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over the past three years. All the participating instituteshave great mentoring skills which results in a positive rippleeffect across the early-stage researchers,’ says Rita Jorge, anearly-stage researcher who is based at Queen Mary, Universityof London.society, based at Queen Mary, where one of the founders is amember of Nascent. This society, supported by the networkcoordinator, has successfully secured independent fundingand organises monthly meetings. Visit the society’s blog at:http://wiseqmul.wordpress.comThis laid-back environment and quality mentoring has encouragedFellows to think ‘out of the box’. She believes that: ‘This hasgiven us a space to grow, but most importantly a friendly spaceto fall and fail, and to learn why and how we did it and howto overcome it in the future.’The network has organised four training schools, threeinternational meetings, as well as a workshop on enterpriseand innovation and another on molecular modelling. Additionaltraining events are planned for the last year of the network.In addition, network members have participated in otherconferences and workshops to disseminate their scientifi cresults and information on Nascent.The network supports and encourages female Fellows to pursuea full and fulfi lling career in science. One of the interestingoutcomes has been the creation of a ‘Women in Science’Project acronymNascentFull project titleNanomaterials for application in sensors, catalysis andemerging technologiesType of grantTraining NetworkBudgetEUR 2.7 millionDuration of project01-09-2006 - 31-08-2010Scientific disciplineChemistryLead partnerDr Marina ResminiSchool of Biological and Chemical SciencesQueen Mary, University of LondonMile End roadGB-London E1 4NSTel. +44 207882 3268E-mail: m.resmini@qmul.ac.ukhttp://www.nascent.qmul.ac.ukOther partnersBen Gurion University of the Negev, Israel - Centre National deRecherche Scientifique, France - CiS Institut für Mikrosensorik GmbH, Germany -Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Germany - Kodak Limited, United Kingdom -Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland - PolyIntell S.A.R.L., France - UniversidadComplutense de Madrid, Spain - Università di Padova, Italy95