The World Bank Group Youth Summit is the worldwide annual gathering of youth (18-35 years old) hosted by the WBG to engage participants from around the world on the most pressing topics. The 2025 edition “New Horizons: Youth-led Innovation for a Sustainable Work” will be held both virtually and in person, in Washington DC, on […]
Funding independent healthcare research topics that industry ignores
EU-backed scientists explore why we need to support multinational clinical studies carried out by independent researchers, and how to do it. A new paper published in the journal ‘Trials’ takes a close look at investigator-initiated clinical studies (IICSs), non-commercial studies conducted by independent clinicians and researchers with the ultimate goal of improving healthcare. The result […]
Charlemagne Youth Prize 2025 awarded by the European Parliament
The European Parliament is opening today (9 January) until 30 January (23:59 CET) the deadline for submitting applications for the Charlemagne Youth Prize. The award, organised jointly by the European Parliament and the International Charlemagne Youth Prize Foundation of Aachen, is given to projects led by young people that foster democracy and promote active citizenship […]
Don’t miss ‘Europeístas d̴e̴ ̴s̴o̴o̴f̴á̴’, a series on the European Parliament in Spain.
With the start of the year, the Office of the European Parliament in Spain launches the series: ‘Europeístas d̴e̴ ̴s̴o̴f̴á̴’, a space where Patricia Fernández, journalist, cultural disseminator and content creator, interviews different volunteers from the European Parliament’s community: todosjuntos.eu. This platform currently has 180,000 members in Europe, of which 30,000 are in Spain. […]
Eurobarometer survey shows strong support for the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
According to the latest Eurobarometer survey, support for the EU’s common agricultural policy (CAP) has reached an all-time high. The level of public awareness for the CAP is at its highest level since 2007, with 78% of respondents saying they are aware of the EU’s common agricultural policy. Over 70% of respondents agree that the EU, […]
EUR 2.7 million seized in European operation against money laundering and cash smuggling
From 12 to 24 November, Europol supported Customs authorities from 23 EU Member States in a large operation against money laundering, transnational criminal activities and terrorism financing. The operation resulted in over 500 cash movement checks and the subsequent detection of illicit cash flows of almost EUR 2.7 million in cash. This amount is […]
Over 500,000 children’s reading skills impaired by transport noise in Europe
The EEA briefing ‘The effect of environmental noise on children’s reading ability and behaviour in Europe’ estimates the impact of transport noise on the reading and behaviour of children in Europe. The briefing is based on a technical analysis and report by EEA’s European Topic Centre on Human Health and the Environment. Based on noise data […]
Interships – Digital Opportunity – Several Countries
The Digital Opportunity traineeship initiative provides cross-border higher education traineeships for students and recent graduates. It is financed by Horizon 2020 and implemented through Erasmus+ and the aim is to give students of all disciplines the opportunity to get hands on digital experience in fields demanded by the market. Who can apply Students from universities […]
PdH – History – France
This post-doctoral contract is part of the Junior Professor Chair (CPJ) project “Child Studies” entrusted to Véronique Blanchard (University of Angers, UMR TEMOS) from September 2023 to September 2029. The main research of this Chair focuses on the history of irregular childhood in a colonial context from the 19th to the 20th century, particularly with […]