04/05/2022: INESC MN Summer Internships, EUA Webinar, Portugal-Luxembourg Forum, Climate Policy, Research Assessment, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– Conference on the Future of Europe proposals list demands for R&I and education;
– INESC MN Summer Internships;
– ‘Money time’ for EU carbon market reform in the European Parliament;
– German research leaders say no to harmonised research assessment;
– Industrial Decarbonisation and beyond: CCUS perspectives in Europe and the role of ECCSEL ERIC European Research Infrastructure;
– Commission appoints deputy Director General for its digital policy department;
– EUA Webinar – Greening and environmental sustainability: How universities can lead this major transformation;
– New Biomaterial could save our oceans from plastic pollution;
– EU body sets out draft sustainability disclosure standards;
– Portugal-Luxembourg Economic Forum;
– European Commission report on implementation of Maritime Spatial Planning Directive;
– Europe Open Doors 2022 – Meet REA projects and researchers;
– Starting gun fired on new battle over genetically engineered crops;
– Education for Climate Policy and Practice Forum;
– SymbNET PhD Summer School on host-microbe symbioses.

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15/02/2022: Workshop with INESC Coimbra and EURO WG, EU Green Taxonomy, INESC INOV in SPARTA, 20 years of the Euro, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– EURO Working Group on Behavioral O.R. – Spring Workshop 2022 with INESC Coimbra;
– EU Green Taxonomy: nuclear and gas are included;
– Training data stewards for life sciences;
– Connecting the dots: Interoperability in the field of educational technology;
– Eurostars joint transnational call for proposals – March 2022;
– Farm to Fork Q&A – new rules for micro-organisms used in plant protection products;
– European Conference H2020RTR – results from road transport research in H2020 projects;
– INESC INOV in SPARTA: workshop on the European cybersecurity Competence Centre;
– 7th Republic of Korea-EU Joint Science and Technological Cooperation Committee Meeting;
– MEPs commemorate 20 years of Euro banknotes and coins;
– EU in balancing act over carbon border levy, industry concerns;

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10/02/2022: EIC online info-day, HERA programme is out, Women in academia webinar, Western Balkans fully part of Horizon Europe, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– Save the date: European Innovation Council online info-day – 22 February;
– HERA: €1.3 billion plan for first year of new pandemic preparedness programme is out;
– Women in academia: Breaking the glass ceiling or rebuilding the house? – Webinar;
– Validation survey on the “Low-Carbon Industrial Technologies Roadmap for Energy-Intensive Industries;
– Latest ERC winners in limbo as expiry of UK Horizon Europe safety net looms;
– Quantum Ambitions: Strengthening Europe’s leadership;
– Albania completes the Western Balkans association to Horizon Europe;
– New Booklet – Trust in the European digital space in the age of automated bots and fakes;
– New Thematic Report: Blockchain Applications in the Healthcare Sector;
– Energy prices on the rise in the euro area in 2021;
– Opening of exploratory talks for the association of New Zealand to Horizon Europe;
– Brussels to address hazardous chemicals in EU products initiative.

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18/11/2021: Commission wants to appoint first EIC Board President, ScienceBusiness COP26 Event, First Digital Europe calls, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– Launch of the exchange programme for coal, and oil shale regions in the EU;
– Commission adopts new proposals for deforestation;
– Commission presents 3rd Materials Scoreboard at the 2021 Raw Materials Week;
– Commission is looking to appoint first EIC Board President;
– Beyond Glasgow: What impact will COP26 have on Europe’s green R&D dreams?;
– First Digital Europe calls worth €458 million open;
– EU plans single database to certify carbon content of hydrogen, low-carbon fuels;
– Soils to receive same legal status as air, water.

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