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Rare Earth Metal Separation with Ionic Liquids (REMSIL)

Start date: Feb 1, 2015, End date: Jan 31, 2017,

"REMSIL (Rare Earth Metal Separation with Ionic Liquids) focuses on the design and development of novel technologies based on task specific ionic liquids (TSILs), solid-supported-ionic liquids (SSILs) and ionogel membranes for the separation and recovery of high-tech rare earth metals (REMs).With the current demand for these high-tech metals and their severely limited supply in the EU, their recyc ...
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DEMOnstration for Tidal Industry DErisking (DEMOTIDE)

Start date: Jan 1, 2017, End date: Dec 31, 2020,

The European tidal industry is at a critical stage. Successful demonstration of small-scale tidal arrays with lessons learnt for future large-scale projects is widely acknowledged as a key way to de-risk and kick-start the tidal energy industry. The DEMOTIDE project will design, build and operate a 4 x 1.5MW (6MW) turbine array at the MeyGen Phase 1B site, Pentland Firth, Scotland. The potential f ...
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Training & Development for Childcare Practitioners

Start date: Dec 31, 2003, End date: Dec 30, 2008,

...ls demand in the Early Years Childcare Sector, Monaghan VEC, in partnership with County Monaghan Childcare Committee, The Border Counties Childcare Network, Stranmillis University College Belfast and Queen's University Armagh, will run a BA Degree programme in Early Childhood Studies. The course will run over four years on a part-time basis. It will target childcare practitioners from rural and ma ...
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Armagh Monaghan Digital Corridor Strategy Implementation

Start date: Dec 31, 2002, End date: Dec 30, 2007,

The Armagh Monaghan Digital Corridor Board has recently completed a five year strategy for the Digital Corridor ICT development. The vision is to develop the Armagh Moanghan Digital Corridor into a cluster of technology industries that will become a growing and major contributor to the local economy and enhance the community in the Armagh and Monaghan region. An integral part fo delivering this vi ...
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Higher education student and staff mobility project

Start date: Jun 1, 2014, End date: Sep 30, 2015,

At Queen?s University Belfast, a high value is placed on embedding an international dimension in the University?s education and research portfolio. Within the University, the Erasmus programme is viewed as a valuable programme for the personal and professional development of both students and staff through international mobility, and for increasing international research collaboration and network ...
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CRAFT FLOW: Refugee Empowerment through Craft&Entrepreneurship

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Jun 30, 2017,

The implementation of CRAFT FLOW: REFUGEE EMPOWERMENT THROUGH CRAFT&ENTREPRENEURSHIP project is a craft&entrepreneurship start up programme, targeting in particular vulnerable social groups of young asylum seekers, immigrants, and refugees. The project will be a product of the cross sectoral cooperation and collaboration of the following three organisations: Terra Vera Association for Sustaina ...
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Higher education student and staff mobility project

Start date: Jun 1, 2014, End date: May 31, 2016,

...s for Training (three months from March to May in different enterprises in Cracow) an three Staff Mobilities for learning in two enterprises located in Poland and Netherlands and a university in UK (Queen's University of Belfast) in the "Job Shadowing frame". In September 2014 The Coordinator went class to class to inform about Erasmus+ Project and answer the possible doubts the participants coul ...
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Feasibility study on the development of LipVerify - a new viseme based user authentication service. (LipVerify)

Start date: Jul 1, 2016, End date: Dec 31, 2016,

...n the Centre for Secure IT (CSIT) in Belfast has resulted in the development of a number of unique algorithms in the area of VISEME ANALYSIS. CSIT is a €40M innovation and knowledge centre based at Queen's University Belfast (QUB). With over 90 research staff in information security and cyber-physical security, it is the UK’s largest research centre in cyber security. It is recognised by the UK Re ...
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Development of fast antibody-based screening tests for the detection of harmful mycotoxins in food and feed (MycoTest)

Start date: Oct 1, 2015, End date: Sep 30, 2017,

...ill provide training and support of the development of the commercial analytical assays. The project will be also supported by the partner organisations - Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS) at Queen's University Belfast (QUB) and RIKILT Wageningen UR (RIKILT) who will be hosting secondment phases in order to facilitate the work packages. This project aims to combine academic excellence with ...
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By-products for Building Materials (By-BM)

Start date: Apr 25, 2016, End date: Apr 24, 2018,

The construction industry is critical to innovation and employment in the EU economy, providing 20 million direct jobs and about 10 % of the EU’s GDP. The EU’s Waste Framework Directive (2008/98/EC) has set an ambitious target of at least 70% of construction and demolition waste (CDW) to be reused, recycled or undergo materials recovery by 2020. Coupled with the challenges of depletion of raw mate ...
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Irradiation of model biomolecular nano-systems (RAD-NANO-BIOMOL)

