Open Competition for the International Academic Staff Vacancies within the framework of Project 8.2.2 “To Strengthen Academic Staff of Higher Education Institutions in the Areas of Strategic Specialization”. Organisation Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies Research fields “Information technology, computer equipment, electronics, telecommunications, computer management and computer science” (field of study – “Information and […]
PhD (H / F) Combine followed by biodiversity and local ecological knowledge to understand the structure of African mammal communities in anthropized areas
This thesis is part of the research activities of IRL REHABS (George Campus, South Africa), with a French base at the LBBE. This research is by essence inter- and trans-disciplinary, at the interface between the sustainability and conservation sciences. The candidate will be enrolled at the University of Lyon 1 and should be benefiting for […]
European Development Clinical Trials Parnership (EDCTP): Strategic actions on product-related implementation research 2019
This call focuses on supporting strategic actions aimed at translating research results into routine practices (RIA2019IR), is part of the European Development Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP). Failure to translate research findings into policy and practice impedes research from achieving maximum public health benefit. New products and/or novel clinical interventions (i.e., new drug combinations/new formulations, clinical […]
Horizon 2020: H2020-MSCA-IF-2019: Individual Fellowships
This call (MSCA-IF-2019) aims to improve the creative and innovative potential of experienced researchers, and it is part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions sub-program of the Horizon 2020 Program. Aim The goal of the Individual Fellowships is to enhance the creative and innovative potential of experienced researchers, wishing to diversify their individual competence in terms of […]
European technology allows fast and secure transfer of data from space to Earth
The European External Action Service and the European Commission hosted a live demonstration of the European Data Relay System (EDRS), also known as ‘Space data highway’. Laser technology The system is the world’s first laser-link in the sky, based on cutting-edge European laser technology. It allows transferring large volume of data, in particular images, from […]
European Development Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP): Paediatric drug formulations for poverty-related diseases 2019
This call focuses on the development of paediatric drug formulations for poverty-related diseases (RIA2019PD), is part of the European Development Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP). Poverty-related diseases (PRDs) remain the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa, especially during childhood. Despite progress in other age groups, effective treatment and prevention of PRDs in paediatric […]
SAGE Project: How to improve women’s representation in academia
An EU initiative has launched a charter aimed at increasing the participation of women in research and at promoting gender equality. Despite the important milestones achieved globally towards gender equality in the areas of education, health, economy and politics, much remains to be done. Women are underrepresented in decision-making positions in politics, business and research […]
Horizon 2020: Commission to invest €11 billion in new ways to address societal challenges and boost jobs and growth
Today the European Commission announced how it will spend the last and biggest annual share of €11 billion of the EU research and innovation funding programme Horizon 2020. Focus on topics In this final year the Commission will focus on fewer and crucial topics such as climate change, clean energy, plastics, cybersecurity and the digital […]
How the digital revolution is transforming EU-funded brain research
Digital technologies embed themselves firmly into all aspects of our lives, including into the mainstream of neurosciences research to help unravel the complexity of brain disorders. Innovative projects from across the full spectrum of EU-funded research programmes are helping science make sense of arguably the most complex and mysterious machine in existence: the human brain. […]