Man-made and natural disasters pose a risk to modern European society. Dealing with these threats requires effective disaster-response plans and close coordination between the various actors. An EU-funded project has developed an integrated system to enable both.

Date: 2013-06-06

An EU-funded initiative is underscoring the economic importance of marine waters. Among the project's objectives is to facilitate knowledge and technology transfer from high-throughput marine genomics to industry and society.

Date: 2013-05-30

There is a growing demand for tools that would enable society to anticipate destructive scenarios like the recent credit crunch.

Date: 2013-05-23

A Danish effort to reinforce research infrastructures (RIs) in Europe has met with success through a dynamic conference held in 2012. This is set to help the EU knowledge economy flourish for decades to come.

Date: 2013-05-23

There are currently very few households that do not have access to a television set. With this in mind, a Baltics-based TV project set out to beam science into as many homes as possible.

Date: 2013-04-26

European institutions, national governments and the scientific community are keen to increase the engagement of the general public with science. A team of European scientists and policymakers joined forces to spread the word on how public engagement in science can benefit all.

Date: 2013-04-26

The engagement of civil society in science is now a high priority on the European scientific agenda. An EU-funded project created a platform for cooperation and dialogue between the two interest groups on a European level.

Date: 2013-04-26

The future of science lies in the ability of the sector to attract new generations of budding researchers. The Genius project created a series of TV shows to entice European youngsters into a career in science.

Date: 2013-04-26

Given the magnanimity of the Seventh Framework Programme's Science in Society programme — and the diverse range of its stakeholders — the network of relevant national contact points must be strengthened for maximum impact. Eurosis 2.0 used EU funding to build on its predecessor project and achieve just that.

Date: 2013-04-05

For the EU to develop the most ideal policies for the benefit of European societies and communities, policymakers should be informed about the latest research developments. A recent initiative has valiantly achieved this.

Date: 2013-03-29