Entries by Chiara Facoetti

Supermassive black hole caught hiding in a ring of cosmic dust

© ESO The European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope Interferometer (ESO’s VLTI) has observed a cloud of cosmic dust at the centre of the galaxy Messier 77 that is hiding a supermassive black hole. The findings have confirmed predictions made around 30 years ago and are giving astronomers new insight into “active galactic nuclei”, some […]

ELI ERIC is looking for a Director of Science

The Extreme Light Infrastructure (ELI) ERIC is the leading European science facility for physical sciences based on laser sources. As an international user facility, ELI has the broadest portfolio of scientific lasers in the world, from high–intensity to ultra–short pulse high repetition rate lasers. The ELI ERIC is offering an exceptional opportunity for a world–leading, […]

Horizon Europe – The First assessment

© SCIENCE | BUSINESS As the first year of Horizon Europe draws to a close, Science|Business gathered feedback on the new €95.5 R&D programme from an online survey and meetings with its member-organisations. The result: recommendations on how to make the next six years of Horizon Europe even better. The reviews are mixed, but most […]

ICRI 2022: International conference on research infrastructures

ICRI 2022 will be hosted by the Czech Presidency of the EU, in Brno on 19-21 October 2022. Every two years since 2012, ICRI has hosted about 500 delegates, who discuss topics concerning research infrastructures on the international level. The venue alternates between the EU and third countries, and the event is organised jointly by […]

Member states break EIC work programme deadlock

© Goda Naujokaitytė | Science Business EU member states have voted to break the political deadlock that has been holding back the European Innovation Council’s (EIC’s) 2022 work programme. That means details of programme should be published by 8 February, allowing hundreds of tech companies to apply for capital they need to grow in the […]

Communication guidelines for European research infrastructures: engaging with stakeholders in African countries

©  RI-VIS This guideline document aims to provide European research infrastructure (EU RI) Communication Officers and other RI stakeholders with tools and recommendations to develop communication strategies to effectively engage with African stakeholders. It was designed to serve as a roadmap for developing context-appropriate communications with African stakeholders, in view of increasing RI visibility to […]

Communication guidelines for European research infrastructures: engaging with stakeholders in Latin America

©  RI-VIS This guideline document aims to provide European research infrastructure (EU RI) Communication Officers and other RI stakeholders with tools and recommendations to develop communication strategies to effectively engage with Latin American stakeholders. It was designed to serve as a roadmap for developing context-appropriate communications with Latin American stakeholders, in view of increasing RI […]

ENRIITC Consortium mentioned in the ESFRI Roadmap 2021!

© ESFRI.EU The ESFRI Roadmap contains probably the best European science facilities based on a thorough evaluation and selection procedure. It combines ESFRI Projects, which are new research infrastructures in progress towards implementation, and ESFRI Landmarks, successfully implemented Research Infrastructures. The document also describes the broader Landscape of research in Europe which is an important component to ESFRI methodology. It […]