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NAEP III: Applications Now Open





The NeurAstra Educational Programme (NAEP) has officially opened applications for its Third Edition: the Ramón y Cajal Promotion (2026/2027).

If you’re passionate about science, nature, space, and interdisciplinary research, this is your chance to join a one-year remote and flexible programme designed to help you grow your skills, develop your own research project, and collaborate with an international community.

Modalities: Remote/Part-time
Programme duration: Feb 2026 — Feb 2027
Language: English
Available spots: 11
Deadline to apply: 31 January 2026 at 23:59 CET

Inspired by the legacy of Santiago Ramón y Cajal, NAEP III invites undergraduates, graduates, early-career researchers, professionals in transition, and curious minds eager to explore innovative projects in neuroscience, space, and environmental research.

You’ll gain:
> Guidance from the NeurAstra team
> Access to resources, documentation, and a global peer network
> A certificate of participation
> Eligibility for the Cajal Grant
> A flexible structure designed to support meaningful independent work

This one-year, volunteer-based programme is a great opportunity to shape your own project, sharpen your methodologies, and engage with open science practices.

Questions? Contact us at contact@neurastra.eu
Apply now and begin your journey: APPLY


Soirée de remise de prix : Bourse de l’Exploration Paul-Émile Victor



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RDV: Climate House, Paris, France

Date: 12.12.2025 (07:00 PM)

ABOUT THE EVENT

The Paul-Émile Victor Exploration Grant Awards Ceremony 2025 will take place on Friday, 12 December at the Climate House. 

Organised by the Fonds de Dotation Paul-Émile Victor, the event marks the official announcement and celebration of the 2025 laureates. 

(Attendance requires prior registration)





K+X > 361 > K-Z Library



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NEW ARRIVALS (FRENCH/ENGLISH)
New books have just been added to the K+X > 361 > K-Z Library catalogue

> Claude A. Piantadosi - The Biology of Human Survival: Life and Death in Extreme Environments
> Christopher Y. Tilley - A Phenomenology of Landscape: Places, Paths and Monuments
> Michael St.Pierre - Crisis Management in Acute Care Settings: Human Factors and Team Psychology in a High-Stakes Environment
> Nick Kanas and Dietrich Manzey - Space Psychology and Psychiatry
> Ricardo Amils Pibernat et al. - Life in Extreme Environments
> Robert M. Emerson et al. - Writing Ethnographic Fieldnotes 
> Tim Ingold - The Perception of the Environment
> James Lequeux - Le Verrier: Savant magnifique et detesté


K+X > 361 > K-Z Library



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NEW ARRIVALS (FRENCH/ENGLISH)
New books have just been added to the K+X > 361 > K-Z Library catalogue

> James Woodell Miller - Living and Working in the Sea
> Eric Tabuchi & Nelly Monnier - ARN 7
> Encyclopédie du Voyage Gallimard - Maurienne/Savoie
> Encyclopédie du Voyage Gallimard - Savoie
> Les Others - Volume 17
> Aebhric O'Kelly & Jason Jarvis - Remote and Austere Medicine: Field Guide for Practitioners
> Alessandro Bartoloni & Lidia Strigari - Space Radiobiology: Synergies Between Astroparticle And Medical Physics
> Annalisa Dominoni - Design of Supporting Systems for Life in Outer Space
> Bader Shirah - Neuroscience Research in Short-Duration Human Spaceflight: The Axiom-2 Mission
> Cornelius A. Tobias & Paul Todd - Space Radiation Biology and Related Topics
> Jenia Gorbanenko et al. - Exploring Ethnography of Outer Space Methods and Perspectives
> Kenji Kansaku et al. - Clinical Systems Neuroscience
> Mark J Shelhamer & Erik Antonsen - Systems Medicine For Human Spaceflight
> Victor E. Thoren - The Lord of Uraniborg: A Biography of Tycho Brahe
> Eugène Viollet-le-Duc - Le Massif du Mont Blanc
> André des Gachons - La veille du ciel
> Alfred Carlier - L'envol de l'homme
> John Blashford-Snell & Alistair Ballantine (Editors) - Expeditions the Experts' Way
> Carol Norberg & Hansulrich Steimle - Human Spaceflight and Exploration
> Peter Dickens & James S. Ormrod - The Palgrave Handbook of Society, Culture and Outer Space



Flammarion Grant Laureate
NAEP II 2025



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We are delighted to announce that Emily Crawley (Team S03) has been awarded the Flammarion Grant to support the development of her project:
“Balancing Necessities and Non-Essentials in Long-Duration Space Habitats”

This distinction recognises the originality and importance of her work, which explores how essential and non-essential elements can be harmonised to support human well-being during extended stays in space.

Congratulations to Emily for this amazing achievement!






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