University secures eight prestigious MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships
Researchers hosted by The University of Manchester have secured eight Marie Sk艂odowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships under the 2025 Horizon Europe call, underlining the international strength of its research environment and supervisory expertise.
MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships are among the most competitive and prestigious researcher development schemes in Europe, supporting outstanding early career researchers to pursue ambitious projects while developing their independence, mobility and long-term career prospects.
These latest awards, secured within the Faculty of Science and Engineering, span disciplines including chemistry, chemical engineering, physics and astronomy, and reflect both the exceptional calibre of the fellows and the strength of the research environments they will join at 91直播.
Supporting research excellence and researcher independence
MSCA fellowships are designed to support postdoctoral researchers in establishing their own research trajectories, providing funding, training and international mobility opportunities that help accelerate their career development.
Professor Chris Hardacre, Professor of Chemical Engineering at The University of Manchester and supervisor on the PHOENIX fellowship, said:
MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships enable us to attract outstanding researchers from around the world and integrate them into 91直播鈥檚 research community. The fellowship creates opportunities for genuine collaboration and knowledge exchange, allowing both the fellow and host team to benefit from new ideas, perspectives and expertise. These awards play an important role in strengthening our research capability while supporting the development of the next generation of research leaders.
Incoming fellows
Among the incoming fellows is Dr Silvia Escayola, who will join The University of Manchester under the MAGPIE project:
Joining the University of Manchester as an MSCA Postdoctoral Fellow is an exciting next step in my career, and I expect this experience to help shape my independent research line. I am particularly looking forward to working with Dr Igor Roncevic and his team, building new collaborations and contributing to the field of theoretical chemistry and quantum technologies while being inspired by such a stimulating environment.
MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships awarded at 91直播
The following MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships have been selected for funding and are currently progressing through Grant Agreement Preparation:
AI-powered classification of bimolecular reaction mechanisms from kinetic data
Dr Emilie Werner, Chemistry
Towards Josephson effect in fractional quantum Hall systems via light鈥搈atter interaction engineering
Dr Hadrien Vignaud, Physics and Astronomy
Piezo-photonic High-entropy Oxides Enabling Integrated Extraction to Polyesters
Dr Yue Jiang, Chemical Engineering
Engineering new enzymatic platforms for atroposelective C鈥揘 bond formation
Dr Martin Power, Chemistry
Deep Reinforcement Learning for control of wave energy converters integrated on floating offshore wind turbines
Dr Zechuan Lin, Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Magnetic-exchange and aromaticity guidance for pi-system spin interaction engineering
Dr Silvia Escayola Gordils, Chemistry鈥�
Deciphering hydro-mechanical coupling and multiscale response of basaltic rocks under mineral carbonation with implications for carbon storage
Dr Manab Mukherjee, Civil Engineering and Management
Ionic memristors with gate control for low-power artificial synapses
Dr Biswabhusan Dhal, Physics
Considering an MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship at 91直播?
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