Year: 2018

Research Headlines – Solving the sand challenge for desert railways

EU-funded researchers are developing solutions to shelter train tracks from wind-blown sand, combining architectural, engineering and mathematical modelling innovations to improve safety, reduce maintenance costs and protect billions of euros’ worth of railway infrastructure. Powered by WPeMatico

Events – 4th Science Forum: Science for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework – 23-24 November 2018, Sharm el-Sheikh, Arab Republic of Egypt

This event takes place during the 14th Conference of the Parties on the Convention on Biodiversity and it is organised by the European Commission, the International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS), and the Secretariat of the CBD. The objective of this Science-Policy dialogue would be to bring together and engage