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EURAXESS LINKS BRAZIL

2013 August

Issue 04

Dear Colleagues,

We are glad to present to you the fourth edition of the EURAXESS Links Brazil

Newsletter for August 2013.

This edition brings a new section entitled “feature” in which we decided to focus

on opportunities to carry out research in Holland, mainly within the Science

without Borders program.

This month, our “EU Insight” section introduces the latest FP7 monitoring report,

published by the European Commission on 7 August.

Our “News & Developments” start with good news for our Brazilian readers:

EURAXESS Links Brazil is now also on Facebook in PORTUGUESE. Make

sure to visit our Facebook page for the latest information on our activities and

events: http://www.facebook.com/EuraxessLinksBrasil.

It is also a good way to stay updated about our EURAXESS Science Slam

Brazil to be held in Rio de Janeiro on the 24th of September 2013. We are

receiving applications until 1st September and count on young researchers’

creativity to spend a good night under the animation of Sergio Brandão from

VideoCiência.

As usual, you will also find sections on job and funding opportunities, and

events.

We hope you will find this issue interesting and helpful. We look forward to

receiving your comments and feedback anytime at [email protected].

Your EURAXESS Links Brazil Team

http://www.facebook.com/EuraxessLinksBrasil

http://www.videociencia.com.br/quem-somos/direcao/4/sergio-m-c-brandao-direcao-geral

http://www.videociencia.com.br/

mailto:[email protected]

August 2013 | Issue 04 | of 33


EURAXESS Links Brazil Newsletter is a monthly electronic newsletter, edited by EURAXESS Links Brazil, which provides information of specific interest to European researchers in Brazil and Brazilian researchers who are interested in the European research landscape and conducting research in Europe or with European partners. The information contained in this publication is intended for personal use only. It should not be taken in any way to reflect the views of the European Commission nor of the Delegation of the European Union to Brazil. Please email to [email protected] for any comments on this newsletter, contributions you would like to make, if you think any other colleagues would be interested in receiving this newsletter, or if you wish to unsubscribe.

Editors: Charlotte GRAWITZ

and Paulo LOPES,

EURAXESS Links Brazil,

Country Representatives

Contents

1 Feature - Research in Holland ................................................. 5

2 EU Insight ................................................................................ 7

The European Commission publishes monitoring report for FP7 ......... 7

3 EURAXESS Links Brazil activities............................................ 9

3.1 EURAXESS Science Slam Brazil 2013 – September 2013 ............... 9

3.2 EURAXESS Links Brazil is now on Facebook in PORTUGUESE! 10

3.3 EURAXESS Science Slam on Brazilian radios ............................... 10

4 News & Developments ........................................................... 10

4.1 EURAXESS Links network ................................................................ 10

4.1.1 EURAXESS – Voice of the Researchers’ Conference .................... 10

4.2 EU and Member States ...................................................................... 11

4.2.1 The backbone for European science gets stronger: 100Gbps

internet for individual researchers.................................................... 11

4.2.2 Open access to research publications reaching 'tipping point' ........ 12

4.2.3 EU awards 287 early career researchers €400 Mio in 'blue-sky'

funding ............................................................................................. 13

4.2.4 Guaranteeing communication coverage in the event of disaster .... 13

4.2.5 Innovation at heart of international conference ............................... 13

4.3 Brazil ................................................................................................... 14

4.3.1 SWB will have specific scholarships for field of space research ..... 14

4.3.2 SWB has awarded 43 609 scholarships .......................................... 15

4.3.3 Science Without Borders announces results of scholarships for

foreign incoming researchers .......................................................... 15

4.3.4 Mercosur Science & Technology Award 2013 extends registrations

16

4.3.5 Latin American Meetings of Scientific Initiation and Post-graduation

16

4.3.6 Brazil will host International Conference on Public Communication of

Science and Technology ................................................................. 16



4.3.7 FAPESP Week London highlights the scientific cooperation between

Brazil and Europe ............................................................................ 17

4.3.8 MCTI announces projects selected by the Start-Up Brazil .............. 18

4.3.9 Brasilia hosts last meeting before the Global Science Forum ......... 18

4.3.10 International Seminar on Innovation in Electrochemistry Industry

approaches and Applied Research .................................................. 19

4.3.11 Secretary for IT Policy highlights software as centerpiece to promote

innovation ......................................................................................... 19

4.4 Cooperation EU, Member States, Brazil .......................................... 20

4.4.1 Brazil and the European Union announced selected projects in the

ICT field ............................................................................................ 20

4.4.2 Two joint research projects on Bioenergy will be funded by FAPESP

and BE-Basic (NL) ........................................................................... 21

4.4.3 68 fellows selected to complete their PhD in Germany ................... 22

4.4.4 CISB and Saab disclose fellows approved in the 2nd call of the

Science without Borders Programme .............................................. 22

4.4.5 Science without Borders fellow receives award in the UK .............. 22

4.4.6 Senai signs international partnerships for Innovation Institute ........ 23

4.4.7 Technology center attracts Boeing and Airbus ................................ 24

5 Grants & Fellowships ............................................................. 25

5.1 European Union ................................................................................. 25

Calls still open under the 7th Framework Programme (FP7)....................... 25

5.2 The EU-LAC Foundation’s calls ....................................................... 26

5.2.1 First call for research projects .......................................................... 26

5.2.2 Call for Expressions of Interest: Study on “Latin America, the

Caribbean and Central and Eastern Europe – Potential for

Economic Exchange” ....................................................................... 26

5.3 EU Member States and Associated Countries ............................... 26

5.3.1 Germany - PostDoc fellowships at Freie Universität Berlin ............. 26

5.3.2 Germany - Falling Walls Lab São Paulo: call for innovation projects

27

5.3.3 Calls still open .................................................................................. 27

5.4 Brazil ................................................................................................... 28

5.4.1 CAPES and ICRANet offer opportunities in astrophysics ............... 28

5.4.2 Brazil – UK: PhD in Manchester funded by SwB ............................. 29



5.4.3 Brazilian Programme for Post Graduate Students (PEC-PG) selects

foreign fellows for masters and doctorates ...................................... 29

5.4.4 FAPESP – UK : call for proposals with the University of

Southampton .................................................................................... 30

5.4.5 FAPESP issues new call for proposals with the State Ministry of

Sciences, Research and the Arts of Bavaria ................................... 30

6 Jobs ....................................................................................... 31

6.1 EURAXESS Jobs ................................................................................ 31

6.1.1 Research positions in Brazil or open to Brazilian candidates .......... 31

6.2 European Commission: Joint Research Centre ............................. 32

7 Events .................................................................................... 32



1 Feature - Research in Holland

This month, our colleagues from Nuffic Neso Brazil give you an overview on how to carry out doctoral or post-doctoral research in Holland. For interested candidates, they organize an online presentation on Tuesday, the 27th of September to present the

country and its research conditions and possibilities.

The Science without Borders Holland programme is receiving applications at PhD and post-doc level until the 30th of September.

The scholarship program Science without Borders Holland offers Brazilian

students and researchers the possibility to go to the Netherlands to study or

conduct research. The open call has four modalities in which scholarships are

offered:

PhD sandwich I

The PhD candidates do research at a Dutch institution, after which they

conclude their thesis in Brazil. They receive a scholarship for a period of up to

12 months.

PhD sandwich II

The PhD candidates do research at a Dutch institution and obtain a double

degree. They receive a scholarship for a period of up to 24 months. In this

modality, Dutch and Brazilian universities will be able to set up a double degree

programme. The research is to be carried out in both countries.

Full PhD

The students do a full PhD and obtain their degree at a Dutch institution. They

receive a scholarship for a period of up to 48 months.

Post-doc

The researchers expand their research as post-docs at a Dutch institution. They

receive a scholarship for a period of up to 24 months.

How to apply

Interested Brazilian students and researchers may contact any Dutch research

university or research institute. They should apply at this institution first and

obtain an unconditional admission letter, before applying for the scholarship.

After receiving the unconditional admission letter from the Dutch institution, the

students and researchers apply for the scholarship in Brazil.

To discover the possibilities offered by the Dutch universities interested in

hosting Brazilian PhD students through the Science without Borders program,

candidates should register their profile and pitch their ideas at a special portal

created to facilitate the contacts between candidates and Dutch institutions. The

About Nuffic

Nuffic Neso Brazil is the

official representative office of

Nuffic for all matters

concerning Dutch higher

education and promotes and

provides information on more

than 1750 study programs

taught in English in the

Netherlands. Nuffic Neso also

initiates and facilitates

institutional cooperation

between Brazilian and Dutch

higher education institutions.

Nuffic facilitates SwB Holland

on behalf of its Brazilian

partner CNPq.

http://swbholland.org/en/doutorado.php

http://swbholland.org/en/doutorado.php



portal also serves as a platform where it’s possible to find available vacancies

for Brazilian PhD students.

Information about this process can be found on the Nuffic Neso website (in

Portuguese): www.nesobrazil.org/csfdoutorado

Deadline

Once accepted by a Dutch university, candidates have to submit a proposal to

Science without Borders. Two calls were already concluded in 2013. The third

call was launched on 1st of June. Applications can be submitted until

30 September 2013 with start dates between 14 February 2014 and 14 May

2014.

Other opportunities

Besides Science without Borders, there are generally three ways to fund your

PhD in Holland:

- employed by the PhD-awarding institution;

- with a fellowship or grant awarded by a supporting body;

- with sponsorship from your employer.

