The second #COSTAcademy Grant Holder Manager workshop of 2026 is currently on-going at our office! 💶🧑‍🔬
A big welcome to these new Grant Holders, who have joined us to learn more about COST financial rules and our e-COST system 💻 in order to manage their @costprogramme.bsky.social Action budget. ☺️

New year, new #COSTAcademy trainings!🙌
Today we were online with almost 50 new Grant Awarding Coordinators discussing the role and managing @costprogramme.bsky.social Action grants. 💶 Special thanks to Natasa Bozic (CA21162) and Donal Murphy-Bokern (CA22146) for sharing your experiences with us! 👏

The second day of #COSTAcademy Social media trainings this week was aimed at the #COSTAction Chairs. 📱 Thank you all for joining us to learn more about the different platforms and ways to promote your Actions and results. 🧑‍🔬👏 Don't forget to keep ➡️ @costprogramme.bsky.social updated on your posts.

Spreading the results of @costprogramme.bsky.social Action networks to different target audiences is crucial. That’s why we’re focusing this week on mastering social media. Starting today with our Science Communication Coordinators. Thanks to all for joining us for the #COSTAcademy training! 😊

Last week we also had @mmuskovic.bsky.social training at #COSTAcademy on leadership!
Her training will not only boost the way the Working Groups are lead, but also will boost her scientific career! 🚀
Follow us for more updates on this adventure!

A delightful experience to participate on this #COSTAcademy Leadership Workshop!
@costacademy.bsky.social provided us with helpful insights into Leadership for the future @paneucopt.bsky.social COST Action, but also for future Leadership positions!

"Leadership is a choice, not a position!"

Starting the second week focused on Young researchers with a #COSTAcademy Leadership workshop. 🧑‍🔬 We got to engage in inspiring discussions with this amazing group. Thanks for the great insights and experiences of leadership roles by Indrek Heinla, Milorad Dragic, Neda Nikolovski and Olesia Kulyk. 👏

This week, I had the opportunity to participate in a pilot training for YRI at #COSTAcademy 🧑‍🔬. It was an inspiring experience focused on empowerment and personal growth as a young researcher. A great opportunity for networking and meeting extraordinary people! 🙌

This week has been all about Young researchers at #COSTAcademy! 🧑‍🔬 On Tuesday and Wednesday we organised a pilot Young researcher training for running #COSTactions. Thanks to Adna Ašić, Daniel Patauner and Amil Orahovac for sharing their experiences from Actions with the participants. 🙌

We're live with the first #COSTAcademy follow-up online training on How to write policy briefs with Bart Veys, Head of the Policy unit at @costprogramme.bsky.social. Learning more about what to take into consideration when sharing the results of #COSTactions with policymakers.

We shared a great day with these young #COSTaction leaders and future leaders learning more and discussing about different aspects of leadership.
Thank you all for joining the #COSTAcademy Leadership workshop! 🙌 Looking forward to seeing you soon again! @costprogramme.bsky.social

Many of the #COSTaction Chairs share similar challenges in managing their Action. The afternoon of our #COSTAcademy Chairs’ Forum was dedicated to peer discussions and sharing to address the issues and to find common solutions. Thank you all for your contributions!
@costprogramme.bsky.social

First day of #COSTAcademy Media skills trainings this week with #COSTaction Science Communication Coordinators bravely getting in front of the camera 🎥 to present their Action. 👏🏻 Thank you all for your enthusiasm and good luck with your future interviews. Keep us posted. 👍🏼