A network to Structure, Develop and Promote Research in the field of End-of-Life and Palliative Care.
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Palliative Care Research Year: applications for 2026 are now open
As part of the initiatives led by the Department of Health to develop palliative care and end-of-life support, funding is available for postgraduate students to undertake a one-year research project in palliative care. The deadline for applications is 3 July 2026. -
Learn about the Research Master's Program in End-of-Life Care and Palliative Medicine
The registration deadline has been extended to June 26. If you're interested in this program—the only one of its kind in France—apply now! -
The 2026 call for CCU-AH positions is now open!
Several positions for university clinical supervisors - hospital assistants (CCU-AH) focusing on palliative care research are available for next fall. Applications are open until June 26, 2026. -
Aging and End-of-life: from flies to human beings
The April 30, 2026 webinar on re-conceptualizing aging and the end of life using animal models by Michael RERA and Clément DUBOST is now online.
Platform events
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Webinar Platform eventThursday, June 25, 2026 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.mTwo pediatricians on pediatric palliative care mobile teams, Ashley RIDLEY and Matthias SCHELL, will discuss the particularities of research in this field when it concerns the infant population. -
Call for abstracts Platform eventFrom May 18, 2026 to July 17, 2026This meeting is aimed at young researchers working on a research question relating to death, end-of-life and palliative care, from all disciplines. -
Webinar Platform eventThursday, September 24, from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.En ligne
Using Parkinson’s disease as an example, Valérie MESNAGE and Elsa MHANNA will address the key challenges of end-of-life care, the importance of advance discussions involving loved ones, the need to recognize the approaching end of life, and requests for assisted dying and their specific characteristics in the context of neurological disorders.
Calls for proposals
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before June 23, 2026
Prix science ouverte 2026 de la thèse
MESRE - Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'EspaceSubmission guidelines:https://doctorat.gouv.fr/actualite/prix-science-ouverte-2026-de-la-th%C3%A8se/ -
before Tuesday June 30 at 1 p.m
Prix Irène Joliot-Curie 2026
MESRE - Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'EspaceSubmission guidelines:https://www.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/fr/PIJC-2026-candidature -
before June 30, 2026
Appel à projets b-solutions 3.0
Interreg France-SuisseSubmission guidelines:https://www.b-solutionsproject.com/call-for-proposals
Calendar
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Webinarwednesday, June 24, 2026 from 10 to 11 a.mEn ligne
Global palliative care for the 21st Century
Lecture by Professor Catherine Evans, Director of the Cicely Saunders Institute, highlighting the global need for palliative care. -
Webinarfriday, June 26, 2026 from 12:15 to 1:15 p.mEn ligne
Growing old and dying with diabetes: diabetic experiences right up to the end of life
A "research lunchtime" organized by the Expérience santé et autonomie (EXSA) club. -
WebinarFriday, June 26, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.En ligne
Toward an ERC Starting Grant: From a Promising Idea to a Competitive Proposal
The mERCury network of National Contact Points (NCPs) is organizing, on behalf of the European Research Council (ERC), an online event for researchers interested in the “Starting Grant” fellowship. -
Conferencejune 26 to 27, 2026Strasbourg
The fate of the dead
International conference at the University of Strasbourg.