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International migration governance: understanding policy drivers for better responses
While migration’s impact is global in scale, the decisions that regulate it tend to be taken at the national and regional level. Indeed migration policy can be a defining issue for national sovereignty, touching on the very definition of borders and…While migration’s impact is global in scale, the decisions that regulate it tend to be taken at the national and regional level. Indeed migration policy can be a defining issue for…While migration’s impact is global in scale, the decisions that regulate it tend to be taken at the national and regional level. Indeed migration…While migration’s impact is global in scale, the decisions that regulate it tend to be taken at the national and regional level. Indeed migration policy can be a defining…While migration’s impact is global in scale, the decisions that regulate it tend to be taken at the national and regional… -
Jojo, the epidermal cell
Jojo is an epidermal cell - as was his father and his grand-father before him. While the dream of his life is to become a neuron, he faces the hard and fundamental dogma of biology: once a skin cell, always a skin cell…Jojo is an epidermal cell - as was his father and his grand-father before him. While the dream of his life is to become a neuron, he faces the hard and fundamental dogma of biology:…Jojo is an epidermal cell - as was his father and his grand-father before him. While the dream of his life is to become a neuron, he faces the hard…Jojo is an epidermal cell - as was his father and his grand-father before him. While the dream of his life is to become a neuron, he faces the hard and fundamental dogma of…Jojo is an epidermal cell - as was his father and his grand-father before him. While the dream of his life is to become a… -
Frontier science and business that makes a difference
Maria Brandão de Vasconcelos, together with her colleague Filipa Matos Baptista, Henrique Veiga-Fernandes (ERC grantee), Diogo Fonseca Pereira and Sílvia Arroz Madeira, founded StemCell2MAX in 2015. The company is a biotechnology start-up,…Maria Brandão de Vasconcelos, together with her colleague Filipa Matos Baptista, Henrique Veiga-Fernandes (ERC grantee), Diogo Fonseca Pereira and Sílvia Arroz Madeira, founded…Maria Brandão de Vasconcelos, together with her colleague Filipa Matos Baptista, Henrique Veiga-Fernandes (ERC grantee), Diogo Fonseca Pereira and…Maria Brandão de Vasconcelos, together with her colleague Filipa Matos Baptista, Henrique Veiga-Fernandes (ERC grantee), Diogo Fonseca Pereira and Sílvia Arroz Madeira,…Maria Brandão de Vasconcelos, together with her colleague Filipa Matos Baptista, Henrique Veiga-Fernandes (ERC grantee),…10 years, 10 portraits -
Could personalised neuroprosthetics make paralysed patients walk again?
Prof. Gregoire Courtine believes paralysed patients will be able to walk again.This belief has represented the focus of years of work aimed at regenerating the functions of the spinal cord after injury. Thanks to his ERC funding in both 2010 and…Prof. Gregoire Courtine believes paralysed patients will be able to walk again.This belief has represented the focus of years of work aimed at regenerating the functions of the spinal…Prof. Gregoire Courtine believes paralysed patients will be able to walk again.This belief has represented the focus of years of work aimed at…Prof. Gregoire Courtine believes paralysed patients will be able to walk again.This belief has represented the focus of years of work aimed at regenerating the functions of…Prof. Gregoire Courtine believes paralysed patients will be able to walk again.This belief has represented the focus of… -
Looking for one thing: finding another
Did you know that the Persian fairy tale “The Three Princes of Serendip” provided the inspiration for the first noted use of the word “serendipity” in the English language? In this story, the heroes are always making happy and surprising discoveries…Did you know that the Persian fairy tale “The Three Princes of Serendip” provided the inspiration for the first noted use of the word “serendipity” in the English language? In this…Did you know that the Persian fairy tale “The Three Princes of Serendip” provided the inspiration for the first noted use of the word “serendipity”…Did you know that the Persian fairy tale “The Three Princes of Serendip” provided the inspiration for the first noted use of the word “serendipity” in the English language?…Did you know that the Persian fairy tale “The Three Princes of Serendip” provided the inspiration for the first noted use of… -
Food sharing puts sustainability on the menu
EU-funded researchers are carrying out a comprehensive analysis of urban food-sharing schemes, examining how they embrace modern technologies like the internet and smart phones. The worldwide study could help people living in cities make more…EU-funded researchers are carrying out a comprehensive analysis of urban food-sharing schemes, examining how they embrace modern technologies like the internet and smart phones. The…EU-funded researchers are carrying out a comprehensive analysis of urban food-sharing schemes, examining how they embrace modern technologies like…EU-funded researchers are carrying out a comprehensive analysis of urban food-sharing schemes, examining how they embrace modern technologies like the internet and smart…EU-funded researchers are carrying out a comprehensive analysis of urban food-sharing schemes, examining how they embrace… -
What’s under the sea?
