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Low Energy Dew Point Cooling for Computing Data Centres (DEW-COOL-4-CDC)

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

Cooling systems for Computing & Data Centres consume 30% to 40% of energy delivered into the centre spaces, while electricity use in CDCs represents 1.3% of the world total energy consumption. The traditional vapour compression cooling systems for CDCs are neither energy efficient nor environmentally friendly. Several alternative cooling systems, e.g., adsorption/absorption, ejector, and evaporati ...
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Blood test for clinical therapy guidance of non-small cell lung cancer patients (LungCARD)

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

Lung cancer is the most common cancer worldwide. NSCLC alone make up about 75% of all lung cancers and most hospitals currently test all NSCLC patients for EGFR mutations (pharmacogenomics) for treatment decision (personalised medicine) – i.e., patients with mutation(s) in EGFR gene should receive a EGFR-Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor (TKI) drug (e.g. afitinib) treatment; while those that do not presen ...
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Catalyst Cascade Reactions in ‘One-Flow’ within a Compartmentalized, Green-Solvent ‘Digital Synthesis Machinery’ – End-to-End Green Process Design for Pharmaceuticals (One-Flow)

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

"ONE-FLOW translates ‘vertical hierarchy’ of chemical multistep synthesis with its complex machinery into self-organising ‘horizontal hierarchy’ of a compartmentalized flow reactor system – a biomimetic digital flow cascade machinery with just one reactor passage. To keep horizontal hierarchy manageable, orthogonality among the consecutive reactions needs to be increased. The winning point of natu ...
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Fishfriendly Innovative Technologies for Hydropower (FIThydro)

Start date: Nov 1, 2016, End date: Oct 31, 2020,

FIThydro addresses the decision support in commissioning and operating hydropower plants (HPP) by use of existing and innovative technologies. It concentrates on mitigation measures and strategies to develop cost-efficient environmental solutions and on strategies to avoid individual fish damage and enhancing population developments. Therefore HPPS all over Europe are involved as test sites. The f ...
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Climate change and European aquatic RESources (CERES)

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

CERES advances a cause-and-effect understanding of how future climate change will influence Europe’s most important fish and shellfish populations, their habitats, and the economic activities dependent on these species. CERES will involve and closely cooperate with industry and policy stakeholders to define policy, environment, social, technological, law and environmental climate change scenarios ...
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Anti-Doping Values in Coach Education (ADVICE)

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

...tibility, and reduce current and future intentions to dope among young athletes. The consortium contains experienced and recognized organizations, including four National Anti-Doping Organizations: University of Hull, International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education, KEA Fair Play Code Hellas, The Association for International Sport for All, Agence Francaise de Lutte Contre Le Dopage, ...
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Dependability Engineering Innovation for CPS - DEIS (DEIS)

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

Cyber-Physical-Systems harbor the potential for vast economic and societal impact in all major application domains, however in case of failure this may lead to catastrophic results for industry and society. Thus, ensuring the dependability of such systems is the key to unlocking their full potential and enabling European industries to develop confidently business models that will nurture their soc ...
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GRACE: Gender and Cultures of Equality in Europe (GRACE)

Start date: Oct 1, 2015, End date: Sep 30, 2019,

The aim of the GRACE (Gender and Cultures of Equality in Europe) project is to systematically investigate the cultural production of gender equalities within Europe. Extending the success of GEMMA, the Erasmus Mundus ‘Masters of Excellence’ in Women’s and Gender Studies, the central objective of GRACE is to become the programme of reference for innovative interdisciplinary doctoral training for ea ...
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Girls Into Global STEM

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

The issue of gender bias in STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) subjects and careers is a transnational problem recognised by business leaders, higher education and by the European Commission. The issue originates in schools when many girls make critical subject choices that will effectively lock them out from STEM in higher education and employment. This is coupled with the pervasiv ...
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HYDRALAB+ Adapting to climate change (HYDRALAB-PLUS)

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

HYDRALAB is an advanced network of environmental hydraulic institutes in Europe, which has been effective in providing access to a suite of major and unique environmental hydraulic facilities from across the whole European scientific community.A continuation project will prepare environmental hydraulic modelling for the upcoming urgent technical challenges associated with adaptations for climate c ...
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Redesigning educational curricula and digitally-afforded collaborations to promote multimodal learning experiences

Start date: Nov 1, 2016, End date: Apr 30, 2019,

In “The digital world in 2030: what place for Europe,” the European Internet Foundation: Political Leadership for Network Society, and the European e-Competence Framework, which is a component of the European Union’s strategy for the development of e-Skills in the 21st century, there is an explicit call to educators to address through their curricula the growing imperative for the development of e ...
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Heart OMics in AGEing (HOMAGE)

