06/01/2022: “The Insider”with João Claro, CEO of INESC TEC, TIP Conference 2022, Horizon Impact Award 2022 Contest is open, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– INESC Brussels Hub “The Insider” Podcast is out!;
– Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium Conference 2022;
– Small non-coding RNA Bioinformatics Club Webinar;
– What French MEPs expect from their country’s Council Presidency;
– Horizon Impact Award 2022 Contest Open;
– European Commission is looking for top experts to advise on EU Missions;
– France opens access to quantum computing to researchers, start-ups.

05/01/2022: Portugal’s new ERA spending target, what Horizon Europe will look like this year, R&D ideas for better collaboration, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– Portugal aims to reach 3% ERA spending target by 2030;
– 2022 will put Horizon Europe research missions to the test;
– Research group aims to fix the way the world collaborates on technology;
– Reform the way the world works together – or doesn’t – on R&D;
– Scientific ‘war for talent’ heats up as pandemic restrictions ease.

27/12/2021: EU Soil Mission: submit your proposal, Imperial College is hiring academic experts in the digital revolution, news on the EU’s AI Act, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– EU Soil Mission: Call for Proposals is Open,
– Imperial College searches for 13 new leaders of the digital revolution,
– A new type of powerful AI could make EU’s new law obsolete,
– EU and UK reach agreement on fishing opportunities for 2022,
– Excellent research needs open science, G6 research funders say,
– BIOGEARS: bio-based materials for sustainable European aquaculture,
– Commission reports first fall in industry R&D investment in ten years.

21/12/2021: INESC Brussels Hub Winter Meeting 2021, International Conference on Research Infrastructures, Horizon Europe missions info days, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– INESC Brussels Hub Winter Meeting 2021;
– International Conference on Research Infrastructures 2022;
– Horizon Europe missions info days to be held in January;
– EIC Accelerator disburses €627 million in largest funding round to date;
– Universities set out demands for next trio EU council presidency;
– What should happen to unspent EU research money?;
– Commission proposes new EU framework to decarbonize gas markets, promote hydrogen and reduce methane emissions;
– European Clusters Panorama 2021;
– Horizon Europe: bigger and more complex than ever – in some cases;
– In focus: The digital transformation of our energy system;
– European Green Deal: Zero Pollution Stakeholder Platform kicks off;
– Long-term vision for the EU’s rural areas: launch of the Rural Pact;
– Online Info day on the 2022 AGRI Promotion Calls for proposals;

10/12/2021: Smart Readiness Indicator platform launch event, launch of MapMyTree tool, launch of EU agricultural outlook 2021-31, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– Smart Readiness Indicator platform launch event;
– Biodiversity: Launch of MapMyTree tool;
– EU agricultural outlook 2021-31: lower demand for feed to impact arable crops;
– Opening science up to society;
– Commission to push for European degrees as part of new universities strategy;
– Time is running out to regulate neurotechnology;
– EU passes first chunk of green investment rules, gas and nuclear still to come.

09/12/2021: The world’s first AI treaty, ESIR virtual seminar, new tool to support decarbonisation in the EU, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– The world’s first AI treaty;
– Protect, prepare and transform Europe – ESIR virtual seminar;
– Commission makes software available to all to benefit businesses, innovators and areas of public interest;
– Annual Erasmus+ grant budgets should be equally distributed, universities say;
– New, data driven and user-friendly tool to support decarbonisation in the EU;
– Stories from 2050 – Radical, inspiring and thought-provoking narratives;

08/12/2021: Webinar on renewable energy technologies, call for further investment in European R&I, new tool to monitor EU countries’ resilience, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– Webinar: Integration of offshore renewable energy technologies;
– Call for additional €4B investment in European research infrastructures;
– New digital tool helps EU countries monitor their resilience;
– EU to increase cooperation on rare diseases;
– US to push ‘democracy-affirming technology’ with prizes and research projects.