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Scaling-up Packages of Interventions for Cardiovascular disease prevention in selected sites in Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa: An implementation research (SPICES Project) (SPICES)

Start date: Jan 1, 2017, End date: Dec 31, 2021,

The overall research objective of the SPICES project is to implement and evaluate a comprehensive CVD prevention and control program in five settings: a rural & semi-urban community in a low-income country (Uganda), middle income (South Africa) and vulnerable groups in three high-income countries (Belgium, France and United Kingdom) as well as to identify and compare the barriers and facilitators ...
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Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in Sustainable Transportation and Electrical Power Systems

Start date: Oct 1, 2016, End date: Sep 30, 2021,

...cation in Electrical Engineering, focusing on two areas of the highest technological content and professional requirements in the energy sector.The STEPS JMD is promoted by a partnership led by the University of Oviedo (ES), together with the University of Nottingham (UK), the University of Rome (IT) and the Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra (PT). Prestigious international universities: the Univer ...
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Brain network based stratification of mental illness (STRATIFY)

Start date: Oct 1, 2016, End date: Sep 30, 2021,

To reduce the burden of mental disorders it is a formidable aim to identify widely applicable disease markers based on neural processes, which predict psychopathology and allow for targeted interventions. We will generate a neurobehavioural framework for stratification of psychopathology by characterising links between network properties of brain function and structure and reinforcement–related be ...
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Cultures of Occupation in Twentieth-century Asia (COTCA)

Start date: Jul 1, 2016, End date: Jun 30, 2021,

How has foreign occupation shaped culture? What has been the lasting cultural legacy of foreign occupation in those societies where it represented the usual state of affairs for much of the modern era? These are key questions which, in light of ongoing cases of occupation around the world, remain crucial in the 21st century. Cultures of Occupation in Twentieth-century Asia (COTCA) will answer thes ...
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Complex Dynamics of Clusters in High-Aspect Ratio Hollow Nanostructures:A Nanoscale Platform for High-Performance Computing (NANOCOMP)

Start date: Apr 1, 2016, End date: Mar 31, 2021,

Practical aspects and understanding of frontier-computing concepts such as memcomputing (a brain-inspired computational paradigm), quantum computing and spintronics are hindered because of the lack of suitable nanostructured materials. The NANOCOMP project aims to develop a technology for the integration of nano-switches within the confined space of high-aspect ratio hollow carbon nanostructures, ...
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TRANSATLANTIC TRADE AND INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP-INTERNATIONAL TRAINING NETWORK (TTIP-ITN)

Start date: Apr 1, 2017, End date: Mar 31, 2021,

The EU currently is negotiating a controversial Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) agreement with the USA, the main features of which will be the abolition of tariffs, the reduction of non-tariff barriers to trade between the EU and the USA and the introduction of a dispute settlement mechanism. The objective of the proposed TTIP Innovative Training Network (TTIP-ITN) is to fost ...
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European Training Network on Sustainable Multi-functional Automated Resilient Transport Infrastructures. (SMARTI ETN)

Start date: Mar 1, 2017, End date: Feb 28, 2021,

Sustainable Multi-functional Automated Resilient Transport Infrastructures ETN, will bring together a stimulating platform where the stakeholders of the transport infrastructure sector will work alongside world-wide experts in smartening of systems (developers of high-tech sensors, advanced monitoring equipment, automated structures, etc.,) with direct support from the roads, railways and airport ...
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The Integration of Novel Aerospace Technologies (INNOVATIVE)

Start date: Mar 1, 2016, End date: Feb 28, 2021,

INNOVATIVE will enable the systematic integration of novel aerospace technologies through the training of 24 researchers through a comprehensive multidisciplinary programme. INNOVATIVE is about the exploration of game-changing and disruptive technologies, materials, methods and processes for the aerospace sector AND their impact and interactions in the context of the virtuous pyramid of interdepen ...
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Preparation for EMPHASIS: European Infrastructure for multi-scale Plant Phenomics and Simulation for food security in a changing climate (EMPHASIS-PREP)

Start date: Jan 1, 2017, End date: Dec 31, 2020,

Sustainable food security and increasing availability of plant biomass for human nutrition and bioindustries is the key challenge for the coming decades. The analysis of crop performance with respect to structure, function, quality and interaction with the environment (“phenotyping”) remains the bottleneck for the exploitation of crop genetic diversity required for the enhancement of plant product ...
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European Research and Innovation Centre of Excellence in ChiNA (ERICENA)

