Events - Exploring Digital Social Participation for urban governance in Ghent - 29 May 2019, Ghent, Belgium

[Source: Research & Innovation] You are invited to the UGent Urban Academy session “Exploring Digital Social Participation for urban governance in Ghent”, 29th May 2019, 2 pm- 4 pm, UGent City Academy / Green Hub, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 31 (plinth UFO building, next to Arts Center Vooruit). The session is the final event of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie project “Crowdsourcing Urban Sustainability Governance” and will be introduced by a brief presentation on the project aims, activities and results. The focus of the session is to discuss with you collectively or in two small groups, together with the positive outcomes, also the pitfalls and threats of digital participation in the planning and managing of the city. To this end we will introduce the projects results in the form of provisional conclusions and seek for your help to further explore both the bright and the dark side of digital social participation. We also want to collect and formulate new research questions on digital participation that Master students can discuss within the Urban Academy. Contact me if you want to get a digital “CROWD_USG project pack” which will bring you (hopefully) inspiring challenges for the collective discussion.

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Research Headlines - Top marks for plastic bottle recycling system

[Source: Research & Innovation] An EU-funded project developed new plastic bottle marking, identification and sorting technology, facilitating the separation and reuse of packaging that has been used for food and drink.

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IGLO Annual reception 2019 - 12 June 2019, Brussels, Belgium

[Source: Research & Innovation] The IGLO network would like to invite you to the 2019 Annual Reception on Wednesday 12th June at 17:45 (registration will start at 17:15). Special guest and keynote speaker this year will be Deputy Director General Ms Signe Ratso of European Commission for Research and Innovation. Please register before May 31: https://bit.ly/2VKom5L

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EU Sustainable Energy Week side event: Smart Regions - Smart Solutions - 19 June 2019, Brussels, Belgium

[Source: Research & Innovation] Together with its working groups, ERRIN will host a side event during European Sustainable Energy Week considering how the next European Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, Horizon Europe, can deliver on support the decarbonisation of our energy and transport systems. Mobilising the power of Europe’s research and innovation ecosystems at a regional level will be critical in terms of meeting the ambitions of the European Commission’s Clean Planet for All strategy. Using concrete examples, this session will demonstrate the role of regions in helping the EU reach its decarbonisation goals, by fostering engagement, empowering all actors to work together, and highlighting the crucial role of place-based innovation ecosystems. The event will provide inputs to the Horizon Europe Strategic planning process, including proposing priority areas for the thematic cluster in climate, energy and mobility, whilst also offering up some inspiration for the mission on climate neutral and smart cities. The meeting will take place on 19th June at 14.00-15.30.

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EIC, Missions and Clusters: A Threefold Perspective to Empower Innovation - 13 June 2019, Brussels, Belgium

[Source: Research & Innovation] Clusters approach, R&I Missions, European Innovation Council: three of the most debated issues in the Brussels R&I arena will become a reality as Horizon Europe is launched. APRE will bring together high-level European Commission representatives and a selected number of R&I actors to raise awareness and facilitate an exchange of views about those three key novelties of the next R&I Programme, while highlighting possible suggestions for their definition, implementation and governance.APRE EU Liaison Office | Rue du Trône 98, 1050 Brussels

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Research Headlines - Advancing innovation on Africa farms

[Source: Research & Innovation] Agricultural innovation can increase the incomes and food security of rural Africans - the challenge is to ensure it achieves its potential impact faster. Evidence from an EU-funded project could help policymakers, donors, researchers and development practitioners better design and manage initiatives to improve smallholder agriculture.

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Research Headlines - Microscope-on-a-chip focuses on super-resolution viewing

[Source: Research & Innovation] An EU-funded project is developing a super-resolution microscope small enough to fit on to a computer chip that can be used to see changes in living cells in real time. Potential applications include a wide range of science and research fields, as well as consumer goods, with the innovation potential to strengthen European industry.

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Research Headlines - Customised chips save computing power

[Source: Research & Innovation] With data centres consuming ever-increasing amounts of energy, the search is on for less profligate processing hardware. An EU-funded project has devised a tool for the rapid creation of customised and energy-efficient computing engines.

