Year: 2018

New opening session: Bologna Process Implementation Report 2020

Important notice: Due to a strike of the Belgian Postal Services, the Agency has received only recently a tender which has been sent within the time-limit set by the call for tenders n° EACEA/2018/08. As a consequence, the Agency has decided to organize another opening session for this tender.   Please

Open science – Commission launches European Open Science Cloud

Following a major effort by the European Commission, the Member States and the scientific community, the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) was launched today to provide a safe environment for researches to store, analyse and re-use data for research, innovation and educational purposes. Powered by WPeMatico

Research Headlines – Could bats hold the secret to healthy ageing?

Scientists have long hoped that uncovering the mechanisms of the ageing process may provide hints as to how to halt or slow it down in humans. Now, EU-funded researchers have found that bats hold important clues. Powered by WPeMatico

Research Headlines – A sustainable alternative to plastic packaging

An EU-funded project aims to tackle the mountain of plastic waste clogging up our seas by licensing its biodegradable, microplastic-free material to manufacturers around the world. Powered by WPeMatico

Bioeconomy – The Commission and Cabo Verde strengthen cooperation in marine research and innovation

Today, the European Commission and the Government of the Republic of Cabo Verde signed a new research and innovation cooperation arrangement. The so-called Mindelo Arrangement aims at strengthening and enhancing research and innovation cooperation in Blue Growth. Powered by WPeMatico

Information day on “Social Inclusion and Common Values: the Contribution in the Field of Education and Training”

This Information Day is aimed at informing potential applicants on the newly launched Call for Proposals EACEA/21/2018 – ” Social Inclusion and common values: the contribution in the field of education and training”. Powered by WPeMatico

Events – Systems Epigenetics: Towards Precision Cancer Medicine – 27-30 November 2018, Amsterdam, Netherlands

This conference brings together scientists from multidisciplinary fields employing different research strategies: • Epigenetic profiling at genome-wide and/or single cell level to identify complex dynamic regulatory interactions, • Bioinformatics and mathematical modelling to understand and predict observed (dynamic) phenotypic responses, • Innovative epigenetic interference tools using for instance CRISPR/dCas-based epigenetic editing tools to