An integrated and complementary set of EU financial instruments and advisory services developed under Horizon 2020 to help innovative firms and promoters of research activities and infrastructure access finance more easily.
A series of presentations about Science Communication, part of the ESOF16 event.
Communicating with society about science and its benefits is more important than ever. This is why projects funded under Horizon 2020, the current EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, are asked to engage in communicating science to audiences beyond just their peers.
Harnessing bacteria that produce electricity and break down organic waste, a European research project is developing a new, environmentally friendly way to purify sewage water in small communities....
The volcano is one of the most powerful representations of nature, it can change territories and subsequently the history of human kind. Knowing its behaviour during an eruption is essential in ord...
Every year around 12,000 kilometres of textile materials are dyed. And for that, millions of litres of water are needed. After use, the water is full of colorants, chemicals and salts. How to recyc...
Diabetes is a serious challenge for many children and teenagers. Their well-being depends on various decisions that they have to take throughout the day. Can electronic games be of any help?
Can carnivorous farmed fish become vegetarian? Trout is one of Europe’s main farmed fish. Its diet relies on catching wild fish. The goal is to reduce the pressure on marine resources by finding pl...
Robo-Mate looks like a superhero accessory, but actually it is a tool designed to help industrial workers. It can reduce the effort to lift a load by ten times. It is able to reduce the effort need...
Seventy-nine year old Isabel Neto shares her home with Hugo, a robot that’s been designed to improve the quality of life for elderly people living alone. How, and to what extent, is that possible? ...
In a patch of experimental farmland in Oslo, a robot measures the emissions of a gas that has become particularly harmful to the environment, nitrous oxide (N2O). Researchers have developed a proto...
Scientists at a research facility in the German city of Berlin dream of clothing that produces energy as we walk. They have combined very different nanomaterials into so-called energy harvesters. ...
On 29 November 2016, the Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions (MSCA) celebrated their 20th anniversary. On this occasion, some MSCA fellows and alumni delivered lively presentations on their research projects or outreach activities.
http://ec.europa.eu/horizon2020 Horizon 2020 is the EU's biggest ever research and innovation framework programme with a seven year budget worth nearly €80 billion. The funding is intended to help boost Europe's knowledge-driven economy, and tackle issues that will make a difference in people's lives. The programme is build around three pillars: Excellent Science, Industrial Leadership, and Societal Challenges.
A selection of videos from various channels showing a selection of European research and innovation projects.
If you have produced a good video you'd like to be added here, send us a message or tweet about it using the hashtag #FP7YouTube (even if it's not an FP7-funded video) and we'll take a look.