Identifier: ERC-2017-STGPillar: Excellent SciencePlanned Opening Date: Deadline: Tue, 18 Oct 2016 17:00:00 (Brussels local time) | Continue reading
EventsThe aim of the ETFA 2016 conference is to bring together researchers and practitioners from the industry and academia and provide them with a platform to report on recent advances and developments in the newly emerging areas of technology, as well as actual and potential ap … | Continue reading
NewsToday, the European Commission announced an investment of €8.5 billion to be released during 2017 into research and innovation, following an update to the Work Programme of Horizon 2020, the EU's research and innovation funding programme.Date: 25/07/2016 - 15:58The updated Wo … | Continue reading
AchievementsWhat is the lifespan of a sun-like star? Well, it may not be quite what we thought. The outcomes of EU-funded asteroseismology research conducted by Professor Conny Aerts and her team show that the cores of red giants don't spin nearly as fast as expected - and this, … | Continue reading
AchievementsEuropean researchers have designed brain-like artificial neural networks capable of numerical and spatial cognition and written language processing without any explicit training or pre-programming. Their work, based on the machine-learning approach of generative model … | Continue reading
AchievementsEurope relies on natural gas and fossil fuels from a limited number of countries. These energy sources generate harmful greenhouse gases that accelerate climate change and its devastating impacts. The EU-funded HYDROSOL-PLANT project supported by the Fuel Cells and Hy … | Continue reading
AchievementsThe EU-funded TelliSys project has designed a new, environmentally-friendly, volume-optimised, intermodal transport system for the European transport sector. It is already available on the market.Date: 22/07/2016 - 17:06Whether by road, rail, water or air, economic gr … | Continue reading
NewsThe EU's Horizon 2020 research funding programme has now a more specific set of rules on research integrity to be followed by beneficiaries. This is thanks to the new provisions in the Horizon 2020 Model Grant Agreement.Date: 22/07/2016 - 17:03The revamped model agreement pro … | Continue reading
AchievementsRemote sensing is widely used for security surveillance, military reconnaissance and environmental monitoring. An EU-funded project's signal processing system improves images and range information from the collected data using smaller, lighter recording devices than t … | Continue reading
NewsWith a budget of €10 million, the "Society and Enterprise" panel of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships, will fund experienced researchers at post-doctoral level and beyond for 1 to 2 years outside academia.You can apply until 14 September 2016.Date: 20/07/2016 … | Continue reading
EventsThis high-level international conference will be an event of major strategic nature, with the participation of a broad spectrum of stakeholders and expected 500+ participants.It aims at improving visibility and support transition towards green economy, identifying policy op … | Continue reading
EventsThe “Cities of the Future 2016” Brokerage Event will bring together 300 researchers, industry professionals, government officials and policy makers from Europe and Turkey. Date: 30/09/2016 - 02:00Venue: Istanbul, Turkey Rapid Press Release: Do Not Publish as Rapid Press Rel … | Continue reading
EventsThe 3rd HBP School is jointly organised by the Human Brain Project (HBP) and the Allen Institute for Brain Science (AI) and offers a comprehensive programme covering all aspects of neuroscience relevant to the HBP research programme.Date: From 28/11/2016 - 01:00 to 04/12/20 … | Continue reading
EventsThe event targets potential applicants to the calls for 'Smart Grids and Storage' projects, which will be funded under the 2016-2017 Horizon 2020 Work programme 'Secure, clean and efficient energy', and in particular under the 'Competitive low-carbon energy' (LCE) call.Date … | Continue reading
EventsThe information day addresses potential applicants to the Horizon 2020 'Smart, green and integrated transport' calls for project proposals under the 2016-2017 Work programme.Presentations will cover the various topics open for submission and the application procedure, as we … | Continue reading
EventsObjective The aim of the event is to give the research community an overview of ongoing activities in the following PPPs : Factories of the Future, Energy-efficient Buildings, Sustainable Process Industry and European Green Vehicles Initiative. Support will be given for the … | Continue reading
AchievementsThe EU-funded SOLARH2 project has established a pan-European research network that is tapping into the potential of solar fuel, a clean energy source that could one day replace fossil fuels.Date: 12/07/2016 - 18:06Relying on fossil energy sources such as oil, gas and … | Continue reading
AchievementsFrom insect and plant specimens to slides of fossil samples and microscopic life forms, Europe has an unparalleled wealth of natural history resources. Maintained by museums and institutes, collections are now being made accessible both physically and digitally by an … | Continue reading
Identifier: COS-SPOC-2016-02-03Pillar: Improving access to marketsOpening Date: Deadline: Tue, 11 Oct 2016 17:00:00 (Brussels local time)Modification Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2016Latest information: The submission session is now available for: COS-SPOC-2016-02-03(COSME-GA) | Continue reading
AchievementsShould we back the world's freedom fighters? If we are sympathetic to their cause, we may consider it a moral duty, even if others see them as terrorists. There is certainly nothing new about countries providing support to non-state armed groups (NAGs). But it is not … | Continue reading
New projectsAdvances in nanomaterials hold the promise of new, better, more competitive products. The EU-funded 2DInterFOX project is seeking new insights into their behaviour - the results could help manufacturers develop new electronic and energy-related products, potentially b … | Continue reading
AchievementsA chance conversation with a marine archaeologist friend led to Charalambos Poullis joining a dive in Cyprus. The experience revealed the difficulties faced by underwater archaeologists, and set in motion a thought process that would lead him to apply for EU research … | Continue reading
