ERC Starting Grants: 400 bright minds awarded over €628 million

The European Research Council (ERC) has announced the awarding of 400 Starting Grants to young scientists and scholars across Europe. The grants – totalling €628 million – support cutting-edge research in a wide range of fields, from medicine and physics to social sciences and humanities. They will help researchers at the beginning of their careers …

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EU-UK relations: Commission and UK reach political agreement on UK participation in Horizon Europe and Copernicus

The European Commission and the United Kingdom have reached a political agreement on the UK’s participation in Horizon Europe, the EU’s research, and innovation programme, and Copernicus, the EU’s world-leading Earth observation programme. This mutually agreed solution follows in-depth discussions between the EU and the UK and will be beneficial to both. It will allow the EU …

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LIFE and Natura 2000 working together to protect Europe’s precious marine heritage

A major campaign is underway across the Mediterranean to raise the profile and encourage the conservation of protected marine environments. More than 30 years after they were first created, marine Natura 2000 sites suffer from neglect and a lack of awareness compared to their better-known terrestrial counterparts, according to the LIFE A-MAR NATURA2000 project. The one million …

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Showcase your research at Science is Wonderful! 2024

Applications are open for MSCA fellows, alumni and projects to engage with pupils and citizens at this annual event in Brussels. Science is Wonderful! brings the world of science, research and innovation to the wider public, and in particular to primary and secondary school pupils. Since 2015 this annual science fair interactively showcases Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) research …

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Cyprus University of Technology: New significant success for CUT: Three research proposals secured funding under the ‘SMALL SCALE INFRASTRUCTURES’ call of RIF

Three members of the research and academic staff of CUT, have secured funding for their proposals from the Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) to create research infrastructures. With CUT as the Contracting Authority (Coordinator), Associate Professor Efstathios Kaliviwtis, Associate Professor Panagiotis Keivanidis, and Assistant Professor Athos Agapiou achieved significant funding within the framework of the …

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University of Nicosia: New funding success: The University of Nicosia to lead on Metaverse research through the ‘AGORA’ Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network

The School of Business and the Institute for the Future (IFF) of the University of Nicosia, announced the success of “AGORA – trAining younG researchers On shaping Metaverse for business and social vAlue” proposal in the highly competitive and prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Doctoral Networks call. AGORA (101119937) project is a research and educational …

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Academic from the Department of Classics and Philosophy of the University of Cyprus wins the first research grant awarded, in Cyprus and Greece, by the European Research Council (ERC) for a project on Classics and Ancient Literature

Dr Chrysanthos S. Chrysanthou, Assistant Professor of Ancient Greek, has been awarded research funding of 1,49 million euros from the European Research Council (Starting Grants) for his project “Group Minds in Ancient Narrative”. This is one of the most prestigious distinctions in the funding schemes established by the European Union. The project will be hosted …

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CyI: CrimART Project for Protecting Cultural Heritage by Strengthening Cooperation Between International Law Enforcement Agencies, Concludes

CrimART project (01/10/2021-01/10/2023) reached its conclusion after a journey spanning of 24 months for participants and key stakeholders, in the domain of law enforcement cooperation in the fight against organized crime on property and criminal handling in cultural property and CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora). CrimART served …

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Upcoming EU Hydrogen Bank pilot auction: European Commission publishes Terms & Conditions

An important step towards scaling up production of renewable hydrogen in the EU. The Commission published the Terms and Conditions (T&C) for its pilot auction dedicated to European renewable hydrogen production. It is an important step towards scaling up production of renewable hydrogen in the EU. The auction, funded by the Innovation Fund under the umbrella of the EU Hydrogen Bank, is …

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Erasmus+ Days 2023: organise your event and celebrate with us!

Erasmus+ Days is back with a brand new look and longer celebrations between 9-14 October for events and initiatives organised worldwide. Events for everyone Erasmus+ Days are a celebration of the EU’s flagship programme supporting education, training, youth and sport. Events and initiatives are held around the world. Search the map to find an event …

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