New university lobby group to campaign on next EU research programme
A new network of European universities is banding together to influence policy behind the next EU research programme, set to begin in 2021.
Publication date: 16 June 2016
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Innovation Deals to reduce barriers to innovation and boost Circular Economy
Innovation Deals, a new pilot scheme launched by the European Commission, aim to help innovators with promising solutions to environmental issues to navigate regulatory challenges to bringing their ideas to market.
Publication date: 16 June 2016
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Commission launches public call for members of the European Group on Ethics
The European Commission on 30 May launched a public call for candidacies for membership of the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies (EGE), the independent advisory body established by Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.
Publication date: 16 June 2016
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Commission takes steps to modernise EU's standardisation policy
The European Commission announces next steps on the Joint Initiative on Standardisation (JIS), which aims to reinforce the partnership between the European institutions and the standardisation community.
Publication date: 16 June 2016
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Major new report reveals socio-economic impact of Innovative Medicines Initiative projects
Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) projects are generating socio-economic impacts on a number of fronts, reveals a major new analysis by independent experts.
Publication date: 16 June 2016
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Launch of the Call for Expression of Interest to select a new member of the EIT Governing Board
The Board consists of 12 appointed members, appointed by the European Commission with a view to providing a balanced representation of members with experience in business, higher education, and research.
Publication date: 16 June 2016
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SPIRE - Final workshop of the SAMT and STYLE projects
The three SPIRE04-2014 projects, MEASURE, STYLE and SAMT, are collaborating to develop a harmonised roadmap of recommendations for the use of sustainability assessment in the European Process Industries.
Publication date: 16 June 2016
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Strategic Clusters for the SPIRE programme for 2018-2020
A.SPIRE is preparing its strategic discussion with the European Commission about the SPIRE work programme 2018-2020. 20 strategic clusters have emerged, grouping a variety of perspectives and potential focus areas for the next Horizon2020 calls.
Publication date: 16 June 2016
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European Campus officially opened
The Universities of Basel, Freiburg (member of LERU), Upper Alsace, Strasbourg (member of LERU) and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology have taken a big step toward creating the first European university: On Wednesday, 11 May 2016, they opened “Eucor – The European Campus” with a ceremony at the Palais universitaire in Strasbourg, thus giving themselves the possibility to act as a single entity.
Publication date: 16 June 2016
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Bart Biebuyck: New executive director of the Fuel Cells And Hydrogen 2 Joint Undertaking
Bart Biebuyck comes to the FCH2 JU from the Fuel Cell department of Toyota Motor Europe, his expertise in the automotive industry includes extensive knowledge related to the deployment of new technologies in the European market.
Publication date: 16 June 2016
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Country-specific Recommendations 2016
In May 2016, based on the analysis presented in the country reports and the dialogue held with Member States, the Commission presented country-specific recommendations for the next 12 to 18 months.
Publication date: 16 June 2016
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Armenia joins Horizon 2020 to work with EU in research and innovation
The agreement associating Armenia to Horizon 2020 was signed on 19 May.
Publication date: 16 June 2016
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European Innovation Council (EIC)
More than 1000 replies and 170 supporting documents were submitted in response to the European Commission's call for ideas on a European Innovation Council to support Europe's most promising innovators.
Publication date: 16 June 2016
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New rules to attract non-EU students, researchers and interns to the EU
Harmonised EU entry and residence rules to make it easier and more attractive for people from third countries to study or do research at EU universities were approved by Parliament.
Publication date: 16 June 2016
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EU to unveil ten-year €1B quantum technology programme
The European Commission is planning a decade-long €1 billion megaproject to promote and incubate a range of quantum technologies and translate its investment in basic research through to breakthroughs in computing, sensing, communication, measuring and simulation.
Publication date: 16 June 2016
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JRC Report on research performance-based funding
According to a new JRC report, European countries with research performance-based funding (RPBF) systems in place have consistently improved the quality of research output, in the last decade.
Publication date: 16 June 2016
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Call for abstracts for the Tenth International Conference on the Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields
The Conference will include aspects of transportation infrastructure focusing on roads, railways and airfields. The event will take place in Athens on 28 –30 June 2017. Abstract submission is open.
Publication date: 14 June 2016
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Text mining for chemists – the ChiKEL project, a EUROSTARS success story
A collaboration between two companies in Hungary and the UK has resulted in the inception of the first ever interactive text mining platform for chemists, overcoming difficulties with extracting information about chemicals from scientific literature.
Publication date: 14 June 2016
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Fifteen years of work for credible scientific advice
The European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC) celebrated its 15th anniversary on 11 and 12 May, 2016 in Oslo, Norway. Leading scientists attending the event from all over Europe discussed social issues, such as the sustainability of seas, virus research experiments and energy storage, from a scientific perspective.
Publication date: 10 June 2016
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Marie Curie Individual Fellowships now available to apply
The submission site of H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Individual Fellowships has been opened by the Commission. An information day will be organised on 1 June 2016 by the NRDI Office to present the individual fellowships to Hungarian applicants.
Publication date: 27 May 2016
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