recentadvancements and emerging trajectories in the analysis and spectral theory of Dirac-type operators.The primary goal was to foster an exchange of ideas and current challenges among global expertsand early-career researchers sharing common interests in mathematical physics.The scientific scope of the conference aligned with the…