If you require more information visit www.nesobrazil.org/phd or contact Nuffic

Neso Brazil via e-mail [email protected].

Online presentation

Nuffic Neso Brazil is

organizing an online

presentation to inform

Brazilian candidates about

the opportunities to

obtain a PhD (full and

sandwich) and Post-Doc

research in the

Netherlands. If you are

interested to follow an

academic career it is an

excellent opportunity to

discover more about this

small country which is on of

the leading nations in

international research.

It will be shown how to

apply for regular vacancies

(jobs) and Science without

Borders Programme. The

presentation will be held on

27/08/2013 at 12h30

(Brazilian official time -3

GMT) through the following

link:

https://new.livestream.co

m/nufficnesobrazil/phd-

postdoc.

Participation is easy, you

can just go to the website

or you can log in with a

social network to chat and

dispel your doubts online.

If you require more

information visit

www.nesobrazil.org/phd

or contact Nuffic Neso

Brazil via e-mail [email protected]

http://www.swbholland.org/en/area.php

http://www.swbholland.org/en/area.php

http://www.nesobrazil.org/csfdoutorado

http://www.nesobrazil.org/phd


https://new.livestream.com/nufficnesobrazil/phd-postdoc



http://www.nesobrazil.org/phd




2 EU Insight The European Commission publishes monitoring report

for FP7

On 7 August 2013, the latest monitoring report for the current European

Union’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7 - 2007-2013) was released by

the European Commission. The report presents the FP implementation in 2012,

provides an integrated view on the different strands of FP7 activities and also

presents a comparative analysis of FP7 implementation during 2007-2012. A

detailed statistical analysis of FP7 participation and funding is provided and

important topics such as dissemination of results, project evaluation,

simplification measures, ethical issues or time-to-grant are addressed.

Further focuses are the work of the European Research Council (ERC), the

Research Executive Agency (REA), the Joint Technology Initiatives (JTI) as well

as the Risk Sharing Finance Facility (RSFF) and the participation of SMEs in

the Framework Programme.

What is FP7?

The Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) is the EU's main instrument for

funding research in Europe. Since their launch in 1984, the Framework

Programmes have played a lead role in multi-disciplinary research and

cooperative activities in Europe and beyond. FP7 continues that task, and is

both larger and more comprehensive than earlier Framework Programmes.

Running from 2007 to 2013, the programme has a budget of 53.2 billion euros

over its seven-year lifespan, the largest funding allocation for such

programmes. FP7 is a key tool to respond to Europe's needs in terms of jobs

and competitiveness, and to maintain leadership in the global knowledge

economy.

The Framework Programmes for Research have two main strategic objectives:

• to strengthen the scientific and technological base of European industry;

• to encourage its international competitiveness, while promoting research that

supports EU policies.

What are the report’s most important facts and findings?

The most important facts and findings of the report relate to participation and

publication numbers, the average success rate and the international dimension

of FP7.

During the years 2007 to 2012, 379 concluded calls received more than

113.000 proposals, out of which more than 103.000 (involving more than

485.000 applicant organisations and individuals) were included in the evaluation

procedure, and more than 20.000 (involving more than 105.000 participants)

were finally retained for negotiations, with a corresponding requested EU

funding of € 32.8 billion. Proposals and applicants had an average success rate

of 19% and 22% respectively.

http://ec.europa.eu/research/fp7/index_en.cfm



More than half of all recorded calls in 2012 were launched under the Specific

Programme “Cooperation”. Higher and secondary education institutes (HES)

remain the main beneficiaries of FP7 in 2012, both in terms of numbers of

applicants and requested EU funding, with respectively 39% and 29% of the

total in retained proposals.

The significant international dimension of FP7 is illustrated by the fact that over

a period of five years it funds projects with participant organisations from as

many as 170 countries. Outside the group of EU and Associated Countries the

biggest participants are the USA, Russia, China, Brazil and India.

By mid-May 2013, over 16.000 publications were reported by the 3.220 projects

for which the final reports have been processed. Almost half of these reported

publications were publications in high impact peer reviewed journals. Similarly,

these projects reported 505 patent applications.

You can read the full report here.

The Seventh Framework Programme is currently in its final year. The new

Framework Programme Horizon 2020 will be launched at the beginning of 2014

(the latest developments regarding Horizon 2020 were addressed in the July

“EU Insight” section).

Sources and further information

1. Report: “Sixth FP7 Monitoring Report - Monitoring Report 2012”, 7 August

2013, European Commission

2. Booklet: “FP7 in Brief - How to get involved in the EU 7th Framework

Programme for Research”, 2007, European Commission

3. Factsheet: “FP7 - Tomorrow’s answers start today”, 2006, European

Commission

4. News: “FP 7: Commission publishes the 6th Monitoring Report 2007 - 2012”,

14 August 2013, Kooperationsstelle EU der Wissenschaftsorganisationen

(KoWi) (European Liaison Office of the German Research Organisations)

http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/cooperation/home_en.html

http://ec.europa.eu/research/evaluations/pdf/archive/fp7_monitoring_reports/6th_fp7_monitoring_report.pdf#view=fit&pagemode=none

http://ec.europa.eu/research/evaluations/pdf/archive/fp7_monitoring_reports/6th_fp7_monitoring_report.pdf#view=fit&pagemode=none

http://ec.europa.eu/research/fp7/pdf/fp7-inbrief_en.pdf

http://ec.europa.eu/research/fp7/pdf/fp7-inbrief_en.pdf

http://ec.europa.eu/research/fp7/pdf/fp7-factsheets_en.pdf

http://www.kowi.de/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-36/218_read-2442/



3 EURAXESS Links Brazil activities 3.1 EURAXESS Science Slam Brazil 2013 –

September 2013

Few days are left to send your application to the EURAXESS Science

Slam Brazil 2013 and try to slam your way to a free trip to Brussels!

EURAXESS Links Brazil is looking for Brazil's best science slammers. Six

finalists will battle it out for the title of EURAXESS Science Slammer Brazil

2013 in the LIVE slam held in Rio de Janeiro (Casarão Ameno Resedá,

Catete) on 24 September 2013 (18:30 -21:30). The event will be presented by

Sergio Brandão, from VideoCiência.

The first prize is a free trip to Brussels to participate in the "EURAXESS Voice

of the Researchers Conference" in 21 and 22 November 2013 (see details

below).

Online submission of slam presentations is open until 1st September 2013.

What you need to do:

- Step 1: Get creative and develop an original idea to present your

research project to the world: Tap dancing, singing, old school

presentation, scientific equipment, everything is allowed.

- Step 2: Make a 3 minutes video of your presentation with your

camera phone, webcam or equivalent. Make sure the presentation is in

English.

- Step 3: Post your video on the EURAXESS Links Brazil upload

platform or sent directly to [email protected].

Please click here for full details on how to participate and the Terms &

Conditions of this competition.

EURAXESS Science Slam Brazil 2013 is the first edition of an event giving

young researchers in Brazil the chance to showcase their research projects to

their peers and the wider public in a relaxed and joyful atmosphere.

Every participant at the final slam will present a topic related to their research

to an audience of non-experts. The slam will be given in English in less than

10 minutes and can be supported by video and audio material, ppt. slides and

any other kind of media available, as well as by scientific equipment.

EURAXESS Science Slam

Brazil 2013 Calendar:

1st September: Closing of

the Pre-Selection Phase

15 September: Closing of the

audience registration phase

24 September: EURAXESS

Science Slam Brazil 2013

Final (Rio de Janeiro)

To join the EURAXESS

Links Brazil Science Slam

2013 as a member of the

audience and enjoy

yourself, register for free at

[email protected]

before 15 September

2013.

For more information:

Consult:

scienceslambrazil.euraxess

.org and

facebook.com/EuraxessLin

ksBrasil

Watch the trailer

Read the EURAXESS Science Slam Brazil 2013 Terms & Conditions

http://casaraoamenoreseda.com.br/

http://www.dropitto.me/EURAXESSLinksBrazil

http://www.dropitto.me/EURAXESSLinksBrazil


http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/data/links/brazil/docs/TERMS%20&%20CONDITIONS%20-%20EURAXESS%20Science%20Slam%20Brazil%202013.pdf


http://scienceslambrazil.euraxess.org/

http://scienceslambrazil.euraxess.org/



http://bit.ly/18aZXVD






3.2 EURAXESS Links Brazil is now on Facebook in

PORTUGUESE!

EURAXESS Links Brazil has created its own Facebook page to provide you

with information related to research and innovation in Europe, in Brazil as well

as to cooperation between them. For the first time, all content will be in

PORTUGUESE.

Make sure to visit our Facebook page for the latest information on our activities

and events: http://www.facebook.com/EuraxessLinksBrasil

3.3 EURAXESS Science Slam on Brazilian radios

A radio bulletin on the EURAXESS Science Slam was broadcasted on 197

Brazilian radios on the 13th of August. Charlotte Grawitz, the country

representative, called on young researchers' creativity and stressed the

importance of scientific communication. To listen to the bulletin, click here (in

Portuguese).

4 News & Developments 4.1 EURAXESS Links network

4.1.1 EURAXESS – Voice of the Researchers’ Conference

“Raising Researchers' Voices - opinions on jobs, careers and rights”. 21 –

22 November 2013, Brussels (BE)

The EURAXESS – Voice of the Researchers Conference “Raising Researchers'

Voices - opinions on jobs, careers and rights” is a 2-day meeting for

researchers to debate and talk about issues affecting modern research,

research careers, mobility, funding and policy in the European Research Area

(ERA). It will draw researchers from the fields of science, the arts and

humanities to Brussels. It will aim to be a two-day interactive discussions, social

media will play a large role in the event.

