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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

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Celebrating 30 years of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Curiosity that changes the world

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What is Radium? 

Radium was discovered in 1898 by Marie Skłodowska Curie, with assistance from her husband Pierre Curie and chemist Gustave Bémont.

It is a rare, silvery-white metal positioned at the bottom of the Alkaline Earth Metals group on the Periodic Table.

  • Atomic symbol Ra
  • Atomic number 88
  • Over 1 million times more radioactive than uranium.

So imagine a digital map where every "dot" is a spark of genius. 

We have used Radium as a basis for our representation for you to discover 88 different highlights from 30 years of MSCA.

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About MSCA

The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions are the European Union’s reference programme for doctoral education and postdoctoral training.

2026 marks a key milestone: the 30th anniversary of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions.

Since 1996, the programme has played a crucial role in advancing research and innovation, supporting over 150 000 researchers, including 23 Nobel Prize winners.

The programme has been a cornerstone of European research and a beacon of excellence, fostering mobility across disciplines, sectors, and countries and attracting and nurturing top talent.

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