19 May 2017 Sliema, Malta
Website: http://europa.eu/
REACH Seminar on Applications for Authorisation
18 – 19 May 2017 Helsinki, Finland
Website: http://europa.eu/
JRC Summer School on Alternative Approaches for Risk Assessment
16 – 19 May 2017 Ispra, Italy
Website: https://ec.europa.eu/
Maltese Presidency conference – Mobility takes research further
11 – 12 May 2017 Kalkara, Malta
Website: http://europa.eu/
7th EuroVariety – 7th European Variety in University Chemistry Education
28 – 30 June 2017 Belgrade, Serbia
Bienal 2017 – XXXVI Biennial Meeting of the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry (RSEQ)
25 – 29 June 2017 Barcelona, Spain
Website: http://www.bienal2017.com/
SPE2017 – XXII Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Electrochemistry
19 – 22 June 2017 Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Website: http://www.spe2017.com/
ISOS 2017 – International Summer School on Organic Synthesis “A. Corbella”
18 – 22 June 2017 Brescia, Italy
ICCE 2017 – 16th EuCheMS International Conference on Chemistry and the Environment
18 – 22 June 2017 Oslo, Norway
Website: http://icce2017.org/
Inorganic Chemistry Days
12 – 14 June 2017 Nynäshamn, Sweden
Website: http://www.oorgan.se/
EuCheMS Executive Board Meeting
8 – 9 June 2017 Liverpool, United Kingdom
Website: http://www.euchems.eu/
TFA VIII – Trends in Food analysis VIII
24 May 2017 Gent, Belgium
Website: https://www.kvcv.be/
Glyphosate: Harmless Tool or Sneaky Poison?
10 May 2017 Brussels, Belgium
Website: http://www.euchems.eu/
ECSEL Research and Innovation Action
Deadline: 11 May 2017
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/
Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN)
Deadline: 11 May 2017
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/
Call for Applications for the Selection of Members of the Informal Expert Group on Marine Knowledge
Deadline: 4 May 2017
Website: https://ec.europa.eu/
Boosting the Potential of Small Businesses in the Areas of Climate Action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials
Deadline: 3 May
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/
Survey on The Impacts of International Mobility and Cooperation in The Areas of Education and Training, Youth and Sport
The European Commission has launched an online survey to assess the added-value of the programme Erasmus+ for learners and staff. The survey will help the Commission in gaining a more specific understanding of the impact of the Erasmus+ programme by comparing the changes in attitudes, competences and behaviours of learners and staff as a result of mobility. The survey is intended for all learners and staff, also from those who have not participated in any international mobility or cooperation programme.
Source: http://ec.europa.eu/
Public Consultation on How EFSA Assures the Impartiality of Professionals Contributing to Its Operations
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has launched an open consultation on its draft Policy on independence. This draft Policy represents the outcome of reflections carried out by a Working Group of EFSA’s Management Board set up specifically for this purpose, and has been endorsed for public consultation by EFSA’s Board.
Deadline: 5 May 2017
Source: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/
Public consultation on Guidance on The Use of the Weight of Evidence Approach in Scientific Assessments
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Scientific Committee has developed a draft guidance document on the use of the weight of evidence approach in scientific assessments for use in all areas under EFSA’s remit. The guidance document addresses the use of the weight of evidence in scientific assessments using both qualitative and quantitative approaches. Several case studies covering the various areas under EFSA’s remit are annexed to the guidance document to illustrate the applicability of the proposed approach. Following this public consultation, the scientific committee will review the contributions and consider them in developing the final version of the guidance document.
Deadline: 1 May 2017
Source: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/
Public consultation on Guidance on The Use of the Weight of Evidence Approach in Scientific Assessments
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Scientific Committee has developed a draft guidance document on the use of the weight of evidence approach in scientific assessments for use in all areas under EFSA’s remit. The guidance document addresses the use of the weight of evidence in scientific assessments using both qualitative and quantitative approaches. Several case studies covering the various areas under EFSA’s remit are annexed to the guidance document to illustrate the applicability of the proposed approach. Following this public consultation, the scientific committee will review the contributions and consider them in developing the final version of the guidance document.
Deadline: 1 May 2017
Source: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/
Roadmap: Development of a Monitoring Framework for the Circular Economy
The objective of the monitoring framework is to assess progress towards a more circular economy at EU and national level, through a limited set of keys, meaningful indicators that capture the main elements of the circular economy. This will also allow to assess the effectiveness of action at EU and national level, to identify best practices and differences of performances in specific areas, as well as the possible need for further action. The framework will be developed in close cooperation with the European Environment Agency and in consultation with Member States, and will aim to cover areas such as food waste, security of supply for key raw materials, repair and reuse, waste generation, waste management, trade in secondary raw materials in the EU and with non-EU countries, and the use of recycled materials in products.
Website: https://ec.europa.eu/
Innovation Deal – Water Reuse
Earlier this month the European Commission, together with 14 partners from national and regional authorities, universities, knowledge centres, innovators and end-users, signed an Innovation Deal on water reuse. The Innovation Deal will focus on perceived regulatory barriers in relation to the recovery of costs for water services, discharge requirements for urban wastewater treatment, and responsibilities of end-users for water reuse. An Innovation Deal is a voluntary agreement aiming to bring together relevant national, local and EU regulatory bodies and other agents to help innovators overcome perceived regulatory barriers to innovation. The concept of Innovation Deals has been launched in the scope of the Commission’s Circular Economy package.
Source: http://ec.europa.eu/
Additional 65 Early-Career Researchers Awarded ERC Starting Grant
In addition to the 325 early-career scientists awarded Starting Grants in September last year, the European Research Council (ERC) announced earlier this month another 65 winners of the 2016 competition. They will receive funding, worth up to €1.5 million per project, to build their own research teams and pursue their best ideas at the frontiers of knowledge. This year, around €96 million in additional budget was made available to the ERC. Just to name some of these projects where chemistry is central, there is a project on green organic “on-water” catalysis via novel quantum chemical methods and another one on the mapping metabolic regulators at a genome – scale to switch bacteria from growth to overproduction of chemicals.
Source: https://erc.europa.eu/
Pesticide Residues in Food
Food consumed in the European Union continues to be largely free of pesticide residues or to contain residues that fall within legal limits according to the latest monitoring report published by European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). The report reveals that more than 97% of food samples collected across the EU in 2015 were within legal limits, with just over 53% free of quantifiable residues. The figures are in line with those recorded in 2014. In its report EFSA also makes a number of recommendations for increasing the efficiency of the EU-coordinated and national control programmes.
Source: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/