Ever since observing a map of a marine landslide as a young geology student, Dr Aaron Micallef was hooked on the beauty of the sea floor. Now, he works on understanding the forces that shape the Earth’s landscapes, both above ground and below the…Ever since observing a map of a marine landslide as a young geology student, Dr Aaron Micallef was hooked on the beauty of the sea floor. Now, he works on understanding the forces that…Ever since observing a map of a marine landslide as a young geology student, Dr Aaron Micallef was hooked on the beauty of the sea floor. Now, he…Ever since observing a map of a marine landslide as a young geology student, Dr Aaron Micallef was hooked on the beauty of the sea floor. Now, he works on understanding the…Ever since observing a map of a marine landslide as a young geology student, Dr Aaron Micallef was hooked on the beauty of… -
The baby's brain, as never seen before
For the first time ever, a team of scientists and clinicians led by the EU-funded researcher Mickael Tanter has managed to record the brain activity of a premature new-born baby during resting and during an epileptic seizure. Using a non-invasive…For the first time ever, a team of scientists and clinicians led by the EU-funded researcher Mickael Tanter has managed to record the brain activity of a premature new-born baby during…For the first time ever, a team of scientists and clinicians led by the EU-funded researcher Mickael Tanter has managed to record the brain activity…For the first time ever, a team of scientists and clinicians led by the EU-funded researcher Mickael Tanter has managed to record the brain activity of a premature new-born…For the first time ever, a team of scientists and clinicians led by the EU-funded researcher Mickael Tanter has managed to… -
Haumea, the dwarf planet reveals its ring
First published on 09-10-2017Updated on 18/12/2018Beyond the orbit of Neptune, there is a belt of objects composed of ice and rocks, among which four dwarf planets stand out: Pluto, Eris, Makemake and Haumea. Because of their small size, low…First published on 09-10-2017Updated on 18/12/2018Beyond the orbit of Neptune, there is a belt of objects composed of ice and rocks, among which four dwarf planets stand out: Pluto,…First published on 09-10-2017Updated on 18/12/2018Beyond the orbit of Neptune, there is a belt of objects composed of ice and rocks, among which four…First published on 09-10-2017Updated on 18/12/2018Beyond the orbit of Neptune, there is a belt of objects composed of ice and rocks, among which four dwarf planets stand out:…First published on 09-10-2017Updated on 18/12/2018Beyond the orbit of Neptune, there is a belt of objects composed of ice… -
Advancing science and serving as a role model
There is no easy cure for obesity nowadays, as scientists have an incomplete understanding of what controls body weight. With ERC funding, Dr Lydia Lynch has returned to Europe from the US to work on an entirely new field in the treatment of obesity.There is no easy cure for obesity nowadays, as scientists have an incomplete understanding of what controls body weight. With ERC funding, Dr Lydia Lynch has returned to Europe from…There is no easy cure for obesity nowadays, as scientists have an incomplete understanding of what controls body weight. With ERC funding, Dr Lydia…There is no easy cure for obesity nowadays, as scientists have an incomplete understanding of what controls body weight. With ERC funding, Dr Lydia Lynch has returned to…There is no easy cure for obesity nowadays, as scientists have an incomplete understanding of what controls body weight…