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.
EU will put in a guaranteed €38 billion in a bid to catalyse €650B of private investment, of which research, innovation and digital projects will get €200B
Günther Oettinger calls for ‘flexible’ approach on post-Brexit science deal, while standing firm on freedom of movement. And, he acknowledges, losing the UK’s scientific heft could damage the EU’s global standing in R&D
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