DeMANS is Research and Staff Exchange (RISE) project, funded as a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Action (MSCA); but what does this actually mean and what is involved?
RISE is one of the four main MSCA aimed at implementing strategies of Excellent Science through the development of careers and training of researchers able to innovate across sectors, disciplines, and countries. The objective of the RISE scheme is to promote international and intersectoral collaboration between participating organisations, in the form of a joint research and innovation project, through research and innovation staff exchanges, and sharing of knowledge and ideas from research to market (and vice-versa). The scheme fosters a shared culture of research and innovation that welcomes and rewards creativity and entrepreneurship and helps to turn creative ideas into innovative products, services or processes.
To achieve these goals, researchers and staff associated with the DeMANS project will make research visits (secondments) to other partners within the network, to gain new expertise and skills and to share knowledge and experience.
Within DeMANS, it is expected that approximately 40 staff members will participate in nearly 50 secondments between January 2022 and March 2025.