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NCP Flanders is conducting a short satisfaction survey to gather valuable feedback and suggestions on the NCP services. The survey is organised into three sections: NCP Flanders assistance, info sessions, and NCP Flanders website & LinkedIn. If you are not familiar with one of these sections, the survey will automatically guide you to the next section. The survey is fully anonymous and will remain open until 24 July 2026. The NCP Flanders team would greatly appreciate it if you could take a few minutes to fill in the survey and provide your opinion via this link. If you would like to get in touch NCP Flanders, please mail to info@ncpflanders.be
Share your good practice and showcase how you improve access for companies to use Research and Technology Infrastructures. Policy context The European Strategy on Research and Technology Infrastructures calls for improving the access to Research and Technology infrastructures for industrial users. To accelerate and support this, the European Commission is launching an outreach campaign to increase the visibility of infrastructure services, facilitate peer-learning and provide networking opportunities. Call for good practices: Share what works To kick-off the outreach campaign, the European Commission invites infrastructure hosts and operators to share examples of good practices that improve access to research and technology infrastructures for industrial actors, especially SMEs, startups or scaleups. Next steps in the campaign The practices will be collected in an open repository for peer learning purposes, and will feed into outreach activities, such as a series of online seminars. The Commission will also host physical events to facilitate networking. More information about this initiative, including the submission guidelines (PDF) and form to submit your best practice, is available in the announcement on the European Commission DG R&I webpage.
Currently there are two expression of interest calls to join Community of Practices on knowledge valorisation: Community of Practice for developing the competence framework for knowledge valorisation intermediaries The European Commission is launching a public call for R&I actors to participate in a Community of Practice for developing the competence framework for knowledge valorisation intermediaries. The objective of the competence framework is to support building capacity and fostering organisational competencies of knowledge valorisation intermediaries across Europe. The participants in the Community of Practice will exchange views and their experiences, share best practices, and provide contributions to the competence framework. The input from the community of practice is instrumental in collecting the practitioners’ views on the common denominators for a customisable EU framework of competencies dedicated to knowledge valorisation intermediaries. The ideas gathered through the Community of Practice will shape principles that will inform the future European Commission policy guidance for knowledge valorisation intermediaries based on the mandate under the European Research Area (ERA) Policy Agenda 2025-2027. This is particularly relevant for the ERA action ‘Upscaling knowledge valorisation capacities and activities’ to strengthen links between academia, industry and public authorities. The work of the Community of Practice will take place through online means (in around 4-5 meetings). It is starting in September and the work will be completed by the end of November. Express your interest to join the Community of Practice regarding the competence framework for knowledge valorisation intermediaries by 15 September 2026. More background information on the initiative Community of Practice on increasing the valorisation of multidisciplinary research The European Commission is launching a Community of Practice to bring together R&I actors across Europe who are involved in generating, valorising or using multidisciplinary research and innovation results. The Community will exchange best practices on enabling conditions for valorisation and identify practical as well as structural solutions on how to strengthen the uptake and use of these results. The Community of Practice will be kicked off in September and its work will be completed by early December 2026. It will include four online meetings and opportunities to share best practices. The ideas and experiences gathered through the Community will shape recommendations that will inform the future European Commission policy guidance on increasing the uptake of multidisciplinary research and innovation results. This is part of ERA Policy Agenda 2025-2027, notably the action ‘Upscaling knowledge valorisation capacities and activities’. Express your interest to join the Community of Practice to co-create recommendations on how to increase uptake of multidisciplinary research More background information on the initiative
The “EU Award for Gender Equality Champions” is a recognition prize scheme designed as a booster and complement to the Gender Equality Plan (GEP) eligibility criterion in Horizon Europe, and a tool for advancing inclusive GEPs and policies in the framework of the European Research Area Policy Agenda. The eligibility criterion applies to legal entities from Member States and Associated Countries that are public bodies, research organisations or higher education establishments (including private research organisations and higher education establishments) applying as beneficiaries or affiliated entities to Horizon Europe. They must have a Gender Equality Plan in place at the moment of grant signature and during the duration of the grant (HE general annexes p. 18-19). Legal entities listed above, plus entities from candidate countries for the accession to the EU, can apply in one of the three following categories: Sustainable Gender Equality Champions (link to F&T portal call topic page) Organisations that can demonstrate a significant and sustained record of activity and a high level of achievement through the implementation of their GEP(s). Newcomer Gender Equality Champions (link to F&T portal call topic page) Organisations without a sustained record of activity in gender equality that have recently completed the implementation of their first GEP and can demonstrate the most progress achieved through its implementation. Inclusive Gender Equality Champions (link to F&T portal call topic page) Organisations that have developed the most innovative inclusive GEP – namely a GEP addressing intersectionality, meaning links between gender and at least two other social categories, including for example racial or ethnic origin, social origin, sexual orientation and gender identity (LGBTIQ) or disability – and can demonstrate concrete results obtained through its implementation. Each prize winner will receive a 100 000 euro prize. There will be one winner in the prize category “Sustainable Gender Equality Champions”, two winners in the prize category “Newcomer Gender Equality Champions”, and one winner in the prize category “Inclusive Gender Equality Champions”. The call for the EU Award for Gender Equality Champions in R&I opened 16 June. The deadline for applications is 28 September 2026. Previous champions come from Germany, Slovenia, Czechia, Ireland, France, Poland, Spain, Sweden and a pan-European research infrastructure INSTRUCT-ERIC. More information is available in the European Commission press release and prize webpage (including the rules of contest) and the above call topic pages on the European Commission Funding & Tender portal.
A call for nominations is now open for the next round of the MSCA Fellow of the Month communication initiative. More information on the previous round is available here.Each month an outstanding current or former MSCA fellow will be put in the spotlight by showcasing their research, career path and the impact of their work on society and policy.Nominations may be submitted by MSCA fellows themselves, supervisors, colleagues or members of the wider MSCA community. Only fellows who did not feature already as a Fellow of the Month can apply. Fellows who have previously applied but were not selected can re-apply. To submit a nomination, complete the online application form by 16 July 2026, 13:00, CEST. All the information about the call, including the selection criteria and previous Fellows of the Month, is available in the news article on the European Commission MSCA website.
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Funded under Horizon Europe (HORIZON-INFRA-2024-TECH-01-03) and running from 2025 to 2028, UrbanAIR develops advanced digital twins that simulate the interactions between urban climate, human behaviour, and policy choices. These models enable cities to explore what-if scenarios, such as new green infrastructure, mobility measures or building designs, and assess their impacts on health, safety and social equity. The project consortium consists of 18 partners from 11 countries. Read more about the project and the contribution of Flemish partner Vito in this testimonial.
