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MARGISTAR blogs highlight Country Focus insights, featured projects, press releases, and project news. These blogs are the best way to stay up-to-date on MARGISTAR's latest efforts in transforming marginalised mountainous regions. The ideas and topics presented in MARGISTAR's blogs are a part of the collaborative effort to bring real-world solutions to the problem of sustainability.

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Socio-Ecosystems of Community-Led Initiatives for Post-Growth: The Case of Epirus, Greece

Country Focus
By Katerina-Shelagh Boucoyannis, University of Padova, MSc Climate Change and Diversity: Sustainable Territorial Development The Fortune of Epirus "Fortunate are the mountains, fortunate are the plains,"...
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MARGISTAR’s 4th Call for Inclusiveness Target Countries Conference Grant Applications

Project News
MARGISTAR is launching its fourth call for Inclusiveness Target Countries (ITC) Conference Grants for conferences occurring between June 1 2025 and September 30 2025. All applications must be submitted before the deadline on April 20 2025, and all activities must occur before September 30.
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MARGISTAR’s 4th Call for Dissemination Conference Grant Applications

Project News
MARGISTAR is launching its fourth call for Dissemination Conference Grants for conferences occurring between June 1 2025 and September 30 2025. All applications must be made before the deadline on April 20 2025, and all activities must occur before September 30 2025.
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MARGISTAR’s 3rd Call for Short-Term Scientific Mission Grant Applications

Project News
MARGISTAR launches its third call for Short Term Scientific Missions (STSMs) for mobilities occurring between June 1 2025 and September 30 2025. All applications must be submitted before the deadline on April 20 2025, and all activities must occur before September 30.
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MARGISTAR 2nd call for Virtual Mobility (VM) Grant Applications

Project News
MARGISTAR launches its second call for Virtual Mobility (VM) for mobilities occurring between June 1 and September 30 2025. All applications must be submitted before the deadline on April 20 2025, and all activities must occur before September 30.
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MARGISTAR 1st call for Young Researchers and Innovators (YRI) Conference Grant Applications

Project News
MARGISTAR is launching its first call for Young Researchers and Innovators (YRI) Conference Grant for conferences occurring between June 1 and September 30 2025. All applications must be submitted before the deadline on April 20 2025, and all activities must occur before September 30th.
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MARGISTAR at the Sustainability of COST Actions Networking Event in Brussels

Events
Written by Andrej Ficko (University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical faculty) Trust, Ideas, and Proof of Concept: Key Elements for Sustaining the COST Action Network The COST Academy...
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MARGISTAR meets in San Michele all’Adige for 6th Management Committee Meeting

MARGISTAR on the Road
Written by Andrej Ficko (University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical faculty) The 6th Management Committee Meeting of COST Action MARGISTAR was held on January 28-29, 2025, in...
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MARGISTAR Team meets in Brussels for the COST Connect Event on “Agriculture and its Products”

Project News
On October 17-18, Brussels hosted the COST Connect event, “Agriculture and Its Products.” This gathering brought together policymakers, stakeholders, and more than 40 researchers from 20 COST Actions to discuss agricultural research and policies. Prof. António Manuel Teixeira Monteiro from the University of Lisbon, Dr. Irene Christoforidi from the Hellenic Mediterranean University and Dr. Somaye Latifi from the Federal Institute of Agricultural Economics, Rural and Mountain Research (BAB) represented MARGISTAR at the event.
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MARGISTAR’s 2nd call for Short-Term Scientific Mission Grant Applications

Project News
MARGISTAR is launching its second Short-Term Scientific Mission call for mobilities occurring between January 25th, 2025 until May 31st, 2025. All applications must be made before the deadline on January 6th, 2025, and all activities must occur before May 31st, 2025.
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COST

COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) is a funding agency for research and innovation networks. Actions help connect research initiatives across Europe and enable scientists to grow their ideas by sharing them with their peers. This boosts their research, career, and innovation.

Action Details

  • MoU - 039/22
  • Approval date - 27/05/2022
  • Start date - 16/09/2022
  • End date - 15/09/2026

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