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EU calls for ambitious goals at COP27 The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) is being held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, between 6-18 November. The EU pushes to increase actions to mitigate the interconnected climate and biodiversity crises and deliver on the Paris Agreement. The European Parliament is also being represented at the event – 14 members of the Committees ENVI and ITRE are present in Sharm El Sheikh.
Learn more about it here.
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Brno Declaration to strengthen global research infrastructures The International Conference on Research Infrastructures (ICRI), organised by the European Commission and the Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union, was held between 19-21 October 2022. On the last day of the conference, the Czech Presidency released a Declaration on fostering a Global Ecosystem of Research Infrastructures (RIs). The Member States of the EU as well as the European Commission expressed support for the call.
Read our full debrief here.
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Energy Crisis may affect European Research The main topic of the Tripartite Social Summit, held on 19 October, was “Tackling the energy crisis and the cost of living crisis: How to protect the economy, businesses and workers”. However, the crisis also concerns scientific infrastructures. Numerous research facilities require a high amount of energy in order to properly function – therefore their operational costs increased by a proportionally much higher margin than of regular user’s.
Read the full article here.
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Wastewater and air treatment proposals introduced as part of “Zero Pollution” Package On 26 October Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius presented the European Commission’s “Zero Pollution Package”, which included proposals on strengthening the rules on ambient air, surface and groundwater pollutants, and treatment of urban wastewater to improve human health and ecosystems. The proposed rules, which are part of the European Green Deal’s zero pollution ambition, are tighter on the allowed levels of pollutants as a response to specific demands of the Conference on the Future of Europe. Read more about it here.
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European Commission addresses fertiliser shortage The Commission’s communication, released on 9 November, lists potential means to overcome short term challenges posed by the supply line disruptions caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as well as deals with long term issues regarding the sustainability of fertilisers, and the resilience of the food chain. Amongst the proposed actions, practices for fertiliser use optimisation and usage reduction, as well as financial support actions targeted at vulnerable areas can be found.
Learn more about it here.
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New Zealand’s aims for Horizon association, while UK and Switzerland makes with bilateral research deal
Within the framework of Horizon Europe’s global approach to Research and Innovation, on 18 October the government of New Zealand have begun formal negotiations with the European Commission about the country joining the Horizon Europe programme as a fully associated member. However, with other countries for which Horizon association could be beneficial – namely the United Kingdom and Switzerland – the situation remains unclear, which sends them looking for alternatives.
Read more about it here.
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EuChemS Signs COARA agreement The European Chemical Society is a signatory of the Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment (COARA)’s agreement since last month. The key aim of COARA is the reform of the research assessment framework, turning it into a more impact-focused, transparent and qualitative metric. The long-term goal of this the improvement of the quality and impact of research.
Read the details here.
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EuChemS Awards: calls for nominations approaching deadline The call for nominations for several awards from the European Chemical Society – namely, the EuChemS Gold Medal Award, the EuChemS Lecture Award, the EuChemS Award for Service, and the EuChemS Historical Landmark Award – are open and will close on 19 December 2022 18:00 CET. In addition, two EuChemS’ Professional Networks opened up calls for nominations.
Find them here.
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EuChemS Executive Board Meeting held President Floris Rutjes chaired the meeting, where the Executive Board members contributed to the discussion on follow ups from the General Assembly meeting in Lisbon. EuChemS Secretary General Nineta Hrastelj presented current state of EuChemS affairs.
Read more about it here.
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European Commission Public Consultations and Roadmaps ________________________________
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) Public Consultations A number of consultations put forward by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) are currently open. A range of additional consultations are also available – we invite you to take a look at them here. ___________________________________
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Public Consultations
A number of consultations put forward by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) are currently open: You can take a look at it all here. |
EuChemS Awards
ERC Calls
The following European Research Council (ERC) call for funding are open: _____________________________
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
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Horizon Europe Calls
European Federation for Medicinal Chemistry
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EUCHEMS EVENTS CALENDAR
For more details on the upcoming events from the EuChemS Events Calendar, which is being updated on a regular basis, please click here. |
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EuChemS Women's Breakfast
14 February 2023
Online
Website TBA
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28th Croatian Meeting of Chemists and Chemical Engineers (28HSKIKI) 28-31 March 2023
Rovinj, Croatia
https://28hskiki.org/
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