Month: March 2018

Research Headlines – Joining forces to fight agricultural run-off

Nitrogen and pesticides linked to agriculture pose a threat to Europe’s freshwater supply. An EU-funded project involving farmers and many other stakeholders is championing joint approaches to preserve this important resource. Powered by WPeMatico

Research Headlines – Faster future vaccine design

Glycoconjugate vaccines provide highly effective protection against disease. But so far, they have been developed by time-consuming trial and error. Now, an EU-funded project is building up knowledge and skills to better design these vaccines in a bid to bring treatments to patients faster and keep European pharmaceutical innovation competitive.

Research Headlines – Cultural heritage goes digital – and 3D

An EU-funded training network used advanced imaging techniques to scan and reconstruct ancient artefacts and monuments in digital form. This opens many opportunities for conservationists, researchers and museums – in both preserving Europe’s cultural heritage and educating people. Powered by WPeMatico

Events – HoNESt Project Workshop on Nuclear Histories and Futures in Central and Eastern Europe – 5 April 2018, Munich, Germany

The Stakeholder Engagement Workshop within the HoNESt(History of Nuclear Energy Society) project, coordinated by Pompeu Fabra University of Barcelona, will take place on 5 April 2018 in Deutsches Museum, Munich. The theme of the workshop is “Discussing Nuclear Histories and Futures in Central and Eastern Europe” and will focus on

Events – ECOCHAMPS Final Event – 12 April 2018, Amsterdam – RAI Convention Centre, Netherlands

Six new components and five state-of-the-art vehicles: we proudly invite you to the ECOCHAMPS final event. At the RAI Convention Centre in Amsterdam we will present the hybrid powertrain technologies that have been developed over the past three years. In particular, we will explain how we have applied standardisation and

Events – Resilient Cultural Heritage and Communities in Europe – 10-11 May 2018, Budapest, Hungary

Registration is now open for attending the REACH opening conference that will be held in Budapest on the 10th and 11th of May 2018. REACH, RE-designing Access to Cultural Heritage for a wider participation in preservation, (re-)use and management of European culture is a three-year project aiming to establish a

The Interreg MED Programme has opened its doors to a volunteer!

Since last February, the Interreg MED Programme is counting with a new team member, Paul. He is French and has joined the Joint Secretariat for a six-month-volunteering. The volunteering is part of the Interreg Volunteer Youth (IVY) initiative. Graduated in European Studies, and with several experiences around Europe, Paul was

Research Headlines – Capitalising on cultural heritage in historic city centres

EU-funded researchers in collaboration with historic city centres are developing new regeneration approaches, capitalising on the cities’ heritage to transform their centres into creative and sustainable districts. The aim is to generate economic growth, create jobs and improve quality of life. Powered by WPeMatico