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Research Headlines - Smallholders' insights fuel Africa farm innovation

[Source: Research & Innovation] An EU-funded project designed and tested new soil and water management innovations to increase food production on African farms hand in hand with local farmers. It shows how involving smallholders in research could increase innovation uptake when there is a proper enabling framework.

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Exploring Digital Social Participation for urban governance in Ghent - 29 May 2019, Ghent, Belgium

[Source: Research & Innovation] You are invited to the UGent Urban Academy session “Exploring Digital Social Participation for urban governance in Ghent”, 29th May 2019, 2 pm- 4 pm, UGent City Academy / Green Hub, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 31 (plinth UFO building, next to Arts Center Vooruit). The session is the final event of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie project “Crowdsourcing Urban Sustainability Governance” and will be introduced by a brief presentation on the project aims, activities and results. The focus of the session is to discuss with you collectively or in two small groups, together with the positive outcomes, also the pitfalls and threats of digital participation in the planning and managing of the city. To this end we will introduce the projects results in the form of provisional conclusions and seek for your help to further explore both the bright and the dark side of digital social participation. We also want to collect and formulate new research questions on digital participation that Master students can discuss within the Urban Academy. Contact me if you want to get a digital “CROWD_USG project pack” which will bring you (hopefully) inspiring challenges for the collective discussion.

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Research Headlines - Electronics for European independence in space

[Source: Research & Innovation] Electronic components must meet stringent requirements in order to be useful for space applications. An EU-funded project has validated European-made components for this purpose, hoping to make the EU space sector less dependent on international partners.

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Research Headlines - Versatile nanoparticles take aim at complex bone diseases

[Source: Research & Innovation] Multifunctional nanoparticles being developed by EU-funded researchers are set to revolutionise treatments for complex bone diseases, enabling novel therapies for hundreds of millions of people worldwide suffering from bone cancer, bacterial bone infections and osteoporosis.

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Research Headlines - Sowing the seeds of agri-food research e-infrastructure

[Source: Research & Innovation] How can we produce healthy, nutritious food for all, and do so more sustainably in a changing world? Agile, resilient systems are required - and vast amounts of data will have to be shared and processed to shape them, according to an EU-funded project that produced a roadmap for the development of suitable e-infrastructure.

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Research Headlines - Understanding human and parasite interactions

[Source: Research & Innovation] Whipworms are soil-transmitted parasitic worms that infect about 700 million people in the tropics and sub-tropics. An EU-funded project worked to better understand its interactions with human epithelial and immune cells, in the hope of identifying new treatment possibilities and alleviating suffering.

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2019 joint Cedefop and OECD symposium: The next steps for apprenticeship - 7 October 2019, Paris, France

[Source: Research & Innovation] The joint Cedefop/OECD symposium on apprenticeship (7 October 2019) brings together policy makers, practitioners and researchers from around the world to consider new research exploring the next steps for apprenticeship provision. The symposium organisers would welcome contributions on how apprenticeship provision is changing or would need to change in response to external mega trends, such as socio-demographic and socio-economic changes, new technologies and labour market changes, new forms of work organisation, trends in education and training. If you would like to submit an abstract, please download the Call for papers. Deadline for abstract and CV: 3 June 2019

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ECSEL Symposium 2019 - Boosting a sustainable digital sovereignty for the EU - 17-18 June 2019, Bucharest, Romania

[Source: Research & Innovation] European and global stakeholders in the Electronic Components and Systems (ECS) field, from Industry, Research and Financial Communities as well as European, National and Regional decision makers and international partners, will get together to discuss and evaluate major developments within the ECS sector in Europe. The event will give opportunity and space for the ECSEL JU projects to present their progress and results to date, to disseminate the scientific and technological achievements, and to cast light on their contributions to the programme. A dedicated project exhibition tour will allow interaction and networking with ECSEL JU project participants. This event is organised under the auspices of the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union which has kindly offered a spectacular venue as the House of Parliament. June 2019 is also the ideal time to gather the ECS community, involve the EU policy makers and other potential stakeholders in the view of the Horizon Europe decision making process. After two very successful editions held in Malta and Brussels, we look forward to seeing you again in Bucharest! Registrations for the ECSEL JU Symposium will close on 2 June.

