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SeaDataCloud - Further developing the pan-European infrastructure for marine and ocean data management (SeaDataCloud)

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

The SeaDataNet pan-European infrastructure has been developed by NODCs and major research institutes from 34 countries. Over 100 marine data centres are connected and provide discovery and access to data resources for all European researchers. Moreover, SeaDataNet is a key infrastructure driving several portals of the European Marine Observation and Data network (EMODnet), initiated by EU DG-MARE ...
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HOLIstic optimisation of SHIP design and operation for life cycle (HOLISHIP)

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

Most maritime products are typically associated with large investments and are seldom built in large series. Where other modes of transport benefit from the economy of series production, this is not the case for maritime products which are typically designed to refined customer requirements increasingly determined by the need for high efficiency, flexibility and low environmental impact at a compe ...
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ObLoMoV: Obesity and Low Motility Victims – “physical short shocks” and “theatre short stories” to convert inactive victims into HEPA social actors

Start date: Jan 1, 2017, End date: Dec 31, 2019,

Oblomov is the well-known Russian novel by Ivan A. Gončarov which portrays a nobleman who is incapable of undertaking any important action. Oblomov is the incarnation of the indolent man: he hardly leaves his bed and just manages to move from his bed to a chair. Laziness is a risk for the entire lifestyle as it involves other epidemic diseases such as overweight and obesity. The Oblomov Project ( ...
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Studying, Measuring and Altering Consciousness through information theory in the electrical brain (LUMINOUS)

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

What is consciousness? Can it be measured? While humankind has struggled with these questions for millennia, our project will focus on more modest but nonetheless ambitious and related goals. Inspired by recent developments in neuroscience and the potential role of fundamental concepts such as information integration and algorithmic complexity, we will study, model, quantify, and alter observable ...
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European Education in Advanced Ship Design

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Feb 28, 2019,

Objective The objective of the European Education in Advanced Ship Design Erasmus Mundus Master programme is to provide a high education in Naval Architecture and Ship and Offshore Design.Course duration One and a half years (90 ECTS)Brief DescriptionThe European Education in Advanced Ship Design master programme corresponds directly to the needs of the European and Worldwide Marine Industry. The ...
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Integrated Activities for the High Energy Astrophysics Domain (AHEAD)

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Feb 28, 2019,

We propose a set of integrated Activities in the High Energy Astrophysics Domain (AHEAD) in response to the INFRAIA-2014-2015 call Research Infrastructures for High EnergyAstrophysics.The overall objective of AHEAD is to integrate national efforts in high-energy Astrophysics and to promote the domain at the European level, to keep its community at the cutting edge of science and technology in this ...
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The Fablab for geodata-driven innovation - by leveraging Space data in particular, in Universities 2.0 (FabSpace 2.0)

Start date: Mar 1, 2016, End date: Feb 28, 2019,

FabSpace 2.0 aims at making universities open innovation centres for their region and improving their contribution to the performance of societies. It will concentrate on one innovation area with high expected socio-economic and environmental impact: geodata-driven innovation, by leveraging space data in particular.When Universities must endorse a new role as co-creators of innovations in the cont ...
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Universities as key partners for the new challenges regarding food safety & quality in ASEAN

Start date: Oct 15, 2015, End date: Oct 14, 2018,

Food safety issues have reached a dramatic level in most Asian Countries. in its "integration program" ASEAN has put food security as one of its 12 priorities. It is abundantly documented that most of these problems are due to both qualitative and quantitative limitations in food safety management, mainly due to inadequate skills of workers, who often do not operate in compliance with the good pra ...
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Making European research careers more attractive by developing new services and enhancing the current services of the EURAXESS network – EURAXESS TOPIII (EURAXESS TOP III)

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Aug 31, 2018,

The EURAXESS TOP III consortium includes partners from almost all EURAXESS countries (either as beneficiaries or associated partners, from altogether 39 countries), in order to ensure the widest possible coverage as well as increased impact. The project has been divided into eight work packages. Two WPs are devoted to the development, testing and pilot introduction of new services on career develo ...
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Human Brain Project Specific Grant Agreement 1 (HBP SGA1)

Start date: Apr 1, 2016, End date: Mar 31, 2018,

Understanding the human brain is one of the greatest scientific challenges of our time. Such an understanding can provide profound insights into our humanity, leading to fundamentally new computing technologies, and transforming the diagnosis and treatment of brain disorders. Modern ICT brings this prospect within reach. The HBP Flagship Initiative (HBP) thus proposes a unique strategy that uses I ...
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MULTI-valued and parallel molecular logic (MULTI)

