Day: May 9, 2018

Research Headlines – Delivering cost-effective clean energy to consumers

EU-funded research is ensuring that new policy tools supporting the renewable energy sector – such as auctions – deliver on their promise to provide cost-efficient, carbon-free energy for consumers, helping Europe meet its environmental and economic targets. Powered by WPeMatico

Research Headlines – Challenging gender stereotypes in science

By developing gender-inclusive guidelines and criteria for schools, museums, science centres and industry, an EU-funded project aims to attract more young people, especially girls, to careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Powered by WPeMatico

Research Headlines – New light on sub-Saharan nutrition research

Many countries in sub-Saharan Africa still suffer from high rates of malnutrition, despite international efforts to address the issue. An EU-funded project brought together African researchers and stakeholder organisations to define research priorities that could improve results and strengthen the continent’s capacity in this field. Powered by WPeMatico

Events – SAPEA conference: Shaping European Science Advice: Insights and Experiences – 17 May 2018, Sofia, Bulgaria

This Symposium will bring together an audience of policy makers, academics, members of the public and representatives from science academies across Europe. Speakers from all over Europe and beyond will explore science advice for policy, and how we can learn from experience to shape the future of policy advice. A

EPIC publishes policy memo on using EU funding sources to tackle child poverty

The European Platform for Investing in Children (EPIC) has published a policy memo on the use of EU funding mechanisms to tackle child poverty and social exclusion in the EU. This memo is the first in a series of short policy memos aimed at policymakers, researchers and practitioners and focusing

We’ve 3 days of fab events in #Cloughjordan 25/26/27th May. #FeedingOurselves has lots of interest to the farming community. Organised w’ @Cloughjo_Farm incl #HNV farming #CSA #SocialFarming #AgPolicy #coops #Rural #citsci & more! D/L programme: http://cultivate.ie/community-resilience/1279-feeding-ourselves-2018 …pic.twitter.com/0KXq0lwCFK

We’ve 3 days of fab events in #Cloughjordan 25/26/27th May. #FeedingOurselves has lots of interest to the farming community. Organised w’ @Cloughjo_Farm incl #HNV farming #CSA #SocialFarming #AgPolicy #coops #Rural #citsci & more! D/L programme: http://cultivate.ie/community-resilience/1279-feeding-ourselves-2018 … pic.twitter.com/0KXq0lwCFK Powered by WPeMatico