Back in 2011, Prof Chris Bingham and I were involved in the MAAT and ACHEON EU funded aerospace programmes

Me and Chris Bingham at the EU Comission, Brussels

We never missed an opportunity to network with other researchers, institutions and companies, and the info days in Brussels were core to these activities. Now that we’ve started to sort out our place in European research again, the Horizon Europe info days are a really attractive and worthwhile set of events for Horizon Europe consortia building….

Info days for EU Missions and cross-cutting activities to take place between 25 and 26 April 2024

The info days dedicated to the five EU Missions under Horizon Europe will be held on 25 and 26 April 2024 on the research and innovation community platform.

The info days will include a series of sessions over the course of two days on the novelties included in the Missions’ part of the main Horizon Europe Work Programme 2024, which contains new mission specific calls and topics under each mission:

1. Adaptation to Climate Change: support at least 150 European regions and communities to become climate resilient by 2030
2. Cancer: working with Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan to improve the lives of more than 3 million people by 2030 through prevention, cure and solutions to live longer and better
3. Restore our Ocean and Waters by 2030
4. 100 Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities by 2030
5. A Soil Deal for Europe: 100 living labs and lighthouses to lead the transition towards healthy soils by 2030

The new calls aim to create new funding opportunities for projects that will help reach the ambitious EU Missions goals in the areas of health, climate and the environment, and to support the full implementation of Missions according to their implementation plans. In addition, the calls under Cross-cutting Activities will be presented in a dedicated session, as well as the ones under the Destination New European Bauhaus.