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Research Headlines - A collaborative approach to renewable energy

[Source: Research & Innovation] An EU-funded project has driven collaboration on renewable energy between businesses and researchers in Armenia, Belarus, Georgia and Moldova with counterparts from EU countries. The links are boosting innovation - helping the participating countries make the transition to more sustainable energy sources.

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Research Headlines - Bioactive scaffold regenerates arteries from within

[Source: Research & Innovation] EU-funded biotechnology researchers have developed a novel treatment for atherosclerosis, the narrowing and hardening of arteries that is the leading underlying cause of death and disability in Europe.

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EU Sustainable Energy Week 2019 - Shaping Europe's Energy Future - 17-21 June 2019, Brussels, Belgium

[Source: Research & Innovation] The 14th edition of EUSEW will take place from 17 to 21 June 2019. The event will include a 3-day policy conference offering various networking opportunities between 18 and 20 June 2019, an EU Sustainable Energy Awards competition with a public vote for the citizens' award and local events, Energy Days, held across Europe throughout the months of May and June.The policy conference under the theme "Shaping Europe’s energy future" will focus on latest policy advancements and solutions for a climate-neutral Europe by 2050.

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12th Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET Plan) Conference - 12-14 June 2019, Bucharest, Romania

[Source: Research & Innovation] The 12th SET Plan Conference will take place between 12-14 June in Bucharest, under the auspices of the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the EU and will be merged with the external ENVE (Environment, Climate Change and Energy ) Commission and Conference from the European Committee of the Regions, where more than 120 EU local and regional leaders are working on environment, climate change, energy and space policies. The SET Plan & ENVE Conference in Bucharest will focus strongly on the interaction of different stakeholders with local and regional authorities on the road towards a clean energy transition. This will be accomplished by the strong involvement of partners working together for this unique SET Plan and ENVE Conference edition: • Romanian Presidency of the European Union • Romanian Ministry of Energy • European Committee of the Regions • European Commission • Romanian Municipalities Association

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Research Headlines - Getting ready for the 5G 'revolution'

[Source: Research & Innovation] The introduction of 5G networks looks set to revolutionise mobile communications and will play a major role in building a connected Europe. EU-funded research is developing a new generation of wireless infrastructure to ensure that people, business and industry can make the most of this technological advance.

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Research Headlines - Protect minor cereals - they may return the favour

[Source: Research & Innovation] Can you name three types of grain? Einkorn, emmer and spelt, and even oats or rye may not be the first that spring to mind. And yet, rekindling the interest in these traditional crops would benefit the environment and our health, say EU-funded researchers.

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Horizon 2020 Info Day on Societal Challenge 2 calls for proposals of 2020 - 4 July 2019, Brussels, Belgium

[Source: Research & Innovation] This information day is an opportunity for attendees to get some insight into the Societal Challenge 2 calls for proposals of Horizon 2020, for the Work Programme of 2020, covering Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime and inland water research and the bioeconomy. This Info Day targets potential applicants of the calls for proposals published under the Societal Challenge 2 Work Programme for 2018- 2020.

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Research Headlines - Recycled bulky urban waste gains new value

[Source: Research & Innovation] An EU-funded project has developed more efficient ways to obtain high-quality, recyclable raw materials from bulky waste. The advances contribute to Europe's efforts to reduce landfilling, recover valuable raw materials for reuse by industry, and protect the environment.

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Research Headlines - Too much information: better ways to manage data

[Source: Research & Innovation] Humanity is generating ever-increasing amounts of data with genome sequencing and internet use, faster than our computers can handle. An EU-funded project is designing storage and analysis solutions which can help optimise transport networks and advance research into diseases and personalised medicine.

