
Imaging Earth Matters

Our network
The EXCITE Network makes leading-edge research facilities accessible to all Earth and Environmental scientists. We connect with you, offer access to workshops and webinars, help to prepare your proposals for facility access, and actively support your research goals.
About EXCITE
The EXCITE Network is a Horizon Europe infrastructure tailored to advance the imaging of Earth and Environmental materials. Thirty-six facilities in twelve countries join hands, committed to facilitating your scientific progress and making a positive impact on research, industry, and society.

Research
The European EXCITE Network offers you a chance to use excellent imaging facilities and to team up with leading Earth and Environmental materials scientists. Develop new collaborations, join cross-disciplinary initiatives and execute progressive imaging projects that help advance Earth and Environmental materials research.
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Universiteit Gent (UGent)
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Excite Czech Republic
Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC)
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Excite France
Universite de Pau et de Pavs de l’Adour (UPPA)
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Excite Germany
RWTH Aachen University (RWTH)
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Excite Hungary
University of Pannonia (UP)
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Excite Italy
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
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Excite Norway
Norges Teknisknaturvitensk apelige Universitet (NTNU)
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Excite Portugal
Universidade do Porto (FCUP)
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Excite Spain
Universidad de Granada (UGR)
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Excite The Netherlands
Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)
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Excite UK
University of Edinburgh (UEDIN)
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Transnational Access
Would you like to access the EXCITE2 imaging facilities? The third call for access is open now! Click here if you want to learn more about writing a proposal to gain access.


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The research facilities and scientific support of the EXCITE Network are open to scientists globally. Even if you work outside the European Union and its associated countries you are welcome to join us!
Proposals
Good science proposals need excellent facilities and science support to become great. The EXCITE Network is offering you exactly that: our state-of-the-art imaging facilities and expert science teams help you deliver cutting-edge research projects, empower you with international collaborations, and help you to make the most of your valuable research time.

News
Recap: CEITEC Workshop on Multi-scale Imaging – Advancing Imaging Techniques Across Scales
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