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15 PhD positions open in REFFRACTEUR
REFFRACTEUR, a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network (Industrial Doctorates), is now recruiting 15 Doctoral Candidates (PhD positions) across Europe. This initiative aims to train a new generation of researchers to lead the digital and green transition of refractory materials and Europe’s high-temperature industries.
Application deadline: 8 June 2026
1 - Open to international candidates (MSCA mobility rules apply)
2 - Full details and application procedure: www.reffracteur.eu
We warmly encourage excellent MSc graduates, as well as colleagues and partners, to share this opportunity within their networks.
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2026 FIRE Student Photo Competition dedicated to high-temperature resistant materials
If you are a student or recent graduate (up to 5 years after graduation), we invite you to submit a photo showing a material being able to withstand the power of FIRE. Both refractory and another high temperature resistant material qualify. Whether it is from a lab or industrial environment, we would love to see what amazes you.
Highlight of the members of the Board of Directors - Victor Carlos Pandolfelli
My journey with FIRE began in 2003, together with Prof. Michel Rigaud and other academic and industrial colleagues. In 2005, our first official meeting in Limoges, France, transformed this vision into reality. From the beginning, FIRE was founded on a strong belief in cooperation between universities and industry towards a better education. Its strength has always come from working across institutional, cultural, and national borders.
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