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3rd Infrastar Implementation Day - 26 June 2019, Denmark, Kongens Lyngby

[Source: Research & Innovation] The purpose of the implementation days is to invite small and large companies, administrations, local authorities, academic experts in the fields of Infrastar in order to get their feedback on the progresses and to boost the networking opportunities. In other words, it offers to meet, exchange ideas and gain insights from each other. The 3rd implementation day focusses on reliability approaches for decision-making within the framework of fatigue of concrete within bridges and wind turbines (on- and offshore). On the agenda: presentations by experts, last research results by the Infrastar PhD students, panel discussion, posters session, networking. Do not miss the opportunity to discuss with Thomas Choisnet (Ideol), Jacob Egede Andersen (COWI), Aitor Arrospide Sanz (COWI), Prof. John Dalsgaard Sørensen (AAU), Morten Søgaard Andersen (DNV-GL), Prof. Jan Bien (Wroclaw University of Science and Technology), Pascal Collet (Total), Dr. Peter Lippert (Deutsche Bahn), Dr. Marc Thiele (BAM), Prof. Ton Vrouwenvelder (TNO).

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Boosting Innovation through standards - Your gateway to the market - 13 November 2019, Brussels, Belgium

[Source: Research & Innovation] A major European Conference: Boosting Innovation Through Standards ('Your Gateway To The Market') as an action of the EC co-funded project BRIDGIT. This is a high-level 1-day event with the intention to gather 350+ participants, predominantly from the research and innovation community to further strength interfaces and connections between innovators and researchers and the standardization community. The overall aim of this engagement is boosting the uptake of innovation and research outcomes by the market, using standardization as enabler. Objectives of the event: Connecting with Research and Innovation community, particularly those not involved or familiar with standards - evangelizing and changing perceptions - confirm the understanding that standards can be used successfully for the dispersal of knowledge, scaling of innovation, etc. - clarifying the standards creation and ways to engage, tools and benefits

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Research Headlines - Profound changes for shallow geothermal systems

[Source: Research & Innovation] Heat from the Earth is in plentiful supply - and innovation could help to reduce the cost and further improve the efficiency of technology for its extraction. An EU-funded project has set out to upgrade shallow geothermal systems and underground thermal storage. Part of the research is conducted in Turkey, where activities focus on the grouting.

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Women Innovators prize - 2019 EU Prize for Women Innovators: Commission awards four outstanding entrepreneurs

[Source: Research & Innovation] Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation Carlos Moedas announced today at the VivaTech conference in Paris the four winners of the 2019 EU Prize for Women Innovators.

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Webinar on ExcEED project Database: from data to information to knowledge - 4 June 2019, Belgium, Online

[Source: Research & Innovation] This webinar will take place June 4th from 12:00 to 13:15. It will present the project results up to date analysing the current stage in regard to the project goals. ExcEED project has developed a collaborative platform that aims to be feed with as much data as possible. During the webinar, the ExcEED team will do an online demonstration of how these data could be uploaded. This database would support users to better design energy efficient buildings and define innovative building construction policies.

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Research Headlines - Advanced ultracapacitors power a revolution in energy storage

[Source: Research & Innovation] The most advanced ultracapacitors in the world are now being manufactured on an industrial scale and deployed commercially thanks to an EU-funded project, providing potent, reliable and fast-charging energy-storage solutions for renewable power grids and electric vehicles.

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Research Headlines - Be bold and be passionate: Nobel physicist's message to young scientists

[Source: Research & Innovation] Nobel Laureate Gérard Mourou helped create the shortest and most intense laser pulses ever generated by humankind, opening up new areas of research and leading to breakthrough medical and industrial applications. EU funding has supported his ongoing work, contributing to a remarkable career which he hopes will serve as an inspiration to budding scientists.

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Research Headlines - Putting a price on public goods from farming

[Source: Research & Innovation] An EU-funded project has mapped out and evaluated the non-food, feed and wood 'goods' provided by agricultural and forest land in a bid to improve support under the EU's common agricultural policy and boost citizen involvement in the provision of public goods.

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Research Headlines - Sensitive magnetometer gets a speed boost

[Source: Research & Innovation] An EU-funded project has demonstrated how highly sensitive magnetometers can be adapted to make faster and more precise measurements than was once thought possible - an example of Europe’s new focus on quantum technologies.

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Research Headlines - Breaking down the barriers to 100 % renewable energy

[Source: Research & Innovation] An EU-funded project is developing new energy system concepts to tackle the technical electricity-grid-based challenges that stand in the way of achieving 100 % renewable electricity in Europe.