Start date: Feb 1, 2008, End date: Jan 31, 2011,

"This project is centered upon the experimental study of ionization induced processes in mixed clusters as model systems for complex environments. The first objective is to compare the irradiation of a molecule within a cluster with the case of the molecule in isolation, extending to the investigation of different types of radiation upon clusters of different sizes, compositions, and charge. In ad ...
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Rapid and Reliable Detection of Foodborne Pathogens by Employing Multiplexing Biosensor Technology (Pathfinder)

Start date: Nov 8, 2013, End date: Nov 7, 2014,

Pathfinder is a important research project focused on development of innovative means of detecting important pathogenic organisms associated with food poisoning. This will be achieved using biosensor technology capable of detecting many different pathogens simultaneously. To achieve the main goal the Marie Curie Fellow, Dr. Nitsara Karoonuthaisiri from Thailand will bring her skills in microarray ...
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Radiation Response Models for Personalised Radiation Oncology (RadResPRO)

Start date: Jun 1, 2014, End date: May 31, 2017,

...rack structure and the cellular micro-environment.As part of this project, collaboration will be developed between the radiation biology group in the Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queen's University Belfast, and Massachusetts General Hospital. The applicant will take advantage of time spent in MGH to gain skills and experience in the delivery of proton therapy, broadening his techn ...
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Growing Synthetic Load-Bearing Materials: Nano-Scale Fabrication of Bio-Inspired Materials for Marco-Scale Structural and Biomedical Applications (NanoGrow)

Start date: Mar 1, 2014, End date: Feb 28, 2018,

This proposal will establish a program of research at Queen's University Belfast that will pursue a strategy for mimicking the bottom-up nature of biological growth to produce bulk, macro-scale materials that exhibit some of the salient features and advantageous properties observed in bone, teeth, shells, and deep-sea glass sponges. Layer-by-layer assembly of nanocomposite coatings onto porous, th ...
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The role of hydrogen bonding and water dynamics in the self-assembly of proteins and lipids: a comprehensive experimental and computational investigation (HYDRA)

Start date: Sep 1, 2012, End date: Aug 31, 2014,

... parallel after the completion of the fellowship, providing a privileged basis for acquiring a leadership role in bio-physics soft-matter research.Training in computational methods will take place at Queen's University of Belfast, supervised by Prof. Pietro Ballone. The acquisition of modelling and simulation experience will be driven by the development of three different but related sub-project ...
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The Efficiency of Futures Markets (Futures)

Start date: May 1, 2013, End date: Apr 30, 2017,

The project is a cooperation between Ghent University, Belgium, Queen's University Belfast , UK, and the SME Risk & Portfolio Management AB, Stockholm, Sweden.It makes use of a unique, private data set provided by the SME involved. The data is on transactions of futures traders, so-called CTAs. These are often referred to as hedge funds, although the institutional setup and trading mechanisms show ...
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Rapid and Reliable Detection of Foodborne Pathogens by Employing Multiplexing Biosensor Technology (Pathfinder)

Start date: Aug 1, 2011, End date: Jul 31, 2013,

Pathfinder is an important research project focused on development of innovative means of detecting important pathogenic organisms associated with food poisoning. This will be achieved using biosensor technology capable of detecting many different pathogens simultaneously. To achieve the main goal the Marie Curie Fellow, Dr. Nitsara Karoonuthaisiri from Thailand will bring her skills in microarra ...
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Advanced Technologies for Water Resource Management (ATWARM)

Start date: Dec 1, 2009, End date: Nov 30, 2013,

Technology gaps exist within the EU that prohibit compliance with the Water Framework Directive in providing an integrated water resource management strategy that will secure both water quality and quantity. The fundamental objective of the ATWARM ITN is to enhance the career prospects of 16 young researchers by providing them with greatly enhanced multidisciplinary skills and business aptitudes t ...
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Radio technologies for short range gigabit wireless (GigaRadio)

Start date: Apr 1, 2009, End date: Mar 31, 2013,

The GigaRadio IAPP will establish a partnership between Infineon Technologies Austria AG (IFAT), the Institute of Electronics, Communications and Information Technology (ECIT) at Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) and DecaWave. ECIT is a cross-disciplinary research institute and incorporates a globally recognised research group in microwave and millimetre wave technology. Infineon is a top 10 vertic ...
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Marine Renewable Infrastructure Network for Enhancing Technologies 2 (MARINET2)

