9 Sep 2024
Two new joint calls between the WASP and the WISE programs opened on Monday September 9, 2024.
By launching two calls with different profiles, the programs aim to stimulate new collaborations to explore joint project ideas, as well as to support research collaborations that are ready to engage in large projects.
NEST and Pilot Calls
The WASP-WISE NEST call seeks to fund projects with multiple PIs and a budget of up to 25 MSEK per project. A NEST project shall address a specific strategic high-priority research challenge with international impact and visibility that requires the combined competence of a multidisciplinary team of investigators to be solved.
The total funding for the NEST call is 100 MSEK and the projects are expected to run for 4-5 years. Depending on each project’s budget, 4-10 projects are expected to be funded.
The call for WASP-WISE Pilot Projects aims to initiate collaboration between researchers from WASP and WISE, to prepare for future larger projects. 10 projects with a budget of 1 MSEK each and a project duration of 1 year are expected to be funded.
For both calls, the research topic shall overlap both WASP’s and WISE’s scientific areas. The NEST call closes on December 1 and the call for pilot projects closes on November 8.
Please see more information about the calls below.
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Feng Gao, WISE-affiliated professor in optoelectronics at Linköping University, is awarded the prize in physics.
Picture taken by Thor Balkhed, Linköping University.
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7 Mar 2025
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6 Mar 2025
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5 Mar 2025
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3 Mar 2025
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25 Feb 2025
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10 Feb 2025
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3 Feb 2025
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31 Jan 2025
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27 Jan 2025
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24 Jan 2025
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23 Jan 2025
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17 Jan 2025
Published in Nature Energy, Prof. Gao’s and researcher Rui Zhang’s study identifies the key factors controlling morphology, a long-standing challenge to improve efficiency. These findings also provide a roadmap for designing organic solar cells that meet the requirements of large-scale production using green solvents.
16 Jan 2025
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7 Jan 2025
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12 Dec 2024
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11 Dec 2024
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5 Dec 2024
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3 Dec 2024
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2 Dec 2024
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28 Nov 2024
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27 Nov 2024
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25 Nov 2024
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22 Nov 2024
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21 Nov 2024
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20 Nov 2024
The WASP-WISE NEST call will close 2 December, 14.00.