For more information, registration and programme, see the Conference’s

website.

Get a free trip to Brussels to participate in the Conference.

As explained above, the winner of the EURAXESS Science Slam Brazil will be

awarded a round trip to Europe where he or she will attend the EURAXESS

Voice of Researchers Conference along with the winners of the other

EURAXESS Science Slams organized in ASEAN, China, India, Japan, and US.

Researchers based in Europe, regardless of their nationalities and fields of

research can also win get a free ticket to the conference participating in the

«EURAXESS Elevator Pitch » or the “EURAXESS ERA Slam”.


http://agenciaradioweb.com.br/conteudo/materias/130812192429Bol_Joyce_Concurso_Pesquisa.mp3

http://euraxess.teamwork.fr/en/registration

http://euraxess.teamwork.fr/en/registration


http://agenciaradioweb.com.br/conteudo/materias/130812192429Bol_Joyce_Concurso_Pesquisa.mp3



A. Get your idea across quickly by signing up as one of the “EURAXESS

Elevator Pitchers”:

Choose one of the 4 questions below, send to: [email protected] a

short “For” or “Against” statement (10 line max.) and you may be selected to

pitch.

1) Do researchers face a job-rich future?

2) Researcher mobility in the 21st century - are all forms valued?

3) Have working conditions really improved for researchers?

4) Is Europe the best destination for researchers?

You will have a maximum of 2 minutes on stage to convince the audience of

your opinion. Voting at the end will show how much support your pitch received.

Don’t forget, your statement should be concise and clear, interesting and

convincing.

B. Become a “EURAXESS ERA Slammer” and give the audience an

insight into your career:

Share good or bad moments from your career, development, international

experience or anything related to your profession as a researcher and get on

stage! You have 5 minutes to present your slam using any technique or tool

you like - presentation, video, role-play, storytelling – whatever comes to mind

and gets your message across. The audience will vote for the best slam, and

the winner will be invited to the ESOF conference in Copenhagen in July 2014

as speaker and guest. Upload a 30 second video featuring your slam on

YouTube and send the link directly to: [email protected].

If your pitch/slam is selected, you will be informed by beginning of October.

Selected pitchers and slammers will be offered a return ticket to Brussels, hotel

accommodation and meals during the conference.

Deadline for submission: Friday 20th September, 5.00 PM CET. For full details on how to participate and the Terms and Conditions please click here.

4.2 EU and Member States

4.2.1 The backbone for European science gets stronger: 100Gbps internet for individual researchers

GÉANT, the superfast pan-European research network that helped discover the

Higgs Boson, has announced that it could reach speeds up to 2Tbps (terabits

per second) thanks to a major network upgrade. From today, capacity of up to

500Gbps is available across the core network. This means individual users

across 32,000 universities, higher education institutes, research institutes,

schools, libraries, museums, national archives and hospitals can transfer data

at speeds of up to 100Gbps.

Speeds like this will enable faster collaboration on critical projects and meet the

rapidly increasing demand for data transfer capacity. The creation and sharing

of research data is increasing exponentially, impacting the ICT infrastructures in

particular research networks. Major projects involving global partners generate

massive amounts of data that need to be distributed, analysed, stored and

accessed.


http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/data/newsfeederImages/SLAM_Conditions_2.pdf

http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/dae/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=11624




With today's high speeds the GÉANT network will provide the essential capacity

to support all scientific disciplines: from high-energy physics and deep space

research to those addressing societal challenges like ageing populations,

disease diagnosis and climate change.

GÉANT's goal is to ensure 99.999 % availability through the rapid identification

and resolution of network errors and powerful security features to detect and

prevent malicious attacks.

The European Commission currently provides funding for the GÉANT network

of € 41.8 million.

Source: European Commission

4.2.2 Open access to research publications reaching 'tipping point'

The global shift towards making research findings available free of charge for

readers—so-called 'open access'—was confirmed in a study funded by the

European Commission. This new research suggests that open access is

reaching the tipping point, with around 50% of scientific papers published in

2011 now available for free. This is about twice the level estimated in previous

studies, explained by a refined methodology and a wider definition of open

access. The study also estimates that more than 40% of scientific peer

reviewed articles published worldwide between 2004 and 2011 are now

available online in open access form. The study looks at the EU and some

neighbouring countries, as well as Brazil, Canada, Japan and United States of

America.

By making research results more accessible, open access can contribute to

better and more efficient science, and to innovation in the public and private

sectors. Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, European Commissioner for Research,

Innovation and Science, said: “These findings underline that open access is

here to stay. Putting research results in the public sphere makes science better

and strengthens our knowledge-based economy."

The study looked at the availability of scholarly publications in 22 fields of

knowledge in the European Research Area, Brazil, Canada, Japan, and the

United States. In several countries and disciplines more than 50% of papers are

now available for free. Free availability of the majority of articles has been

reached in the fields of general science and technology, biomedical research,

biology and mathematics and statistics. The fields where open access

availability is most limited are the social sciences and humanities and applied

sciences, engineering and technology.

A recent European Commission Communication (IP/12/790) identified open

access as a core means to improve knowledge circulation and thus innovation

in Europe. Therefore, open access will be mandatory for all scientific

publications produced with funding from Horizon 2020, the EU's Research &

Innovation funding programme for 2014-2020. The Communication

recommended that Member States take a similar approach to the Commission

in their domestic programmes.


http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-13-756_en.htm



http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-13-786_en.htm?locale=en



4.2.3 EU awards 287 early career researchers €400 Mio in 'blue-sky' funding

The European Research Council (ERC) has selected 287 top early career

scientists for funding in its sixth Starting Grant competition, enabling them to

pursue cutting-edge fundamental research. The researchers will receive nearly

€400 Million in total, with grants worth up to €2 million each over up to five

years. Competition for these prestigious awards continued to increase, with

overall demand for grants up by 50% this year. There was also an increase in

the share of successful female researchers, from 24% to 30% of all candidates.

This Starting Grant competition was the last under the EU's Seventh Research

Framework Programme (FP7). The next calls will fall under the new EU

research and innovation programme Horizon 2020, which foresees a major

increase in funding for the ERC.

The projects selected cover a wide range of topics, such as designing a unique

coastal defence against tsunamis, developing high-tech radiotherapy that can

potentially help patients of Head-and-Neck cancer, investigating real-time

monitoring of air pollution by means of GPS technology, or producing new low-

cost and more effective photovoltaics.

This call attracted 3,329 proposals, a 50% increase compared to the

corresponding group last year. Due to the substantially increased competition,

only 9% of applicants were successful. Grants are being awarded to

researchers of 34 different nationalities hosted in 162 different institutions

throughout Europe. The Starting Grants are for researchers of any nationality

with 2-7 years of experience since completion of PhD (or equivalent degree),

and a scientific track record showing great promise. The average age of

selected researchers in this sixth competition is around 34 years.


4.2.4 Guaranteeing communication coverage in the event of disaster

An EU-funded project that aims to develop a rapidly deployable wireless

communication network for use in the aftermath of an emergency, disaster or

unexpected event, was commended recently at an international event. The

ABSOLUTE ('Aerial Base Stations with Opportunistic Links for Unexpected &

Temporary Events') project received the Best Paper Award at the 5th

International Conference on Personal Satellite Services, underlining the

potential of this field of research. ABSOLUTE, which kicked off in October 2012,

aims to design and validate a network capable of providing flexible, secure and

resilient broadband services.


4.2.5 Innovation at heart of international conference

A prestigious global conference tackling themes of innovation,

entrepreneurship, knowledge and creativity is taking place at the University of

Greenwich between 10 and 13 September. The event will bring together

About ERC

Set up in 2007 by the EU, the

European Research Council

is the first pan-European

funding organisation for

frontier research. It aims to

stimulate scientific excellence

in Europe by encouraging

competition for funding

between the very best,

creative researchers of any

nationality and age. The ERC

also strives to attract top

researchers from anywhere in

the world to come to Europe.

It funds researchers at all

stages of their career.

More: ERC

.

http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-13-715_en.htm

http://cordis.europa.eu/fetch?CALLER=EN_NEWS&ACTION=D&SESSION=&RCN=35963



http://erc.europa.eu/



practitioners and subject experts from around the world to share ideas and

provide insights into some of the emerging issues and challenges facing all

countries.

Topics at the 2013 KIE (Knowledge, Innovation and Enterprise) Conference

include knowledge and education, work-based learning, creative digital

technologies, management and technological innovation, marketing and

business strategies.

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4.3 Brazil

4.3.1 Science without Borders will offer specific scholarships for

field of space research

The federal programme Science without Borders (SwB) will offer specific

positions to cater to those interested in the field of space research. 300

scholarships will be focused on various forms, from “sandwich undergraduate“,

doctoral and post-doctoral, over “Young Talent” to “Visiting Researcher”

modalities.

Of these, 150 scholarships will be allocated to Brazilian and 150 to foreign

researchers who want to work in education and research institutions in

Brazil.

The announcement was made by the President of the National Council for

Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq / MCTI), Glaucius Oliva, in a

meeting with programme fellows during the 65th Annual Meeting of the Brazilian

Society for the Advancement of Science (SBPC), which ended on the 26th of

July at the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), in Recife.