Start date: Jan 1, 2017, End date: Jun 30, 2021,

Integrating activities planned under MaRINET 2 build upon the achievements of the advanced community created in MaRINET FP7. MaRINET 2 will ensure the continued integration and enhancement of all leading European research infrastructure and facilities specialising in research, development and testing of offshore renewable energy systems including electrical sub systems and grid integration through ...
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PROTECTion against Endocrine Disruptors;Detection, mixtures, health effects, risk assessment and communication. (PROTECTED)

Start date: Jan 1, 2017, End date: Dec 31, 2020,

PROTECTED aims to develop expertise and protective capabilities against Endocrine Disruptors (EDs). EDs and their mixtures are a modern day health concern leading to failing ecological systems, poor agricultural production and health effects such as obesity, cancer and infertility. While analytical methods have advanced enormously, focus has been mainly on synthetic chemicals, overlooking emerging ...
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AcceLerate Innovation in urban wastewater management for Climate changE (ALICE)

Start date: Jan 1, 2017, End date: Dec 31, 2020,

The challenges facing society in urban wastewater management cannot be solved by any one sector alone. ALICE (AcceLerate Innovation in urban wastewater management for Climate changE) will accelerate innovation by bringing together and exchanging knowledge between the key players who can, together, address the future techno-economic, governance and societal challenges arising from climate change. I ...
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Translational Research Network in Prostate Cancer (TransPot)

Start date: Jan 1, 2017, End date: Dec 31, 2020,

The Translational Research Network for Prostate Cancer (TransPot) program adopts an innovative, multidisciplinary approach, providing highly sought-after, effective solutions for incurable prostate cancer (PC).The TransPot scientific objective is to obtain an unmatched depth of molecular, mechanistic and informatics systems-level disease understanding in order to improve the prognosis and treatmen ...
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Open transPREcision COMPuting (OPRECOMP)

Start date: Jan 1, 2017, End date: Dec 31, 2020,

Guaranteed numerical precision of each elementary step in a complex computation has been the mainstay of traditional computing systems for many years. This era, fueled by Moore's law and the constant exponential improvement in computing efficiency, is at its twilight: from tiny nodes of the Internet-of-Things, to large HPC computing centers, sub-picoJoule/operation energy efficiency is essential f ...
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Drug Discovery and Delivery NEtwork for ONcology and Eye Therapeutics (3D NEONET)

Start date: Jan 1, 2017, End date: Dec 31, 2020,

Severe ocular disorders are affecting the lives of more than 100Mill people world-wide and at least 25% of the population above 70 years of age, a growing demographic group in EU. More than 8 million people lose their lives to cancer every year, making cancer a leading cause of pre-mature mortality in the world. The main hallmarks of severe eye conditions (i.e angiogenesis, inflammation and vascul ...
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European and Chinese Platform for Stacked Aero-Structure Drilling Process and Equipment (ECSASDPE)

Start date: Jan 1, 2017, End date: Dec 31, 2020,

Weight reduction and cost savings have driven composites research towards a number of recent high profile achievements. The increased use of anisotropic AL/CFRP/Ti stacks in aircraft structures has in turn created enormous challenges for the industry due to the difficulties that arise from drilling these heterogeneous stack materials. The project “European and Chinese Platform for Stacked Aero-Str ...
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Smartphone analyzers for on-site testing of food quality and safety (FoodSmartphone)

Start date: Jan 1, 2017, End date: Dec 31, 2020,

Current food quality and safety testing is, to a large extent, an inefficient, expensive and ineffective process, unable to assure food safety for all consumers and unable to prevent major food fraud incidents. A paradigm shift in quality and safety testing is urgently required in order to free resources for an intensified combat against fraud in the food chain. As an enabling technology solution, ...
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A Phase Ib/II study of MEK1/2 inhibitor PD-0325901 or MEK-162 with cMET inhibitor PF-02341066 in RASMT and RASWT (with aberrant c-MET) Colorectal Cancer Patients (MERCURIC)

Start date: Dec 1, 2013, End date: Nov 30, 2020,

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the 3rd most common cancer in Europe, and with approximately 200,000 deaths per year, it remains the 2nd most common cause of cancer death. More than half of all CRC patients develop distant metastases and have 5-year overall survival (OS) of less than 5% because of ineffective treatments. Increased understanding of cancer biology, coupled with the implementation of “omi ...
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Educational Network in Ocular Drug Delivery and Therapeutics (OcuTher)

