09/05/2022: Europe Day 2022, MSCA Seal of Excellence, Deforestation and Agro, Open Science and IP Protection, Hydrogen, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– Europe Day 2022;
– MapStakes: a tool for mapping, involving and monitoring stakeholders in co-creation processes in agriculture;
– Beyond deforestation: Water use in global agricultural commodity supply chains;
– Almost 2,000 researchers receive MSCA seal of excellence;
– Universities ponder long term support for Ukraine;
– 2nd meeting of the Zero Pollution Stakeholder Platform held on 25 April;
– IHI Kick-off and brokerage event;
– INESC TEC researchers acknowledged at international conference on software engineering;
– EIB and Florimond Desprez sign €40 million loan agreement to finance research into new climate change-resistant plant varieties;
– Spain becoming one of Europe’s new hydrogen hubs, says von der Leyen;
– Become a Bioeconomy Youth Ambassador;
– Webinar: Implementation of Data Analytics for a sustainable and climate-resilient Agriculture 4.0;
– Openness in science & IP protection and uptake;
– G7 countries pledge to stop Russia oil imports.

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22/04/2022: Horizon Europe, Nuclear Safety Directive, EU4Health calls, European Open Science Cloud (EOSC), Innovative Health Initiative, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– Spain to put €200 million in four strategic research programmes;
– Conclusion of exploratory talks on the association of New Zealand and Canada to Horizon Europe: towards formal negotiations;
– Time to re-think the divide between academic and support staff;
– Commission publishes its second report assessing implementation of Nuclear Safety Directive;
– Who will be the Commission’s new research chief?;
– First wave of EU4Health calls 2022;
– The Guild’s universities lead the change towards sustainable behaviour;
– Europe outlines 9-step plan to save energy, Ukraine and the planet;
– European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) Policy Event;
– European State of the Climate (ESOTC) 2021 Report;
– Innovative Health Initiative (IHI) kick-off and brokerage event.

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18/01/2022: Hydrogen in debate (Science Business and INESC TEC), Research careers in Spain, Zero Pollution Stakeholder Platform, EU Industry Days 2022, EIC Horizon Prize.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– H-factor: Will European R&D catalyse the clean hydrogen era?;
– Spain to consult citizens on research careers reform;
– European Green Deal: Zero Pollution Stakeholder Platform kicks off;
– EU Industry Days 2022;
– EIC Horizon Prize on Early Warning for Epidemics was awarded;
– Australian start-up wants to fight deforestation with drones;
– EU advisers concerned about plan for green labels on gas, nuclear investments.

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27/7/2021: State aid exemptions, working group on offshore renewable energies, report on food systems, new steel&coal projects, EARTO on partnerships, and Spain funds more science missions

In today’s Morning Brief:
– State Aid exemptions: more money for research
– Commission launches call for expression of interest for working group on offshore renewable energies
– Report “Co-creating knowledge for food systems transformation”
– Approved 25 new steel and coal projects supporting the European Green Deal
– EARTO recommendations on European Partnerships
– Spain announces €141M for science missions in 2022

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