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The Energy and Water Agency (EWA) is issuing the fourth call of its grant scheme for research and innovation projects in energy and water, which has already invested €1.6 million in 13 projects since it was launched in 2020.
The fourth call for applications for this scheme will open on 11th September and close on 4th December.
During the presentation of grants to projects benefitting from the previous call, Minister for the Environment, Energy, and Enterprise Miriam Dalli noted that research projects in water and energy are critical for Malta’s sustainability ambitions.
“As a country, we need to continue investing in local research and innovation, especially those initiatives focusing on rapidly advancing sectors, such as renewable energy. Projects such as the ones that EWA is supporting through this scheme can provide us…
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On 7th September 2023, the European Commission and the UK Government have concluded negotiations and reached an agreement in principle on the association of the UK to Horizon Europe and Copernicus under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
This is a landmark moment for scientific and space collaboration between the EU and the UK following agreement of the Windsor Framework earlier this year.
Association to Horizon Europe will further strengthen and deepen links between the scientific communities in the UK and the EU, foster innovation and enable researchers to work together on global challenges from climate to health. The UK Government and the European Commission look forward to enabling collaboration between their researchers in which the UK and the EU share a mutual interest, such as in new and emerging technologies. To this end, the EU will assess UK participants' access to…
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Coastal regions and islands across the globe often face challenges in securing freshwater resources. In many coastal regions worldwide, there is a new and promising source of water called offshore freshened groundwater (OFG). This is fresh water stored in reservoirs that are below the ocean floor. A new study at the University of Malta has shed light on the existence of a potentially significant OFG system in the East China Sea, near the Shengsi Islands. The research, conducted by Prof. Aaron Micallef and Dr. Ariel T. Thomas from the Department of Geosciences, is the first numerical study of its kind in the East China Sea. The findings have been published in the peer-reviewed scientific journal Frontiers in Earth Science. This endeavour has been funded through the bilateral SINO-Malta Fund 2020 (…
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Servizzi Ewropej f’Malta (SEM) and the Malta Photographic Society launched a photographic competition with the theme ‘EU funds for a better quality of life’.
The competition was launched at a press conference by the Parliamentary Secretary for European Funds, Dr Chris Bonett, the CEO of SEM, Denise Fiorentino and the President of the Malta Photographic Society, Stephen Buhagiar.
The objective of the competition is to bring to life in a visual and attractive manner, the various economic and social contributions of EU funds through the several projects implemented in Malta and Gozo and which have brought a positive difference in all areas of life.
The competition is open to anyone above the age of 16. Participants are requested to submit photos with the following themes:
- Improving Malta’s Tourism Product…
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University of Malta developing a novel Floating Breakwater Design to support Offshore Renewables in the Maltese Waters.
Malta has often been called a 'Fortress Island' given the significant presence of fortifications that have been constructed by the Knights of St. John and during the British period. Such developments had been driven by the need to protect Malta, located in such a strategically important location in the Mediterranean, from possible invasion.
The urgent need to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels for our energy needs by investing in offshore renewables will demand our densely populated island to invest in other types of protection in decades to come. This time, the defenses will have to be located at sea to protect renewable energy devices, such as floating photovoltaic panels, from waves in stormy conditions.
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Malta's National Statistics Office has published the Research and Development statistics for year 2021.
Here below is a statistica brief. Visit the below link to read in detail.
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The Clean Energy Transition Partnership shall be announcing the 2023 Call through an event to be held online on 13th September 2023 from 10:00 to 13:00. During this event prospective applicants can attain an in-depth understanding of the upcoming call module and navigate the proposal submission process with clarity. More information on this event can be obtained here.
Currently, the CETPartnership has also published the Draft Call Text of the upcoming call, which showcases the topics that the upcoming call will be focusing on. MCST highly encourages interested researchers to have a look at the CETP website to download the call text, and be informed of the upcoming events. Register on the…
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The EXCEL4MED project, funded by the EU, aims to strengthen innovation ecosystems in the Mediterranean region's agricultural sector. It focuses on producing nutritious food products and maximizing the use of food industrial by-products. The project aims to foster collaboration between Greece, Malta, and France to enhance the region's food value chains. Ultimately, the goal is to promote sustainable growth in the Mediterranean agricultural industry.
The overarching objective of EXCEL4MED is to create an Excellence Hub in Mediterranean fruit supply chains. The project aims to identify high-impact strategies and establish lines of resilience for producers, processors, consumers and policymakers. This will be achieved considering agility, adaptability, and alignment within the four domains of business, collaboration, sourcing, and knowledge management. Overall, …
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The European Commission will provide co-funding for 16 doctoral training and 14 postdoctoral fellowship programmes.
The European Commission has announced the results of the 2022 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) call for Co-funding of regional, national and international programmes (COFUND).
The European Commission will fund 30 COFUND projects with €95 million. These include 16 doctoral training programmes and 14 post-doctoral fellowship programmes of outstanding quality.
COFUND provides funding for regional, national and international programmes for training and career development (doctorates and post-doctorate fellowships), through co-funding mechanisms.
It spreads the MSCA’s best…
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The EIT Governing Board consists of 15 European innovation leaders and an observer from the European Commission who each stay on for four years in office. The Board provides the EIT’s strategic leadership and is independent in its decision-making. More specifically, the Board is responsible for the selection, designation, funding, and evaluation of the EIT’s Knowledge and Innovation Communities.
We are looking for…
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The H-PASS project: The "Health Professionals' and the “DigitAl team” SkillS advancement" (H-PASS) project is a transformative initiative designed to support EU Member States in enhancing healthcare team competences and workforce resilience. H-PASS addresses the digital transformation by providing training in digital skills to implement new care approaches, such as telemedicine, e-health solutions and the use of wearable devices. By empowering health professionals to adapt to digital changes, it fosters integrated sustainable and effective care models.
