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NCP Flanders is conducting a short satisfaction survey to gather valuable feedback and suggestions on the NCP services. The survey is organised into three sections: NCP Flanders assistance, info sessions, and NCP Flanders website & LinkedIn. If you are not familiar with one of these sections, the survey will automatically guide you to the next section. The survey is fully anonymous and will remain open until 24 July 2026. The NCP Flanders team would greatly appreciate it if you could take a few minutes to fill in the survey and provide your opinion via this link. If you would like to get in touch NCP Flanders, please mail to info@ncpflanders.be
Following the liquidation of EIT Manufacturing in March 2026, the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) is taking steps to protect students. 28DIGITAL, an EIT Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC), will award the EIT Label certificate to students currently enrolled in the five EIT Manufacturing's Master School programmes, ensuring that their qualifications are formally recognised without interruption. Students enrolled in the former EIT Manufacturing Master School programmes will receive diplomas from both their entry and exit universities, as well as the EIT Label certificate, awarded by 28DIGITAL. This measure protects the value of students' qualifications and ensures that there is no disruption to the credentialing process. It is important to clarify that this decision applies strictly to students enrolled in the 2023–2025 and 2024–2026 cohorts and does not apply to future students of the five Master’s programmes.
Abstract submission and registration are open for the first European Partnership on Animal Health and Welfare Scientific Conference. The event is set to take place in Milan, Italy, from 19 to 22 January 2027 and invites contributions from both EUP AH&W members and non-members. Abstracts are due by 31 August 2026. The conference is designed to bring together researchers working on animal health and welfare across terrestrial and aquatic systems. The programme is not final yet but will aim to cover prevention and control of infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance, animal welfare monitoring, diagnostics, vaccines, treatments, and integrated approaches including socio-economic aspects. Abstracts should be in British English, present new scientific results on animal health and welfare, and stay within 2,000 characters, with one abstract allowed per presenting author. Feedback on submitted abstracts is expected around mid-October 2026. This is the submission form. Registration is also open for the main conference. Early bird registration runs until 31 October 2026, regular registration until 9 January 2027, and on-site registration is subject to seat availability. More information is available here.
The 2nd EO 4 Soil Symposium is organised by the European Space Agency (ESA) and focusses on three thematic areas: policy and user uptake scientific and technical progress applications and use cases Topics include soil monitoring methods, soil organic carbon mapping, uncertainty assessment, data harmonisation, soil carbon certification and possible Copernicus soil monitoring services. The in-person event is set for 4–6 November 2026 at ESA-ESRIN in Frascati, near Rome, Italy. Abstracts for oral presentations and posters can be submitted until 13 August 2026. Abstracts must be in English and should be 200 to 400 words. Submitters need to provide co-author and presenter details. ESA plans to notify selected oral presentations and posters by 15 September 2026. Registration for attendance is also open, with closure on 11 October 2026. You can find all relevant information on this website.
The European Commission adopted a Charter of Access for Industrial Users to Research and Technology Infrastructures on 28 July 2026 and launched an outreach campaign. The charter aims to facilitate easier and faster access for companies, including startups and scaleups, to the services offered by European research and technology infrastructures, including advanced laboratories, pilot lines and large scientific instruments. Limited information on the availability and access conditions of relevant services can be a barrier, particularly for SMEs, startups and scaleups. The charter is intended to address this by improving visibility, simplifying access and supporting better use of infrastructure services for developing, testing and validating technologies, products and services. The charter sets out six principles to guide research and technology infrastructures in facilitating access for industrial users: Increased visibility and availability of services Transparency and quality of services Simplified contract and agreement procedures Safe intellectual property management Tailored support to companies Cooperation between infrastructures and access to data Research and technology infrastructures can endorse the charter on a voluntary basis. The European Commission has also launched an outreach campaign to support uptake, including a first webinar (which takes place on 22 September), and a call for good practices to showcase successful examples of support provided by research and technology infrastructures to industrial users. The initiative is linked to the EU Startup and Scaleup Strategy and complements the European strategy on research and technology infrastructures. More information is available in this European Commission news article and on this webpage.
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The ATHENA project addresses emerging risks for the water sector in operational technology created by digitalisation. The project responds to Digital Europe call DIGITAL-ECCC-2022-CYBER-03-UPTAKE-CYBERSOLUTIONS – Uptake op Innovative Cybersecurity Solutions. The project started in September 2023 and will run until November 2026. De Vlaamse Waterweg - The Flemish Waterway participates in the project to enhance the resilience of the organisation by co-developing targeted training modules for operational technology environments.
