In the margins of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Regional Forum and the EU-Southern Neighbourhood Ministerial meeting, the European Commission signed an agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) for a €40 million EU grant to support high-speed fibre-optic connection under the Mediterranean as part of the “MEDUSA” project supported by the EU's Economic and Investment plan for the Southern Neighbourhood. This EU grant contribution...

Lullabyte. Unravelling the Effects of Music on Sleep through Musicology, Neuroscience, Psychology and Computer Science Applications are invited for 10 PhD positions (Doctoral Candidates) to be funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action (MSCA) – Doctoral Network “Lullabyte” within the Horizon Europe Programme of the European Commission. The Lullabyte network will train a group of 10 interdisciplinary doctoral candidates (DCs) in the three fields...

The European Commission has approved its Report on progress towards the achievement of the European Education Area. The report takes stock of the ongoing EU initiatives and trends on progress to attain EU-level targets in education and training, as well as sets out the tasks ahead of the 2025 milestone. The 40 ongoing EU-level initiatives comprise strategic policy actions -from blended learning, to learning for sustainable development, and...

Congratualtions to the researchers from Argentina (1), Brazil (3), Colombia (2), Mexico (2) and Venezuela (1) who have just been awarded an ERC Starting Grant. They are part of the 408 ambitious early-career researchers selected by the European Research Council (ERC) under the Starting Grants call 2022. The funding, worth €636 million in total and on average €1.5 million per grant, will enable those excellent younger scientists, who have 2 to 7...

EPFL launched the third call for applications for EPFLeaders4impact, a new postdoctoral fellowship programme funding experienced researchers from all over the world who have the ambition and the potential to provide innovative solutions to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Granted applicants will carry out their project at one of the five EPFL campuses and will benefit from a multifaceted training programme, including a...

The EU-funded Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network VORTEX (Coping with varieties of radicalization into terrorism and extremism) brings together eight partners (universities and research institutes) which will employ ten doctoral candidates. 14 associated partners will contribute to the doctoral network with professional expertise and secondment opportunities. VORTEX’s overarching aim is to develop new evidence-based innovative strategies to...

The 2022 call is now open! It opened on 6 October 2022, with a deadline on 8 March 2023. The Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Staff Exchanges (MSCA SE) fund up to 4-year joint research and innovation projects through the short-term international and inter-sectoral exchanges of staff members of participating organisations. The call is open to international consortia of universities, research institutions, businesses, SMEs and other non-academic...

The Latin America IP SME Helpdesk is a first-line service to improve the awareness, management, and protection of IP assets held by SMEs in EU and associated COSME countries that operate in – or plan to enter – the Latin American market. The Helpdesk supports EU SMEs in their interactions with Latin American counterparts, whether commercial, trade or research-related. The team provides expert advice on how to protect and enforce SMEs’ IP when...

Social media has shaken the foundations of what information reaches who and how to the point that governments and traditional media are no longer the so-called “gatekeepers” of truth, the unquestioned authorities of right and wrong. This has widespread implications on science and its perception in society today. Under much greater scrutiny, research integrity is more important than ever! Media democratisation is a coup for free speech advocates...

Check the PDF version here Some facts about Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country consisting of the Jutland Peninsula and numerous islands. Copenhagen, the capital, is home to royal palaces and colorful Nyhavn harbor, as well as the Tivoli amusement park and the iconic “Little Mermaid” statue. First acknowledged in 1219, the Danish flag "Dannebrog" remains the oldest state flag in the world still in use by an independent nation. Denmark has...