Start date: Sep 1, 2012, End date: Feb 29, 2016,

MULTI replaces the familiar sequential model of computation that uses Boolean variables and combinational gates by logic operations that are executed in parallel on devices that have a built-in many state memory and whose inputs and outputs are multivalued. MULTI seeks to design, simulate and experimentally implement proof of principle devices on the atomic and molecular scale.MULTI refers to the ...
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Policy-oriented marine Environmental Research in the Southern EUropean Seas (PERSEUS)

Start date: Jan 1, 2012, End date: Dec 31, 2015,

The overall scientific objectives of PERSEUS are to identify the interacting patterns of natural and human-derived pressures on the Mediterranean and Black Seas, assess their impact on marine ecosystems and, using the objectives and principles of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive as a vehicle, to design an effective and innovative research governance framework based on sound scientific knowl ...
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SeaDataNet II: Pan-European infrastructure for ocean and marine data management (SEADATANET II)

Start date: Oct 1, 2011, End date: Sep 30, 2015,

The overall objective of the SeaDataNet II project is to upgrade the present SeaDataNet infrastructure into an operationally robust and state-of-the-art Pan-European infrastructure for providing up-to-date and high quality access to ocean and marine metadata, data and data products originating from data acquisition activities by all engaged coastal states, by setting, adopting and promoting common ...
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Regenerating Bone defects using New biomedical Engineering approaches (REBORNE)

Start date: Jan 1, 2010, End date: Jun 30, 2015,

Bone is among the most frequently transplanted tissue with about 1 million procedures annually in Europe. The worldwide market of bone replacement materials is currently estimated at 5 billion € with a 10% annual growth. Despite their considerable disadvantages, including the risk of disease transfer and immunologic rejection, limited supply of bone, costs and complications, allografts and autogra ...
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Ice2sea - estimating the future contribution of continental ice to sea-level rise (ice2sea)

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

The melting of continental ice (glaciers, ice caps and ice sheets) is a substantial source of current sea-level rise, and one that is accelerating more rapidly than was predicted even a few years ago. Indeed, the most recent report from Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change highlighted that the uncertainty in projections of future sea-level rise is dominated by uncertainty concerning continen ...
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Breakthrough in European Ship and Shipbuilding Technologies (BESST)

Start date: Sep 1, 2009, End date: Feb 28, 2013,

"Initiated by EUROYARDS, BESST aims to achieve a breakthrough in competitiveness, environmentally friendliness and safety of EU built ships. Focusing on passenger ships, ferries and mega-yachts, the results will to a large extend be applicable also to other ships. A holistic life cycle performance assessment on ship level will guide the technical developments on system level, clustered in System G ...
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Actinide reCycling by SEParation and Transmutation (ACSEPT)

Start date: Mar 1, 2008, End date: Sep 30, 2012,

"Actinide recycling by separation and transmutation is considered worldwide and particularly in several European countries as one of the most promising strategies to reduce the inventory of radioactive waste, thus contributing to make nuclear energy sustainable. Consistently with potentially viable recycling strategies, the Collaborative Project ACSEPT will provide a structured R&D framework to de ...
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In Space Propulsion 1 (ISP-1)

Start date: Sep 1, 2009, End date: Aug 31, 2012,

"In Space Propulsion 1 was set up to improve the fundamental knowledge and the techniques which are necessary to allow Europe to implement new ambitious space programs involving cryogenic propulsion. It concentrates on liquid oxygen, liquid hydrogen, and liquid methane propellants, and the anticipated progress will address - LOX methane combustion - heat and propellant management - materials tribo ...
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Research on Cooperative and Social Enterprises in Transition Contexts (RECOSET)

Start date: Aug 1, 2010, End date: Jul 31, 2012,

"RECOSET aims to stimulate the creation of a network among research centres that are committed to studying cooperative and social enterprises in EU/AC and TC. The societal interest in cooperative and social enterprises stems from their capacity to sustain the welfare of individuals and families, to fight social inequalities, and to enhance social cohesion and solidarity behaviours through the prod ...
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Processes Influencing Democratic Ownership and Participation (PIDOP)

Start date: May 1, 2009, End date: Apr 30, 2012,

This project will examine the processes which influence democratic ownership and participation in eight European states. It will draw on the disciplines of Politics, Sociology, Social Policy, Psychology and Education to examine macro-level contextual factors (including historical, political, electoral, economic and policy factors), proximal social factors (including familial, educational and media ...
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Understanding and fighting metastasis by modulating the tumour microenvironment through interference with the protease network (MICROENVIMET)

