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🛰️ Ready to take your satellite navigation knowledge further? Join the ESA-JRC Summer School on GNSS in Šibenik, Croatia, on 12–23 July 2027 to learn from experts and gain practical experience. Apply here 👇 www.esa-jrc-summerschool.org #SciComm 🧪 #JRC @navigation.esa.int

Are today's policies fair to future generations? ⚖️ Our new Intergenerational Fairness Index tracks 27 policy areas across the EU, from housing to the environment, helping identify progress and challenges for young, older and future generations. More at: link.europa.eu/9k6x3C #SciComm 🧪 #JRC

Interested in green research and innovation? Join us at the #HorizonEU Cluster 6 info days & brokerage event 2027! Discover EU funding opportunities, get tips on preparing strong proposals and find research partners. Read more & register now: link.europa.eu/wxGFcP #SciComm 🧪

Make communication a key part of your EU-funded project from day one! It helps you: 🧪 build credibility & reach the right audience 🧪 engage stakeholders & unlock collaboration opportunities 🧪 support your project objectives Don't know where to start? Check here: link.europa.eu/m83Myq #SciComm

Our Summer School on Non-Animal Approaches in Science is back! Are you a student or an early-career scientist interested in innovative approaches to biomedical research? Join our summer school on 24–28 May 2027 (JRC Ispra, Italy). Apply by 22 January 2027 link.europa.eu/pHt8BX

Tourism's economic impact goes beyond what visitors spend. A new method developed by our experts captures its wider contribution: in 2025, tourism accounted for 10.1% of GVA on average across the EU countries covered – nearly 2.5 times its direct contribution. More link.europa.eu/P6Rxxv #SciComm🧪

How could climate risks change in your region? 🌍 The JRC's TRACE dashboard provides comparable data on floods, heat, wildfires and other climate risks across 1,366 European regions, supporting adaptation planning. Explore more at: link.europa.eu/jw9bvP #SciComm🧪#JRC

We're looking for EU-funded projects that want to organise a workshop at the European Maritime Days in 2027. The topics range from coastal ocean health and island resilience to sustainable blue economy, innovation and maritime cooperation. Apply by 7 December: link.europa.eu/jCTYjk #SciComm 🧪

Europe's future in space is being built by researchers today. Since 2014, the EU invested more than €215 million in over 360 MSCA space-related projects, supporting the talent and ideas powering our space ecosystem. Discover the key figures and stories: link.europa.eu/rWBbkt #SciComm 🧪

Some things deserve to be ghosted. Science isn't one of them. Researchers bring evidence into public debate, inform decisions and strengthen democracy. Explore our #ScienceForDemocracy hub for tools and resources that help researchers in the process: link.europa.eu/3ccggY #SciComm 🧪

Did you know that AI is making its way into the food sector, with almost 15% of EU food enterprises using it in 2025? 🔬Discover this and more in the EU food system monitoring dashboard, covering production, processing, distribution and consumption. link.europa.eu/MxbxYy #SciComm🧪 #JRC

AI and science have coexisted for longer than you might think. EU-funded research projects are advancing AI technologies and integrating AI into their work to address challenges - from health and the environment to democracy, culture and beyond. More: link.europa.eu/yKK9mF #SciComm 🧪

🚱 💧What drives flood and drought hazards? Climate is only part of the story. A study co-authored by the #JRC shows how urbanisation, dams & water use alter local hazards across 35% of Europe's river network. The findings can help improve flood & drought resilience. link.europa.eu/9m83bV #SciComm🧪

From cyberattacks to incursions of unmanned systems, hybrid threats are increasingly challenging Europe's security. Today, the #JRC and Hybrid CoE launched a new report on hybrid warfare, highlighting the need to reinforce resilience with credible deterrence to anticipate, defend and respond.

Looking for trustworthy science to inform policymaking? Explore our new Knowledge4Policy (K4P) platform! Policy-relevant knowledge, interactive and curated content, connection opportunities, and more: knowledge-for-policy.ec.europa.eu/home

🦠Stronger disease surveillance helps Europe detect emerging health threats and coordinate faster responses. A new #JRC method supports this by distinguishing seasonal human flu from highly pathogenic bird flu in a single wastewater test. More at: link.europa.eu/wVPmtM #SciComm🧪

What does three decades of research support look like? Explore the people, stories and milestones behind 30 years of Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme in the new interactive publication. Discover the impact of MSCA by country or thematic area: op.europa.eu/webpub/eac/m... #SciComm 🧪

🍽️What's on our plates matters. Did you know that the EU's food-consumption footprint grew by 15% in 2024? 🔬 Explore the environmental and social dimensions of our food system with the EU Food System Dashboard: link.europa.eu/MxbxYy #SciComm🧪 #JRC

(1/4) Not everything you see online is true. And not everyone shares it by accident. False information spreads fast. It can shape opinions, undermine trust and threaten our democracies. So, before you share, stop and think: Could this be misleading? #SciComm 🧪

€100 million in EU funding is available for projects uniting universities, businesses, governments and civil society to boost regional innovation in Widening countries. Join the dedicated brokerage event on 28 October to identify potential partners: www.b2match.com/e/foster-pla... #SciComm 🧪

This #WorldFoodDay, explore the EU food system monitoring dashboard. ➡️It helps assess the sustainability of our food system in the EU, from production and processing, to distribution and consumption supporting a fair, healthy and environmentally friendly food system. 🔬 link.europa.eu/MxbxYy

Join us at the Info Day & find out how to apply! Two new #HorizonEU calls: €237 million for biodiversity (NATURE) and €260 million to help research reach the market (BRIDGING). ➡️ link.europa.eu/HRnFXc

Join our Infrastructure Stories webinar on 20 October, with insights from @vtt.fi and SemiQon on bringing quantum hardware to market. Discover how collaboration can drive innovation and growth! 🔗 Register now: link.europa.eu/PVDXXn

Rural areas are not less innovative than cities, they just innovate differently. We analysed 12,000 European firms, and found that around 64% of rural firms are innovative, compared with 70% in urban areas ⤵️

The European Commission allocated an additional €500 million to Horizon Europe until the end of 2027. This goes to two new calls for project proposals on protecting biodiversity, strengthening EU competitiveness & bringing research results to market. More: link.europa.eu/GvPhdn @ec.europa.eu 🧪

AI can transform scientific discovery. 🧪🤖 Do you have an idea to accelerate research or automate experimentation? Two new Horizon Europe calls on Automated Scientific Discovery are now open under RAISE. Apply now! 🔗 link.europa.eu/GXPqBg

Interested in EU funding opportunities for green research & innovation? Save the date for the Horizon Europe Cluster 6 info days & brokerage event 2027. 🗓️ Info Days: 13-14 January 2027 (hybrid) 🗓️ Brokerage: 15 January 2027 (in-person, Brussels) More 👉️ link.europa.eu/wxGFcP #SciComm 🧪

To reduce disaster risks, we must understand where they occur and what may be exposed. This is where the Copernicus Emergency Management Service, implemented by the Joint Research Centre comes. A team of experts helps the EU stay prepared, no matter what. Learn more: emergency.copernicus.eu #JRC

Congratulations to this year's science Nobel laureates! 🏅 The EU has supported Peter Hegemann, Georg Nagel & Francis Halzen through Horizon Europe programmes, European Research Council, MSCA and the European Innovation Council (EIC) predecessor. Looking forward to next year's edition!

Two new #HorizonEU calls: €237 million for biodiversity (NATURE) and €260 million to help research reach the market (BRIDGING). Find out how to apply at the Info Day on 16 October at 9:30 CET. More information ➡️ link.europa.eu/HRnFXc