'It's Very Much Worth the Effort'



Dr Richard Guest


Marie
Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training
Networks (ITNs)
are one of the most popular schemes within Horizon 2020, and it’s easy to see why: they
offer an opportunity for the recruitment of talented early career researchers
to be trained in any discipline, whilst also enabling them to flex their wings
across national and sectoral boundaries.



However,
this popularity comes

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