The MEDIA strand of the EU programme Creative Europe, designed to support European film and audiovisual industries, is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2021. To mark this, the European Commission is launching a campaign to celebrate the 30 years of support, as well as the launch of the new MEDIA programme of Creative Europe, running from 2021 to 2027. […]
Administrative and Project Support Specialist position at the ECDC
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) seeks for a Administrative and Project Support Specialist. Job Description The jobholder will support a grant-funded project at ECDC and be responsible for carrying out tasks in one or more of the following areas: Project Management Support Provide daily administrative management of the project, including drafting […]
New EU-UK agreement is welcome but thorough scrutiny remains, insist lead MEPs
Foreign Affairs and Trade MEPs welcome the new EU-UK agreement as a good deal but demand proper parliamentary scrutiny powers and thorough access to information. On Thursday morning, members on the Foreign Affairs and International Trade Committees held a first joint meeting on the new EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, intensifying the parliamentary scrutiny process of […]
Commission concludes exploratory talks with Valneva to secure a new potential vaccine
The European Commission concluded exploratory talks with the pharmaceutical company Valneva with a view to purchasing its potential vaccine against COVID-19. The envisaged contract with Valneva would provide for the possibility for all EU Member States to purchase together 30 million doses, and they could further purchase up to 30 million more doses. This finalisation […]
Full Professor in Computer Science in China
Description University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC) is a national key university managed by the Ministry of Education of China. In 2017, UESTC was included in Category A of the “World-class University” project. Requirements The applicant should hold a doctoral degree in Computer Science or a related area from a world-renowned university. The applicant should […]
Seaweed and solar energy join hands at sea
Two EU-backed Dutch companies have created the first offshore solar and seaweed farm in the North Sea, making solar energy production and seaweed cultivation possible in the same space. An offshore solar energy system developer and a seaweed company have created the world’s first combined solar and seaweed farm in the North Sea. The two […]
Horizon 2020: EIC Horizon Prize for ‘Early Warning for Epidemics’
Vector-borne diseases cause more than one million deaths globally per year. Thus, Horizon 2020 programme launches this call in order to find innovative solutions based on the large amount of data obtained from the Earth observation domain. Thereby, these solutions shall help to improve the ‘preparedness’ and response related to vector-borne disease outbreaks. The challenge […]
Torrecárdenas: the only hospital in Andalusia participating in the FOCUS program
After a selection process, Torrecárdenas University Hospital will participate in the implementation of the FOCUS program. The FOCUS program has been underway since 2010 and it aims to provide early diagnosis of infections such as HIV and Hepatitis C in hospitals and health centers. This is possible thanks to the agreement between the Andalusian Health […]
Post Doctoral Researcher in Biomedical engineering in Canada
Description The position is for a post-doctoral researcher who will work closely with the principal investigators of the biosensing project and the photonic integration project. The successful applicant may be involved in investigating the use of electrowetting on dielectric digital microfluidics for the sensor platform. The successful applicant may also be involved in designing assays, […]