2nd TWIN4MERIT Summer School

2nd TWIN4MERIT Summer School

8–9 September 2025 · University of Cyprus Library

The 2nd Summer School of the TWIN4MERIT Project, funded by the Horizon Europe programme (Grant Agreement No. 101079196), will take place on 8–9 September 2025 at the University of Cyprus Library – Stelios Ioannou Learning Resource Center (LRC019).

This two-day training combines transferable skills and advanced research sessions, designed to strengthen Early Career Researchers (ECRs) in identifying funding opportunities, developing competitive research proposals, and engaging with state-of-the-art methods in metaresearch, game theory, and experimental economics. Participants will benefit from expert presentations, practical guidance, mentoring, and opportunities for open exchange with consortium partners.

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Programme Highlights

• Identifying Funding Opportunities – Elpida Christou (European Office of Cyprus)

• Grant Writing – Katerina Karakasidou (Research and Innovation Support Service, UCY)

• Topics in Game Theory & Experimental Economics – Prof. Dimitris Xefteris (UCY)

• The Academic Job Market – Erika Domotor (UCY)

• Tailored Grant Writing Sessions for ECRs – Marios Demetriades (UCY)

• Advanced Research Methods in Metaresearch and Experimental Economics – Sessions led by Prof. Zacharias Maniadis, Dr. Philippos Louis, Adrien Fillon, and Dr. Lunzheng Li

Detailed Agenda

Day 1 – Transferable Skills Sessions (8 September 2025)
09:30–10:00 · Identifying Funding Opportunities – Elpida Christou
10:00–11:30 · Grant Writing – Katerina Karakasidou
11:30–12:00 · Coffee Break
12:00–13:00 · Topics in Game Theory & Experimental Economics – Prof. Dimitris Xefteris
13:00–13:30 · The Academic Job Market – Erika Domotor
13:30–14:30 · Individual ECR Sessions: Tailored Grant Writing – Marios Demetriades
14:30–15:00 · Questions and Discussion – Marios Demetriades
15:00 · End of Day 1 Training

Day 2 – Research Sessions (9 September 2025)
09:30–11:30 · A Formal Framework for Replication and the Accumulation of Knowledge – Prof. Zacharias Maniadis
11:30–12:30 · Advanced Experimental Methods – Dr. Philippos Louis
12:30–13:00 · Coffee Break
13:00–14:00 · Rethinking the Purpose of Meta-Analysis – Adrien Fillon
14:00–15:00 · Preregistration, Documentation & Data Sharing (online) – Dr. Lunzheng Li
15:00 · End of Day 2 Training

About TWIN4MERIT

TWIN4MERIT – Twinning for Excellence in Management and Economics of Research and Innovation is a Horizon Europe project that brings together:

• University of Cyprus (UCY)

• Maastricht University (UM)

• Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M)

• European Office of Cyprus (EOC)

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 101079196.