Uploaded On: 30/10/2023

On September 28th and 29th, the Mar-TERA funded ProNiCare project hosted its first Annual Project Meeting at AquaBioTech Group’s facilities in Malta. The meeting highlighted the consortium’s progression into its second stage, as well as the project’s accomplishments and ongoing activities in the fields of anti-corrosion and anti-fouling coating development. The two-day meeting was organised by project partner AquaBioTech Group in Mosta and was held both in person and online. Participation ...

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Uploaded On: 27/10/2023

The European Research Area is the idea to create a single market for research, innovation and technology. The ERA Policy Agenda 2022-24 proposes concrete actions to make it a reality. This talk focuses on Action 4 – Research Careers, and more specifically on ResearchComp, the European Competence Framework for Researchers. This tool fosters inter-sectoral mobility by supporting researchers’ transversal skills. Follow the to visit ResearchComp website: https://research-and-innovation.ec.eu... ...

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Uploaded On: 26/10/2023

PRIMA’s New Horizon: FUTURE4PRIMA project paves the way for a resilient Mediterranean In a region grappling with unprecedented challenges, where climate change, resource management, and global disruptions have struck congregationally, the need for collaborative research and innovation efforts became increasingly  recognized as crucial and urgent. In this challenging environment, characterized by obstacles and difficulties, but also moments of inspiration and a collective resolve to work ...

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Uploaded On: 24/10/2023

The JRC provides independent, evidence-based knowledge and science, supporting EU policies to positively impact society. As a department of the European Commission, the JRC plays a key role at multiple stages of the policy cycle. The revitalised Strategy 2030, aims to reset, re-imagine and re-energise the JRC with a value proposition rooted in anticipation, integration and impact. Find out more information via https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en on: the ongoing science and ...

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Uploaded On: 23/10/2023

Students from the Malta College of Arts, Science, and Technology (MCAST) following courses at the Institute of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) participated in the FIRST Global Robotics Competition in Singapore. The MCAST team spent much of their summer learning and experimenting with their robot in preparation for the competition. This innovative event enabled them to carry out diverse activities with their robot while helping them advance their knowledge and skills in areas ...

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Uploaded On: 20/10/2023

The European Commission has published the final report of the Mutual Learning Exercise (MLE) on Research and Innovation (R&I) foresight. This Final Report outlines the current state of play in relation to institutionalised R&I foresight and proposes a way forward for extending and strengthening R&I foresight in government. It showcases exemplary R&I foresight practice and related strategic processes, structures and capacities at EU level and in participating countries and beyond...

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Uploaded On: 16/10/2023

Water is essential to life on Earth. It makes up over 50% of our bodies and covers about  71% of the Earth's surface. Only 2.5% of water is fresh, suitable for drinking, agriculture, and most industrial uses.  Water is a driving force for people, economies and nature and the foundation of our food. Indeed, agriculture accounts for 72% of global freshwater withdrawals, but like all natural resources, fresh water is not infinite.   Rapid population growth, urbanization, ...

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Uploaded On: 16/10/2023

Dr Janina Seubert believes the path to healthier human diets is through the nose. Seubert, a cognitive neuroscientist at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, is researching the role of smell in shaping public preferences towards foods. She’s curious whether scents could help people embrace protein sources such as insects as alternatives to meat and dairy. Breaking habits Alternative proteins also include microalgae and the cells of microorganisms like bacteria and yeast – a group known as “...

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Uploaded On: 16/10/2023

On 3rd October 2023 in Barcelona, The Euro-Mediterranean Conference on Science Diplomacy, co-organised by the Union for the Mediterranean in partnership with the European Commission, took place with the aim of highlighting state-of-art of science diplomacy in the Mediterranean, its obstacles and opportunities, and discussing future steps. More than 80 people from 22 countries attended, including scientists, diplomats, and research and innovation officials who had been welcomed the evening prior ...

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Uploaded On: 10/10/2023

The European Commission intends to set up informal working groups composed of individuals from both, the science and diplomacy communities, to develop potential elements of a future European framework for science diplomacy. The main aim of the working groups is to bring together the relevant stakeholders in an innovative format, to develop jointly recommendations in a co-creation process. For more information about science diplomacy and the envisaged European framework, please consult the ...

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