AchievementsThe AircraftFire project is helping aircraft manufacturers and regulators better plan for and prevent fires with new aircraft designs that use composite materials. The data and integrated tool for predicting the consequences of an on-board fire are already available t … | Continue reading
AchievementsLong journey? Electric car? Will you reach your destination before you run out of juice? Or will you have to recharge somewhere along the way? Range anxiety is one of the main bottlenecks slowing the advance of electromobility, but solutions are being found. On-road c … | Continue reading
AchievementsFrom UN peacekeeping operations to managing crowds at the World Cup, the G-NEXT project has demonstrated how the EU's Earth observation programme can assist in emergency and crisis situations around the world.Date: 07/07/2016 - 19:36The Earth observation programme, kn … | Continue reading
AchievementsOne spacecraft, five years or more, and over a billion stars - ESA's Gaia mission set out in 2013 to produce a three-dimensional map of the Milky Way. It will discover many new celestial objects in the process and provide astronomers with clues as to how our galaxy fo … | Continue reading
AchievementsCoal-based power stations and industrial facilities are largely powered by harmful fossil fuels. If we replaced fossil fuels with solid biofuels, Europe would dramatically reduce its CO2 emissions. The EU-funded SECTOR project has optimised the production of new solid … | Continue reading
AchievementsNew technologies are progressively changing the face of airport and border security. To contribute to this development, the EU-funded SNIFFER project took a page out of nature's book, using biomimicry to make detecting and analysing odours of persons, illegal substanc … | Continue reading
NewsA first-of-a-kind demonstration project that converts wave energy into electrical power, which could be a major step forward in the quest to find new sources of sustainable energy, will be built thanks to an EU loan of €10 million from the new InnovFin Energy Demo Project Fac … | Continue reading
NewsThe European Commission today launched three Horizon Prizes to encourage innovation and find solutions to challenges in the area of energy.Date: 05/07/2016 - 11:42Worth a total of €3.25 million and funded under Horizon 2020, the EU's research and innovation programme, the pri … | Continue reading
NewsThe European Commission will invest a total of €86 million coming from new Horizon 2020 grants in 236 innovative small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from 31 countries.Date: 05/07/2016 - 11:15These are the latest results of calls under the €3 billion SME Instrument, laun … | Continue reading
Identifier: H2020-LCE-Prizes-2016-02Pillar: Societal ChallengesPlanned Opening Date: Deadline: Wed, 26 Sep 2018 17:00:00 (Brussels local time) | Continue reading
Identifier: H2020-LCE-Prizes-2016-03Pillar: Societal ChallengesPlanned Opening Date: Deadline: Wed, 3 Apr 2019 17:00:00 (Brussels local time) | Continue reading
Identifier: H2020-LCE-Prizes-2016-01Pillar: Societal ChallengesPlanned Opening Date: Deadline: Wed, 3 Apr 2019 17:00:00 (Brussels local time) | Continue reading
NewsThe Statement of 29 June of the Heads of State or Government of 27 Member States, as well as the Presidents of the European Council and the European Commission, confirms that until the UK leaves the EU, EU law continues to apply to and within the UK, both when it comes to rig … | Continue reading
EventsFrom 16 February to 29 April 2016, the European Commission's Directorate-General for Research and Innovation ran a call for ideas to gather stakeholders' views on disruptive, market-creating innovation, gaps in the current innovation support landscape, and the potential rem … | Continue reading
AchievementsWaste residues from powerful anti-cancer drugs used in chemotherapy could cause genetic changes even though levels in the environment are considered to be safe, say EU researchers. Environmental monitoring is the first step towards reducing the potential risk.Date: 28 … | Continue reading
AchievementsAn international team has developed a system that can exploit the widespread use of mobile electronic devices and social media to improve the official response to emergencies and other crises. An initial prototype has already proved very effective.Date: 28/06/2016 - 1 … | Continue reading
AchievementsMore energy efficient, less polluting, and not too different from current designs: an innovative aircraft concept developed by an EU-funded project could help reduce the environmental impact of aviation. The main aim of the research was to study the practical implemen … | Continue reading
Identifier: JUST-2016-AG-DRUGPillar: DrugsOpening Date: Deadline: Tue, 18 Oct 2016 17:00:00 (Brussels local time) | Continue reading
AchievementsHigh unemployment rates, increasingly precarious jobs and industry restructuring are just some of the elements characterising today's labour markets. A network of EU-funded researchers is studying socio-economic and social trends to better understand current developme … | Continue reading
AchievementsA chance conversation with a marine archaeologist friend led to Charalambos Poullis joining a dive in Cyprus. The experience revealed the difficulties faced by underwater archaeologists, and set in motion a thought process that would lead him to apply for EU research … | Continue reading
EventsThe Barcelona Cognition, Brain and Technology summer school addresses students and researchers involved in research at the interface between brains and technology. The 2016 edition is supported by the FET Proactive project socSMCs (Socializing Sensorimotor Contingencies).Da … | Continue reading
Identifier: REC-CHILD-AG-2016Pillar: RCHI Promote and protect the rights of the childPlanned Opening Date: Deadline: Tue, 13 Dec 2016 17:00:00 (Brussels local time) | Continue reading
Identifier: REC-DISC-AG-2016Pillar: RRAC Combat racism, xenophobia, homophobiaPlanned Opening Date: Deadline: Thu, 5 Jan 2017 17:00:00 (Brussels local time) | Continue reading
Identifier: REC-DATA-2016Pillar: RDAT Contribute to ensuring the highest level of protection of privacy and personal dataPlanned Opening Date: Deadline: Wed, 25 Jan 2017 17:00:00 (Brussels local time) | Continue reading
Identifier: JUST-AG-2016Pillar: Access to justicePlanned Opening Date: Deadline: Tue, 25 Oct 2016 17:00:00 (Brussels local time) | Continue reading
Date: 21/06/2016Manufacturers use computer simulations as a less expensive, risk-free way to predict how new products – or changes to existing ones – would behave under real-life conditions.Read more A more advanced computer mode … | Continue reading