Economist and adviser Mariana Mazzucato says European Commission should ‘welcome risk and uncertainty’ with new research missions, but the desired outcome must be clear
Erik van Sebille, an oceanographer and climate scientist at Utrecht University runs a European Research Council-funded project called TOPIOS (Tracking Of Plastic In Our Seas). Its goal is to vastly improve our understanding of the way plastic litter moves through our oceans.
KU Leuven has officially launched the Leuven Brain Institute (LBI). The institute is a new meeting place for brain researchers from all over the university. The goal is to boost knowledge about the nervous system through new collaborations.
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