Blogs

Mladenka Novakovic Bezanovic, Teaching Assistant with a PhD at the University of Novi Sad’s Faculty of Technical Sciences, reflects on her research journey, the challenges she has faced, and the experiences that have shaped her scientific career.

When researchers hear the word entrepreneurship, many immediately think of startups, investors, and pitching. Yet an entrepreneurial mindset is much broader, and far more relevant, than launching a company. At its core, it is a way of thinking that enables people to transform knowledge into value for society, industry, policy, and communities.

Education, we are often told, is about preparing people for the future. For early-stage researchers (ESRs) across Europe, the challenges of the future have a habit of arriving early - short contracts, unclear career paths, and expectations that stretch far beyond the lab or library. So, what does education look like when the classroom is…

Many ESRs often see their career options as limited to academia. At the same time, employers outside universities may not fully understand the skills, competencies, and value that researchers can bring to their organisations. This is where the European Framework for Research Careers steps in.

Europe’s next research leaders are in the making.  The SMART Researchers project combines structured training, mentorship, and cross-sector mobility to foster talent […]

Once upon a time, two major forces – the green and digital transitions, also known as the Twin Transitions – began reshaping […]

Early-Stage Researchers Face Uncertain Future They spend their days solving the world’s toughest problems – yet struggle to navigate their own research […]