Month: January 2018

European Innovation Council – EU financing for breakthrough innovation should adapt to the needs of the innovator, experts say

The independent High-Level Group of Innovators advising the European Commission has published its recommendations on how a European Innovation Council (EIC) should fund and nurture breakthrough innovation from start-up to scale-up. Powered by WPeMatico

Coming in March: Support to literary translation projects 2018

Support to literary translation projects 2018 Indicative timetable • Publication: 2nd week of March 2018 • Deadline for submitting: 2nd week of May 2018 • Results: End of August, beginning of September 2018   Categories Depending on the duration, needs, nature and objectives of the projects, applicants will have to

Drone monitors moorland recovery

A state-of-the-art unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is helping the MoorLIFE 2020 project track improvements from conservation work across the vast open moorlands of the Peak District and South Pennines in the UK. The Moors for the Future Partnership conducted the first flight of the innovative UAV towards the end of

EU strategy deals with plastic waste

The European Commission has released its new Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy. The strategy builds on prior EU efforts to deal with plastic waste in the environment. It notably states that, by 2030, all plastic packaging in the EU must be reusable or easily recyclable. At present, the