Start date: Jan 1, 2017, End date: Dec 31, 2020,

Europe actively engages internationally to strengthen its leadership in the field of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) in the global scene and improve synergies between Member States. Europe aims to foster international cooperation and strengthen its STI presence in China due to its growing importance and STI opportunities for European actors. ERICENA (European Research Innovation Centre of ...
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Micro/Nano Robotics for Single Cancer Cells (MNR4SCell)

Start date: Jan 1, 2017, End date: Dec 31, 2020,

Cancer is considered as the second leading cause of death worldwide. It is important to develop methodologies that improve understanding of the disease condition and progression. Over the past few years, single cell biology has been performed using micro/nano robotics for exploration of the nanomechanical and electrophysiological properties of cells. However, most of the research so far has been e ...
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Training REsearch and Applications network to Support the Ultimate Real time high accuracy EGNSS solution (TREASURE)

Start date: Jan 1, 2017, End date: Dec 31, 2020,

TREASURE will provide specialist training in the strategic and emerging area of European GNSS. Collectively, GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite Systems) includes systems such as the US Global Positioning System (GPS) and the Russian GLONASS, as well as the new, under development systems like China’s Beidou and most importantly Europe’s Galileo. Galileo is what we call the European GNSS (EGNSS) and ...
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European industrial doctorate for damage modelling and online detection in aerospace composite structures (SAFE-FLY)

Start date: Jan 1, 2017, End date: Dec 31, 2020,

Modern aeronautical structures are increasingly made of composite materials due to their well-known benefits. Composite materials have however a wide range of possible failure modes, implying lengthy and expensive structural inspection processes for modern aircrafts. Ultrasonic guided wave technologies are nowadays confined in baseline subtraction approaches, where structural damage can be detecte ...
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Europe’s Lost Frontiers: exploring climate change, settlement and colonisation of the submerged landscapes of the North Sea basin using ancient DNA, seismic mapping and complex systems modelling (Lost Frontiers)

Start date: Dec 1, 2015, End date: Nov 30, 2020,

The only lands on Earth that have not been explored in any depth by science are those that have been lost to the oceans. Global warming at the end of the last Ice Age led to the inundation of vast landscapes that had once been home to thousands of people. These lost lands hold a unique and largely unexplored record of settlement and colonisation linked to climate change over millennia. Amongst the ...
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Precision Additive Metal Manufacturing (PAM^2)

Start date: Dec 1, 2016, End date: Nov 30, 2020,

Additive Manufacturing (AM) is a fast−growing sector with the ability to evoke a revolution in manufacturing due to its almost unlimited design freedom and its capability to produce personalised parts locally and with efficient material use. AM companies however still face technological challenges such as limited precision due to shrinkage and build−in stresses and limited process stability and ro ...
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Food science, technology and engineering - European Joint Doctorate training towardsknowledge, skills and mobility (EJDFoodSci)

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2020,

...partners, with an on-going history of co-operation, will provide an outstanding opportunity for young, ambitious and brave researchers to realize their potential. The academic organizations involved (University of Agriculture in Krakow PL, University of Copenhagen DK, University of Nottingham UK, University of Ghent BE, Technische University Berlin DE, and KU Leuven BE), will be supported by partn ...
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A Citizen Observatory and Innovation Marketplace for Land Use and Land Cover Monitoring (LANDSENSE)

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2020,

Currently within the EU’s Earth Observation (EO) monitoring framework, there is a need for low-cost methods for acquiring high quality in-situ data to create accurate and well-validated environmental monitoring products. The aim of the LandSense project is to build a far reaching citizen observatory for Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) monitoring that will also function as a technology innovation ma ...
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ENabling Onshore CO2 Storage in Europe (ENOS)

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2020,

To meet the ambitious EC target of an 80% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, CO2 Capture and Storage (CCS) needs to move rapidly towards full scale implementation with geological storage solutions both on and offshore. Onshore storage offers increased flexibility and reduced infrastructure and monitoring costs. Enabling onshore storage will support management of decarbonisation strateg ...
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PREvention of Complications to Improve OUtcome in elderly patients with acute Stroke (PRECIOUS)

Start date: Jun 1, 2015, End date: May 31, 2020,

Every year, 1.3 million Europeans have a stroke and one million ultimately die of stroke. One third of stroke patients remain dependent on the help of others. The annual costs for stroke care in Europe are estimated at € 64.1 billion. Stroke incidence increases almost exponentially with age, and the personal, societal, and economic burden of stroke is therefore largely driven by its frequent occur ...
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Genuine Quantumness in Cooperative Phenomena (GQCOP)

Start date: May 1, 2015, End date: Apr 30, 2020,

The proposed research programme addresses issues of fundamental and technological importance in quantum information science and its interplay with complexity. The main aim of this project is to provide a new paradigmatic foundation for the characterisation of quantumness in cooperative phenomena and to develop novel platforms for its practical utilisation in quantum technology applications.To rea ...
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Future Formulations: Developing Future Pharmaceuticals Through Advanced Analysis and Intersectoral Exchange (FutForm)

