ESFRI News
ERA vs. Corona Action Plan
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the European Commission announced a set of short-term coordinated research and innovation actions at EU level, the ERA vs. Corona Action Plan. The Action Plan sets out key measures to coordinate, share, and increase support for R&I. In particular, for Research... |
Fast-track co-creation funding for COVID-19 related activities by EOSC Secretariat
The past weeks have seen a significant increase in collaboration activities among the European scientific community in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many European institutions have signed the Wellcome Trust’s Statement on Data Sharing in Public Health Emergencies, agreeing to make all relevant COVID-19 research available in open access, make research findings accessible before peer review, distribute... |
ERF-AISBL launches questionnaire for RIs: Working practices of analytical facilities during the pandemics
The on-going pandemic has strongly impacted the operations of analytical facilities. To protect their staff, several research infrastructures are closed for operations, while others provide only limited access, primarily focused on COVID-19 related research. Yet the crisis is likely to last months and many facilities will consider restarting their services, albeit remotely and limited in scale. To assist RIs in this transition, ERF-AISBL is... |
Solidarity with Europe: JRC science against COVID-19
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre has used its extensive knowledge and expertise to inform the EU’s policy responses. Experts across the JRC have been analysing the crisis, anticipating its impacts and supporting the development of an exit strategy, among several other activities. JRC scientists are working hard to help tackle the emergency and protect people’s health,... |