Start date: Nov 1, 2016, End date: Oct 31, 2020,

Ocular drug development has transformed from niche area to a major field in drug development in which many companies, including European big pharma has entered recently. Ocular drug development is a unique field in terms of drug targets and end-points of activity, local drug administration routes, tissue barriers and pharmacokinetics, drug delivery and formulation challenges and local toxicity iss ...
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Improving the crashworthiness of composite transportation structures (ICONIC)

Start date: Oct 1, 2016, End date: Sep 30, 2020,

The European aerospace, automotive, and rail industries are committed to improving their energy efficiency to meet targets set within the EU’s climate, energy and transport policies. This is motivating the increased use of lightweight composite materials in lieu of heavier metallics. To implement this transition, these industries must reach, at least, the same level of crash performance achieved w ...
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Training in Cancer Mechanisms and Therapeutics (TRACT)

Start date: Oct 1, 2016, End date: Sep 30, 2020,

The European community requires early stage researchers (ESRs) trained in next-generation technologies for improved detection and treatment of oral and oesophageal cancers. The number of oral cancers diagnosed in the EU has increased by over 75% in the last 30 years, with long-term survival rates of only 50%. This is typically due to the late diagnosis of the disease and resistance to current ther ...
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War and the Supernatural in Early Modern Europe (War and Supernature)

Start date: Mar 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2020,

The debates of intellectuals both Catholic and Protestant have much to tell us about the nature of religious warfare in early modern Europe. In the seventeenth century, the small numbers of radical Catholics and Protestants who favoured imposing their own version of Christianity on others by force were accused by moderates (no less religiously sincere) within their own communities of promoting war ...
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iABC Programme (IABC PROGRAMME)

Start date: Aug 1, 2015, End date: Jul 31, 2020,

Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a common fatal inherited disease with a frequency of 1 in 2500 live births, affecting approximately 36,000 (0.737/10,000) people in the EU. Chronic bacterial pulmonary infection leading to an irreversible decline in lung structure and function is the main cause of mortality and morbidity in patients with CF, with more than 95% of deaths due to respiratory failure. Pseudomon ...
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Preventing and mitigating farmed bivalve diseases (VIVALDI)

Start date: Mar 1, 2016, End date: Feb 29, 2020,

The overarching goal of VIVALDI is to increase the sustainability and competitiveness of the European shellfish industry by improving the understanding of bivalve diseases and by developing innovative solutions and tools for the prevention, control and mitigation of the major pathogens affecting the main European farmed shellfish species: Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas), mussels (Mytilus edulis ...
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REuse and REcycling of CDW materials and structures in energy efficient pREfabricated elements for building REfurbishment and construction (RE4)

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Feb 29, 2020,

The overall goal of the RE4-Project is to promote new technological solutions for the design and development of structural and non-structural pre-fabricated elements with high degree of recycled materials and reused structures from partial or total demolition of buildings. The developed technology will aim at energy efficient new construction and refurbishment, thus minimizing environmental impact ...
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BIaxial STRETCHing of PLLA-WS2 nanocomposites FOR thinner and stronger BIOMEDical scaffolds (Bi-Stretch-4-Biomed)

Start date: Feb 1, 2016, End date: Jan 31, 2020,

New materials are now opening clinical treatments in which a temporary scaffold is used to support regeneration of healthy tissue. The specific need that inspires our research is for thinner and stronger bioresorbable vascular scaffolds (BVS) for coronary heart disease. BVS are poised to replace metal stents due to the excellent clinical outcomes: beyond keeping the vessel open during the first s ...
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High-Intensity Coherent Nonlinear Optics (HICONO)

Start date: Oct 1, 2015, End date: Sep 30, 2019,

Optical laser-based technologies are a key technology of the 21st century. Extension of the range of scientific and commercial laser applications requires a constant expansion of the accessible regimes of laser operation. Concepts from nonlinear optics, driven with ultra-fast lasers provide all means to achieve this goal. However, nonlinear optics typically suffer from low efficiencies, e.g. if hi ...
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Communicating Europe through Learning by Teaching the Teachers and University Students

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2019,

CELTTUS aims to educate, inform and further enhance the public’s awareness and knowledge of the European Union in Northern Ireland. Levels of awareness of the EU in Northern Ireland are very low, particularly among 16-25 years old. This project helps bridge that gap with its five core objectives:1. to firmly anchor EU studies in the university curriculum; 2. to introduce a new module on the EU d ...
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Systemic Action for Gender Equality (SAGE)

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2019,

Increasing the participation of women in research, and promoting gender equality, is vital in strengthening the competitiveness of European research. A greater involvement of women in research will contribute not only to an increased number of skilled researchers in our institutions, but will also add a different perspective to research programmes, promote diversity, improve descion-making and con ...
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