New Call for Proposals to observe with the 40 m radio telescope for the second semester of 2020 in single-dish mode (and VLBI observations not included in the EVN or GMVA calls). Submission deadline: June 17, 2020. Relevant information here. The proposal preparation tool, RAYO, can be accessed here.
The European Commission published in the FAQs section of the Funding & Tenders Opportunities Portal 2 new articles on the interpretation of the rules of the Grant Agreement of H2020 projects during the COVID-19 crisis. Contribution on salaries of researchers for the time they could not work due to the COVID-19 confinement measures If the [...]
The European Commission launched together with several partners a European COVID-19 Data Platform to enable the rapid collection and sharing of available research data. The platform is part of the ERAvsCorona Action Plan and marks another milestone in the EU's efforts to support researchers in Europe and around the world in the fight against the coronavirus outbreak. [...]
As part of the preparation for the new Framework Programme Horizon Europe, the European Commission has published on April 30, 2020 the first version of the Implementation Strategy for Horizon Europe. Horizon Europe’s Implementation Strategy provides the framework for carefully designed rules and efficient processes across the entire programme and project life cycle. It outlines [...]
Open 'Call for Proposals (CfP) for the East Asian VLBI Network (EAVN)' for the 2020B semester. EAVN will be operated using 8 telescopes (KVN (3), VERA-Mizusawa, Tianma, Nanshan, Nobeyama, and Takahagi) in the 2020B semester. More information here.
European VLBI Network: New Call for Proposals Deadline: 1 June 2020 More information here.
The "European Research Infrastructures for a smarter future" Conference will be held on May 15th 2020 and will be fully digital. The event is open to all participants, and is hosted by the Croatian Presidency of the Council of the EU, as part of the Future of Research Infrastructures in European Research Area event. It will allow [...]
The strategy paper “MAKING SCIENCE HAPPEN - A new ambition for Research Infrastructures in the European Research Area” was elaborated and adopted by the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI). This document represents the outcomes of the reflection process over the last 15 months of ESFRI, working on its vision of an integrated ecosystem [...]
EC has published information on how HorizonEU will be managed in practice. Read here about the latest progress on Horizon Europe’s Implementation Strategy.
There will be 12 scholarships, including three funded by INAF and one by CTA, so ample opportunities to carry out research projects in the field of VLBI-related science topics. Please forward this announcement to suitable candidates. The deadline for application is May 21st (1pm CEST), with an oral examination on June 22nd and results announced [...]