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Research Headlines - Jellyfish: out of the ocean and on to the menu

[Source: Research & Innovation] Sun, sea, sand and... jellyfish. Beach holidays have become a risky pursuit as jellyfish populations have exploded in warming seas worldwide in recent years. But thanks to EU-funded researchers, these gelatinous blobs could become a valuable resource - as food, ingredients in medicine and cosmetics, and even as a means to counter pollution.

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Press Centre - Commission invites top experts to shape new research and innovation missions

[Source: Research & Innovation] The European Commission launched today a call for experts to join ‘Mission Boards’, which will advise the Commission for the identification and implementation of missions in Horizon Europe, the next EU research and innovation programme.

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Research Headlines - Europe-wide ICT network to boost electric vehicle use

[Source: Research & Innovation] Long trips in electric cars are often impractical due to difficulties in charging up a vehicle when driving from one country to another. An EU-funded project has set up a network to ensure that cars can be plugged into charging points in any EU country. This could make electric vehicles more attractive - benefiting industry and the environment.

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Research Headlines - Tracking and behavioural analysis in public places

[Source: Research & Innovation] An EU-funded project is developing a blueprint for the design of low-cost approach to behaviour analysis in public places, while respecting individuals' right to privacy. Such systems could be used for gauging crowd size and monitoring crowd flows for public safety and commercial purposes, for example.

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3rd HBP Curriculum Workshop Series – New Horizons in Brain Medicine: From Research to Clinics - 3-5 July 2019, Innsbruck, Austria

[Source: Research & Innovation] The aim of this interactive workshop is to introduce and deepen the understanding of brain medicine for non-specialists with the most recent advances in research of neurodevelopmental, neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders. Lectures and tutorials by international experts will report the state of the art of research and treatment of brain diseases. Hands-on examples and practical tools and methodologies will be presented during a visit to lead laboratories at Medical University Innsbruck. A student brainstorming session will be organised to allow exchange about concepts and methods. Application is open to the entire student community and early career researchers, regardless of whether they are affiliated with the Human Brain Project or not. All early-career scientists are encouraged to participate and it is aimed to achieve equal representation of all sexes. Application deadline: 29 May 2019

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UKRO Conference 2019 - 27-28 June 2019, Birmingham, UK

[Source: Research & Innovation] Each year the UK Research Office organises a two-day conference aimed primarily at European Liaison Officers, European research managers, Research Councils and policy makers. The 2019 edition will take place from Thursday 27 until Friday 28 June at the University of Birmingham, UK. The UKRO Conference 2019 will include a number of expert speakers, predominantly from the European Commission and its Executive Agencies in Brussels, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). EU funding practitioners and evaluators will also help to inform and stimulate discussions with the participants. Registration is now open!

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Research Headlines - Aligning shared transport services to attract more users

[Source: Research & Innovation] An EU-funded project has improved understanding of people's choices when using a variety of shared transport services - such as carpooling. The analysis will help planners design more sustainable services better aligned to commuters' needs, encouraging them to leave their cars at home and thus easing road congestion.

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Research Headlines - Probing Europe's economic challenges and boosting growth

[Source: Research & Innovation] The Great Recession and the European debt crisis caused grave and ongoing damage to European economies. Now an EU-funded group of researchers is advocating policy solutions that could place the EU on the path to faster innovation, lower inequality, higher employment and sustainable growth.

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EC's Chief Scientific Advisors present Carbon Capture and Utilisation scientific opinion at 2019 EUBCE - 27-30 May 2019, LIsbon, Portugal

[Source: Research & Innovation] In this year’s European Biomass Conference 27th Edition several different matters will be debated by biomass experts and among them Carbon Capture and Utilisation. Prof. Elvira Fortunato, member of the European Commission's Group of Chief Scientific Advisors will present the recommendations mentioned on the Group's scientific opinion 'Novel carbon capture and utilisation technologies' on 30 May, 11:00 – 15:00 | room 1.05. These recommendations reference a possible range of solutions to tackle climate aspects, technical status and prospects for development. Registration is still open.

