02/06/2023: Challenges in attracting and retaining talent in research management, FP10: the HE interim evaluation and its 2025-27 strategic plan, R&I world & more

In today’s Morning Brief:
Horizon Europe
– The Horizon Europe Strategic Plan 2025-2027 analysis
– Commission launches €122 million calls for proposals to bridge innovation gaps across the EU and empower innovation ecosystems
– Horizon Europe calls: European Innovation Ecosystems
Research & Innovation:
– EU Industry Days 2023: Stakeholder sessions
– Call for experts: European Multi-Stakeholder Platform on ICT Standardisation
– Public Consultation: New framework for standard-essential patents (SEPs)
– Public consultation: Revised framework for compulsory licensing of patents
– Research manager recruitment hampered by lack of role clarity
– EU Commission issues internal guidelines on ChatGPT, generative AI
– OCEAN Season 5, Episode 5 – Critical infrastructure
– The EU blue economy report 2023
– The FAIR Cookbook – the essential resource for and by FAIR doers
– REPowerEU – one year on
– Urban food system transformation in the context of Food 2030 – current practice and outlook towards 2030
– Fraunhofer president resigns amid allegations of misuse of funds
– Germany and Ireland to work together on hydrogen research
– UK to boost tech and innovation ties with India
– Japan wants to privatise its Science Council
– EU and US partner on cancer research with new task force
– United States: updated roadmap to focus federal investments in AI research and development (R&D)
– United States: A new report on the risks and opportunities related to AI in education
– How the US debt-ceiling crisis could cost science for years to come
– Spanish Presidency starting on 1st July and snap national general elections to take place on July 23
– Beijing releases white paper for web3 innovation and development
– WHO Launches Global Infectious Disease Surveillance Network
News from INESC institutes:
– INESC TEC leads project to study lung cancer using Artificial Intelligence
– INOV projects at RISE-SD2023
– INESC-ID student Catarina Botelho wins “3 Minutos de Tese”
– INESC MN at the IEEE ISCAS 2023
– Job Opportunities
Events & Training workshops

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26/05/2022: INESC-ID research grants, new MSCA platform, Horizon Europe UK backup, REPowerEU, Fit for 55, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– INESC-ID: Nuno Lopes receives research grants from Google and Woven Alpha;
– EU ramping up efforts for strategic autonomy in raw materials;
– Laurence Moreau appointed head of the ERC executive agency;
– Event: The UK’s Position in Global Science and Innovation;
– New MSCA networking platform for future applicants;
– Application system opens for UK Horizon backup grants;
– Fraunhofer elects three new executive vice-presidents;
– FaST Navigator study identifies models necessary to provide accurate advice on the use of fertilisers to EU farmers;
– Germany’s pacifist universities pose obstacle to militarisation of EU R&D;
– Webinar: The European Standardisation Booster;
– MSCA Cluster event on Mission Ocean and Waters;
– REPowerEU: Commission establishes the EU Energy Platform Task Force to secure alternative supplies;
– Horizon Europe mission on carbon-neutral cities kicks into gear;
– Fit for 55: New EU carbon sink goal will increase 2030 reduction target;
– A new Blue Economy Observatory to monitor and promote the sustainability of our ocean related activities;
– Zero Pollution Monitoring and Outlook Workshop – Report.

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19/05/2022: REPower EU, Green Transition, Natura 2000 awards, EU Blue Economy Report, Women in the Blue Economy, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– REPower EU: A plan to rapidly reduce dependence on Russian fossil fuels and fast forward the green transition;
– Research and Innovation to REPower the EU;
– ASEM Global Lifelong Learning Week;
– Scientists from the University of Coimbra test new intelligent monitoring systems for vineyards;
– Natura 2000 Awards: EU recognises excellence in nature protection across Europe;
– EU urges building insulation push in bid to end reliance on Russian gas;
– Finland, Japan open call for research cooperation;
– EU Blue Economy report: Ocean economy fuels European green transition;
– The “Women in the Blue Economy” call for proposals is now open;
– EPFL: A new law unchains fusion energy.

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11/03/2022: Technology for detecting presence of antibiotics in water, REPowerEU, FAO publication on agri-food, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– Technology allows detecting the presence of antibiotics in environmental waters with a mobile phone;
– REPowerEU: Joint European action for more affordable, secure and sustainable energy;
– New EU rules for international research already outpaced by shifting geopolitics;
– Using foresight to prepare what the future may bring for tomorrow’s food;
– Viewpoint: Time for a long-term strategy on Russian science relations and academic collaborations;
– Commission seeks views on reviewing rules on hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment;
– France to invest €1 billion in nuclear reactor R&I;
– New method matches drugs with faulty DNA replication, helping identify childhood cancer drug candidates.

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