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29/03/2022: Portugal joins partnership for space, ERC sees drop in applications, Biofuel, UK-EU Cooperation event, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– Portugal joins international partnership for space exploration;
– HERA looks to form two new expert groups;
– ERC sees drop in applications from mid-career researchers;
– Bioenergy scientists discover genetic pathway for better biofuel processing;
– VISUM 2022;
– UK-EU educational cooperation and the Turing Scheme: opportunities and challenges;
– Ricardo Bessa receives international Excellence Award for his contribution to renewable energy forecasting;
– No major abnormalities in EU carbon market, says watchdog;
– New series of energy stakeholder dialogues open in Czechia today;
– How scientists can prevent an engineered pandemic.

29/03/2022

18/03/2022: Ethics of AI and Democracy, 2022 AI Index Report, EU hails Intel investment for Chips Act, EU cohesion policy, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– UK Research and Innovation Strategy 2022-2027;
– Emerging trends and technologies: a horizon scan for global public health;
– EU hails €80 billion Intel investment as first success for Chips Act;
– ESFRI statement on the Russian aggression towards Ukraine;
– European Research Council awards another batch of scientists as UK and Swiss continue to face uncertainty;
– Ethics of AI and Democracy: UNESCO recommendations insights;
– 2022 AI Index Report – Stanford University;
– EU cohesion policy: More than 1.5 million EU-funded projects accessible in new public platform;
– Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece to push for energy market reform;
– European Space Agency scraps plans for Mars mission with Russia;
– The Horizon Papers: Draft work programmes leak again;
– Stakeholder consultation on electricity market design;
– Portugal seeks to position itself as Europe’s ‘new gateway for gas’;
– Food systems can lead the way to net zero, if we act now;
– IAEA and EU discuss nuclear safety and security in Ukraine;
– Russian labs run out of equipment as sanctions begin to bite.

18/03/2022

02/03/2022: Circular Economy Stakeholder Conference, EU Knowledge Valorization Week, Consultation on CFP, Denmark to suspend research cooperation with Russia, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– Circular Economy Stakeholder Conference 2022;
– 2022 Common Fisheries policy and Common Market organization reports: still time to take part in consultation;
– Denmark tells universities to suspend all cooperation with Russia;
– EU Knowledge Valorization Week 2022: Join, Discuss, Exchange!;
– The Guild warns EU data does not ensure fair access to research data;
– European Innovation Council opens €1.7 billion funding round;
– Commission announces first 50 recipients of Women TechEU grants;
– Creating a hydrogen economy: a bumpy road ahead for the EU;
– Commission appoints top scientists as members of the European Research Council’s governing body.

02/03/2022

25/02/2022: Online Advanced Course on Biomedical Imaging, INESC-ID’s back-to-back publications in AI, EU Knowledge Valorisation Week 2022, R&I sanctions on Russia, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– Online Advanced Course on Biomedical Imaging 2022;
– German universities told to freeze ties with Russia in retaliation for invasion;
– From player’s strategies to natural language interactions: two back-to-back publications in “Videogame Sciences and Arts” by INESC-ID researchers;
– ‘Nord Stream 2 is dead forever’, EU energy experts say;
– EU Knowledge Valorisation Week 2022;
– French National Centre for Scientific Research is celebrating 15 of European Research Council;
– Survey for European Innovation Council beneficiaries;
– Ukrainian universities suspend campus activities in the wake of Russian invasion;
– Commission publishes delegated acts ending the use of mercury in lamps;
– Fit for 55: A stepping stone or a stumbling block?;
– How to celebrate extraordinary women: #EUwomen4future campaign seminar;
– Could the EU be on the cusp of a Paris Agreement for the Internet?

25/02/2022

08/02/2022: Info-days on Horizon Europe, EIC 2022 work programme released tomorrow, EU’s battle against cancer, US-EU Energy Council, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– Info-days regarding Horizon Europe;
– European Innovation Council’s 2022 work programme to be released tomorrow;
– Is ERC open to higher TRLs?;
– How can the EU do more to fight cancer?;
– Top experts to advise the Commission on transformative R&I policy in support of social, green and digital transitions;
– The 9th US-EU Energy Council;
– New software to calculate ammonia emissions in agriculture and livestock;
– New rules for reporting on the reduction of single-use plastic food containers adopted.

08/02/2022

04/02/2022: 2023 research budget, Innovative Health Initiative call, Open Science, Data Act, forests, green gas, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– Fight begins over 2023 research budget;
– Innovative Health Initiative (IHI) launches call for Science and Innovation Panel;
– LEAK: Data Act’s proposed rules for data sharing, cloud switching, interoperability;
– European Research Council to launch first 2023 budget calls this July;
– The EUA Open Science Agenda 2025;
– Optimising the contribution of forests to mitigate climate change;
– “Erro de Pandora” – Podcast with Arlindo Oliveira, President of INESC Holding;
– EU agri-food trade continues to grow in the first ten months of 2021;
– Digital industry sets out laundry list for EU-US Trade and Technology Council;
– Investors warn ‘green’ label for gas undermines EU taxonomy.

04/02/2022

03/02/2022: ERC Calls 2023, Europol reform, EC Complementary Climate Delegated Act, young researcher mobility scheme, launch of the European Cancer Inequalities Registry, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– ERC CALLS 2023 – TENTATIVE DATES;
– Europol reform: agreement between EP and Council to boost data analysis and safeguards;
– EU Taxonomy: Commission presents Complementary Climate Delegated Act to accelerate decarbonization;
– Coimbra Universities opens young researcher mobility scheme;
– The launch event of the European Cancer Inequalities Registry (ECIR);
– New approach to enable global leadership of EU standards promoting values and a resilient, green and digital Single Market;
– ‘Imperfect but real solution’ – Brussels weathers backlash over gas and nuclear;

03/02/2022

02/02/2022: Deep tech in the agrisector, , Digital Identitity, Research Infrastructures, Ethics in ERC, Lump sum funding and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– Deep Tech in the Agrisector – a podcast episode with Armando Fernandes (INOV);
– ICRI – International Conference on Research Infrastructures;
– Ethics in ERC projects, Seminar, 17 February;
– Member States break European Innovation Council’s work programme deadlock;
– Renewables on the rise, coal continuously falling;
– Plans for lump-sum funding in Horizon Europe move forward amid scepticism;
– Digital Identity: Leveraging the SSI Concept to Build Trust;
– Identification and assessment of existing and draft EU legislation in the digital field;
– Turning harmful CO2 into useful chemicals;
– High electricity prices, renewables and windfall profits – all paid for by EU citizens.

02/02/2022

12/01/2022: INESC Coimbra Workshop, Webinar on Data Privacy and Monetization in the Energy Sector, Industry 5.0 Award, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– Workshop on Energy System Flexibility;
– Apply for the 2022 European Charlemagne Youth Prize;
– EU-Catalyst Partnership;
– Webinar on Data Privacy and Monetization in the Energy Sector;
– DESCA for Horizon Europe is now available;
– Digital Economy and Society Index 2021;
– Industry 5.0 Award;
– ERC grant winners in Switzerland are told to find host institution in another country;
– EIC fund is yet to start giving out money;
– New €47 million fund to protect EU SME intellectual property;
– Knowledge Centre for Global Food and Nutrition Security January 2022 Newsletter.

12/01/2022