Tag: innovation

Events – European Sustainable Chemistry Technology Platform Brokerage Event 2017 – 18 October 2017, Brussels, Belgium

The SusChem 2017 Brokerage event is a unique opportunity for industry, academia, SMEs and other research and innovation actors to : • Ptich project ideas for the H2020 2018 and 2019 calls • Meet potential partners and build up consortia • Interact with other stakeholders The event is free of charge. SusChem has

Events – New approaches to science for policy: an international SAPEA conference – 13 October 2017

This one-day SAPEA conference takes place on 13 October 2017 and will explore new approaches to science for policy from a variety of stakeholder perspectives. The conference will be hosted by the Estonian Academy of Sciences in Tallinn and is closely linked to the Estonian Ministry of Education and Research’s

Events – Swiss Science Briefing: Alternative ways of assessing research in Social Science and the Humanities – 19 October 2017, Brussels, Belgium

Jointly organised by the Mission of Switzerland to the EU, SwissCore and the University of Geneva. This event will reflect on the role, output and evaluation of research in Social Science and Humanities by feeding the results of the Swiss programme “Research performances in the humanities and social sciences” (CUS

Events – DANDELION Workshop “European integration, inequalities and citizens’ participation: How social sciences create value for policy and society” – 13 October 2017, Tallinn

DANDELION will organise a Thematic Workshop on 13 October 2017, as a side-event of the Estonian Presidency Research Policy Conference “European Research Excellence – Impact and Value for Society“ that will take place in Tallinn, Estonia. The interactive roundtable discussion at the workshop will highlight how research from socio-economic sciences

Events – Valorisation Activities and SSH Research Ripeness for Impact – DANDELION Workshop – – 31 October 2017, Lisbon

In the context of the Conference “Democracy and Europe – our common future?”, the project DANDELION (‘Promoting EU funded projects of inclusive, innovative and reflective societies’) is organising a workshop on the 31st of October 2017 (14:30 to 17:15) around the theme of “Valorisation activities and SSH research Ripeness for

Events – World Forum for Democracy 2017 – From Fake to Fact: How to strengthen ties among Research, Policy, and Society to counter populism? – 9 November 2017, Strasbourg

‘Post-fact’ politics is internationally fuelling concern, particularly in contested fields of public policy, such as social and minority rights, external relations and migration/refugee affairs, and, not least, counter-terrorism and -radicalisation. The interplay of value divergence and uncertainty has proved very vulnerable to opportunistic, simplistic discourses that blend out uncomfortable facts,

Events – European Strategic Approach on Additive Manufacturing – 15 November 2017, Oeiras, Portugal

The objective of this workshop is to bring together stakeholders involved in key EU projects in Additive Manufacturing to promote the benefits of European Strategic Actions for Additive Manufacturing, stimulate synergies, maximize mutual benefits and map the collaboration path after the project ends, evaluate the impact of the exploitable results

Research Headlines – Cell-free heart valve offers promise of normal life

EU-funded researchers have developed and tested a way to make human heart valve implants more tolerable and longer lasting, enabling recipients of all ages to avoid follow-up surgery and live largely normal lives, cutting hospital stays and healthcare costs. Powered by WPeMatico

Research Headlines – Better privacy protection online

How safe is your personal data? How do you know? With our various connected devices, our extensive browsing histories and all the apps running on our smartphones, it’s hard to keep tabs on the details we might be making available willingly or unwittingly. An EU-funded project has set out to