Darwinian Chemistry Doctoral Network
DarChemDN is a Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action Doctoral Network. It started on 1 November 2023 and runs until 30 June 2028. The project brings together 10 Doctoral Candidates (DCs) working on individual projects, which feed into DarChemDN’s global objectives.
Darwinian evolution is unrivalled in its ability to invent, which Humankind has already exploited for various purposes such as plant and animal breeding and directed evolution of proteins. In these examples, evolution acts on living species or material derived from them, but so far it has not been possible to apply Darwinian evolution outside the realm of biological and some computational systems. The aim of the DarChemDN research programme is to develop, for the first time, synthetic chemical systems that can undergo Darwinian evolution.
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Network
Our consortium brings together beneficiaries and associated partners that provide the expertise, infrastructure, and training needed to achieve the network’s scientific and educational objectives. The beneficiaries are the core institutions responsible for implementing the project, hosting and supervising the DCs, and delivering the research and training programme. The associated partners complement this effort by providing specialised expertise, training, networking opportunities, and intersectoral secondments that broaden the DCs’ research experience and support their career development.
Research projects
Training
Our network-wide training programme will complement the doctoral candidates’ local training by offering access to various multi-disciplinary training events and dedicated workshops.
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Results
Explore our scientific outputs, including publications, open-access research outputs, and public project deliverables. These results showcase the network’s progress towards developing synthetic chemical systems capable of Darwinian evolution..
Meet the Researchers
Find out more about each DC in DarChemDN, including their background, career path, research project, supervisors, and academic and industrial secondments, by exploring their individual profiles.
