• Posted 24-Mar-2020

The gospel of ERC’s new president: super-disciplinary science

At the age of 43, Mauro Ferrari moved from a successful academic career in mechanical engineering to study medicine, going on to become a founding father of the emerging field of nanomedicine. Now, at the age of 60, the man of many talents has taken on a new role at the helm of the EU’s top research funding body, with an intention to make “super-disciplinary” science go mainstream.

  • Posted 23-Mar-2020

The prostheses that could alleviate amputees’ phantom limb pain

New prosthetic technologies that stimulate the nerves could pave the way for prostheses that feel like a natural part of the body and reduce the phantom limb pain commonly endured by amputees.

  • Posted 23-Mar-2020

The Coronavirus outbreak and the EU’s response

In response to the Coronavirus outbreak, EU institutions, member states and regional and local authorities are assessing the situation on a daily basis and issue both, immediate actions and mid-term proposals to counterbalance the effects of the crisis.

  • Posted 23-Mar-2020

Relocating unaccompanied children from Greece: what works and what does not

Thousands of unaccompanied children in Greece are living in conditions that are completely unsuitable – without adequate housing, exposed to the cold weather, facing insecurity and even violence. The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) welcomes the initiative of the European Commission and some Member States to relocate these unaccompanied children.

  • Posted 23-Mar-2020

New grant opportunity: microbiomes and plant pests

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has launched its latest thematic grant call for proposals.

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