by ATHENA | Oct 17, 2023 | News
A new, three-year CERN-based programme will make quantum computing resources and technical expertise available to projects designed to support the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The new programme is called the Open Quantum Institute (OQI). Hosted...
by ATHENA | Oct 17, 2023 | News
Research teams encouraged to bid for a share of £32m for AI projects and a further £5m committed to feasibility studies into pioneering ideas. In the run up to the UK’s hosting of the first global summit on artificial intelligence (AI) safety, the Secretary of State...
by ATHENA | Oct 17, 2023 | News
The European University Association (EUA) has published a short paper offering universities guidelines on the use of global university rankings. The paper highlights some of the shortcomings of global ranking lists and offers universities 10 “key...
by ATHENA | Oct 17, 2023 | News
The European Commission, Directorate General for Research and Innovation, has published the ‘STI for Ecosystem Performance’ report, which explores challenges that hold the potential to profoundly transform the dynamic between society and nature. The...
by ATHENA | Oct 16, 2023 | News
Today a deep tech startup called Xpanceo is announcing $40 million in funding from a single investor, Opportunity Ventures in Hong Kong, to pursue its take on one of the possible answers to that question: computing devices in the form of smart contact...
by ATHENA | Oct 16, 2023 | News
The European Commission has published the final report of the Mutual Learning Exercise (MLE) on Research and Innovation (R&I) foresight. This Final Report outlines the current state of play in relation to institutionalised R&I foresight and proposes a way...