The European Researchers’ Night aims to bring researchers closer to the general public and to increase awareness of research and innovation activities. Objective Supporting the public recognition of researchers, creating an understanding of the impact of researchers’ work on citizen’s daily life, and encouraging young people to embark on research careers. Scope The European Researchers’ […]
COP25: MEPs push for CO2 neutrality by 2050
The EU should commit to net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050 at the UN Conference and step up its emissions’ reduction ambition for 2030, said the Environment Committee on Wednesday. Ahead of the COP25 UN Climate Change Conference in Madrid in December, the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee approved on Wednesday a resolution calling […]
Assistant Professor in Electrical Engineering at the University of Southern Denmark
Organisation The University of Southern Denmark welcomed the first students onto the campus in Odense in September 1966, and things have been developing by leaps and bounds ever since. They now have five faculties with more than 27,000 students, almost 20% of whom are from abroad, and more than 3,800 employees. Several international studies document […]
15 PhD positions in the EU Horizon 2020 Marie-Skłodowska-Curie Project: MSCA-ITN-ETN LimnoPlast
LimnoPlast will for the first time bring together environmental, technical, and social sciences with the vision to transform a new understanding of freshwater microplastics to innovative solutions. Organisation The successful candidates will be hosted by a member of a European Consortium of universities, research institutions and companies in Germany, Denmark, France, Slovenia, Norway, Sweden, United […]
Doctor for the Council’s Healthcare and Social Services – Medical Service
The General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union (GSC) is looking for a doctor to complete its Medical Service of three doctors supported by a dedicated nursing team and secretariat. Benefits The doctors work in close collaboration with colleagues in Healthcare and Social Services and the Human Resources Directorate to support GSC staff […]
H2020. Nanotechnologies, Advanced Materials, Biotechnology and Advanced Manufacturing and Processing : Incentivising newcomers (CSA)
The essential criteria for selecting projects under Horizon 2020 are excellence, impact and implementation. This requires attracting the best researchers and innovators in particular from the entire EU but also from countries associated to the programme. Specific Challenge Collaboration across borders and between industry and research organisations is still insufficiently developed. The challenge is therefore […]
Assistant Proffesor position at Aalto University, Finland
Aalto University is a Finnish multidisciplinary university in the fields of science and technology, economics, architecture, and art and design. Aalto University employs ~370 professors and has a student body of 20 000, 70 % of which are students in science and technology. Organisation Aalto University Aalto is a community of bold thinkers where science and art meet technology […]
H2020. Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research and the bioeconomy: Healthy soils for healthy food production
The EU and China are facing similar challenges of increasing soils health and producing more high quality food for increasing population. At the same time soils are facing a lot of pressures from use of fertilizers (manure and mineral), historical management of soils and increasing land degradation. Specific Challenge To achieve certain quality of food […]
EU and China sign landmark agreement to protect 100 European Geographical Indications in China
The EU and China concluded the negotiations on a bilateral agreement to protect 100 European Geographical Indications (GI) in China and 100 Chinese GI in the EU against imitations and usurpation. This landmark agreement is expected to result in reciprocal trade benefits and demand for high-quality products on both sides. Delivering on the commitment made […]