Fernando Sánchez keeps the University of Almería in the international vanguard of scientific contribution by participating in a major project carried out by 34 research groups from all over the continent. This reseach has been published in the prestigious magazine Nature. The last 500 years have been analysed and one of the main conclusions […]
A European project that will create the Google Earth of the brain
The objective of the EU-funded project HBP SGA3 is developing a 3D atlas of the human brain, the most complex organ in the body, and ultimately simulating it to help improve research on and treatment of conditions like epilepsy and cancer. The scientists have recently presented the most comprehensive digital map of the brain’s cellular […]
Over 4000 researchers to take part in 74 new Research and Innovation Staff Exchanges
More than 4000 researchers from 137 countries will take part in 74 new staff exchanges through the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchanges (MSCA-RISE) action. The €80 million budget available this year will fund 823 organisations (including 117 SMEs) involved in research and innovation activities. The full list of 74 newly funded projects is available here. Aims […]
Jean Monnet Prize for European Integration
Awarded annually, the prize recognises and celebrates achievements that contribute to supporting and strengthening European integration. The Jean Monnet Prize for European Integration aims at honouring Jean Monnet’s memory and life achievements. It does so by rewarding talented individuals or groups having contributed to supporting or strengthening European Integration through a project they designed and implemented. […]
A study by the University of Almeria details the important microbiological diversity in the fight against desertification
The members of the soil microbiology laboratory of the University of Almeria – CIAIMBITAL – have published a study in the prestigious journal ‘Science of the Total Environment‘. 00 The Tabernas desert is important not only because of the great movie stars that have stepped on it, but also because of its great ecological and […]
ENCATC Research Award on Cultural Policy and Cultural Management
Granted each year, the ENCATC Research Award on Cultural Policy and Cultural Management is offered to the best recent PhD Thesis on comparative cultural policies or management topics presented by a young researcher. The award aims to stimulate academic research in the field of cultural policy and management to explore, through comparative and cross-cultural research, issues […]
Training Scholarships. European Union and Andalusian Communities Abroad
The Regional Ministry of the Presidency, Public Administration and the Interior, aware of the usefulness for Andalusian university women and men to acquire experience in areas of their competence in order to favour their incorporation into the labour market, promotes specialised training in matters related to the European Union and the Andalusian Communities abroad through […]
#Coronavirus: Carmen Hurtado on joining the Coronavirus Global Response
Título: #Coronavirus: Carmen Hurtado on joining the Coronavirus Global Response Autor: European Commission Duración: 01:06 Resumen: Carmen Hurtado, investigadora del Instituto de Bioingeniería de Cataluña, explica la importancia de participar en el Coronavirus Global Response. Fecha de Publicación: 18-05-2020
Coronavirus: additional €122 million for research and innovation
The Commission has mobilised another €122 million from its research and innovation programme, Horizon 2020, for urgently needed research into the coronavirus. The new call for expressions of interest contributes to the Commission’s €1.4 billion pledge to the Coronavirus Global Response initiative, launched by President Ursula von der Leyen on 4 May 2020. The new call is the latest addition to a […]