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                                                                                 This project has received funding from the
                                                                                 European Union's Horizon 2020 research and
       Eur
       European Training Network                                                 innovation programme under grant
                                                                                 agreement No 858092




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                                                                                               IMPROVE
                                                                                    Innovative Multi-disciplinary
                                                                                         European Research
                                                                                   training network on VolcanoEs

       IMPROVE - Final Conference                                                  www.improve-etn.eu


                             Rome, July 2025


        IMPROVE: Four Years of Discovery,                     where the fellows presented and discussed their individual
                                                              and team achievements. These activities also welcomed
                  Growth, and Impact
                                                              many external students, cultivating a growing, vibrant
                                                              community of young volcanologists across Europe.
    Last August (2025) the IMPROVE project celebrated the
    successful conclusion of four years filled with curiosity,   Thanks  to  the  active  collaboration  with  SMEs,  fellows
    exploration, and scientific breakthroughs. Fifteen         gained invaluable exposure to real-world industry
    passionate early-career researchers completed their 36-   challenges  and  explored  a  spectrum  of  career  paths.
    month fellowships: four have already triumphantly         Today, every IMPROVE researcher has either secured, is
    defended their PhDs, while the others are on the verge of   about to start, or is negotiating exciting new positions with
    achieving this milestone in the coming months.            leading institutions and organisations. We are proud and
                                                              confident  that  many  of  them  will  emerge  as  the  next
    IMPROVE has already sparked the creation of around 15     generation  of  pioneering  European  scientists  in  Solid
    influential scientific papers, with many more on the way. A   Earth sciences and volcanology.
    collaborative  and  stimulating  environment  was  created
    within the project. At the heart of the project was immersive
                                                                                          Paolo Papale and Raffaela Pignolo
    training: fellows dived into network schools addressed to
    provide them with background knowledge and
    understanding,  specialised  short  courses  focussing  on                    SUMMARY
    high level training on selected topics relevant for the
    fellows' research, digital learning modules in the form of   IMPROVE: Four Years of Discovery, Growth, and Impact   1
    webinars accessible through the IMPROVE channels, large-   Paolo Papale and Raffaela Pignolo
    scale  field  campaigns  that  brought  the  fellows  into  real   The IMPROVE Final Conference                 2
    action on active volcanoes, a hands-on science–industry    Keep on Learning with IMPROVE                       3
    workshop exploring the potential for improved
    relationships,  and  the  lively  final  IMPROVE  conference   Farewell                                         4
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