Start date: Feb 1, 2013, End date: Jan 31, 2019,

As more people survive into old age, the prevalence of heart failure (HF), one of the most common and debilitating diseases in older people, will rise still further. Delaying or preventing HF will have great benefit to those at personal risk, their families, society and the economy. HOMAGE aims to provide a biomarker (BM) approach that will a) help identify i. patients at high risk of developing ...
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Realising an Applied Gaming Eco-system (RAGE)

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

The EU based industry for non-leisure games (applied games) is an emerging business. As such, it´s still fragmented and needs critical mass to compete globally. Nevertheless its growth potential is widely recognised and even suggested to exceed the growth potential of the leisure games market.RAGE will help to seize these opportunities by making available 1) an interoperable set of advanced techno ...
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Self-management interventions and mutual assistance community services, helping patients with dementia and caregivers connect with others for evaluation, support and inspiration to improve the care experience (CAREGIVERSPRO-MMD)

Start date: Jan 1, 2016, End date: Dec 31, 2018,

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO, ADI), 44 million people around the world have some form of dementia, for which there is no effective intervention, to halt or reverse the progressive cognitive impairment. As Europe’s population is ageing, long-term care for elderly citizens will become an increasing cost for society. To manage this transition healthcare policies in the EU and indiv ...
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Development of flexible pyrolysis-catalysis processing of waste plastics for selective production of high value products through research and innovation (FLEXI-PYROCAT)

Start date: Jan 1, 2015, End date: Dec 31, 2018,

This Research and Innovation Staff Exchange project aims to develop and maintain long term collaborations between Universities in the EU with China and Australia. This collaboration will build a truly world-leading group through 140 person months of structured staff exchanges involving 38 individual researchers to innovate next generation advanced thermal processing of wastes. The research innovat ...
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International Skills Inventory and Training Programme for Global Citizens

Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Aug 31, 2018,

...apers and conference presentations This project is made up of a partnership of 8 organisations with expertise in the delivery of International Skills in 5 EU countries, these being: England - The University of Hull; The Netherlands - Sophianum School; Norway - ÅsVideregående Skole; Germany - Kopernikusschule, Widukind-Gymnasium, Hermann Tempel Gesamtschule; Italy - Liceo Scientifico "Cosimo De Gio ...
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Regulation of muscle stem cells by ERRgamma (MUSTEMERR)

Start date: Sep 1, 2014, End date: Aug 31, 2018,

"Skeletal muscle is a highly plastic tissue capable of spontaneous repair in response to injury via the recruitment of muscle stem cells called the satellite cells. These cells are localised within the myofibre basal lamina and are activated upon muscle damage, they proliferate and differentiate to replace the damaged muscle. Satellite cells are the key rate-limiting step for successful repair and ...
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Energy Efficient Ventilated Façades for Optimal Adaptability and Heat Exchange enabling low energy architectural concepts for the refurbishment of existing buildings (E2VENT)

Start date: Jan 1, 2015, End date: Jun 30, 2018,

EVENT will develop, demonstrate and validate a cost effective, high energy efficient, low CO2 emissions, replicable, low intrusive, systemic approach for retrofitting of residential and commercial buildings, able to achieve NZEB retrofit standard levels, through the integration of an innovative adaptive ventilated façade system, including: • Embedded, breakthrough smart modular heat recovery units ...
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Higher education student and staff mobility project

Start date: Jun 1, 2016, End date: May 31, 2018,

This is a higher education student and staff mobility project, please consult the website of the organisation to obtain additional details.
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Indium-Free Transparent Conductive Oxides for Glass and Plastic Substrates (INFINITY)

Start date: Dec 1, 2014, End date: Jan 31, 2018,

INFINITY will develop an inorganic alternative to a scarce and high cost material, indium tin oxide (ITO), currently used as a Transparent Conductive Coating (TCC) for display electrodes on glass and plastic substrates. The novel conductive materials to be developed in this project will be based on low cost sol-gel chemistry using more widely available metallic elements and will leverage recent ad ...
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High spatial and temporal resolution Ocean Colour coastal water products and services (HIGHROC)