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Webinar on EIC prize Fuel from the Sun: Artificial Photosynthesis - 27 May 2019, Brussels

[Source: Research & Innovation] A webinar on EIC prize Fuel from the Sun: Artificial Photosynthesis, intended to discuss the grand final phase of the competition and other questions related to this prize will take place on 27 May 2019 The prize on Artificial Photosynthesis will reward the best technology that produces sustainable fuel by combining sunlight, water and carbon via artificial photosynthesis. The contest is open to individuals, groups, organisations and companies in Europe and internationally. The deadline for applications is 3 February 2021. The event link will be provided only to registered participants.

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Research Headlines - Creating a better low-cost solar cell

[Source: Research & Innovation] Solar cells made with the mineral perovskite are very attractive as a means of producing green energy, largely because of their low cost. An EU-funded project set out to optimise these potentially revolutionary components to help bring renewable energy to a broader market.

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Research Headlines - Understanding an island's geology to protect biodiversity

[Source: Research & Innovation] An EU-funded research project studied how the life cycles of oceanic islands affect the origin and extinction of life forms on them. The findings will help advance Europe's efforts to protect biodiversity in a changing world.

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Bioeconomy - Launch of the European Black Sea Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda

[Source: Research & Innovation] The European Commission together with the Republic of Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Turkey, Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova have launched today a Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda for the Black Sea (SRIA).

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Research Headlines - More accurate testing for diagnosing dementia

[Source: Research & Innovation] Cognitive evaluation is a major pillar of detection and diagnosis of neurodegenerative conditions such as dementia. An EU-funded project has helped enhance the effectiveness of cognitive tests, benefiting patients, their families and society.

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Research Headlines - New vistas for survey charting Europe's topography of age

[Source: Research & Innovation] If you want to know how Europeans experience retirement and age, why not ask them? A research infrastructure named SHARE has been doing just that, collecting a wealth of data for studies that produce invaluable insights for policymakers. An EU-funded project has expanded the scope of this biennial survey.

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Research Headlines - An environmental impact label for safer, greener roads

[Source: Research & Innovation] An innovative evaluation and certification system for road infrastructure developed by EU-funded researchers promises to reduce the environmental and financial costs of building or upgrading road networks, while improving transport safety and cutting greenhouse gas emissions.

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Research Headlines - Vast climate reanalysis holds extreme weather clues

[Source: Research & Innovation] An EU-funded project collected, digitalised and analysed huge amounts of climate data from 1900 to 2010, revealing climate change clues and building global models that could help anticipate extreme weather, potentially saving lives.

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International Cooperation - Commissioner Moedas meets Japanese Science Minister Takuya Hirai

[Source: Research & Innovation] Carlos Moedas, Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, met today Takuya Hirai, the Japanese Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy.

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Research Headlines - Complexity science comes to the aid of the humanities

[Source: Research & Innovation] EU-funded researchers are applying analytical methods originally devised for problems in statistical physics to understand a range of complex systems from transport networks and electricity grids to quantum computers and even classical mythology.

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Research Headlines - Cool and safe food storage is in the bag

[Source: Research & Innovation] Failing to keep frozen or chilled food cold during transport to consumers causes it to deteriorate, potentially leading to food poisoning or waste. An EU-funded project developed an environmentally friendly, flexible and low-cost solution - which could also save retailers and consumers money.

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Horizon 2020 Energy Info Days - 25-27 June 2019, Brussels

[Source: Research & Innovation] The Horizon 2020 Energy info days will take place between 25-27 June in Brussels. They will present the funding opportunities for research, innovation and market uptake projects on clean energy. The event will help potential applicants in preparing successful proposals for Horizon 2020 calls for the year 2020.

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Research Headlines - A fast, accurate and life-saving approach to diagnosing sepsis

[Source: Research & Innovation] EU-funded researchers have developed three innovative devices that will help doctors to diagnose sepsis more quickly and with greater precision, save lives and improve patients' chances of recovery from the deadly disease.

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Research Headlines - Smarter cities mean better quality of life

[Source: Research & Innovation] An EU-funded project is developing user-centric, smart solutions that will help Europe's expanding urban areas boost their citizens' quality of life and improve the environment as they grow.

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