The event was attended by the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation,

Marco Antonio Raupp, the President of the Brazilian Space Agency (AEB),

Raimundo José Coelho, the President of the SBPC, Helena Nader, and Jorge

Guimarães, President of the National Coordination for the Improvement of

Higher Education Personnel (CAPES / MEC), which implements the programme

together with CNPq.

According to the President of CNPq, the call must be launched soon. "We seek

to identify the main world centers of research and available positions in

companies to motivate students in this area."

AEB was responsible for selecting the international institutions to receive

Brazilian students and researchers. "We have reached agreements with the

major space agencies of the world such as in Japan, Ukraine, the United States

and France," said José Raimundo.

Source: CNPq

Focus on the scholarships

Students may apply in the

areas of engineering, physics,

mathematics and alike, and

subareas related to the

aerospace industry.

The 300 scholarships are

divided as follows: 40 for

”undergraduate sandwich“; 10

for full doctorate, 20 for

doctorate degrees, 30 for post

doctorate abroad; 90 for

attracting young talents; 40

for visiting researchers, 70 for

technological development

and innovation abroad (35 for

junior and 35 for senior

researchers).

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4.3.2 Science without Borders has awarded 43 609 scholarships

The SwB programme has awarded 43,609 scholarships for undergraduate and

doctoral-sandwich, postdoctoral, doctoral and full scholarships, as well as for

“Young Talents” and “Visiting Researchers”, since its launch in July 2011,

equivalent to 43.17% of its target, Agência Brasil reports. The balance sheet

was released on the 13th of August by the Ministry of Education (MEC). The

goal of the programme is to provide 101 000 scholarships in four years, of

which 26 000 are privately financed.

The country with the largest number of fellows is the United States, with 9 788.

Next is France, with 4 725, and Canada, with 4 428. Portugal, for which

scholarships have been suspended earlier this year and demand was higher

than that for other countries, is in sixth place with 3 103 scholarships.

"We will not have difficulty in meeting the goal of the Science without Borders,"

said Education Minister Mercadante. He explains that the government counting

is done by grants approved and that not all 43 000 students are already abroad.

According to Mercadante, "all grants will have been awarded by December

2014", explaining that some of these students will leave for their host countries

only in 2015. The programme, according to the minister, "is one of the largest

scholarship programmes in the world and one of the most well evaluated".

The Science without Borders programme aims to promote the international

mobility of students and researchers and encourage visits from qualified young

researchers and experienced teachers to Brazil. The priority areas are: exact

sciences (mathematics and chemistry), engineering, technology and health

sciences. The programme has partnerships in 35 countries.

Source: Jornal da Ciência

4.3.3 Science Without Borders announces results of scholarships for foreign incoming researchers

The SwB Programme announced the results of “Attracting Young Talents”

(BJT) and “Special Visiting Researcher” (PVE) scholarships. Until now, 114

scholarships were awarded in total for the “Attracting Young Talents”

subprogramme and more than 150 grants were awarded for the “Special

Visiting Researcher” subprogramme. The grants aim at attracting renowned

researchers, leaders of research groups abroad and young scientists to Brazil.

With the offer of the Special Visiting Researcher scholarship, the programme

financially supports research projects aimed at promoting, through the

exchange, international mobility and cooperation, the consolidation, expansion

and internationalization of science, technology and innovation. The selected

researcher receives a grant of R$ 14 000 to develop a project of two to three

years in Brazil.

The Science without Borders program also attracts young scientists to Brazil,

mainly Brazilians, through the award of the Young Talents scholarship. The goal

is to encourage the establishment of young talented researchers in Brazil, living

abroad, with outstanding scientific or technological work in the areas covered in

English without Borders

One goal is that the students

learn a second language. In

order to participate in the

selections, which require

proficiency in English, the

MEC launched the English

without Borders program, that

offers online and on-site

classes, besides tests to

assess the English level of

Brazilian students. According

to the MEC, 453 804 students

have enrolled in online mode.

395 647 passwords were

sent. 348 988 students are

active. The goal is to deliver 2

million passwords by 2014. In

the attendance module, over

20 000 students are served.

.

EUROPEANS within SwB

66% (2/3) of the scholarships

awarded within the Special

Visiting Researcher mode

(PVE), were from Europe,

mainly from France,

Germany, Spain and

Portugal.

28% of the Young Talents

attracted by Science Without

Borders (BJT) were

European, mainly from Spain,

France, Portugal, Germany

and Italy.

Figures relative to the first call

of proposals launched by

CNPq in 2013

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the programme. The selected grants are awarded for up to 36 months (worth

R$ 7000 per month).

Access the results: Special Visiting Researcher and Attracting Young Talents.

Source: CNPq

4.3.4 Mercosur Science & Technology Award 2013 extends registrations

The Mercosur Award of Science and Technology 2013 extended the deadline

for submission of papers to the 9th of September. Entries can be made via the

initiative’s website.

Under the theme "Education for Science", works should address the Mercosur

context and relate to scientific education directed at high school or school entry

level.

The award is open to students and researchers from Brazil and all countries of

the bloc. Divided into four categories ("Scientific Initiation", "University Student",

"Young Researcher" and "Integration") the award covers all stages from high

school to doctorate.


4.3.5 Latin American Meetings of Scientific Initiation and Post-graduation

Registrations are now open for the meetings of Scientific Initiation and Post-

graduation Studies of the University of Vale do Paraíba (Univap) in São José

dos Campos, São Paulo, which will take place from 24 to 25 October.

The event brings together four simultaneous meetings: the 17th Latin American

Meeting of Scientific Initiation, the 13th Latin American Meeting of Post-

graduation, the 7th Latin American Meeting of Young Scientific Initiation, and

the 3rd National Meeting of Introduction to Teaching.

Under the theme "Science, Innovation and Tradition", the meetings will seek to

show the scientific and technological advances while emphasizing the

importance of traditional research techniques.

High school, undergraduate and graduate students from Brazil can submit their

works by the 31st of August. The five best works in each category will be

awarded.

More information here.


4.3.6 Brazil will host International Conference on Public Communication of Science and Technology

Brazil will host next year the 13th International Conference on Public

Communication of Science and Technology. The event, to be held on 5-8 of

May 2014 in Salvador, will take place in Latin America for the first time and is

one of the most important forums for scientific dissemination around the world.

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The central theme of the conference will be "Science communication for social

inclusion and political engagement" and will focus on the question of how to

raise more inclusive strategies for the area. According to the organizers, the

event aims to 'stimulate society to public engagement in science and

technology and create new models and practices for communication and

participation'.

Discussions will focus on practice, training and research in the area of

dissemination of science. Proposals for roundtables, workshops and individual

job submissions will be received by the organization until the 1st of September

2013.

The conference is organized by the International Network PCST and hosted by

the Museum of Life, interactive science museum connected to Casa de

Oswaldo Cruz / Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) and the Laboratory for

Advanced Journalism Studies (Labjor) from the State University of Campinas

(Unicamp), in partnership with other organizations.


4.3.7 FAPESP Week London highlights the scientific cooperation between Brazil and Europe

Some important advances in science and the development of new technologies,

obtained in recent years by researchers from Brazil and Europe, will be topics of

discussion during the FAPESP Week 2013 London, which will take place

between 25 and 27 September at the Royal Society in London.

Implemented by FAPESP, with the support of the British Council and the Royal

Society, the symposium will help to expand partnerships in science and

technology between the European countries and Brazil.

During FAPESP Week London, researchers from various institutions of higher

education and research in Brazil will present results of their work. Among them

will be Carlos Alfredo Joly (State University of Campinas and BIOTA-FAPESP),

Paulo Eduardo Netto Artaxo, Lisete Compagno Michelini, Maria Immacolata

Vassallo de Lopes and Siu Mui Tsai (University of São Paulo), Luciana Vanni

Gatti (Institute of Energy and Nuclear Research) and E.A. Thoroh de Souza

(Mackenzie University).

Brazilian scientists will discuss with researchers from several institutions in

Europe, such as Martyn Poliakoff (Royal Society), Peter Olesen (Danish

Council for Strategic Research), Georgina Mace and Jeremy Woods (Imperial

College London), Gordon McFiggans (University of Manchester) and Philip

Macnaghten (Durham University).

Among the topics to be discussed, many are at the frontier of science, such as

Biodiversity, Genomics, Climate Change, Biofuels and Nanotechnology. The

symposium will also have panels on "International Scientific Collaboration",

"Changes and Opportunities in University-Industry Collaborative Research" and

"Scientific Culture".

FAPESP Week London comes at a time when the Brazilian scientific research

reaches its highest level of international projection, with indexes that show the




country's increasing participation in the global system of science and

technology.

Registration for the FAPESP Week in London is free.


Source: Agência FAPESP

4.3.8 MCTI announces projects selected by the Start-Up Brazil

The first call of the Start-Up Brazil programme received 908 entries, 672 from

Brazilian companies. Of this total, the review committee selected 56 projects

that will be part of the programme for the incubation of technology-based

companies. These projects will be supported by one of the nine incubators

enabled by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI).

The programme has two targets: the qualified accelerators and nascent

companies selected for the initiative, which together aim to create a competitive

and innovative environment for ideas coming from universities, entrepreneurs

and investors looking for successful products and services.

According to the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Marco

Antonio Raupp, creating an environment composed of business incubators is a

requirement for an innovative Brazil. "This environment will enable us to have

innovations in shorter times and will be crucial for the widespread success of

startups in the IT sector, which depends both on the aspects related to

technological development, as well as on management and ability to do well in

the market", he concluded.

