European Highlights

European chemists working in Europe or abroad and chemists from everywhere based in Europe are invited to the 2nd Employment … Read more
The registrations for the EuCheMS workshop From Waste to Health are now open online. This event, taking place in Malta … Read more
The Chemistry – a European Journal editorial Ethical and Social Dimensions of Chemistry: Reflections, Considerations, and Clarifications is now available … Read more
Online course to improve university laboratory teaching practice, a paper exploring the possibilities of an online course on teaching in … Read more
EuCheMS will be publishing in March calls on its awards promoting excellence in chemistry: 1) a call for nominations for … Read more
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) voted earlier this month on four directives concerning waste management, mainly waste from households … Read more
New legislation restricting the use of mercury, a persistent pollutant that has adverse effects on the environment and human health, … Read more
The European Commission has recently published the third edition of the European Research Area (ERA) Progress Report. The 2016 Report … Read more
In the context of the State of the Energy Union report, the European Commission adopted in February the second implementation … Read more
Is informal learning recognised everywhere in Europe for entry into higher education? How common are work placements as part of … Read more
Earlier this month, the European Union celebrated the one hundred thousandth fellow benefiting from the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA). To … Read more
Bacteria found in humans, animals and food continue to show resistance to widely used antimicrobials, says the latest report on … Read more
Some 7,000 top researchers, including six who later became Nobel Prize Winners, have been supported in Europe by the European … Read more
On 28 February 2017, the European Commission´s Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the Slovenian Ministry of Education, Science and Sport … Read more

Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Commissioner Carlos Moedas and Vice-President of the European Parliament Mairead McGuinness announced the four winners of the EU Prize for … Read more
71 small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) from 22 countries have been selected for funding in the latest round of the … Read more
In 2016, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) focused its dossier evaluation activities on substances with the greatest potential to negatively … Read more

Consultations & Roadmaps

The objective of the consultation is to gather input for informed changes to the 2006 Key Competences Framework. The consultation … Read more
The consultation aims to gather comments and perspectives from various stakeholders and the general public on the relevance of the … Read more
The European Food and Safety Authority (EFSA) is currently running a survey on the topic of uncertainty, to improve the … Read more
This impact assessment will look into how to optimise the internal market’s industrial property legal framework relating to supplementary protection … Read more

Calls for Funding and Awards

Deadline: 7 April 2017 Website: http://ec.europa.eu/Read more
Deadline: 20 April 2017 Website: http://ec.europa.eu/Read more
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Deadline: 2 May 2017 Website: https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/Read more
Deadline: 9 May 2017 Website: https://ec.europa.eu/Read more

EuCheMS Events

5 April 2017 Valletta, Malta Website: http://www.euchems.eu/Read more
19 – 22 April 2017 Poreč, Croatia Website: http://www.euchems.eu/Read more
10 May 2017 Brussels, Belgium Website: http://www.euchems.euRead more
12 – 14 June 2017 Nynäshamn, Sweden Website: http://www.oorgan.se/Read more
18 – 22 June 2017 Oslo, Norway Website: http://icce2017.org/Read more
18 – 22 June 2017 Brescia, Italy Website: http://www.corbellasummerschool.unimi.it/Read more
19 – 22 June 2017 Ponta Delgada, Portugal Website: http://www.spe2017.com/Read more
25 – 29 June 2017 Barcelona, Spain Website: http://www.bienal2017.com/Read more
28 – 30 June 2017 Belgrade, Serbia Website: http://www.chem.bg.ac.rs/eurovariety/Read more

Other Events

20 March 2017 Brussels, Belgium Source: http://europa.eu/Read more
20 – 22 March 2017 Brussels, Belgium Website: http://europa.eu/Read more
22 March 2017 Brussels, Belgium Website: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/Read more
30 March 2017 Brussels, Belgium Website: http://europa.eu/Read more
4 – 5 April 2017 Helsinki, Finland Website: http://europa.eu/Read more


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