Sharing the Marie Sklodowska Curie experience
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* From « La vie en Rose », Edith Piaf
On the 4th of September 2018, after living for 4 years in Birmingham, my boyfriend and I left England and flew across the English Channel (or French, depending on which side you ask!) to start our new adventure in Paris. The first weeks, we were dazzled by the beauty of this city. Every corner you turn, you can admire the architecture of the flats all around, with those small chimneys that make you feel like you have been transported to Les Aristochats; the Seine is a breath of fresh air at the heart of the city, the trees run all across the streets and if it is a clear day, you can see everything turning to a pink hue at sunset. We discovered the joys of French cheese, with more than 400 varieties, and French boulangeries (bakeries), where I learnt my first important words “Je vais prendre une tartelette au citron meringuée, s’il vous plait”.
The 22nd of May is World Preeclampsia day, a pregnancy complication affecting more than 10 million women and newborns each year. On this special day, we would like to introduce you the iPlacenta network and its 15 Early Stage Researchers dedicated to modelling and understanding this pathology. Have a look at the video to discover more about who we are, and how our diverse backgrounds will be put together to fight placenta-related disorders.
 © theAwkwardYeti.com Considering moving abroad for postgraduate education or more? Here is a step-wise guide that helped me through my journey.
I am a 27-year-old girl who moved to Cork, Ireland from a small town in the heart of India. Since this was the first time I moved (not just out of the country but out of my parents’ house), I realized the difference between being an adult and taking responsibilities vs everything I had been doing until now. The following are a collection of stories and experiences that I have accumulated throughout the process. March and April saw some of our early-stage researchers already presenting posters and visiting international conferences, in France, Ireland, the UK and Japan!  The training workshop on Clinical Complications in Maternal and Fetal Health took place at St George's University Hospital in London. It allowed the early-stage researchers (ESR) to engage with research-focused clinicians, non-academic professionals and representatives of patient groups in order to gain a better understanding of the potential translational outcomes of their research for the patients’ benefit.
It also marked the first physical meeting of the ESR team. There was lots of opportunity to discuss research projects, the many ways of collaborating in the network, and what it feels like to be a PhD student in an MSCA ITN! 2/10/2018 The team is growingWelcome to all ESRs starting in October, and hello from Dundee!  In the photo: Dr Colin Murdoch, Mirren Augustin, Agathe Lermant (ESR4)
Natalia Gebara from Poland started on her iPLACENTA PhD project at the University of Turin last week. Impressions from her first days... When many people think of visiting Italy they usually have Rome, Florence, Naples in mind. I was in the same mindset until I arrived in the hidden gem of northern Italy, Torino. The city is in the Piedmont region and is surrounded by western Alps providing a breath-taking view of the mountains in various points of the city....
7/9/2018 First iPLACENTA ESR startsUniversity College Cork makes the first step with the first ESR for iPLACENTA starting at INFANT with Dr Fergus McCarthy and Dr Cathal McCarthy. Congratulations and Good luck Sam!  The consortium agreement for iPLACENTA has been signed!  13/8/2018 iPLACENTA recruits Project ManageriPLACENTA project manager Mirren Augustin moves from Germany to Dundee.  |
About the blogBeing a PhD student in a European training network is a life-changing adventure. Moving to a new country, carrying out a research project, facing scientific (and cultural) challenges, travelling around Europe and beyond… Those 3 years certainly do bring their part of new - sometimes frightening - but always enriching experiences. Categories
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