Source: Agência Gestão CT&I

4.3.9 Brasilia hosts last meeting before the World Science Forum

Over the 21st and 22nd August, the federal capital hosted the seventh and final

Preparatory Meeting for the World Science Forum. The event was held in the

auditorium of Finatec on the campus of the University of Brasilia (UNB).

Under the theme "Science for the environment and social justice," the activities

brought together experts to discuss issues such as urban violence, science,

quality of life and social justice, challenges related to new patterns of production

and consumption, and science and metropoles. One of the sessions focused on

“cooperation and policy building for the internationalization of knowledge” and

highlighted the importance of researchers mobility.

The meeting was organized by the Ministry of Science, Technology and

Innovation (MCTI), with the participation of institutions like UNB, Center for

Management and Strategic Studies (CGEE), Catholic University of Brasilia

(UCB), Foundation for Research Support of the District Federal (FAP-DF), the

Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) and the National Council

for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq / MCTI).

The meeting held in the federal capital preceded the Global Science Forum

2013 global event taking place from 24 to 27 November in Rio de Janeiro,

under the theme "Science for global sustainable development."

According to the Secretary for

Information Policy of the

MCTI, Virgilio Almeida, the

programme has the potential

to expand the market of

companies with innovative

information technology

products and services. "Start-

Up Brazil attracts talents both

from Brazil and abroad. It is a

modern program, agile and

well structured, which

combines business interests

with the strategic objectives of

the government, "said Virgilio.

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Previous preparatory

meetings

Since last year, six

preparatory meetings in

different capitals took place:

São Paulo, Belo Horizonte,

Manaus, Salvador, Recife

and Porto Alegre. Each

meeting addressed four

cross-cutting themes, but with

a specific theme - in Recife,

for example, it was oceans,

climate and development,

while in Manaus it was

tropical diversity.

All the meetings also covered

general topics such as

science education, diffusion

and access to knowledge and

social interest, ethics in

science, and science for

sustainable and inclusive

development.

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The Forum was established in 1999 and was held every two years in Budapest

(Hungary). This will be the first time the event takes place outside of Europe. In

2009, it was requested to hold the event in other world capitals that stood out in

the area of S,T & I. Brazil was chosen with the support of the United Nations

Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), due to the

performance of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences (ABC) in recent years.

Source: MCTI and EURAXESS

4.3.10 International Seminar on Innovation in Electrochemistry Industry approaches and Applied Research

How to use innovation to reduce costs and increase the productivity of

businesses? What should we do to be more competitive in a globalized

scenario? To answer these and other questions from entrepreneurs, Senai

promotes the 1st International Seminar on Innovation in Industrial

Electrochemistry (S3IE) on the 16th and 17th of September, in Curitiba. The

event, which will focus on applied research in the industrial context, aims to

strengthen the relationship between industry and research groups, so they can

act in a coordinated manner in the processes of innovation and technology,

induced by electrochemistry.

Aimed at managers of R&D, innovation, engineering and production in the

automotive sector, civil construction, energy, oil and gas, mining, metalworking

and electroplating - as well as researchers from these and other related areas -

the event will feature the presentation of success stories of university-industry

partnerships. Speakers will be entrepreneurs and researchers from national and

international institutions, such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

(MIT), the University of Manchester from the UK, Fraunhofer Institutes from

Germany, the National Center for Electrochemistry and Environmental

Technologies (CNETE) from Canada and the Institute Acreo from Sweden.


4.3.11 Secretary for IT Policy highlights software as centerpiece to promote innovation

The Secretary for Information Technology Policy, Virgilio Almeida, represented

the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI) in the opening of the

6th International Congress of Open Source Software and Electronic

Government (Consegi) on the 13th of August. At the event in Brasilia, he

defended the need for the country to invest heavily in research and

development (R & D) and the importance of information technology (IT) on that

front.

"Innovation is key to Brazil and software is key to innovation," said Virgilio, citing

the example where IT applied to agribusiness contributed to a Brazilian

company to enter into a world ranking focused on this aspect. He announced

the launch of a call supporting open source software ecosystems, focused on

social entrepreneurship. This action, in partnership with the Ministry of Planning,

Budget and Management, is scheduled for September.

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The MCTI's representative pointed out that Brazil is considered the seventh

largest IT market, a sector that topped US$ 123 billion in 2012 and has been

growing at an average of 10% per year, well above the overall economy. He

also recalled that Brazilians are open to new technologies, particularly in this

area, and are amongst the largest communities on various social networks.

Virgilio pointed out the challenge of spreading the positive impacts of these

advances. "The question is how to move forward in building a digital Brazil, and

regarding the point addressed by this event, the way free software can

contribute to that." The theme in 2013 is "Portability, collaboration and

integration."

The secretary pointed out the launching of the Strategic Services and Software

Information Technology (under the TI Maior initiative), among the main

measures of the federal government in the area.

The opening session was also attended by the Chief Minister of the General

Secretariat of the Presidency, Gilberto Carvalho, and the Defense Minister,

Celso Amorim, among other leaders and managers.

In earlier discussions, the executive secretary of MCTI, Luiz Antonio Elias,

reinforced the importance of building public policies for the theme under

discussion at the event.

Source: MCTI

4.4 Cooperation EU, Member States, Brazil

4.4.1 Brazil and the European Union announced selected projects in the ICT field

The National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq /

MCTI) announced the joint projects selected in the context of Call MCTI / CNPq

13/2012 - Brazil - European Union Cooperation Programme, directed to the

information and communication technologies (ICT) field.

The call will allocate R$ 13 million from the Fund for Information Technology

(CT-Info), coordinated by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation

(MCTI), over R$ 1.8 million from CNPq and 5 million from the European Union.

The Secretary for Information Technology Policy of MCTI, Virgilio Almeida,

announced that 64 projects were registered. He also stressed the importance of

the partnership with the European Union, due to the region's expertise in the

ICT field.

"This collaboration is very important, after all, the knowledge of our partner in

this regard is admirable. The importance of its network and tradition in bilateral

cooperation with Brazil are also salient factors that drive this program," he said

during the Americas ICT Forum, for the support of the political dialogue

between research organizations, companies and institutions developing

research and innovation in the ICT field in Brazil, Latin America and Europe.

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The event, organized by the Brazilian Institute of Information in Science and

Technology (Ibict / MCTI), took place on the 31st of July in the auditorium of

CNPq, Brasilia.

According to the President of CNPq, Glaucius Oliva, joint initiatives are aimed at

strengthening the relationship between the parties involved, in conceptual

questions already aligned, with the premise of the direct result for the society.

"Increasingly, the EU has been looking outward, like Brazil, because science

has no boundaries. In previous experiments, we have had well-developed

projects. Our priority will always be the benefit to society," he said, highlighting

that funding will be full and not just aid and cost reimbursement.

The EU representative in Brazil in the ICT field, Augusto de Albuquerque,

recalled that bilateral dialogues are based on the results achieved. "From the

beginning we have concrete and well-defined topics, benefiting both sides.

There is a strong commitment of the people involved with cooperation in Brazil

to achieve results," he noted. "Brazil has shown great quality in the work. This

explains why we are working on a new, third joint call. Cooperation is achieving

good results."

Thematic lines

The winning projects are linked to four thematic lines, that were pre-defined in

the call. EUBrazilCC falls in the "Cloud Computing for Science" field and will be

coordinated in Brazil by Francisco Vilar Brasileiro, from Federal University of

Campina Grande. IMPReSS coordinated by Djamel Fawzi Hadj Sadok, from

Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), is linked to the "Sustainable

technologies for a more intelligent society" field.

The other two selected projects fall under the "Smart services and applications

for a more intelligent society" and "Hybrid TV broadcast and broadband

applications and services." They are, respectively: Rescuer, which is

coordinated by Manoel Gomes de Mendonça Neto, from Federal University of

Bahia (UFBA), and ITV Global, with coordinator Marcelo Knörich Zuffo, from

São Paulo University (USP).

Glaucius stressed efforts to reduce disparities in the country. "Today we have

75% of the funds invested in this cooperation aimed at the priority regions in this

context: North, Northeast and Midwest. This is due to the skills and commitment

of researchers in these regions."

Source: MCTI

4.4.2 Two joint research projects on Bioenergy will be funded by FAPESP and BE-Basic (NL)

As a result of the 2012 call for joint research projects of the Brazilian BIOEN

and the Dutch BE-Basic programme, two proposals have been selected for

funding, representing a total project volume of about US$ 4 million

The approved projects aim to collaborate in the development of sustainable

biofuels and biodegradable polymers from different kinds of feedstock. The first

one, entitled “The environmental impact of biofuel production: bio-indicators for

About BE-Basic

BE-Basic is a Public Private

Consortium in The

Netherlands, composed of

Dutch and international

universities, knowledge

institutes and companies

executing a R&D & Innovation

Programme exceeding € 120

mio. The purpose of BE-Basic

is to develop the required

knowledge and technology to

stimulate bio-based

ecologically balanced

sustainable industrial

chemistry. BE-Basic’s

partners and the Ministry of

Economic Affairs, Agriculture

and Innovation contribute

each to half of the BE-Basic

budget.

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sustainable and optimal biofuel production” wil be carried out by researchers

from Wageningen University and UNESP. Researchers from USP and Kirsten

Steinbusch – Waste2Chemicals / WUR will study “Tailor-made biodegradable

polymers produced by bacteria from biomass.

