Collective projects

Air pollution remains one of the most urgent challenges in global public health. Governments and international organizations focus on monitoring classical air pollutants, such as fine particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). However, the rapid evolution of climate change, natural disasters, and the emergence of new environmental contaminants suggest that critical factors related to air pollution may still be overlooked by current monitoring systems.

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The Freiburg Postdoctoral Academy (FPA) invites early career researchers from various disciplines to apply for 10 memberships in the newly launched Young Academy for Cultures and Societies Research (YAC). The programme, running from October 2025 to September 2028, focuses on the topic “The Good Life – What Makes a Good Society” and offers individual and group research budgets, networking opportunities, and project support.

TORCH (The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities) aims to stimulate and support interdisciplinary research activity. The TORCH International Engagement Fund supports such collaborations explicitly with partners outside the UK. TORCH thus invites applications from researchers in the Humanities seeking funding for international activity.

The Northwestern University Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies is one of the largest separate African studies libraries in existence. Established in 1954, its subject matter ranges from art, history, literature, music, science, technology and religion to communications, engineering, management and cookery to name a few.

Workshops may have a maximum of 30 participants of which 12 participants (including a minimum of 6 coming from European countries) will be entirely sponsored by the Foundation (travel, accommodation, and catering). 

Travel Grant

The Brocher Foundation offers a grant of up to a maximum of CHF 6000 to cover the travel expenses of 12 participants.

       a) The grant covers only air/railway travel costs and cannot be allocated to other costs (such as taxis).

       b) CHF 3000 will be paid when the proposal is selected.