Webinar on EU Mission: Adaptation to Climate Change – how to become climate resilient by 2030

The NCBR office in Brussels/BSP and the PolSCA PAN office in Brussels invite you to participate in the webinar “EU mission: Adaptation to Climate Change – how to become climate resilient by 2030”, which will be held on January 20, 2022, 10h00 – 12h15. During the webinar the Mission’s principles will be presented and two discussion panels will take place. The background of the meeting is the Implementation Plan developed by the European Commission and the calls announced under the Horizon Europe programme.

EU Missions – How to solve major societal challenges?

The most pressing challenges that we face nowadays need coordinated, transnational efforts to be identified, tackled, and solved. Hence, the engagement of stakeholders at all levels – researchers, entrepreneurs, citizens, and policy makers – is crucial to achieve the synergy effect necessary to invent and implement the tailored-made solutions.

The European Commission has identified five societal challenges that need to be addressed – adapting to climate change, fighting cancer, living in greener cities, protecting the ocean, seas, and waters, and ensuring healthy soil and food – and has prepared a cross sectoral actions (within the framework of Horizon Europe) to overcome them – EU Missions.

Webinar: From blue-sky research into breakthrough innovations. How to enable synergies between the ERC and the EIC?

Polish Science Contact Agency PolSCA of the Polish Academy of Science in Brussels together with the NCBR Office in Brussels – Business & Science Poland, invite you to the webinar “From blue-sky research into breakthrough innovations. How to enable synergies between the European Research Council (ERC) and the European Innovation Council (EIC)” whichtakes place on Thursday 16 December at 10h00.

Networking Event: Earth Observation – Funding opportunities under Horizon Europe

As a follow-up activity of the conference “Earth Observations for the citizens and the planet”, organised in June 2021 by V4 RTD offices in Brussels – i.e. Czech Liaison Office for Education and Research (CZELO), National Research, Development and Innovation Office of Hungary (NRDIO), Polish Science Contact Agency (PolSCA) and Slovak Liaison Office for Research and Development (SLORD) – we are happy to invite you to a networking event in the field of Earth observation / Copernicus services. Agenda of the event is available HERE.

PolSCA webinar series on Horizon Europe: Cluster 2. Culture, Creativity and Inclusive society

The Polish Science Contact Agency (PolSCA) of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Brussels invites you to another event of Webinar series on Horizon Europe, this time dedicated to Cluster 2 “Culture, creativity and inclusive society” in pillar II of the Horizon Europe program.

The webinar will take place on December 9, 2021 (Thursday) from 10am to 12am in the online formula; the event will be held in Polish.

If you haven’t received a registration form from your Institute yet, please do contact us at magdalena.dobrzynska@polsca.pan.pl (registration until December 7, 2021).

The meeting agenda is available HERE.

PolSCA webinar series on Horizon Europe :: Cluster 6 “Food, bioeconomy, natural resources, agriculture and environment”

The Polish Science Contact Agency (PolSCA) of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Brussels is hosting a next meeting within “Webinar series on Horizon Europe”. The main purpose of this particular webinar will be to present cluster 6: “Food, bioeconomy, natural resources, agriculture and environment” of Horizon Europe. The current research and innovation funding opportunities in this part of the framework program are set out in the Work Program for 2021-2022.

Thanks to our special guests: representatives of the European Commission, Mission Boards and National Contact Point (NCBR/KPK), the meeting attendees will strengthen their knowledge about priorities, specific objectives and expected impact of the cluster 6 as well as about the funding opportunities within 7 destinations of the cluster for 2022. Moreover, the participants will be given detailed insight into the evaluation novelties under cluster 6 with a special attention to Do Not Significant Harm criterion. This will be followed by testimonials of the Polish researchers sharing their experiences gained from the Horizon 2020 funded grants. Eventually, Mission Boards members will present closely related to cluster 6: Mission Restore our Ocean and Waters and EU Mission Soil deal for Europe.

The event is open only to academics and research managers of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

The webinar will take place online on November 30, 2021 (Tuesday) from 9.30 – 13.00.

The full agenda of the meeting is available HERE.

The Cancer Mission in Horizon Europe and the European Plan against Cancer – Will it be possible to save 3 million people from cancer?

In mid-November, the Polish Science Contact Agency PolSCA of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Brussels, together with the representative office of the National Center for Research and Development in Brussels, organized a webinar on the Cancer Mission in Horizon Europe and the European Plan against Cancer.

European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) – what does it offer and why is it worth taking part in COST Actions?

COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) supports international cooperation in the field of research carried out under national programs. We recommend our guide introducing development in COST Actions – the next submission date will be on October 29!

Webinar: “Will it be possible to save 3 million people from cancer? – The Cancer Mission in Horizon Europe and the European Plan against Cancer

Polish Science Contact Agency “PolSCA” of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Brussels together with the Business Science Poland, the representative office of the National Center for Research and Development in Brussels invite you to the webinar “Will it be possible to save 3 million people from cancer? – The Cancer Mission in Horizon Europe and the European Plan against Cancer”, which will be held on Wednesday, November 17 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Gender equality plans. The Polish Science Contact Agency PolSCA Guide

Scientific institutes of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAS) are introducing gender equality plans (GEPs). Departments entrusted with the preparation of these documents will find help in the guidebook prepared by the Polish Science Contact Agency PolSCA of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Brussels. Implementing gender equality plans in research institution will soon be mandatory for applicants in competitions of the Horizon Europe, including MSCA and ERC.