Knowtex

It will come as news to no one that fewer women than men hold top positions at universities and research institutions, and that women are more likely to leave a career in research. This has been well documented, but concrete measures to counteract the phenomenon are still lacking.

Rewalk is a webdocumentary which was created to introduce and promote the FP7 project NEWWALK, which developped successfully new therapy for paralysed rate to walk again with repairing their spinal cord.

KiiCS is a project funded under the European Commission (Science in Society programme) which started in 2012. One of its prime aims is to “incubate” art, science and technology through multidisciplinary actions.

ACTIVE is a research project which aims to increase productivity of knowledge workers. The video explains how ACTIVE’s solution can reduce information overload, establish effective knowledge management, and improve the overall performance of entreprises.

While being at the European Science Open Forum (#ESOF2012) and touring around from a booth to another in the “Forum” area, I have met Helga Treiber, a great person to talk to when it deals to science communication and European Research.

EARMA represents the community of Research Managers and Administrators within Europe.

Better controlling of dissemination in FP7 projects webtool

Participants in projects funded under the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) are required to use and disseminate the results generated by the project (“foreground”). Dissemination is meant to promote the results as swiflty and effectively as possible to benefit the whole community and...

Presentation by Josefina Enfedaque, Scientific Communication Officer Health Directorate, DG Research and Innovation

a story - in comic book form - about stem cell therapies from science discovery to working therapy. From the OPTISTEM FP7 Project