Talent Ecosystems: Building sustainable research careers

10 EU-funded Talent Ecosystem projects will showcase their progress in researchers’ employability, career development, skills and wellbeing; first inputs for policy will be collected.

Talent ecosystems are integrated networks of training providers and employers of researchers (academia, non-academic sectors, and businesses) from across the European Research Area (ERA).

The cluster event will showcase 10 Talent Ecosystem projects funded under Horizon Europe’s ‘Reforming and enhancing the research & innovation system’ 2024 call. At the time of the event, the projects will have completed about one year of activities. 

The event will collect first inputs and recommendations from the projects for policy purposes and enable sharing experiences and practices regarding research careers development paths, training, management of R&I career profiles, to address European labour market needs.

The discussions will be useful to inform future steps for the ERA Structural policy on strengthening research careers, as well as provide information to future applicants in view of the 2027 ERA call for proposals (HORIZON-WIDERA-2027-05-ERA-02).