Start date: Mar 1, 2008, End date: Feb 29, 2012,

"The MICROENVIMET project proposes innovative approaches for building a comprehensive understanding of the interplay between cancer cells and their microenvironment both at primary and secondary sites. The objectives are to identify molecular pathways involved in the regulation of metastatic dissemination to lung, liver, lymph node and bone. To achieve these objectives, the original experimental a ...
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Coordination Action Carbon Observation System (COCOS)

Start date: May 1, 2008, End date: Oct 31, 2011,

"COCOS will assess the status of harmonization of key carbon cycle variables with international partners. It will improve the interoperability of data sets that are used in global scale carbon cycle studies through joint activities between ecosystem, atmospheric and ocean bottom-up and top down observation communities. COCOS will also perform integrated regional-scale multiple constraint assessmen ...
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Longitudinal Enhancement and Access imProvement of the SHARE infrastructure (SHARE_LEAP)

Start date: Jan 1, 2009, End date: Dec 31, 2010,

Population ageing is among the most pressing challenges of the 21st century in Europe. Addressing this challenge scientifically demands an infrastructure of micro data of the changing health, economic and social living conditions of individuals as they go through the ageing process. SHARE, the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe, is an infrastructure of multidisciplinary, longitudina ...
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EBGN - network of botanic gardens in Euregio Meuse-Rhine (EBGN)

Start date: Jun 30, 2005, End date: Jun 29, 2008,

Ziel dieses Projekts war die Gründung eines Netzwerks botanischer Gärtenin der EMR. Die drei Partner wollten ihre Partnerschaft erweitern. Neben einemWissensaustausch war ihr wichtigstes Ziel die Steigerung der Bedeutung derbotanischen Gärten für den Tourismus. Hierzu sollte ein dynamischer Planerstellt werden, um die Gärten touristisch zu vermarkten und so Arbeitsplätzezu schaffen. ...
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Euregional Information Service (Euregionale Informatie Service (EIS))

Start date: Jun 30, 2005, End date: Mar 30, 2007,

Ziel dieses Projekts war die Harmonisierung sozialer und wirtschaftlicher Statistikenfür das Gebiet der EMR (und der euregio rhein-maas-nord). Die größteHerausforderung bestand darin, die Daten der einzelnen Länder vergleichbarzu machen. Einerseits wurde derartiges statistisches Material benötigt,da die Europäische Kommission dies für die INTERREG-Programmgebietevorschreibt. Andererseits bestand B ...
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OLED

Start date: Dec 31, 2003, End date: Dec 30, 2006,

Das Projekt betraf eine Untersuchung der Eignung organischer LEDs(OLEDs) für den Einsatz als Lichtquelle zur allgemeinen Beleuchtung. DieUntersuchung wurde in enger Zusammenarbeit zwischen Wissensinstitutenund Unternehmen durchgeführt. Man wollte mit dem Projekt die Grundlagefür ein internationales Kompetenzzentrum in der EMR auf dem Gebiet vonOLED schaffen; eine (damals) nachhaltige, wettbewerbsf ...
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Heaths & bogs - Phase 2 (Landes et tourbières II)

Start date: May 31, 2004, End date: Jul 30, 2006,

Im deutsch-belgischen Grenzgebiet liegen sowohl im Hohen Venn als auch in denbenachbarten Gebieten der Eifel noch Restflächen wertvoller Biotope. Insbesonderedie Heide-, Moor- und Feuchtwiesenflächen gehen immer weiter zurück. Umdiese langfristig erhalten zu können, müssen große Pufferzonen eingerichtet undmüssen die Gebiete miteinander verbunden werden. Diese dringend notwendigenMaßnahmen sollten ...
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Ways of the water (Wege des Wassers (Sur les traces de l'eau))

Start date: Jun 30, 2002, End date: Dec 30, 2005,

Ab Juli 2002 haben die Partner gemeinsam ein neues, ganzheitliches Leitbildfür Flüsse entwickelt. Zielgruppe waren Wissenschaftler und Wassermanagersowie Touristen und die regionale Bevölkerung. Achievements: Im Rahmen dieses Projekts wurden erstmals alle relevanten Fak ...
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Heaths & bogs - Phase 1 (Landes et tourbières I)

Start date: May 31, 2002, End date: Dec 14, 2004,

In der Eifel gibt es noch eine Reihe aus biologischer Sicht sehr wertvollerBrachflächen. Bei diesem sog. Ödland handelt es sich u.a. um Heiden, Moore,Feuchtwiesen und Borstgrasrasen. Diese Grasflächen bedeckten früher denGroßteil der Eifel. Mit der Einführung der Rinderhaltung und der Mechanisierungder Landwirtschaft hat sich dieses Landschaftsbild stark verändert. ErstesZiel dieses Projekts war d ...
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L01 - Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia

