Category: Tech

Research Headlines – Different brain disorders, similar psychosocial problems

A wide variety of conditions can affect the brain, complicating patients’ interaction with the world around them. Although the psychosocial difficulties faced by people living with such illnesses are often underestimated, an EU-funded project has revealed they are often similar across a wider range of mental disorders. Thus, more general

A “Greener” Gozo through e-mobility and micro-grids

MIEMA (Malta Intelligent Energy Management Agency) is participating in two projects funded through the Interreg MED Programme under the thematic area of Renewable Energy. The agency is collaborating with the local council of San Lawrenz for the implementation of PEGASUS project (Promoting Effective Generation and Sustainable USes of Electricity) and

International Cooperation – EU and China step up cooperation in research and innovation

The European Union and China will launch a joint roadmap in order to enrich and balance their cooperation in research and innovation. The roadmap will cover both rules and mechanisms as well as specific science and technology fields for this collaboration. Powered by WPeMatico

Events – Coordinator’s Day on Amendments and Reporting – 11 April 2019, Brussels, Belgium

On the 11th April 2019 the European Commission will organise a “Coordinators’ Day on Amendments and Reporting” for coordinators of existing grants. The purpose of the event is to explain the details on the preparation of grant amendments and reports. It will take place in the Charlemagne building, in Brussels,

Research Headlines – Arctic spotlights socio-economic cost of climate change

The effects of climate change are most apparent in the Arctic where sea ice loss is having far-reaching socio-economic consequences. EU-funded research brought together an international team of experts to advance understanding of the region’s transformation and its potential global impact. Powered by WPeMatico

Events – V4 Conference on Digital Transformation – 6 June 2019, Brussels, Belgium

Digital transformation means a strategic, planned and organizational change – this change calls for the development of appropriate policies, regulations and various instruments to support this process while keeping it in within the limits we consider necessary. The Visegrad countries as the members of the Union are contributing to the

Events – CompBioMed Conference 2019 – 25-27 September 2019, London, UK

The conference is organised by the Centre of Excellence in Computational Biomedicine (CompBioMed), aimed at nurturing and promoting the uptake and exploitation of high performance computing within the biomedical modelling community. Located at the Institute of Engineering and Technology London: Savoy Place, the CompBioMed Conference 2019 will combine a venue

Research Headlines – Lignite-based humus as instant, lasting soil booster

Unlike fresh humus such as compost, stable humus makes a long-term contribution to soil fertility. It takes many years to form naturally – but now, for the first time, a manufactured granulate is available. The SME offering this product as an instant, lasting fix for tired soils is carrying out