THe EFSA has announced a call for abstract submissions for consideration at EFSA’s 25th Scientific Colloquium “A coordinated approach to assess the human health risks of micro- and nanoplastics in food”. Scientific colloquium Microplastics are small particles of plastic less than 5mm in size; nanoplastics are even smaller, ranging from 1 to 100 nanometres (N.B. 1 […]
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H2020. Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials: Addressing wild pollinators decline and its effects on biodiversity and ecosystem services
Wild pollinators are declining in occurrence and diversity in the EU and numerous species are threatened with extinction. Specific Challenge This is a serious cause for concern because pollinators are an integral part of healthy ecosystems, where they play a central role in the maintenance of ecosystem functioning. Without them, many plant species would decline […]
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H2020. Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials: Improving the sorting, separation and recycling of composite and multi-layer materials
Composite or multi-layer materials are increasingly used in different applications. Specific Challenge Products and materials are getting more and more complex, which affects the ability to retain the value of materials in successive uses. While the combination of different materials may provide unique and desirable properties to products, it also brings challenges for the sorting, […]
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Call for applications “Youth delegate for a year”
In line with its “Roadmap for youth participation”, the Conference of INGOs of the Council of Europe will invite 2 young persons representing their member NGO to Strasbourg (France), to take an active part, as a youth delegate, in its coming April and October sessions. Being a youth delegate for a year is an opportunity to gain […]
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EU at the PDAC convention: Open to the world – the European Union’s Horizon programme for research and innovation
The Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises is organising a technology workshop at the PDAC (Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada) convention in Toronto, in collaboration with DG for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs and the EIT Raw Materials. When: 3 March 2020 Where: Toronto, Canada Section: EASME HOME, Environment, Horizon 2020 Environment […]
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Creative Europe: Promotion of European audiovisual works online
The MEDIA subprogramme is aimed at strengthening and supporting the European film and audiovisual industry. Scope Within the specific objective of promoting transnational circulation, two of the priorities of the MEDIA Sub-programme shall be: to support transnational marketing, branding, and distribution of audiovisual works on all other non-theatrical platforms; to promote new distribution modes in […]
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5 PhD Positions In Experimental Quantum Physics
Organisation University of Amsterdam Research Field Physics Fecha límite 30 April 2020 Location Netherlands Project Project 1: Continuous atom laser Project 2: Quantum simulation with Rydberg coupled Sr atoms Project 3: Superradiant Sr clock Project 4: RbSr ground-state molecules Benefits We offer a temporary contract for 38 hours per week, preferably starting at date for […]
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Mashup Film Festival
The Mashup Film Festival tries to combine and transform audiovisual material available online to create new mashup movies. The organizers see it as a way to democratize the creative process and blur the border between the creator and the viewer. The festival includes a call for films open to professional and amateur filmmakers. This year’s […]
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Vacancy for Political Officer Tanzania and Uganda
The European External Action Service (EEAS) is offering a position of Political Officer in charge of Tanzania and Uganda, as well as Focal Point Migration/Khartoum Process. Institutions The European External Action Service (EEAS) supports the work of the High Representative in defining and implementing an effective and coherent EU foreign policy. The EEAS supports his […]
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