Year: 2019

Research Headlines – Eco-friendly replacement for plastic bags in the pipeline

The problem of plastic pollution has grown to devastating proportions. EU-funded research is supporting the development and large-scale production of an eco-friendly replacement for plastic bags that should help significantly reduce plastic waste. Powered by WPeMatico

Events – International Future Circular Collider Conference – 24-28 June 2019, Brussels, Belgium

The fifth International Future Circular Collider (FCC) Conference will take place in Brussels, Belgium, from 24 to 28 June 2019. This conference is also the final event of the H2020 EuroCirCol Design Study. The FCC Week 2019 marks the completion of the conceptual feasibility study for a post-LHC research infrastructure

Research Headlines – Safety of nanoparticles under scrutiny

With the growing use of synthetic nanoparticles in consumer and industrial products, EU-funded researchers are examining how they affect organisms including plants, worms and bivalves, laying the foundations for an integrated approach to environmental nano-safety. Powered by WPeMatico

Research Headlines – Looking below the surface to improve the quality of soil

For years, intensive farming and pesticides have been eroding the earth’s nutrients and biodiversity. However, an EU-funded project has developed an app to make it easier for farmers to improve the quality – and competitiveness – of their land. Powered by WPeMatico

Aviation: Commission continues to push for higher social standards

European Commission – Press release Brussels, 1 March 2019 Aviation: Commission continues to push for higher social standards. The European Commission has today published a report setting out a number of actions to further strengthen the social agenda in air transport. Powered by WPeMatico

Events – EU Research and Innovation for Cities of the Future – 21 March 2019, Brussels, Belgium

How do we want European cities to be in 2030? What are the major challenges cities are facing? How can R&I policies in/with/for cities lead us there? Registration for the EU Research and Innovation for Cities of the Future event, jointly organized by the URBAN Intergroup of the European Parliament

Events – The Middle East and the EU: new realities, new policies – 6 March 2019, Brussels, Belgium

On 6 March , MENARA and MEDRESET, both H2020 collaborative research projects, will unveil their findings during a public conference entitled “the Middle East and the EU: new realities, new policies” taking place at egmont palace. the event will include a key-note speech by the high representative of the eu

Events – European Bioeconomy Scene 2019 – 8-10 July 2019, Helsinki, Finland

A Bioeconomy Conference is being organised to contribute to achieving an inclusive and sustainable bioeconomy for Europe. Finland’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the European Commission are jointly organising the conference, and it is one of the events to be held in Helsinki under Finland’s Presidency of the Council

Events – ERRIN H2020 Energy Brokerage Event – 9 April 2019, Brussels, Belgium

In view of the opening of the H2020 Programme Call Building a low-carbon, climate resilient, future: secure, clean and efficient energy, the ERRIN Energy and Climate Change Working Group is organising a Brokerage event in Brussels on April 9th, 2019 in the afternoon. The event is open to everyone in