More calls will be launched in the coming years. Moreover, two preparatory

workshops will be organised in Brazil, on sustainable feedstock production and

on integrated (downstream) bioprocessing.

Source: Fapesp

4.4.3 68 fellows selected to complete their PhD in Germany

Sixty-eight Brazilian researchers were selected in the joint program of PhD

scholarships from DAAD, CAPES and CNPq. Among the 36 who have been

awarded scholarships for a full PhD in Germany, 12 will receive scholarships

from CAPES, 14 from CNPq and 10 from DAAD.

Of the 68 new fellows, 47 will have German language courses before the start

of their activities related to the doctorate. The courses, lasting between two and

six months, are offered by DAAD.

The next call for the doctoral program will be launched in January 2014.

Source: German Embassy in Brazil

4.4.4 CISB and Saab disclose fellows approved in the 2nd call of the Science without Borders Programme

After two months of analysis, the Swedish-Brazilian Center for Research and

Innovation (CISB) and Saab AB selected the ten winning proposals of the 2nd

CNPq-CISB-Saab call for projects under the “Science without Borders”

programme. The goal is to provide scholarships for Brazilian researchers to

have the opportunity to develop their projects in R&D centers of Saab and / or

the Swedish partner universities.

Altogether, CISB received 48 project applications from candidates from 26

universities and institutions from nine different states - an increase of 41%

compared to the first call. At the end of the call, 31 project proposals were

officialy registered on the Carlos Chagas platform, of which 10 were selected as

the winning proposals. The ten researchers will travel to Sweden in September

this year.

Source: CISB

4.4.5 Science without Borders fellow receives award in the UK

This month, the “Science without Borders” fellow, Alandia Carla Cecilia Román,

was rewarded with the second prize in the Showcase Research of the Dentistry

Faculty of the University of Birmingham from the UK, where she conducts a

“sandwich” doctorate. She is a doctoral student in dentistry (oral rehabilitation)

in the Dentistry Faculty of Ribeirão Preto at the University of São Paulo.

In her sandwich-PhD- in England, the fellow is working on developing a new

restorative cement for endodontic use. "We are in the process of characterizing

the material, improving the physical, mechanical and biological properties. Our

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goal is to obtain a material that meets all the requirements and needs of

dentistry professionals that allow greater efficiency and access to more complex

treatment at less cost for society", she explains.

Contact with laboratories and cutting-edge techniques is an added-value of

international experience, says the scholar, which she intends to apply when

back in Brazil. "Here, I have access to high tech equipment and all the highly

different techniques and methodologies, contributing to increase my knowledge

and experience in high-tech scientific processes," she says. "I will take all this

knowledge and experience with me when I return to my original program, where

I hope to continue with my research, being able to share my experience with

other researchers ."

Additionally, Carla Cecilia highlights gains from cultural exchanges that

“Science without Borders” facilitates. "This opportunity has strongly contributed

to improving a new language, socialising with people from different cultures and

being able to learn from them, seeing new places, and turning it all into

maturity," she emphasizes.

Source: Ciência sem Fronteiras

4.4.6 Senai signs international partnerships for Innovation Institute

Senai Paraná is working with world-renowned research institutes and

universities in the development of the first Senai Institute of Innovation

Research (ISI), with the aim to applying scientific knowledge to domestic

industry. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the University of

Manchester from the UK, Fraunhofer Institutes from Germany, the National

Center for Electrochemistry and Environmental Technologies (CNETE) from

Canada, and the Institute Acreo from Sweden are the international partners that

will contribute to electrochemistry solutions developed at ISI to become

generators of competitiveness and productivity for industries from the energy,

construction, petrochemical, mineral and metal mechanic segments.

For the vice President of Industry Federation of the State of Parana (FIEP) and

coordinator of the Council of Industrial, Innovation and Design Policy, Rodrigo

Martins, these partnerships are essential to stimulate the development of

innovation in Brazil. "Our mission is to foster the development of industries, the

economy and consequently the entire Paraná. And we can only achieve our

goal through innovation," says Martins. "Innovation is critical to become

competitive. And these partnerships give us the vision and teach us how the

private sector can contribute to this process," he concludes.

Until 2015, 25 innovation institutes will be inaugurated across the country. The

implementation strategy is mirrored in the model used by the Fraunhofer

Society, in terms of management of their institutions, models of interaction

between industry and knowledge centers and ways of relating to the market,

which are being adapted to the Brazilian reality. The institutes, Fraunhofer IPK

and ICT, are partners of Paraná ISI working on the development of the business

plan and advising on the infrastructure of laboratories. The University of

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Manchester and CNETE Acreo will contribute with their know-how regarding the

academic-business partnership.


4.4.7 Technology center attracts Boeing and Airbus

Designed to become a national reference on technological innovation, focusing

on aerospace and defense, the Technology Park of São José dos Campos

welcomed the two largest aircraft manufacturers in the world in the first

semester. The American Boeing and the European Airbus (formerly EADS)

groups announced that they will install on site. Besides the two multinationals,

Brazilian and Atech Visiona, both belonging to the group Embraer, have also

defined in the first semester to have operations within the park.

Airbus plans to locate some research initiatives of the group at the park in

Brazil. "The center of research and development that we will install in the park

will be a great opportunity to complete the industrial arrangement of the group in

Brazil," says the general director of the company in Brazil, Bruno Gallard.

The idea, according to Gallard, is to seize the opportunities of the Brazilian

market to develop products, services and technologies with a global vision.

"Instead of doing so within the divisions of the group outside the country, we will

focus the development of these innovations here."

Source: Valor Economico


http://www.valor.com.br/empresas/3230668/centro-de-tecnologia-atrai-boeing-e-airbus



5 Grants & Fellowships 5.1 European Union

Calls still open under the 7th Framework Programme (FP7)

Below is a list of all currently open calls in each strand of FP7. You can click on

each of them for full details, or access the full list on the Research and

Innovation Participant Portal.

Ideas Launched Deadline

Call for proposals for ERC Proof of Concept Grant 10 January 2013 3 October 2013

For more general information for non-European researchers in the ERC’s

grants: http://erc.europa.eu/non-european-researchers.

People Launched Deadline

Marie Curie Career Integration Grants (CIG) 18 October 2012 18 September 2013

Capacities Launched Deadline

EU Prize for Women Innovators 2014 10 July 2012 15 October 2013

Cooperation Launched Deadline

"Future Internet"-2013 28 June 2013 10 December 2013

Joint Technology Initiatives IMI 9TH CALL 9 July 2013 9 October 2013

Joint Technology Initiatives Clean Sky 9 July 2013 22 October 2013

Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology 28 June 2013 1 October 2013

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/calls

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/calls

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/call_FP7?callIdentifier=ERC-2013-PoC&specificProgram=IDEAS

http://erc.europa.eu/non-european-researchers

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/call_FP7?callIdentifier=FP7-PEOPLE-2013-CIG&specificProgram=PEOPLE

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/call_FP7?callIdentifier=FP7-CDRP-Women-Innovators&specificProgram=CAPACITIES#wlp_call_FP7

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/call_FP7?callIdentifier=FP7-2013-ICT-FI&specificProgram=COOPERATION#wlp_call_FP7

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/call_FP7?callIdentifier=IMI-CALL-2013-9&specificProgram=COOPERATION#wlp_call_FP7

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/call_FP7?callIdentifier=SP1-JTI-CS-2013-02&specificProgram=COOPERATION#wlp_call_FP7

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/call_FP7?callIdentifier=FP7-KBBE-2013-FEEDTRIALS&specificProgram=COOPERATION#wlp_call_FP7



5.2 The EU-LAC Foundation’s calls

5.2.1 First call for research projects

The EU-LAC Foundation is calling for research projects on topics concerning

the bi-regional relationship. This new Open Call will be held twice per year,

once in spring and once in autumn.

Eligibility: Both, single researchers and consortia of researchers, from the EU

and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) can participate. Applicants must be

affiliated with an EU or LAC research institution and propose a research project,

to be carried out in English or Spanish, related to the bi-regional relationship

and/or related to bi-regional cooperation. A sponsorship of up to € 30,000 will

be awarded to the winning proposal.

Deadline: 30 September 2013 (the deadine of the next edition will be 31 March)

For further information please click here.

Source: EU-LAC Foundation

5.2.2 Call for Expressions of Interest: Study on “Latin America, the Caribbean and Central and Eastern Europe – Potential for Economic Exchange”

The EU-LAC Foundation is seeking expressions of interest from researchers to

carry out a study on the potential for economic exchange between the countries

of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and those of Central and Eastern

Europe (CEECs). The study should consider economic actors on both sides of

the Atlantic and their needs, as well as the framework constituted by the trade

agreements between the EU and different LAC regions and countries.

The deadline for expressions of interest is 15 September 2013. For further

information, please click here.

5.3 EU Member States and Associated Countries

5.3.1 Germany - PostDoc fellowships at Freie Universität Berlin

What is the Dahlem Research School (DRS)?

The DRS is the Center for Junior Researchers at Freie Universität Berlin - a

place of intellectual excitement and world-class research that offers an

extraordinary array of disciplines.

Since 2011 the Dahlem Research School provides fellowship opportunities for

Postdoctorades, which are co-financed by the German Excellence Initiative and

the Marie Curie Program of the European Commission.