Start date: Sep 27, 2013, End date: Jan 1, 2018,

The HIGHROC (“HIGH spatial and temporal Resolution Ocean Colour”) project will carry out the R&D necessary for the next generation coastal water products and services from ocean colour space-borne data, giving an order of magnitude improvement in both spatial and temporal resolution and thereby opening up new applications and strengthening existing ones. This responds to SPA.2013 topic 1.1-06 “sti ...
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Research and Development in Coal-fired Supercritical Power Plant with Post-combustion Carbon Capture using Process Systems Engineering techniques (R-D-CSPP-PSE)

Start date: Jan 1, 2014, End date: Dec 31, 2017,

"The proposed joint exchange programme on Coal-fired Supercritical Power Plant with Post-combustion Carbon Capture using chemical absorption is to develop and maintain long term collaborations between European and Chinese universities by carrying out joint research in process model development, process analysis, operation, controller design and optimisation for reliable and optimal design, operati ...
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Logistic Efficiencies And Naval architecture for Wind Installations with Novel Developments (LEANWIND)

Start date: Dec 1, 2013, End date: Nov 30, 2017,

A new EU 7th Framework Programme project, “LEANWIND” (Logistic Efficiencies And Naval architecture for Wind Installations with Novel Developments) seeks to apply lean principles to the offshore wind farm project lifecycle. The primary LEANWIND objective is to provide cost reductions across the offshore wind farm lifecycle and supply chain through the application of lean principles and the developm ...
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Teacher Mobile Application for Innovative Learning

Start date: Nov 1, 2015, End date: Oct 31, 2017,

t-MAIL aims to develop and test a mobile application supporting policy, teacher education, and primary school teachers in implementing classroom practices that stimulate students’ self-regulated learning (SRL). There is a large body of evidence on the importance of SRL, due to its positive impact on student success within and outside schools. Still, the evidence-based support for these essential l ...
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Training scientists to develop and Image materials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (iTERM)

Start date: Oct 1, 2013, End date: Sep 30, 2017,

The iTERM ITN (4 companies, 6 universities) will deliver 12 early stage researchers (ESR) and 1 experienced researcher (ER) trained in imaging, material science, and tissue engineering & regenerative medicine (TERM). For the aging population in the EU donor material is often not available, and artificial tissue needs to be developed to replace and repair damaged tissues. New smart materials have b ...
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Mobilising and Transforming Teacher Education Pedagogies

Start date: Sep 1, 2014, End date: Aug 31, 2017,

Despite the increasing popularity and adoption of mobile devices by young peoples, universities and schools are only recently starting to consider if and how these technologies can be harnessed for formal learning and there is a dearth of research-informed advice and guidance to support educators in integrating them into their practices to effect pedagogical change. This is particularly noticeab ...
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DEVelopment Of innovative Tools for understanding marine biodiversity and assessing good Environmental Status (DEVOTES)

Start date: Nov 1, 2012, End date: Oct 31, 2016,

The objectives are to:(i) improve our understanding of human activities impacts (cumulative, synergistic, antagonistic) and variations due to climate change on marine biodiversity, using long-term series (pelagic and benthic). This objective will identify the barriers and bottlenecks (socio-economic and legislative) that prevent the GES being achieved(ii) test the indicators proposed by the EC, an ...
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Higher education student and staff mobility project

Start date: Jun 1, 2015, End date: Sep 30, 2016,

This is a higher education student and staff mobility project, please consult the website of the organisation to obtain additional details.
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European-study on Quantifying Utility of Investment in Protection from Tobacco (EQUIPT)

Start date: Oct 1, 2013, End date: Sep 30, 2016,

Tobacco smoking costs the EU an estimated 98 to 130 billion Euros each year – just above 1% of the EU Gross Domestic Product in 2000. A large, robust and consistent evidence base indicates that coordinated, high impact and comprehensive approaches are the most effective way to reduce smoking initiation, prevalence and intensity. Despite this, policy makers and public health procurers often lack th ...
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Microscopic investigations of CO2 capture and scattering on liquid gas interface (CAPZEO)

Start date: Oct 1, 2012, End date: Sep 30, 2016,

...e ‘CapZeo’ IRSES exchange programme gathers four partners, three from Europe (Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée, France – UPEMLV, Instituto de Estructura de la Materia, Spain – CSIC, and University of Hull, United Kingdom) and one partner from Morocco (Université Mohamed V-Agdal Rabat, Morocco – UM5A).Three from Europe (UPEMLV, CSIC and UULM) and one from Morocco (UM5A).This project includes an ...
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Landspítali nám og kennsla

Start date: Jun 1, 2014, End date: Aug 31, 2016,

Approximately 1500 students are annually at Landspitali University Hospital (LUH) for practical training. In order to promote successful learning the educational role of the hospital must be strengthened. Department of education organizes practice development for professional staff at the hospital including courses and work shops about teaching and mentoring students and newly recruited. It is ne ...
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ΕΠΙΜΟΡΦΩΣΗ ΕΚΠΑΙΔΕΥΤΙΚΩΝ ΣΕ ΘΕΜΑΤΑ ΔΙΔΑΚΤΙΚΗΣ ΜΕ ΤΗ ΧΡΗΣΗ TABLETS.

