The Environment sub-programme of LIFE 2014-2020 is the main EU funding mechanism for projects in the area of the environment. The sub-programme focuses on the priority areas of environment and resource efficiency, nature and biodiversity and environmental governance and information.…
NERC: Networks of Sensors – Annual Technology Showcase “Pilot Installations and Practical Outcomes”
27th January 2014, Hamilton House, London, WC1H 9BD The Natural Environment Research Council, supported by the ESP KTN, is running the third and final “Networks of Sensors” Annual Technology Showcase Event. This year’s Showcase will feature the practical outcomes of…
Lincoln achieves partner status with pioneering UN settlement programme
The University of Lincoln has become part of a select group of institutions to hold partner status with a pioneering United Nations programme, opening the door for staff and students to engage with humanitarian projects around the globe. The United…
Wellcome Trust: Sustaining Health
Humanity faces profound questions about how our planet can sustain nine billion people by 2050. With the trend of urbanisation, the majority of the world’s population now live in cities. There is a global nutrition crisis, with dual problems of…
Improved Use of Resources by Innovation in Products and Services: Supporting businesses to enter the TSB Competition ‘Resource Efficiency: Design Challenges for the Circular Economy’
This month, the TSB is expected to launch a new competition which offers up to £150k for projects which will radically rethink the design of products, components and/or services to reduce their environmental impact. The focus is likely to be…
Horizon 2020: Presentations Available from Seminar on Food Security and Agriculture Research
Following a recent UKRO update on food security, agriculture, biotechnology and marine research in Horizon 2020, presentations from a recent Brussels event on this subject have been made available. The presentations, some of which were delivered by representatives of different…