Cyprus University of Technology (CUT): Project OP.E.N.

Driven by the need to apply innovative and interdisciplinary approaches to learning and education, check out the following video about the OP.E.N project – “Development of a tool to assess the need for psychological first aid in adolescent students”, implemented under the Erasmus+ KA210-SCH – Small-scale partnerships in school education. For the implementation of the …

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Open University of Cyprus (OUC) : Hybrid Workshop on Gender Equality Issues

The Open University of Cyprus (OUC) is being visited by Dr Judith Alejandra Kohan, Professor at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Member of the Council for the Advancement of Women in Science and Technology of the Ministry of Science and Technology of Israel, for a series of open lectures and workshops in the framework of …

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Open University of Cyprus: Integrating new practices and knowledge for environmentally friendly agriculture: multiplier event 04/04/2023

Agriculture is responsible for 17-20% of global greenhouse gas emissions and is a major cause of biodiversity loss and degradation of valuable habitats. The project “Translating new Approaches and Knowledge into EnvirOnmentally Friendly Farming” (acronym TAKE OFF), which is coordinated and implemented with funding from the Erasmus+ Programme by the Open University of Cyprus (OUC) …

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ERC grant competitions 2024 – New panels and lump sum funding

The ERC’s 2024 Work Programme, including the detailed information about the grant competitions, is expected to be adopted by the European Commission in early summer 2023. The Scientific Council’s intention is to make two significant changes in the upcoming Work Programme: to restructure selected evaluation panels and add one additional panel, and to introduce lump …

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EU-U.S. Technology and Innovation Working Group meeting

The Technology and Innovation Working Group of the EU-U.S. Energy Council held a virtual meeting on 16 March 2023. This was co-chaired by Maria Cristina Russo Director for Global Approach and International Cooperation in Research & Innovation, of the European Commission and Joshua Volz Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe, Eurasia, Africa, and Middle East, Office …

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Publish your Horizon project results on Open Research Europe!

March 2023 marks two years of Open Research Europe – the open access, peer-review publishing venue launched by the European Commission to support Horizon Europe, Horizon 2020, Euratom, and COST action-funded researchers. Open Research Europe is already indexed in 10 major databases (including Scopus and PubMed Central) – quite an achievement within just two years. Open Research Europe supports researchers across all disciplines, at every stage of their …

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Funding for MSCA Seal of Excellence holders available in Italy, Cyprus, Poland, Czechia and Romania

Postdoctoral Fellowships applicants holding an MSCA Seal of Excellence certificate can now apply for alternative funding in these five countries. Five schemes are offering grants for MSCA Seal of Excellence holders who applied for Postdoctoral Fellowships under Horizon Europe or MSCA Individual Fellowships under Horizon 2020 to carry out research in Italy Cyprus Poland Czechia …

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European Prize for Humanitarian Innovation: first edition kicks off

The prize will be awarded to organisations and companies that are developing technology to deliver better quality humanitarian assistance to vulnerable people affected by crises and natural hazards. The Commission launched the first edition of the European Prize for Humanitarian Innovation (InnovAid) at the European Humanitarian Forum, on 21 March 2023. The European Prize for Humanitarian …

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Introducing OpenSense COST Action on World Meteorological Day

Re-routing shipping lanes is one way to reduce the effects of underwater noise on the marine environment. However, large-scale diversions of this kind happen only rarely and until now ocean scientists have not been able to study how they might affect noise levels or marine life. When Denmark and Sweden decided to re-route the major …

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