Last month, the Spanish National Police (Policia Nacional), together with the Dutch Police (Politie) and the Belgian Federal Police (Federale Politie, Police Fédérale) and Europol seized more than 34 000 plants of marijuana and arrested 17 individuals in a series of coordinated raids across the three countries. It is estimated the stolen electricity used to power the […]
Postdoc position in Molecular Biology in Poland
The job offer is associated with a PostDoc position (Research Assistant) in Molecular biology/ Stem cell biology field, within research project funded from MAESTRO 11 Program from the National Science Center, NCN, PL). The position is opened in the Stem Cell Team (led by Prof. Ewa Zuba-Surma, PhD, DSc) at the Department of Cell Biology at […]
Affordable, accessible and safe medicines for all: the Commission presents a Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe
The Commission has adopted a Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe to ensure patients have access to innovative and affordable medicines and to support the competitiveness, innovative capacity and sustainability of the EU’s pharmaceutical industry. Europe’s Pharmaceutical Strategy has four main objectives: Ensuring access to affordable medicines for patients, and addressing unmet medical needs (e.g. in the […]
EU-Australia leaders’ meeting via video conference, 26 November 2020
Charles Michel, President of the European Council, and Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, held a leaders’ meeting by video conference with Scott Morrison, Prime Minister of Australia. Charles Michel, President of the European Council, and Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, held a leaders’ meeting by video conference […]
European Researchers’ Night 2020
The European Researchers’ Night is a European project of scientific dissemination promoted by the European Commission within the Marie Sktodowska-Curie actions of the Horizon 2020 program, which takes place simultaneously in more than 350 European cities since 2005, whose main objective is to bring together the general public and researchers in an informal and playful […]
Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Political Science in Sweden
Main responsibilities The position entails primarily teaching on the undergraduate and advanced level in political science. In addition, the position includes one´s own research, normally comprising 30 percent of fulltime. Teaching at the department is conducted in both Swedish and English. Requirements Eligible applicants for the position of senior lecturer should hold a PhD in […]
Commission approves contract with Moderna to ensure access to a potential vaccine
The European Commission approved a sixth contract under the EU Vaccines Strategy, this time with the pharmaceutical company Moderna. The contract provides for the initial purchase of 80 million doses on behalf of all EU Member States, plus an option to request up to a further 80 million doses, to be supplied once a vaccine […]
Traineeship at the EU Council
Each year the General Secretariat of the Council offers some 100 paid traineeships lasting 5 months. Trainees will be attached to a department and work as part of the team to which they are assigned. The tasks of the trainees include attending meetings, drafting minutes and carrying out preparatory work or research on a particular subject. […]
10 ways to keep online education engaging
The Covid-19 pandemic has turned our everyday life and routines upside down. School closures, remote working, physical distancing amongst many. The closure of education institutions has meant that teachers and trainers have now had to move their classes online. But crossing this line is no easy task. It requires learning new skills and adopting a […]