To meet the world’s present and future needs for clean and reliable energy, skilled professionals are needed to ensure the sustainable development of nuclear power. The International Project on Innovative Nuclear Reactors and Fuel Cycles (INPRO) help to meet 21st century global energy needs: INPRO’s activities are centred on the […]
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The working group led by experimental physicist Professor Mirko Cinchetti from TU Dortmund University is to receive EU funding of almost a million euros for research into new technologies that could in future revolutionize computer processors and data storage media. In the framework of its “Horizon 2020” program, the EU has approved research funds of over € 6.5 million for two international research projects […]
Nature response throws doubt on controversial study claims Forest harvest has increased by just 6% in recent years, not 69% as reported by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre Errors due to satellite sensitivity and natural disturbances Is forest harvesting increasing in Europe? Yes, but not as much as reported […]
Astronomers from the Netherlands, Belgium, Chile, the USA and Germany have imaged the newly discovered exoplanet “YSES 2b” right next to its host star. An international research team with the participation of Dr Markus Mugrauer from the Astrophysical Institute of Friedrich Schiller University Jena has succeeded in the direct imaging […]
Findings from a new report prompt calls for proper recognition and sustainable funding of end of life care and bereavement support. A new report published today shows how palliative and end of life care in the UK was compromised by shortages of PPE, essential medicines, and equipment, because these services […]
The first event of the DataAid programme saw 25 PhD students, including 9 from Swansea University, work together with three UK charities to solve real-world data problems. The charities involved were The Fairtrade Foundation, The Diana Award and Chance to Shine. The event was an opportunity for charities to gain […]
Researchers the world over have long believed that 70 percent of the universe is composed of dark energy, a substance that makes it possible for the universe to expand at an ever-increasing rate. But in a new study, University of Copenhagen researchers tested a model which suggests that the universe’s […]
On 26 January, Transform4Europe (T4E), an alliance of VMU and six other European universities that was officially recognized by the European Commission last year as a ‘European University’, held a virtual kick-off meeting at which it showcased its activities to the participating universities and the alliance’s external partners in the different European […]
A new excellent result for our University: the European Commission has approved – with a score of 100/100 – all the proposals made by Ca’ Foscari for the European Charter for Higher Education (the programme that supports Erasmus+ activities among universities) regarding the 2021/2027 seven-year period. The Ca’ Foscari project for the new ECHE […]
In December 2020, the European Commission approved the request to integrate the University of Glasgow into the CIVIS alliance of universities, as an associate partner. The excellent and complementary profile of the University of Glasgow opens up remarkable possibilities for CIVIS in developing key actions in innovation, education, research and […]