Start date: Jul 15, 2009,

The AVERROES project consortium includes Nine Maghreb Universities : Tunis, Sfax, Sousse, Oran, Bejaïa, Constantine, Rabat, Tetouan and Marrakech and 11 EU Universities : Montpellier (3), Marseille 2, Perpignan, Genoa, Nice, Balearic Islands, SupAgro Montpellier, Cadiz and Liege. The project will be co-ordinated by the University of Montpellier 2 which has a long lasting experience of European pro ...
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L07 - Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus

Start date: Jul 15, 2009,

This action was prepared after two years of the EMECW implementation. The previous links and meetings and the follow-up meetings and implementation of the first two phases have proved a mutual beneficial experience. These were contributions made by the applicant, the EU partners, and the third country partners. The universities were selected by a number of criteria: these included involvement in t ...
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Eurodoctorate - a Framework for a Third Cycle Qualification in Chemistry

Start date: Nov 1, 2010,

In order to be fully aligned with the European Higher Education Area overarching framework for qualifications, third cycle degree programmes need to be stuctured and transparent, while avoiding overregulation. The European Chemistry Thematic Network Association, a non-profit body including over 120 member institutions coming from thirty different European countries, has been successful in implemen ...
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EUROPEAN CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING EDUCATION NETWORK

Start date: Oct 1, 2009,

This TN project brings together within a single network all actors in HE in chemistry and chemical engineering in Europe. There are schools, universities, industries, national chemical societies, and accreditation bodies. The project brings all these actors together to collaborate in the development of a knowledge based economy, specifically in chemistry and chemical engineering. The project:- wil ...
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Network forTuning Standards & Quality of Educ.progs. for SLT in Europe

Start date: Oct 1, 2010,

Speech and language therapists(SLT)s are responsible for managing the needs of all people with Speech Language & Communication Difficulties (SLCD). They work in health, education, social care environments, private practice & research and can make significant contributions to people s quality of life and inclusion in terms of health, economic & psychosocial wellbeing.In order to provide effective t ...
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DREAM - Dynamizing Research and Education for All through Mobility in ACP

Start date: Jul 15, 2013,

DREAM includes 20 partners: 8 EU (UP, ULg, ULille, UR, UNICA, ULE, UVA, Cardiff), 9 African (UNDJ, USTM, DU, UA, UJES, UEM, CBU, UNICV, UNN), 1 Caribbean: UWI (ranging 11 countries: Antigua & Barbuda; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Dominica; Grenada; Jamaica; St Kitts & Nevis; St Lucia; St. Vincent & the Grenadines; T&T) and 2 Pacific: UNTL (East Timor) and USP (ranging 11 countries: Cook Isl., Fiji, ...
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S1-L15-MUNDUS ACP

Start date: Jul 15, 2010,

Our consortium is composed by 20 HEIs with campuses in 31 countries: 7 European (BE, DE, ES, FR,IT, PT, SE), 8 African (Angola, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Congo, Kenya, Senegal, Madagascar,Mozambique), 4 Caribbean (Barbados, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago) and 12Pacific (Cook Islands, East Timor, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Samoa, Solomon Islands,Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuat ...
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S1-L15 MUNDUS ACP II

Start date: Jul 15, 2011,

The main objective of this project is to enhance cooperation between EU and ACP countries in HigherEducation through the implementation of students and staff mobility. In particular, this project aims atpromoting the socio-economic development of these countries through Higher Education cooperationwith emphasis in the thematic areas of education and teacher training, medical sciences, engineeringa ...
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S1-L01 AVERROES 4

Start date: Jul 15, 2011,

The Averroes project includes 11 Maghreb universities: Tunis, Sousse, Béjaia, Constantine, Gabes, Ferhat Abbas, Tizi Ouzou, Tlemcen, Rabat, Tetouan and Marrakech and 9 EU universities: Montpellier (3), Perpignan, Nice, Balearic Islands, Trento, Waterford and Liège. The project will be co-ordinated by the University of Montpellier 2 which has a long lasting experience of European projects managemen ...
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Integrating ECTS Credits and Diploma Supplement in Chemistry Third Cycle Studies

Start date: Oct 1, 2013,

In order to be fully aligned with the European Higher Education Area overarching framework for qualifications, third cycle degree programmes need to be structured and transparent, while avoiding overregulation. The European Chemistry Thematic Network Association, a body with 130 member institutions in thirty countries, has been successful in designing doctoral descriptors for intradisciplinary or ...
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