Month: August 2018

Research Headlines – Transforming heavy vehicles for more energy-efficient freight

An EU-funded research project has developed innovations in truck and semi-trailer design that could increase energy efficiency by up to 25 %, supporting the EU’s goal of improving the sustainability of Europeean transport sector. Powered by WPeMatico

Research Headlines – Enabling young researchers to pursue careers in biomedicine

An EU-funded project is enabling young European biomedical researchers to organise annual scientific symposia, career days and outreach activities. The aim is to connect them with prominent scientists and give them the skills and experience to advance their own careers. Powered by WPeMatico

Events – SMM Hamburg – The leading international maritime trade fair – 4-7 September 2018, Hamburg Messe, Germany

Held every two years, SMM Hamburg is the world’s largest international shipbuilding and marine industry fair. With an exhibition space of 90,000 square meters, 2200 exhibitors and more than 50,000 delegates SMM Hamburg is a unique opportunity to see the at first hand the maritime industries priorities and latest state

Events – Beyond Lithium-Ion – from Current Research to Industrial Application – 2 October 2018, Brussels, Belgium

This event will be dedicated to the exchange of knowledge from current running European collaborative projects and industrial development dedicated to post lithium for stationary or electrical mobility. It is organised in the framework of the ALISE and ALION EU funded Horizon 2020 projects developing post-lithium batteries. More info on

Research Headlines – History springs back to life via virtual reality

The application of virtual reality to cultural heritage is contributing to the way both knowledge and objects are preserved and handed down to future generations of Europeans. Now an EU-funded project is helping increase knowledge and share virtual reality expertise among researchers in Romania, Slovenia and Italy. Powered by WPeMatico

Research Headlines – Promoting research integrity for a bright scientific future

An EU-funded project reveals the important role that research institutions must play to promote and support research integrity and ensure continued public trust in science. It has created educational tools to help overcome the challenges to integrity. Powered by WPeMatico

Call for proposals: Distribution Automatic Support 2018 (update 06/08/2018)

UPDATE (06/08/2018) A corrigendum to the call for proposals Distribution Automatic Support 2018 (EACEA/05/2018) has been published. CORRIGENDUM Call EACEA/05/2018 UPDATE to Call guidelines: Powered by WPeMatico

Programme manual updated

The factsheets of the Programme Manual “Public procurement”, “Eligibility of expenditure” (section “Financial issues”) and “Risk of fraud and conflicts of interest” (section “Key principles and standards”) have been updated in order to make them clearer and better support partners, FLC and future applicants. In addition, two new factsheets have

MADRE Policy Paper

Urban and peri-urban agriculture is a key element for the development of sustainable local food systems, yet it still suffers from a lack of consideration in public policies, thus preventing it from from consolidating as a successful model in changing food supply chains and from reaching a wider group of

Research Headlines – Collaborating against cancer: research drives knowledge sharing

Leading European institutes are combining their know-how to advance research into tumour biology, establishing an EU-funded network that promises to contribute to the development of new treatments, insights and technologies to combat cancer. Powered by WPeMatico