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The European Research Executive Agency (REA) received 745 proposals, with a total requested budget of €2.1 billion, across the three calls under Horizon Europe – Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society. The call closed on the 20th of April.
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It’s never been easy to accurately measure the impact of any scientific research, but it’s even harder for citizen science projects, which don’t follow traditional methods.
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Non-invasive diagnostics such as light scanners and swabs are increasingly used to diagnose illness in people. Now EU-backed scientists are trying to extend the techniques to the treatment of pets.
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EU-funded research projects help identify and tackle online misinformation
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The European Commission will support the training and skills’ development of 1500 doctoral candidates.
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Sharks have been around for 450 million years, outliving the dinosaurs and soldiering on through several mass extinctions. Yet their numbers in the open oceans have plummeted by an alarming 70% over the past 50 years and many are endangered.
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The EU and China held a special two-day online seminar on European agri-food products from 30-31 March. The event focused on the EU’s Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary (SPS) standards for agri-food production.
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40 was the total number of projects submitted to the Mission Soil call with a deadline of 24 March. Evaluations are set to begin with twelve projects expected to be funded.
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Citizen science, for which citizens collaborate with scientists on research and innovation, has the potential to improve the excellence and impact of research and deepen the relationship between science and society.
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The European Commission will support a total of 1156 experienced post-doctoral researchers.