16 PhD Positions and a Milestone for Psychedelic Research Training in Europe
We are proud to share that our proposal for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network has been awarded! Led by Prof. Robert Schoevers and Dr. Joost J. Breeksema, INTEGRATE — the Interdisciplinary Network for Training, Education, and Growing Research into Applications of and Therapeutic Expertise around Psychedelics — will train a new generation of highly skilled psychedelic researchers across Europe.
This interdisciplinary training network is initiated and coordinated by the UMCG – Universitair Centrum Psychiatrie, and will recruit and train 16 PhD candidates across the Netherlands, Germany, France, Switzerland, Denmark, Greece, Portugal, Sweden, and Czechia. The program addresses a wide range of complex and interrelated challenges, including mechanisms of action, optimal trial design, legal and regulatory frameworks, and ethical issues.
INTEGRATE will span disciplines from neuroscience to anthropology, psychiatry to law, pharmacology to ethics, and everything in between and beyond. Doctoral candidates will not only learn to conduct excellent research, but will also gain insight into policy, clinical practice, non-profit, and industry perspectives. The goal: to equip them to tackle the scientific, clinical, ethical, and societal challenges involved in the responsible development and integration of psychedelic therapies.
📌 More details on individual PhD projects and how to apply will be shared in due time.