Start date: Jun 1, 2015, End date: May 31, 2016,

...e in STEM lessons and one in teaching English. Also, one teacher took part in an on-the-spot work observation program in elementary and high schools in Great Britain that was organized by Hull University and concerned using tablets in class, but also the issues involved in managing such an approach (pedagogy, technology, financing, safety, parents etc.). As a pilot project, the skills acquired by ...
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Microwave, Ultrasonic and Plasma assisted Syntheses (MAPSYN)

Start date: Dec 1, 2012, End date: May 31, 2016,

The proposed project, MAPSYN, aims to bring selected innovative energy efficient chemical reaction processes, assisted with novel microwave, ultrasonic and plasma systems, up to the manufacturing scale. A pragmatic approach of using these selected alternative energy sources for end user selected reactions, will be individually studied for both microreactor and flow reactor systems (i.e. continuous ...
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A European Initial Training Network on the History, Archaeology, and New Genetics of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade (EUROTAST)

Start date: Nov 1, 2011, End date: Oct 31, 2015,

The principal aim of this ITN is to examine the history of the transatlantic slave trade and its legacies from a variety of different angles. The idea is to hire thirteen Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) and two Experienced Researchers (ERs) across Europe and a wide range of disciplines, including history, archaeology, sociology, heritage studies and genetics, to investigate various aspects of the s ...
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REstoring rivers FOR effective catchment Management (REFORM)

Start date: Nov 1, 2011, End date: Oct 31, 2015,

REFORM is targeted towards development of guidance and tools to make river restoration and mitigation measures more cost-effective and to support the 2nd and future River Basin Management Plans (RMBPs) for the WFD. Aims of REFORM are (1) to provide a framework for improving the success of hydromorphological restoration measures and (2) to assess more effectively the state of rivers, floodplains an ...
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Higher education student and staff mobility project

Start date: Jun 1, 2014, End date: Sep 30, 2015,

The University of Hull has a variety of four year programmes which have a compulsory year or semester abroad. The exchanges programmes were running in the University within the Utrecht network see www.utrecht-network.org before the Erasmus programme came into existence so student mobility and exchange have been a part of student life at the University since the late 1970's early 1980's. Student ...
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R & D in Sustainable Building Energy Systems and Retrofitting (R-D-SBES-R)

Start date: Oct 1, 2011, End date: Sep 30, 2015,

The main aim of the R & D in Sustainable Building Energy Systems and Retrofitting (R-D-SBES-R) joint exchange programme is to develop and maintain long term partnerships between European and Chinese participant organisations by undertaking joint researches into the development of several zero (low) carbon cooling, heating and power generation technologies for buildings and promoting best practice ...
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Semantic Interoperability for Health Network (SemanticHealthNet)

Start date: Dec 1, 2011, End date: May 31, 2015,

SemanticHealthNet will develop a scalable and sustainable pan-European organisational and governance process for the semantic interoperability of clinical and biomedical knowledge, to help ensure that EHR systems are optimised for patient care, public health and clinical research across healthcare systems and institutions.Through a clinically-driven workplan, exemplified in cardiovascular medicine ...
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A systems BIOlogy Study to TAilored Treatment in Chronic Heart Failure (BIOSTAT-CHF)

Start date: Apr 1, 2010, End date: Mar 31, 2015,

Heart failure is common in Europe and its prevalence is increasing as our population ages. Despite major improvements in care since the early 90s, it is still related to a poor prognosis, an impaired quality of life and high health care costs. Many new therapies have failed to improve outcome further. One obvious reason is that the response to treatment is not homogenous. Treatment may need to be ...
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Point-of-care blood device for fast and reliable prediction of drug response in non- small-cell lung carcinoma patients from blood samples (LungCARD)

Start date: Feb 7, 2013, End date: Feb 6, 2015,

Chemotherapy is the standard care for the treatment of non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) patients, however most of non-small cell lung cancer tumours are not sensitive to this treatment. As an alternative to chemoterapy, target therapy with gefitinib (epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitor) has been used in clinical practice in patients with tumours harbouring mutations in ...
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