This survey aims to explore the needs and expectations of Higher Education Institutions from the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) on inclusive mobility. Launched by EPFIME team, the Inclusive Mobility Surveys aim to gather the needs and expectations of students with disabilities, ministries of education and higher education institutions across Europe on inclusive mobility, while focusing on how ministries and […]
Creative Europe : Support to Television Programming of Audiovisual European Works
Within Creative Europe, the MEDIA subprogramme is aimed at strengthening and supporting the European film and audiovisual industry. Objectives The objective of the Support to TV Programming is to increase the capacity of audiovisual producers to develop strong projects with significant potential to circulate throughout Europe and beyond, and to facilitate European and international co-productions […]
Meet the winners of the 2019 EU Health Award for cities, NGOs and schools
For the 2019 edition of the EU Health Award, the European Commission rewarded outstanding initiatives by cities, NGOs and schools seeking to prevent and reduce obesity in children and young people (6-18 years old). Out of the more than 120 proposals received, three were shortlisted per category, for a total of nine initiatives. Of these, […]
European Agenda on Migration four years on
Marked progress needs consolidating in face of volatile situation. Ahead of the October European Council, the Commission is today reporting on key progress under the European Agenda on Migration since 2015, with focus on steps taken by the EU since the last progress report in March 2019. The Commission also set out those areas where […]
A minimally-invasive prognostic device for breast cancer
Dealing with suspected breast cancer is a traumatic experience, one that’s only worsened by how invasive current diagnostic and prognostic tools are. Surgical sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) has become the undisputed method for breast cancer prognosis since it was first reported in 1992. Steady improvements in survival rates have been observed over the past […]
Brexit: What has been agreed with the UK
The European Commission and the Government of Boris Johnson have reached an agreement to ensure that the rupture between the United Kingdom and the European Union takes place in an orderly manner, although the pact still needs the approval of European leaders and the approval of British and European Parliaments to be valid. What the […]
Operation against human trafficking in the agricultural sector in Europe
Between 16 and 20 September 2019, Europol supported the first Europe-wide Joint Action Days against human trafficking for labour exploitation focusing specifically on the agricultural sector. The operation, led by France, also involved law enforcement authorities from Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Portugal, Spain and the Netherlands. Results This operation, which lasted for five days, counted with […]
Private buses join the sharing economy
The EU-funded BUSUP project is a personalised, shared corporate bus service, ideal for companies located in places where traditional public transport does not arrive. With the appearance of new mobility services, millennials have shifted from car ownership to car use (i.e. car-sharing), ridesharing (i.e. Blablacar), and ride hailing (i.e. Uber). As a consequence, corporations located […]
Postdoctoral Research Associate – Multiscale modeling of metallic alloy solidification
IMDEA Materials Institute is looking for a Research Associate (PhD in Materials Science, Engineering, Physics, Metallurgy, Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline), with a taste for computational modeling and scientific programming, to join a project on multiscale modeling of additive manufacturing (3D printing) on Ni-based superalloys for aeronautics. This postdoctoral project will focus on phase-field modeling […]