The new DRS Incoming Postdoc Fellowships for highly-qualified postdocs are

offered to researchers from all disciplines with a completed doctorate and

international research experience. Applicants have to propose a project plan

based around the research fields/ key topics of the participating Excellence

Projects or Focus Areas. Duration: 18 months. The deadline for applications is

the 15th of September 2013. For further information, please visit their website.

Call for opinions

EURAXESS is inviting all

researchers based in

Europe to present their views

and ideas on career-related

topics to the EURAXESS

Voice of the Researchers’

Conference audience.

See above for more details

about the two ways to share

your ideas:

1 – Get your idea across

quickly by signing up as one

of the “EURAXESS Elevator

Pitchers”.

2- Become a “EURAXESS

ERA Slammer” and give the

audience an insight into your

career.:

Deadline for submission:

Friday 20th September, 5.00

PM CET

http://eulacfoundation.org/opencall

http://eulacfoundation.org/

http://eulacfoundation.us4.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=ff018e5d48206d90c38bcf278&id=f35f1e45d6&e=a4ca71b55b

http://www.fu-berlin.de/en/sites/brazil/cofund_point_regain2014.html



5.3.2 Germany - Falling Walls Lab São Paulo: call for innovation projects

Until 26 August, young researchers and innovators can submit their research

and innovation projects for the second Brazilian edition of the Falling Walls Lab,

which will take place on 9 September 2013 in São Paulo. Master’s students,

PhD candidates, post-docs, young professionals, and entrepreneurs under 35

years of age are welcome to apply. The most creative idea with higher

economic, social or environmental impact will represent Brazil in Berlin, in the

global edition of Falling Walls Lab, in November. The Brazilian event is part of

the German Year in Brazil 2013-2014 and, for that reason, holds a partnership

with the German House for Science and Innovation São Paulo (DWIH-SP) and

also with the Presbyterian University Mackenzie.

The Falling Walls Lab offers young academics, professionals and entrepreneurs

the unique opportunity to present new concepts in 3 minutes each to a

distinguished jury from academia, research institutions and business. Innovative

research approaches and business ideas from all disciplines are sought, as well

as ideas and initiatives tackling societal issues.

In the Brazilian edition, the winner and the second-placed candidate of the

qualifying Lab will receive scholarships to travel to the Final Lab on 8

November 2013 in Berlin and a tickets to attend the Falling Walls Conference

on 9 November 2013. Further information, dates, and the online application can

be found at www.falling-walls.com/lab.

5.3.3 Calls still open

(see previous newsletters for more details)

BELGIUM - Incoming Post-Docs Fellowships in all fields of research activities

dealt with by the Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL).

Deadline: 1 October 2013. For more information please visit the UCL website.

CERN fellowship programmes

- Fellowship and Graduate Engineering Training (GET)

Deadline to submit applications: 2 September 2013

- Non-Member State Postdoc Fellowship Programme: Deadline for

application: 1 December 2013.

CZECH REPUBLIC – 4th SoMoPro call for proposals (Incoming Grants) in

science, technology and medicine. Deadline: 16 September 2013. More

details in the call.

DENMARK - The Danish Council for Independent Research (DFF) Individual

Postdoctoral Grants. Deadlines for application: end of October, beginning of

November 2013. Further details available on the Danish Ministry of Science,

Innovation and Higher Education website

FRANCE - BRAZIL - Call for proposals to select associated teams in ICT.

Deadline: 17 September 2013. More details on CNRS, INRIA and FAPs

FRANCE - BRAZIL - Program Brazil France Ingénieur Technologie

(BRAFITEC), in engineering. Deadline: 19 September. More information is

available at the call for tenders.

http://www.falling-walls.com/lab

http://www.uclouvain.be/en-461.html

http://jobs.web.cern.ch/join-us/fellowship-programme

http://jobs.web.cern.ch/job/10747

http://www.jcmm.cz/data/somopro/DOCUMENTS/SoMoPro_GfA_4th_Call.pdf

http://fivu.dk/en/research-and-innovation/funding-programmes-for-research-and-innovation/funding-opportunities/dff-individual-postdoctoral-grants

http://fivu.dk/en/research-and-innovation/funding-programmes-for-research-and-innovation/funding-opportunities/dff-individual-postdoctoral-grants

http://www.cnrs.fr/derci/IMG/pdf/ao-avec-fap-final_11072013.pdf

http://www.inria.fr/en/research/international-mobility/associate-teams/call-for-projects

http://www.capes.gov.br/images/stories/download/editais/Edital_042_2013_BRAFITEC.pdf



5.4 Brazil

5.4.1 CAPES and ICRANet offer opportunities in astrophysics

Within their Memorandum of Understanding, the International Center for

Relativistic Astrophysics Network (ICRANet) and the Brazilian Federal Agency

for Support and Evaluation of graduate education (Capes) offer the following

opportunities to PhD and post-doc students as well as researchers:

IRAP PhD CAPES-ICRANet Programme

Each year, five fellowships for Brazilian students will be granted. Each

fellowship will last for three years with the final PhD degree jointly delivered by

the academic institutions participating in the programme.

In addition to this program, every year there will be the Erasmus Mundus Joint

Doctorate Program with the call deadline middle of February and the

traditional IRAP PhD Program with call deadline 30 September.

CAPES-ICRANet Visitors Programme to Brazil

A visitor program for senior scientists from ICRANet centres in Asia, Europe,

and USA to Brazilian universities and research centres has been opened. This

programme is specially directed to senior scientists who have given

fundamental worldwide recognized contributions to the field of relativistic

astrophysics and cosmology. During their stay in Brazil, scientists will visit

universities and research centres associated with ICRANET. Each visitor can

spend up to three years in Brazil and each year up to three months. Five

positions will be available each year and the applications are opened during

the entire year.

CAPES-ICRANet Visitors Program to Europe

A program to promote scientific visits of university professors and research

scientists from Brazil in ICRANet centres in Europe has been established.

During their stay in the ICRANet centres, the scientists will be able to visit the

universities and research centres associated to the IRAP PhD Program. Visits

addressing both theoretical research and observational activities in ICRANet

related centres are welcome. Particularly encouraged are research activities

synergic with the IRAP PhD Program through the interaction with IRAP

graduate students and Faculty Professors. Each year five positions are

established, each one of the duration of five months per year. Applications are

opened during the entire year.

CAPES-ICRANet Postdoctoral Program

Four two-year postdoctoral positions in ICRANet Centres in Europe and Asia,

and five two-year postdoctoral positions in Brazilian universities and research

centres with signed collaboration agreements with ICRANet and/or with

associated scientists to ICRANet, will be opened every year. The deadline for

the application is 1st September of each year. All topics related to theoretical

and observational activities or data analysis in relativistic astrophysics and

cosmology are welcome.



For further information and applications, click here. For information in

Portuguese) see CAPES’ website here and here.

5.4.2 Brazil – UK: PhD in Manchester funded by SwB

The CNPq and the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences launched a

call for full-time PhD at the University of Manchester in the following areas:

Chemical Engineering & Analytical Science; Chemistry; Computer Science;

Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences; Electrical and Electronic

Engineering; Materials; Mathematics; Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil

Engineering; and Physics and Astronomy.

Deadline for application: 13 September 2013.


5.4.3 Brazilian Programme for Post Graduate Students (PEC-PG) selects foreign fellows for masters and doctorates

The Program Student-Agreement Graduation (PEC-PG) offers scholarships to

students from developing countries with which Brazil has cultural, educational or

scientific cooperation agreements, for graduate studies in strictu sensu areas

(masters and doctorate) in Brazilian Higher Education Institutions (HEI)*. The

central goal is to provide the necessary training so that the student can

contribute to the development of their country. The program is jointly

administered by the National Council for Scientific and Technological

Development (CNPq / MCTI), Cultural Department (DC / MRE) and

Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES / MEC).

Postgraduation program selects foreign fellows for masters

PEC-PG is selecting foreign scholars to carry out postgraduate studies at the

master level in public and private higher education institutions. The

selection will be made by CNPq Call No. 025/2013, in order to improve the

qualifications of professors, researchers, professionals and graduates of higher

education. Approximately 100 scholarships will be funded by CNPq. In total, R$

3.6 million will be made available for this action. The flight ticket to return to the

capital of the country of origin or residence of the student will be granted by the

Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The grants are directed toward the academic master's level in any academic

field. The monthly benefit will be granted by CNPq, for a maximum of 24

months, not extendable, starting from sending all required documents and

implementation of the scholarship and the agreement, with values and

standards established by CNPq.

Source: CNPq

PEC-PG will grant up to 200 scholarships to students from other countries

to obtain doctorate in Brazil

On the 6th of August, the “Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education

Personnel” (Capes) released the announcement No. 62/2013 regarding the

selection of doctoral candidates for the PEC-PG. 200 scholarships will be

awarded in Brazilian public or private higher education institutions.

