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 […]
Women in management: Juncker Commission exceeds its 40% target
The European Commission has exceeded the target set by President Jean-Claude Juncker in 2014 committing that, by the end of his mandate, 40% of the Commission’s middle and senior managers should be women. According to the latest data, female managers at all levels currently stand at 41%, up from 30% at the beginning of the mandate. This […]
WiFi4EU: over 1,700 municipalities to get free Wi-Fi hotspots after third call for applications
Following an evaluation of the applications, the Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA), the Commission’s executive agency in charge of implementing the WiFi4EU programme, has now published the list of winning municipalities. 1,780 municipalities from all over the EU have won a WiFi4EU voucher during the latest call! Third WiFi4EU call The third WiFi4EU call […]
Tax transparency: MEPs deplore Council’s lack of action on multinationals
MEPs urged EU countries to agree on draft rules making multinational companies publicly disclose their profit and tax paid in each country. In 2016 the European Commission produced a proposal on country-by-country reporting of tax-related information by large businesses, which needs to be approved by both Parliament and the Council before it can enter into […]
PhD student Snow Hydrology Snow-atmosphere interactions
The Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL offers a PhD position. Organization Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL Research field The research fields are Physics, and inside the Environmental Science field, we find Earth science and Water science. Research You will use numerical and experimental methods to […]