Tag: innovation

Research Headlines – Remote-sensing at the service of cultural heritage

Remote-sensing technology has greatly widened the scope to explore vestiges of the past. Archaeology has embraced it with enthusiasm, as have the experts monitoring and managing cultural heritage sites. An EU-funded project has set out to develop innovative methods and establish a centre of excellence in Cyprus. Powered by WPeMatico

Research Headlines – Support for development of the Internet of Things

Horizon 2020’s InnovFin-EU finance for innovators initiative, which is run by the European Investment Bank (EIB), has invested in the French electronics company Archos and its work on the Internet of Things. An EU-backed loan will enable Archos to deploy new tools to help connected objects function more efficiently. Powered

Research Headlines – New multidisciplinary research centre in Sweden and Denmark

A loan backed by the InnovFin-EU finance for innovators initiative under the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme and the European Investment Bank (EIB) is supporting construction of the European Spallation Source (ESS) research centre. Its powerful neutron beams will open up opportunities for researchers in a range of disciplines. Powered by

Research Headlines – Expanding horizons in digital humanities research

Access to digitised texts, recordings and other documents from repositories across Europe offers a major resource for humanities research. An EU-funded project has contributed to developing a pan-European digital infrastructure to provide wider access to such information – boosting research in the field. Powered by WPeMatico

Events – European Health Challenges: The role of imaging technology in addressing key biomedical questions of the future – 25 September 2018, Brussels, Belgium

The White Rose Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York are home to some of the top European Centres in Advanced Imaging and Microscopy studying at a macromolecular level the impact of disease on individual cells, using a wealth of first class equipment to conduct world leading biological research. Hear our

Events – 2019 INFO-DAY – Ensuring Excellent Research by Investing in Researchers’ Talents, Skills & Career Development – 29 January 2019, Brussels, Belgium

Implementing the Human Resources Strategy to comply with art. 32 of the H2020 multi-beneficiary grant agreement This INFO-DAY addresses ‘newcomer’ universities, research institutions and research funders investing in researchers’ talents, skills and career development by implementing the 40 principles of the ‘European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct

Research Headlines – Nature and humanity: a revival of the fittest?

The EU-funded DIGE project is exploring what happens when a traditional, practical knowledge of plants and animals unified, eroded or centralised by a dominant group, and the impacts on natural resources, health, economies and the well-being of local communities. Powered by WPeMatico

Research Headlines – Faster diagnosis for patients with serious infections

A loan supported by the InnovFin-EU finance for innovators initiative under the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme and extended by the European Investment Bank is helping Spanish start-up STAT-Dx develop automated molecular diagnostic tests. Such tests slash the time it takes to detect and treat serious gastrointestinal and respiratory infections in

Research Headlines – A philosophical toolkit for medical ethics

Doctors often face ethical dilemmas in their work. One issue is medical complicity – indirectly doing wrong by supporting others’ wrongdoing. An EU-funded project has been developing an ethical framework to help doctors make difficult decisions. Powered by WPeMatico