Start date: Apr 1, 2016, End date: Mar 31, 2020,

...d on the development of approaches to better predict and/or optimize the behaviour of actives and their formulations at an earlier stage of development. Recent research within the School of Pharmacy (University of Nottingham (UoN)) has focussed on the application of advanced surface analytical and biophysical tools to address this need. This proposal will build on this activity via an intersectora ...
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Interdisciplinary Network for Dementia Utilising Current Technology (INDUCT) (INDUCT)

Start date: Mar 1, 2016, End date: Feb 29, 2020,

Dementia raises complex challenges for people with dementia, their families, and society. The European Parliament has called for investment in high quality, innovative technology research to improve dementia care but so far there has been little benefit because research has generally been limited, small scale and methodologically flawed. In particular: the poor understanding between research and b ...
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Angular studies of photoelectrons in innovative research environments (ASPIRE)

Start date: Mar 1, 2016, End date: Feb 29, 2020,

In the ASPIRE project, whose academic and industrial beneficiaries are world leading in their complementary fields of expertise, the overarching research goal is the measurement of photoelectron angular distributions (PADs) in the “molecular frame” (MF) of systems of biological relevance. These MF-PADs can be interpreted as electron diffraction patterns, achieved by “illuminating the molecule from ...
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Development of Experimental Techniques and Predictive Tools to Characterise Thermo-Mechanical Fatigue Behaviour and Damage Mechanisms (DevTMF)

Start date: Feb 1, 2016, End date: Jan 31, 2020,

DevTMF takes the collective technical expertise and experience of working on thermo-mechanical fatigue (TMF) problems related to large aero-engines from three major centres of TMF research, namely Linköping, Swansea and Nottingham Universities in order to perform the activities of this topic. Together, the team will deliver significant technical innovations in following major topics to ensure worl ...
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Advanced mechatronics devices for a novel turboprop Electric starter-generator and health monitoring system (ACHIEVE)

Start date: Jan 16, 2017, End date: Jan 15, 2020,

The ACHIEVE Consortium will bring together their world-leading expertise in the design and manufacturing of electrical machines for aircraft Advanced Generation Systems (AGS), integrated Power Electronics (PE), advanced control systems and intelligent thermal management, to develop an innovative advanced mechatronic device for electrical power management system of Turboprop. The ACHIEVE Consortiu ...
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EU-China Innovation Platform on Sustainable Urbanisation (URBAN-EU-CHINA)

Start date: Jan 1, 2017, End date: Dec 31, 2019,

The key objective of URBAN-EU-CHINA is to develop a robust, evidence-driven bottom-up approach to complement the existing top-down EU-China strategic approach to sustainable urbanisation. This will be accomplished via a coordinated series of actions including: a strategic R&I agenda, scoping and assessment, networking events, peer-to-peer exchanges, benchmarking and monitoring, and joint demonstra ...
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Meaningful Personalization of Hybrid Virtual Museum Experiences Through Gifting and Appropriation (GIFT)

Start date: Jan 1, 2017, End date: Dec 31, 2019,

"A main challenge with the development of virtual museums is establishing meaningful user experiences that allow for personal, complex and emotional encounters with art and cultural heritage. The GIFT project suggests creating meaningful personalization through digital gifting and emotional appropriation: Designs for allowing visitors to create their own museum tours as digital "mixtapes", and to ...
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REgeneration MOdel for accelerating the smart URBAN transformation (REMOURBAN)

Start date: Jan 1, 2015, End date: Dec 31, 2019,

REMOURBAN aims at the development and validation in three lighthouse cities (Valladolid-Spain, Nottingham-UK and Tepebasi/Eskisehir-Turkey) of a sustainable urban regeneration model that leverages the convergence area of the energy, mobility and ICT sectors in order to accelerate the deployment of innovative technologies, organisational and economic solutions to significantly increase resource and ...
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Quantum sensors - from the lab to the field (Q-Sense)

Start date: Jan 1, 2016, End date: Dec 31, 2019,

Q-SENSE will promote international and inter-sector collaboration for the advancement of science and the development of innovation in the area of cold atom quantum sensors. In particular it fosters a shared culture of research and innovation that turns the Nobel-prize winning ideas of cold atom research and precision measurement (Nobel prizes 1997 and 2005) into innovative products. In particular, ...
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Training Network for the Immunotherapy of Cancer (IMMUTRAIN)