The H-PASS ecosystem consists of a variety of interconnected stakeholders and entities, from regulators to workforce organisations, lifelong training providers and technology innovators that are willing to collaborate and follow the objective of upskilling and reskilling the competence of the Health Work Force.
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On 20th July 2023, the African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU) adopted the new joint AU-EU Innovation Agenda which aims to transform and increase the innovative capacities and achievements of European and African researchers and innovators into tangible outputs, such as products, services, businesses and jobs.
Supported by the Global Gateway the AU-EU Innovation Agenda will represent the mainstay of the cooperation on Science, Technology and Innovation between Africa and Europe, for the next decade.
The Agenda includes 4 objectives, with short-, medium- and…
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To help promote a culture of evidence-informed policymaking and encourage stronger science-policy partnerships, the European Geosciences Union (EGU) will sponsor two scientists to work alongside a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for up to a week in November or early December 2023. The pairing scheme will enable the two selected EGU members to experience the daily work of an MEP, learn more about the role of science in policymaking, and potentially provide expertise on a science-policy issue.
We are pleased to announce that this year’s pairing will be with MEPs Martin Hojsík and Petros Kokkalis.
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It was an utmost delight to extend a warm welcome to a distinguished delegation from China at Esplora on 20th July 2023. Hon. Keith Azzopardi Tanti, Parliamentary Secretary for Youth, Research and Innovation, Dr Tonio Portughese, Chairman of the Malta Council for Science and Technology and Mr Omar Cutajar, Senior Director of MCST warmly welcomed the delegation.
The delegation was granted an exclusive tour of Esplora, which proved to be a highlight of the visit. Particularly noteworthy was the viewing of a remarkable model of Zhurong – the Chinese rover presently exploring the vast expanses of Mars. It is worth mentioning that this model was generously bestowed upon Esplora by the China National Space Administration, earlier this year and can currently be admired by the public at the Esplora Planetarium building.…
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The CSA 4.UNCAN.eu deliverable is a blueprint for UNCAN.eu initiative. The global ambition of UNCAN.eu initiative is to achieve the next breakthrough needed to advance the understanding of cancer mechanisms in order to improve cancer prevention, early diagnosis and treatment, providing a basis for saving millions of European citizens’ lives.
The blueprint for UNCAN.eu will propose to set up a European Federated Cancer Research data hub and to generate a series of use cases, addressing major challenges in cancer research. These ambitious and innovative, but realistic and focussed, use cases will be cross-border and trans-disciplinary research programmes built in a problem-solving manner. Results of these use cases will feed the Cancer Research data hub with findable, accessible, interoperable, and re-usable (FAIR) cancer research data.
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This EIT Urban Mobility survey aims to collect practitioner insights on the latest developments and trends in the field of Mobility Data Spaces (MDS). For the purpose of this survey, a Data Space is understood in line with Open DEI's definition as a“ decentralised infrastructure for trustworthy data sharing and exchange in data ecosystems, based on commonly agreed principles”.
The study focuses on current challenges and bottlenecks holding back the realisation of an EU-wide MDS. Survey respondents are kindly asked to provide answers in relation to the European context, based on their experience and knowledge of the European mobility domain.
The survey is designed for anyone who would like to share their insights and opinions on mobility data spaces in Europe. The input collected will be analysed and disseminated in an EIT Urban Mobility report to be…
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What is Syntropy? (and what does it have to do with agriculture?)
In short, syntropy is the complementary opposite of entropy. While entropy governs thermodynamic transformations that release energy at the expense of complexity, syntropy governs life, which accumulates and organizes energy. Syntropic Agriculture relies on cumulative processes of life (syntropic tendency) to restore the fertility of agroecosystems.
What is Syntropic Farming?
Syntropic Farming is a set of principles and practices created by the Swiss geneticist and farmer Ernst Götsch, that help farmers learn how to read the natural strategies of regeneration of each given place and translate them into farming interventions. Syntropic Agriculture is a practice that claims to respect and mimic nature – just as many other practices…
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: EUROPEAN PROJECTS IN WATERBORNE TRANSPORT
As part of the Waterborne Days event, taking place from 26-27 September 2023, the Waterborne Technology Platform jointly with the European Commission will be hosting an awards ceremony, celebrating the success of European projects, with a particular focus on innovation, sustainability, and market uptake or potential market uptake of a project.
An initial screening of relevance will be conducted to ensure alignment with the eligibility criteria and overall themes for the awards, a maximum of 3 projects will be nominated per award with one overall impact award being selected from the 9 nominated projects. An independent panel of judges from the European Institutions and Industry will then judge the nominations based on the defined evaluation criteria. Out of the projects nominated, four winners of the awards will be crowned during the event.
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FoRCe - Fortum Research Challenge is a global innovation challenge for universities and research institutes organized by Fortum, an European energy company.
We’re looking for researchers and/or research teams that have great research ideas, and are eager to develop them further to create clean energy solutions for decarbonizing societies. The best research idea(s) will be rewarded with a cash prize up to 15,000€.
All submitted ideas will be evaluated based on these three overall criteria:
- TECHNOLOGICAL / BUSINESS MODEL NOVELTY AND EXCELLENCE
- COMMERCIALIZATION POTENTIAL
- FIT…
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Air temperatures as low as 34 °C can lead to a steady increase in heart rate under humid conditions, a study1 says. This rise, also known as cardiovascular strain, occurs even before a person’s internal temperature starts to increase, the study found.
The findings are among a slew of recent results about the heart’s struggles when exposed to heat. Scientists say this work is becoming ever more relevant as …
