Month: August 2018

Research Headlines – Nature and humanity: a revival of the fittest?

The EU-funded DIGE project is exploring what happens when a traditional, practical knowledge of plants and animals unified, eroded or centralised by a dominant group, and the impacts on natural resources, health, economies and the well-being of local communities. Powered by WPeMatico

Research Headlines – Faster diagnosis for patients with serious infections

A loan supported by the InnovFin-EU finance for innovators initiative under the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme and extended by the European Investment Bank is helping Spanish start-up STAT-Dx develop automated molecular diagnostic tests. Such tests slash the time it takes to detect and treat serious gastrointestinal and respiratory infections in

Research Headlines – A philosophical toolkit for medical ethics

Doctors often face ethical dilemmas in their work. One issue is medical complicity – indirectly doing wrong by supporting others’ wrongdoing. An EU-funded project has been developing an ethical framework to help doctors make difficult decisions. Powered by WPeMatico

eReports for Jean Monnet now available

The eReport – Final Report and the eReport – Technical Report for Jean Monnet Activities are now available on the Participant Portal. Go to the Jean Monnet beneficiaries space here. Powered by WPeMatico

Beer project gives fizz to the circular economy – cheers!

International Beer Day is a celebration of all things to do with brewing. This year we can invite the Spanish project LIFE-Brewery to the party. It is re-using beer waste streams to reduce the environmental impact of brewing, an after effect of beer that is perhaps less widely considered. Powered