Ivan Sotiriadis 
The “Agridataspace” preparatory action has concluded its activities and delivered recommendations for the roll-out of the Common European Agricultural Data Space (CEADS). The AgriDataSpace project aimed at paving the way for a Common European Agricultural data space (CEADS) that facilitates data sharing, processing, and analysis in a secured, trusted, transparent and responsible manner. Deployment should lead to …
The Chips Joint Undertaking (Chips JU) opened calls to support semiconductor research and innovation initiatives. This is the first such call in quantum technologies to step up investment in frontier technologies, in particular quantum chips for computing and sensing. EU funding for this call of €65 million is expected to be matched by the participating states of the …
Frederick University is one of the 19 partners from seven countries participating in the “GreenHost: Vocational Excellence, Policy and Enterprise United for Hospitality Management Skills Adapted on Environmental Footprint Methods” research project, which is funded by the EU Erasmus+ programme. The goal of the GreenHost project is to strengthen skills in the tourism and hospitality …
The University of Nicosia is pleased to announce that Jeff Bandman, a UNIC/IFF Industry Fellow and Instructor of law, policy, and regulation of blockchain and cryptoassets, has been appointed to the Post Trade Working Group of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) Markets Standing Committee (MSC). In this role, Jeff will contribute to the …
The first Chair in Artificial Intelligence, sponsored by XM Group, at the University of Cyprus. The signing ceremony of the agreement for the establishment of the ” XM Chair of Artificial Intelligence” at the Department of Informatics of the University of Cyprus took place on Wednesday 25 September. The XM Group undertakes the funding of …
The University of Cyprus has secured its participation in another major European project, which aims to promote skills for the green transition and entrepreneurial culture, with an emphasis on female higher education students in the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) fields. Specifically, the Software Engineering and Internet Technologies Laboratory (SEIT, http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/seit) of the …
The “Supporting at-risk researchers with fellowships in Europe” project (SAFE) will provide two-year fellowships for 60 international academics at risk to continue their research in the European Union. The European Commission has established a new initiative supporting a European fellowship scheme for researchers at risk. It will be implemented through the three-year project “Supporting at-risk …
The Staff Exchanges action offers a unique opportunity to promote the transfer of knowledge and innovation through international research collaborations. The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Staff Exchanges 2024 call is open as of today. The deadline to submit proposals is 5 February 2025. The European Commission will allocate €99.5 million to fund around 90 projects promoting cooperation between organisations in the …
The Commission and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), with the support from the Horizon Europe programme, launched the Research and Innovation Careers Observatory (ReICO). This initiative will provide reliable data on research and innovation careers in EU and OECD countries. Providing researchers and innovators with attractive and sustainable careers is key to …
The Commission has adopted new measures under the REACH Regulation – the EU chemicals legislation – to protect human health and the environment by restricting the use of undecafluorohexanoic acid (‘PFHxA’) and PFHxA ‑related substances. These sub-groups of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (‘PFAS’) are very persistent and mobile in water, and their use in certain products poses an unacceptable …