Just 60 nautical miles off Svalbard, in the freezing arctic waters, the second-largest rescue operation was deemed successful thanks to Galileo Search and Rescue capabilities. Receding sea ice is opening up the Arctic Ocean and is enabling longer seasons of ship navigation and new access to previously difficult-to-reach ports. According to an Arctic Council report, […]
66% of women in the EU aged 50-69 got a mammogram
In 2019, two-thirds (66%) of women aged between 50 and 69 years in the EU reported that they had received a mammogram (breast examination by X-ray) within the previous two years, according to the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS) survey. At national level, Sweden (95%), Finland (92%), Denmark (82%), Portugal (81%), Luxembourg and the Netherlands (both 78%) recorded the highest […]
Trainee Specialist for Media and Information Services in Germany
This research center is part of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers. With more than 42,000 employees and an annual budget of over € 5 billion, the Helmholtz Association is Germany’s largest scientific organisation.Job description Trainee Specialist for Media and Information Services (m/f/d). Skills/ Qualifications PhD Organisation Alfred Wegener Institute – Helmholtz Centre for […]
Gender-based violence costs the EU €366 billion a year
The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) has estimated that the cost of gender-based violence across the EU is €366 billion a year. Violence against women makes up 79 % of this cost, amounting to €289 billion. Human life, pain and suffering do not have a price. However, knowing the cost of violence can help […]
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology supports the New European Bauhaus with €5 million
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) is today launching the ‘EIT Community Booster – Scaling New European Bauhaus Ventures’ in order to support the New European Bauhaus initiative. This first call will support 20 innovative companies with a budget of up to €50,000 each to accelerate solutions integrating sustainability (from climate goals, to circularity, zero pollution, and […]
HORIZON EUROPE: Monitoring and supervising system for exploration and future exploitation activities in the deep sea
Expected Outcome Projects cost-effective outcomes will enable achieving the expected impacts of the destination by increasing access to primary raw materials, in particular critical raw materials for EU industrial value chains and strategic sectors. Projects are expected to contribute to the following outcomes: Develop technologies and systems to continuously monitor environmental impacts and mitigation methods […]
One in five people in the EU at risk of poverty or social exclusion
In 2020, there were 96.5 million people in the EU at risk of poverty or social exclusion, representing 21.9% of the population. This information comes from data published by Eurostat today. The article presents a handful of findings from the more detailed Statistics Explained article on the living conditions in Europe – poverty and social exclusion, accompanied by an […]
Wifredo Lam: disturbing the dreams of the exploiters
Cuban whose art was influenced both by Catholic and African traditions. Wifredo Lam, born December 8, 1902, was the son of a Cuban, Chinese immigrant father, and a Congolese formerly enslaved mother. Growing up in the sugar farming village of Sagua la Grande in Cuba, his early art was influenced both by Catholic as well […]
Postdoctoral position in Computational Biology in Korea
Offer description 1 postdoctoral position is immediately available in the group of Professor Razvan Stan at the Medical School of Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea. The project focuses on the in silico mechanisms of antibody activation during fever, and on the influence of temperature on the formation of immune complexes. The postdoctoral position is available for 2 […]