Year: 2019

Events – DRIVER+ Final Conference – 18-20 February 2020, Brussels, Belgium

With DRIVER+ ending in April 2020, the Final Conference will give you an exciting overview on the project’s achievements and results. – Discover DRIVER+ key outcomes and trialled solutions and benefit from workshops, roundtables, demonstrations and high-level keynotes. – Learn more on the DRIVER+ lasting impact and how you can

Events – Contribution of Radio Astronomy research to Europe and Africa science and innovation collaboration – 24 September 2019, Brussels, Belgium

Brussels, 31 August 2019: The African Europe Radio Astronomy Platform (AERAP) will organise a meeting on 24 September 2019 entitled “Contribution of Radio Astronomy to Europe and Africa science and innovation collaboration”. The event will take place within the context of the European Union’s Research and Innovation Days. AERAP resulted

Events – The UN’s “Age of Digital Interdependence – 26 September 2019, Brussels, Belgium

ISC, in cooperation with UN International Telecommunication Union, will organize a seminar on entitled “The UN’s “Age of Digital Interdependence” Report and opportunities for alignment with the EU’s Horizon Europe research programme and the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI)” The seminar will take place in Brussels on 26th

Events – Capacity Building Seminar for EU and UN Agri-Food R&D in Brussels – 24 September 2019, Brussels, Belgium

Organised by UCD Research and Innovation the seminar will explore potential synergies between EU Research Programmes and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with specific reference to research in the Agrifood sector and enable engagement with potential partners. Specifically this seminar will focus on the second UN SDG – end

New KA3 call on European Policy Experimentations in the fields of Education and Training led by high-level public authorities will be published in November/December 2019

New KA3 call on European Policy Experimentations in the fields of Education and Training led by high-level public authorities will be published in November/December 2019. Priorities for the call for proposals on European policy experimentations will be: For Lot 1: Digital education and competences; Teaching and teachers. For Lot 2:

Research Headlines – Keeping a closer eye on non-invasive microscopic bio-imaging

An EU-funded project has created an ERA Chair to improve research management in the Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, where a new research group is developing an innovative optical-imaging method for biomedical applications, such as the diagnosis of eye diseases. Powered by WPeMatico

EU Contest for Young Scientists – 31st EU Contest for Young Scientists: and the winner is…

The winners received their prizes from the Bulgarian Minister of Education and Science Krasimir Valchev, and Signe Ratso, the European Commission’s Deputy Director General for Research, Science and Innovation. The jury was chaired by Dr Attila Borics from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Powered by WPeMatico

European Innovation Council – European Commission awards €210 million to 108 innovative projects to help them access the market faster

108 innovative projects have been selected for funding under the European Innovation Council (EIC) pilot in the latest funding round. The total amount to be distributed to the projects under the EIC Accelerator and the Fast Track to Innovation strands of the EIC pilot is €210.2 million. Powered by WPeMatico

Events – Workshop on adaptation measures for Climate Change and Health in Europe – 24 September 2019, Brussels, Belgium

The Group of Chief Scientific Advisors (GCSA) provides the College of Commissioners with independent scientific advice on specific policy issues. Their Scientific Opinions are informed by evidence reviews. The GCSA intends to develop an Opinion on the topic of climate change-related health impacts in Europe. The Opinion will focus on