ESA’s Ministerial Councils bring together ESA’s Member States and observers every two to three years to decide on new proposals and funding for ESA’s next years of work. The next one, called ‘Space19+’, will be held in November 2019. European ministers in charge of space activities will gather in Sevilla, Spain, to decide on ESA’s […]
H2020: Secure, clean and efficient energy. Demonstration of advanced biofuels production from aquatic biomass
The security of feedstock supply is essential for the large-scale production of advanced biofuels which is a prerequisite for improving their competitiveness. The specific challenge is to increase the reliability of processes through diversifying and securing the sustainable supply of seaborne feedstock at large scale. Scope Proposals will demonstrate aquatic advanced biofuel pathways which improve […]
The new EU Single Market Bulletin (No. 9) is now available!
The new EU Single Market Bulletin (No. 9) is now available! This bulletin summarises all the European Union’s activity in the field of Single Market in recent months. The bulletin is structured into News; Calls; statistics and infpgraphics; Publications; and finally Magazines and Media Collection. In this October edition, we can highlight news such as What the […]
Scientific Officer Infectious Diseases Epidemiology in Stockholm
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is currently looking to recruit a Scientific Officer for its tuberculosis (TB) programme in Stockholm (Sweden). However, ECDC will also establish a reserve list which may be used for any future vacancies in these or other areas and therefore actively encourages candidates with experience/interest in prevention […]
Paris Peace Forum 2019
The Paris Peace Forum is an international event on global governance issues and multilateralism, held annually in Paris, France. Second edition The second edition is taking place from 11 to 13 November 2019 convening actors from civil society around the world to advance concrete global governance solutions on 6 main themes: Peace and security Development Environment New […]
4 Marie Curie PhD Positions on Blockchain Technology
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. […]