*PEC-PG: list of the countries

with which Brazil has

agreements within the context

of the call are:

South África, Angola, Antigua

and Barbuda, Argentina,

Algeria, Benin, Barbados,

Bolivia, Cape Verde,

Cameroon, Chile, Colombia,

China, Ivory Coast, Costa

Rica, Cuba, Egypt, Gabon, El

Salvador, Ecuador, Ghana,

Lebanon, Guatemala,

Guyana, India, Morocco,

Haiti, Honduras, Mali,

Namibia, Jamaica, Mexico,

Mozambique, Pakistan,

Nicaragua, Panama, Nigeria,

Democratic Republic of the

Congo, Paraguay, Peru,

Kenya, Sao Tome and

Principe, Dominican Republic

Suriname, Republic of Congo,

Syria, Trinidad and Tobago,

Uruguay, Senegal, Tanzania,

Venezuela, Thailand, Togo,

Tunisia and East Timor.

http://www.icranet.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=721

http://cooperacaointernacional.capes.gov.br/

http://www.capes.gov.br/cooperacao-internacional/italia/capes-icranet

http://www.cienciasemfronteiras.gov.br/documents/214072/7b5668d4-b1a8-4b42-9c02-e6b44e57e838

http://www.cnpq.br/web/guest/chamadas-publicas?p_p_id=resultadosportlet_WAR_resultadoscnpqportlet_INSTANCE_0ZaM&filtro=abertas&detalha=chamadaDivulgada&idDivulgacao=3441


http://www.capes.gov.br/images/stories/download/editais/Edital_062_2013_PEC_PG.pdf



Successful candidates will receive a PhD scholarship, two-way flight ticket to

the capital of the country of origin or residence of the student, exemption from

payment of fees or any kind of fee in the academic field, medical, dental and

pharmaceutical assistance, as well as aid shift for coming to Brazil.

The result is expected to be released in December of this year and the activities

will start from March 2014.

Deadline: 8th of October 2013. More information by e-mail

[email protected].

Source: CAPES

5.4.4 FAPESP – UK : call for proposals with the University of

Southampton

FAPESP and the University of Southampton, in the United Kingdom, jointly

launched a public call for proposals for researcher exchange.

Eligibility:

In Brazil: principal investigators of ongoing research projects funded by

FAPESP within the following schemes: Regular Research Awards, Thematic

Projects, Young Investigators, Research, Innovation and Dissemination Centers

(CEPIDs/RIDCs), Public Education Research Program, Research in Public

Policies, and Research Partnership for Technological Innovation (PITE).

On the British side: Researchers affiliated to the University of Southampton.

This call for proposals is open to researchers in all fields. The maximum

duration of each project is 24 months, non-extendable.

Both institutions will provide funding of up to £5,000 per proposal per year to

cover travel (air tickets), health insurance and living allowances to their visiting

researchers.

Deadline for applications: 4 November 2013. For more in-depth information,

please visit www.fapesp.br/en/8023.

Source: FAPESP

5.4.5 FAPESP issues new call for proposals with the State Ministry of Sciences, Research and the Arts of Bavaria

As part of their agreement on scientific collaboration, FAPESP and the State

Ministry of Sciences, Research and the Arts of the Free State of Bavaria

(STMWFK), in Germany, represented by the Bavarian University Centre for

Latin America (BAYLAT), are jointly issuing a new public call for proposals for

the exchange of researchers.

Eligibility:

In Brazil: principal investigators of ongoing research projects funded by

FAPESP within the following schemes: Regular Research Awards, Thematic

Projects, Young Investigators, Research, Innovation and Dissemination Centers

(CEPIDs/RIDCs), Public Education Research Program, Research in Public

Policies, and Research Partnership for Technological Innovation (PITE). Co-


http://www.capes.gov.br/36-noticias/6456-edital-do-pec-pg-seleciona-alunos-de-outros-paises-para-doutorado-no-brasil




Principal Investigators of ongoing Thematic Projects, CEPIDs/RIDCs and PITEs

are also eligible to apply.

On the Bavarian side: Principal investigators of Bavarian universities that have

an established cooperation with a higher education and research institutions in

the State of São Paulo.

The call for proposals is open to researchers in all fields of knowledge. The

duration of the projects for the exchange of researchers may be as long as 24

months. The grant will cover up to 5,000 euros per year to cover travel (air

tickets), health insurance and living allowances on both sides.

The deadline for applications is 14 October 2013. For more information, please

visit www.fapesp.br/en/8006.

6 Jobs 6.1 EURAXESS Jobs

There are currently 9745 research jobs and fellowship programmes (all over

Europe but also in other countries such as in Brazil and in all disciplines)

accessible via the EURAXESS Jobs database.

Check out the latest jobs offered on the portal here or search positions by

keyword, research profile, country or field.

Examples of the latest jobs offered on the portal

(click for more details)

Norway - Research Fellow in the field of process analytical technology for

CO2 capture

Telemark University College currently enrols about 6000 students and employs

about 650 employees. The appointment term is for a period of 3 years, or

alternatively 4 years including 25 % teaching.

Research fields: Chemistry; Engineering; Technology

Sweden - Tenure track positions at the Department of Management and

Organization

The Stockholm School of Economics invites applications for tenure track

positions at the Department of Management and Organization.

Research Fields: Economics - Management studies.

6.1.1 Research positions in Brazil or open to Brazilian candidates

Positions in Brazil or specifically open to Brazilian candidates are also published

on the EURAXESS Links Brazil website. For example:

- PhD fellowship in Cognitive science

Funded by the Italian Institute of Technology. Deadline: 20 September 2013.

Details: EURAXESS Jobs

Publish your research

vacancies FOR FREE:

Research organizations can

publish research and job

vacancies directly on the

EURAXESS Jobs website. It

is easy and free of charge. A

short video explains how to

post job vacancies in 4 steps

(in English and in

Portuguese).


http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/jobs

http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/index.cfm/jobs/jvSearch/page/1

http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/index.cfm/jobs/jobDetails/33878330




http://brazil.euraxess.org/

http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/index.cfm/jobs/fgDetails/59066

http://www.youtube.com/v/ne3T5WHVGhg&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&autoplay=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLidIIxCCQc&feature=c4-overview&list=UUYDwulgU3SrBgjsTuR_4RDg



- PhD positions at Università degli Studi di Torino

Call for Applications within the 29th Cycle for PhD positions opened to students

from all over the world in various PhD programs, including Humanities.

Deadline for online application: 13 September 2013, 12:00 midday (Italian time

zone)

Details: EURAXESS Jobs

- PhD positions at Università degli Studi di Pavia

Positions in many diferent fields open to fellows from all over the world.

More information: EURAXESS Jobs

6.2 European Commission: Joint Research Centre

The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre is currently looking for

various researchers, among them PhD students and senior researchers. See all

vacancies on JRC’s website

7 Events Event (click for more details) Location Date

13th International Congress of the Brazilian

Geophysical Society & EXPOGEF

Rio de Janeiro, RJ 26-29 August 2013

I Scientific Conference of the Latin American and

Caribbean Initiative on Science and Technology for

the implementation of the UNCCD

Sobral, CE 28-30 August 2013

1st International Seminar on Innovation in Industrial

Electrochemistry (S3IE)

Curitiba, PR 16-17 September 2013

2nd Brazilian Symposium on Biorefineries Brasilia, DF 24-26 September 2013

6th German-Brazilian Symposium on sustainable

development

Santarém, PA 29 September–4 October

2013

3rd Annual Congress of the IBE - Innovation, Culture

and Sustainability: Challenges for Brazil and Europe

Florianópolis, SC 9-11 October 2013

53rd Brazilian Congress of Chemistry Rio de Janeiro, RJ 14-18 October 2013

National Science and Technology week 2013 Brazil 21-27 October 2013

17th meeting of Scientific Initiation and Post-graduation

Studies of the University of Vale do Paraíba (Univap)

São José dos Campos,

SP

24-25 October 2013

4th National Conference on the Environment - Solid

Waste

Brasilia, DF 24-27 October 2013

Progress and Prospects of Science in Brazil, Latin

America and the Caribbean Conference

Rio de Janeiro, RJ 28-31 October 2013

http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/index.cfm/jobs/fgDetails/58798

http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/index.cfm/jobs/jvSearch/page/1

http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/jrc/index.cfm?id=3720

http://sys2.sbgf.org.br/congresso/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2&Itemid=12

http://sys2.sbgf.org.br/congresso/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2&Itemid=12

http://www.ilacct.org/index.php



http://www.senaipr.org.br/s3ie/

http://www.senaipr.org.br/s3ie/

http://www.snbr2013.com.br/en

http://www.ufopa.edu.br/sba-2013/

http://www.ufopa.edu.br/sba-2013/

http://www.ibe.usp.br/

http://www.ibe.usp.br/

http://www.abq.org.br/cbq/

http://semanact.mct.gov.br/index.php/content/view/6477/Semana_Nacional_de_Ciencia_e_Tecnologia_2013.html

http://www.inicepg.univap.br/

http://www.inicepg.univap.br/

http://www.abc.org.br/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=2&recalcul=oui

http://www.abc.org.br/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=2&recalcul=oui



6th

World Science Forum Rio de Janeiro, RJ 24-27 November 2013

13th International Conference on Public

Communication of Science and Technology

Salvador, BA 5-8 May 2014

Adaptation Futures 2014 Fortaleza, CE 12-16 May 2014

About EURAXESS Links Brazil

EURAXESS Links Brazil is a networking tool for European researchers active in

Brazil and Brazilian ones wishing to collaborate and/or pursue a research career in

Europe. EURAXESS Links Brazil provides information about research in Europe,

European research policy, opportunities for research funding, for EU-Brazil and

international collaboration and for trans-national mobility. Membership is free.

Visit us at brazil.euraxess.org and click on the Join the EURAXESS Links Brazil

community on the right-hand side of the page.

EURAXESS Links is a European Commission's Directorate General for Research

and Innovation initiative. It has thus far been launched in ASEAN (encompassing

Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia), Brazil, China, India Japan, and

North-America (USA & Canada).

http://www.sciforum.hu/

http://www.pcst-2014.org/index.php/en/

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