Welcome to the 4th issue of our quarterly newsletter, the final issue of 2016. In our “Briefing”, we want to share with you our results mapping Europe-China collaborative research through joint structures (labs, institutes, research centres), recently gathered into a directory by EURAXESS. In this edition’s “In Focus”, we focus on the Czech Republic. With the help of EURAXESS Czech Republic we provide you with a comprehensive overview of the...

For a joint Sino-Dutch research project on ‘Sustainable Natural Resource Management for Adequate and Safe Food Provision’, Wageningen University (The Netherlands), Nanjing Agricultural University, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China Agricultural University, Beijing and Hebei Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang are looking for 8 PhD researchers and 4 POSTDOC researchers The aim of the project is to form a strategic scientific alliance that carries...

UACES and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung - Regional Project Energy Security and Climate Change (RECAP) are welcoming contributions for the 6th UACES Workshop on EU-China Relations in Global Politics - 'EU-Asian Sustainable Management' on Thursday...

Notis, you and your team have been working very hard to design the new EURAXESS portal that has recently been launched. In a nutshell, which are the most important features of this new portal?   Job opportunities, funding as well as personalised services and training are known to be fundamental to a successful research career. At EURAXESS we have adapted to the ever-growing needs of the research landscape by redesigning the EURAXESS portal, a...

We would like to draw your attention to the public stakeholder consultation that the European Commission has recently launched and which will feed into the interim evaluation of Horizon 2020. This interim evaluation will help improve the functioning of Horizon 2020 and will also be an important element in preparations of the next EU research and innovation programme. Stakeholders, including those from China and non-EU countries, are encouraged...

Fudan-Guanghua International Forum for Young Scholars – 29 and 30 December 2016. The Forum also offers young scholars a taste of research environment and a package of know-how for research in China, specifically at Fudan University. one main forum and nine sub-forums, which cover Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Material and Engineering, Computer and Information Science, Life Sciences, Medicine I, Medicine II (Affiliated Hospital), Humanities...

European Research Council: ERC Consolidator grant open for researchers at the stage at which they are consolidating their own independent research team or programme, 7-12 years of experience since completion of PhD who intend to conduct their research activity in any EU Member State or Associated Country. See the call for applications here. Deadline 9 February 2016.

Would your staff like to gain experience in a different work environment (academic, private sector) or in another country? Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE) funds short-term exchanges for staff to develop careers combining scientific excellence with exposure to other countries and sectors. RISE enables more interaction between academia and non-academic organisations within Europe and worldwide. Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions: RISE, ...

Next Researchers‘ Night is taking place THIS THURSDAY,  17th November in Shanghai. Register here:  https://researchersnightshanghai.splashthat.com/ We’ll hear interesting researchers to shake up our views on sustainability - so far confirmed is Alberto Macho (sustainability from plant science and food safety perspective) and Ali Cheshmehzangi (eco and smart-city sustainable urban design). This will be also an opportunity to launch EURAXESS new...

The ERC funded GECEM project is organising a workshop on Quantitative Economic History and Open Science in China and Europe. See the programme attached. The workshop aims to create a permanent forum on how global (economic) history has penetrated in China and Europe and the way scholars carry on their case studies on collecting data. The main issue of discussion is how scholars should conduct and quantify their research to analyse modern...