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Preparing for Employment in a Global Workforce
The workshop Preparing for Employment in a Global Workforce, co-organized by EuCheMS and American Chemical Society (ACS), took place on 20 August during the 254th ACS National Meeting & Exposition in Washington, DC. In this discussion aimed at undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral researchers and their professors, the workshop explored ways in which students can…
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Solar Driven-Chemistry Meeting
In the follow-up of the publication of the white paper Solar-Driven Chemistry, EuCheMS is currently organising a meeting taking place on 15 October in Brussels. During this meeting, EuCheMS and several European funding agencies will look into the possibilities opened by this white paper with the intent to discuss and coordinate efforts in order to…
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EuCheMS 2017 General Assembly
EuCheMS 2017 General Assembly will take place on 26 – 27 September 2017 in Rome, Italy, together with EuCheMS´ Professional Networks and Executive Board meetings. The General Assembly, the governing body of EuCheMS composed of representatives from each of EuCheMS' Member Societies and Supporting Members, meets annually and defines the general policy of EuCheMS. One…
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Commissioner Moedas Against Proposed Cuts to Horizon 2020
EU Research Commissioner Carlos Moedas has recently criticised, during a conference, a proposal from member states to cut almost half a billion euros out of Horizon 2020. In May, the European Commission proposed a budget of €160.6 billion for 2018. The Council answered in July, proposing a €1.7 billion reduction which would impact Horizon 2020.…
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2018 Erasmus+ Annual Work Programme Published
The 2018 annual work programme for Erasmus+ was published in August and outlines the structure and funding of the programme for the following year, with an overall budget of more than €2.5 Billion. Erasmus+ aims to provide to over 4 million Europeans the opportunity to gain competences and have a personal, socio - educational and…
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New and Improved Car Emissions Tests
Since September 2017, new car models will have to pass new and more reliable emissions tests in real driving conditions ("Real Driving Emissions" – RDE) as well as an improved laboratory test ("World Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure" – WLTP) before they can be driven on European roads. These changes were prompted by the Volkswagen…
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MEPs Discuss Fipronil in Eggs
In a debate on the contamination of eggs with the insecticide Fipronil, many Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) criticised national authorities for delays in notifying the EU’s Rapid alert system for food and feed (RASFF) and called for the information-sharing system to be improved. Some even suggested fines for member states which fail to…
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Joint Action on Antimicrobial Resistance
A Joint Action on Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare-Associated Infections (EU-JAMRAI) was launched this month at the French Ministry of Health in Paris. The Joint Action EU-JAMRAI aims to bring together EU Member States and international organizations, institutes, and universities in order to contribute towards solving antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and healthcare-associated infections. With more than 44…
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Steering Platform on Research and Innovation for Western Balkans
The Steering Platform on Research and Innovation for Western Balkans (SP), established in 2006, facilitates the interaction between the Western Balkan Countries, the EU member states, the candidate and potential candidate countries and other states associated to the Research Framework Programmes and the European Commission. Its main objective is to support the enhanced integration of…
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New Knowledge Centre on Bioeconomy
A Bioeconomy Knowledge Centre has recently been created by the European Commission to better support policy makers with science-based evidence in this field. This online platform will primarily collect, structure and provide access to knowledge from a wide range of scientific sources on bioeconomy, the sustainable production of renewable biological resources and their conversion…
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Applications for ERC Advanced Grants 2017: Facts and Figures
The ERC has recently released the preliminary statistics on submitted proposals for European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grants 2017, whose applications closed in August. According to the statistics, the number of applicants, 2166, decreased 10% when compared with the previous year. The highest number of applications was registered in the domain of Physical Sciences and…
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Cross-border Collaboration and Portfolio Management of Research Infrastructures
Science Europe, a Brussels-based association of European Research Funding Organisations (RFO) and Research Performing Organisations (RPO), has recently released its latest workshop report on ‘Cross-border Collaboration and Portfolio Management of Research Infrastructures’. The workshop, organised in Dublin earlier this year, explored the challenges facing research funding and performing organisations to design and manage balanced research…
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Innovation & Entrepreneurship
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Unitary Patent Guide
The "Unitary Patent Guide" aims to provide companies, inventors and their representatives with an outline of the procedure involved in obtaining a Unitary Patent from the European Patent Office (EPO) once it has granted a European patent on the basis of the provisions laid down in the European Patent Convention (EPC). The guide also deals…
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Increase in Notifications Providing Information on the Export of Hazardous Chemicals
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) first report on the operation of the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Regulation shows that notifications from EU companies to export certain hazardous chemicals outside the EU have grown by 74 % in the past three years. This increase is far beyond the originally estimated 10 % yearly increase and implies…
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Consultations and Roadmaps
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Feedback: Alignment of Compositional Requirements and Quality Characteristics of Milk and Milk Products Under Public Intervention
The 2013 reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (the "CAP") has confirmed that the system of public intervention and aid for private storage should continue as two of the main market measures of the CAP. EU legislation sets out the methods to be applied in assessing whether milk and milk products comply with the eligibility…
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Public Consultation on the Evaluation of the Batteries Directive
The Batteries Directive lays down rules on placing batteries and accumulators on the market and their treatment in the EU. The evaluation is the first step of a review process, in which the Commission assesses whether this Directive meets its objectives and contributes to the general objectives of the EU environmental policy. Preliminary research…
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Public Consultation on The Revision of The Policy on Monitoring, Reporting and Verification of CO2 Emissions from Maritime Transport
Regulation on monitoring, reporting and verification of carbon dioxide emissions from maritime transport was adopted and entered into force in 2015. It sets an EU wide scheme for reporting monitored and verified data on shipping CO2 emissions (EU MRV) applying to activities carried out after January 2018. At the international level, the International Maritime Organisation…
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EFSA Public Consultation on The Active Substance Carvone
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) will assess all comments from interested parties regarding the active substance Carvone. Input is requested on the following: physical/chemical properties; details of uses and further information; methods of analysis; mammalian toxicology; residues; and environmental fate and behaviour.
Deadline: 6 November 2017
Website: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/
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Calls for Funding and Awards
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Atlantic Basin Conference on Chemistry - ABCChem
23 – 26 January 2018 Cancún, Mexico Website: http://abcchem.org/ |
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