Start date: Dec 1, 2015, End date: Nov 30, 2019,

In the European Union, cancer is the leading cause of death and the overall cancer incidence is still increasing. As a result of expanding efforts to improve cancer outcome, a main paradigm change is occurring in cancer therapy towards individualized medicine. Antibody-based therapies form an integral and constantly growing part of this approach. Antibody-based therapies will strongly influence th ...
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Frontier Non-Aqueous Uranium Chemistry: Structure, Bonding, Reactivity, and Nanomagnetism (UCHEM)

Start date: Oct 1, 2014, End date: Sep 30, 2019,

The Applicant has an outstanding track record of achievement and an international reputation for independent research in non-aqueous uranium chemistry. This high-impact, challenging CoG Proposal integrates four innovative ideas in uranium chemistry into a single overarching inter-/multi-disciplinary project to open up new horizons across molecular, catalysis, materials, magnetism and energy resear ...
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Encouraging Lifelong Learning for an Inclusive and Vibrant Europe (ENLIVEN)

Start date: Oct 1, 2016, End date: Sep 30, 2019,

The ENLIVEN research models how policy interventions in adult education markets can become more effective. Integrating state-of-the-art methodologies and theorisations (e.g. Case-Based Reasoning methodology in artificial intelligence, bounded agency in adult learning), it implements and evaluates an innovative Intelligent Decision Support System to provide a new and more scientific underpinning fo ...
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Receptor signalling in space and time - Gaining high-resolution information of the temporal and spatial control of G protein-coupled receptor signalling. (MCANALSMSCA2015)

Start date: Oct 1, 2017, End date: Sep 30, 2019,

G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest family of cell surface signal transducing proteins encoded by the human genome. They allow the cell to respond to diverse array of extracellular signals, control most (patho)physiological processes, and are currently the therapeutic target of over 30% of marketed drugs. However, GPCR drug discovery is still characterised by a very high attrition ...
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Learn To Engage - a modular course for botanic gardens

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2019,

Learn to Engage: A modular course for botanic gardens (LearnToEngage) seeks to build botanic gardens’ capacity to develop effective programmes and activities to engage people with plants. Researchers have noted a worrying decline in public interest in and understanding of plants, at the same time as others are calling for greater public awareness of biodiversity, conservation and the value of plan ...
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European Junior Leadership Academy for Student Nurses

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2019,

RELATE is a three year project that aims to develop, implement and evaluate a pilot European Junior Leadership Academy (EJLA) for Student Nurses and a related Massive Online Open Course (MOOC). The project objectives align with the philosophy of the European Commission and Erasmus Plus. The objectives are1. to generate a contemporary, shared conception of nurse leadership that integrates a range ...
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European Network for Academic Integrity

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2019,

Our project is focused on new or updated innovative methods under so called academic integrity. You can imagine a whole spectrum of preventive measures how to fight with plagiarism and other bad habits not only in academic world effectively. Most of the project partners are already in very close cooperation in the field of academic integrity. There have been efforts to communicate on a common plat ...
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Advanced Smart-grid Power dIstRibution systEm (ASPIRE)

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2019,

The ASPIRE Consortium will bring together their world-leading expertise in aircraft Electrical Power Systems (EPS) and Power Electronics (PE) in order to design, develop and manufacture an innovative DC/DC resonant cellular converter with automatic inversion functionality. This will be a key component in the creation and demonstration of an advanced Electrical Power Distribution System (EPDS) with ...
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NUCLEUS - New Understanding of Communication, Learning and Engagement in Universities and Scientific Institutions (NUCLEUS)

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Aug 31, 2019,

NUCLEUS develops, supports and implements inclusive and sustainable approaches to Responsible Research and Innovation within the governance and culture of research organisations in Europe. A major goal of the transdisciplinary project will be to stimulate research and innovation which continuously reflects and responds to societal needs.In order to achieve a multifaceted and cross-cultural New Und ...
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Industrial scenarios for connected factories (ConnectedFactories)

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2019,

There is a consensus among industry and policymakers that Europe is currently in the middle of an industrial revolution initiated by the digitisation of industrial processes. Cyber Physical Systems (CPS), the Industrial Internet and the Internet of Things (IoT) connect people, devices, machines and enterprises like never before. For many years companies and research organisations have been address ...
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Power Conversion Units for LifeRCraft demonstrator (POCOL)

Start date: Dec 14, 2015, End date: Jun 13, 2019,

... rapid and dynamic improvement in a range of essential technologies.In this context, two leading institutions in the field of power electronics, Techniques et Fabrications Electroniques (TFE) and the University of Nottingham (UNOTT) are combining their forces in order to propose a project (POCOL) that will enable a step change in the development of high specification power converters for modern ai ...
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