Month: July 2018

Events – MSCA 2018 Presidency conference dedicated workshop: Managing Researchers’ Talents, Skills & Career development – 5 July 2018, Vienna, Austria

The event addresses universities, research institutions and research funders investing in researchers’ talents, skills and career development. It also addresses beneficiaries and potential applicants of H2020 contracts/projects who have to comply with article 32 stipulating the need to take measures to implement the European Charter and Code (C & C)

Research Headlines – Supporting EU-wide sustainable rural development

An EU-funded project has helped promote Europe-wide sustainable rural development by facilitating the implementation of successful cooperative models based on mutual economic, social and environmental benefits. Powered by WPeMatico

Research Headlines – Uncorking the flavour and character of local wines

An EU-funded project has given European vintners the tools to make premium wines with local character. Researchers have pinpointed wild yeasts and bacteria that promise to serve up additional choice and flavour for consumers. Powered by WPeMatico

New life for the bears of the Pyrenees

Six brown bear cubs were born in the Catalan Pyrenees in 2017, thanks in part to the actions of the PirosLIFE project. This took the total brown bear (Ursus arctos) in the Pyrenees to around 45 individuals – offering a real lifeline to Europe’s largest surviving large carnivore in this

Untilled fields lock carbon underground

A life-sized trial has shown that tilling soils is not necessary to maintain crop yields, but avoiding it can help tackle climate change. So-called conservation agriculture has allowed Spanish farmers to match the food output of conventionally ploughed land, while cutting their production costs, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and locking