The European Research and Innovation Days is the European Commission’s annual flagship Research and Innovation event. In 2020, it was a fully virtual event, with the Policy conference and the Science is Wonderful! Exhibition both taking place online. This report summarizes the results of the ple...
The Rules of Participation (RoP) for the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) underpin the policies, processes and procedures required to provide assurance of openness, quality and trust in the practices and services offered through voluntary participation in EOSC. The RoP were developed by a dedi...
The OYSTER project is exploring the wettability of surfaces and how they can be engineered to order. This pioneering manufacturing and coating technology plays a vital role whenever a product’s solid surface forms an interface with a liquid. Prosthetic implants such as knee and hip joints, for e...
This document has been developed by the Architecture Working Group of the EOSC Executive Architecture Working Group (EAWG). In December 2019 the Sustainability WG (ESWG) released the Tinman report on Solutions for a Sustainable EOSC, which evolved into the FAIR Lady report published on the 24th ...
This factsheet presents key findings from the EC policy report “Gendered Innovations 2: How inclusive analysis contributes to research and innovation” developed by the Expert Group on Gendered Innovations put in place by the European Commission to provide methodological tools for integrating sex...
The European Commission tables €1 billion under Horizon 2020 to respond to the climate crisis, provide more protection to Europe’s biodiversity and habitats under threat, and accelerate a sustainable recovery....
This paper focuses on the dynamics of innovation diffusion by analysing the impact of the regulatory framework on the gap between top firms and the followers. It expands on the existing literature by explicitly investigating the relationship between the regulatory frameworks in the labour, goods...
Inclusiveness on all levels underpins SwafS. We need science education for all, gender equality in our organisations, ethics and integrity embedded in research, communication we can trust, open science and ultimately place citizens at the core to ensure excellent Research and Innovation to tackl...
Scientific evidence shows that the climate is changing largely as a result of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emission. Even if all countries adhere to their current commitments a rise of 3 °C is predicted. Climate change already has negative effects on health. The main impacts on health in Europe ...