Pompeu Fabra University and Nokia Bell Labs announce 4 Marie Skłodowska-Curie European PhD Positions for the ITN BAnDIT H2020 project. Ph.D. students will be supervised by researchers from UPF and Bell Labs (effectively spending 50% of the time at each institution), and collaborating with both Rovira i Virgili University and Caelum Labs for secondments. Organisation […]
International Radio Playwriting Competition
The competition, organised by the British Council and the BBC World Service, is open for anyone over the age of 18, resident outside of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Channel Islands or Isle of Man (“UK”), who wants to write a 53 minutes radio play on any subject of their choice and have a […]
SOLAR-ERA.NET Cofund 2 Additional Joint Call
The proposal aims at raising emerging solar cell technologies with high efficiency / low cost potential to the industrial scale and beyond. Scope The overarching goals are: to re-build European technological leadership in the sector by pursuing high-performance PV technologies and their integration in the European energy system and to bring down the levelized cost of […]
EU makes 22 new commitments for clean, healthy and safe oceans
The European Union announced 22 new commitments at the 2019 edition of Our Ocean conference, in Oslo, Norway on 23-24 October 2019, for better governance of the oceans. In addition, the EU is also launching ‘The Ocean Tracker’, an interactive map to follow the over 10 billion euros commitments already made by governments, businesses and NGOs. […]
New tools for investigating and stopping cybercrimes
The EU-funded TITANIUM project is providing European law enforcement agencies with the tools they need to identify cybercriminals – even when they operate behind the pseudo-anonymity of virtual currencies. From launching ransomware attacks that demand users pay a ransom in Bitcoin, to extorting virtual currencies with the threat of sabotage, criminal organisations continue to find […]
SELFIE: Teaching and learning in the digital age
One year has passed since the launch of SELFIE (Self-reflection on Effective Learning by Fostering Innovation through Educational technology), the European Commission’s free online tool that helps schools assess and improve the ways they use technology for teaching and learning. Over 450,000 students, teachers and school leaders in 45 countries have used the tool so far, and […]
Conference “Spain on the Security and Defense of the EU”
Since its first mandate, the Juncker Commission has given a top priority to the field of security and defense. EU Member States collaborate to ensure an effective response to various threats to European security, including new forms of terrorism, radicalization, organized crime and security threats. The importance of security and defense is reflected in the […]
Campaña “Europa somos todos”
La campaña “Europa somos todos”, realizada desde el Centro de Documentación Europea de la Universidad de Almería, ha pretendido dar visibilidad a aspectos claves de la Unión Europea, que tienen una clara repercusión en nuestra actividad académica, pero también en el desarrollo económico y social de Europa. Las elecciones europeas el próximo 26 de mayo […]
European Researchers’ Night 2019
The 14th edition of the European Researchers’ Night will take place on Friday 27 September. Events in more than 350 cities in 30 EU and neighbouring countries will give people the opportunity to discover science in a fun way. The European Researchers’ Night is a European scientific dissemination project promoted by the European Commission within […]