Open access Educational Materials on Naturally Occurring Molecules – sources, biological activity and useNatural compounds have always attracted interest due to their potential effects on human being. Their use is widespread and is rather rising due to false belief that they are always better and safer than conventional drugs. This belief is often the background for companies producing preparations containing such compounds. Hence, the major aim of this project is to prepare comprehensible, free and easily accessible materials reporting both positive and negative aspects of natural compounds used for several commonly used indications (infections, menopause and gynaecological problems, benign prostatic hyperplasia, cough, cardiovascular diseases, CNS, skin and GIT disorders), as well as of vitamins and sympathomimetics, according to the most recent scientific evidence. Special materials will be also prepared for their interactions with conventional drugs. The novelty and strength of this material will be based on several aspects: 1. They will be freely available, 2. There will be three versions, one for professionals in the form of open access publications, one for students of biomedical disciplines and one for laypersons, both latter as attractive e-learning material in Moodle platform. In particular, in the current situation in the World, the need for a quality and easily accessible e-learning materials is apparent.3. Materials for students and laypeople will be prepared in English and 8 native languages of participating universities (Czech, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Slovak and Slovene), 4. Materials will be prepared by common work of experts from different fields (pharmacologists, pharmacognostics, toxicologists, microbiologists, analytical chemists and E-learning experts).The team is well balanced not only from the scientific point of view, but it also encompasses collegues with solid experiences in a similar e-learning project (e.g. TOX-OER project, www.toxoer.com) as well as many young and talented colleagues.

To many Europeans, the sea is a bridge and border, resource pool and playground. Coastal regions account for almost half the EU’s gross domestic product; and the Blue Economy beckons, with exciting growth prospects. Coasts suffer from a high dependence on few economic activities (e.g. tourism and shiprepair); they must also somehow manage the many recreational, social and industrial activities that cause unprecedented environmental stress. We have learned from the current pandemic scenario that knowledge is a key investment to combat such fragility and non-sustainability. In this context, the 6 coastal universities of the European University of the Seas (SEA-EU) alliance are pooling their complementary expertise to develop the reSEArch-EU project. Its aim is to bolster the research and innovation capacity of SEA-EU, in step with our shared, integrated and long-term strategy, by: building an anti-fragile (beyond resilient and robust) and innovative pan-European Alliance; aligning our expertise and resources with the needs of the production system; co-designing, co-creating and co-delivering knowledge with and for stakeholders and citizens; establishing a common Open Science and Open Research Data Policy; crafting and developing a common multi/ inter/ and trans/disciplinary research agenda that contributes to sustainable development and growth; sharing our critical analyses and best practices for the successful implementation of our research and innovation strategies with other ‘European University’ Alliances. Herein, we propose to craft a solid, reliable and trustworthy research structure for the SEA-EU Alliance. This will be visible to, and active with, main societal actors (citizens, entrepreneurs, corporate bodies, administrators) in order to grow together, galvanise our institutions, reinvigorate our economic landscapes, and help address societal and environmental challenges locally and beyond.

This proposal describes the third core project of the Graphene Flagship. It forms the fourth phase of the FET flagship and is characterized by a continued transition towards higher technology readiness levels, without jeopardizing our strong commitment to fundamental research. Compared to the second core project, this phase includes a substantial increase in the market-motivated technological spearhead projects, which account for about 30% of the overall budget. The broader fundamental and applied research themes are pursued by 15 work packages and supported by four work packages on innovation, industrialization, dissemination and management. The consortium that is involved in this project includes over 150 academic and industrial partners in over 20 European countries.

The Marine Mammals proposes to create a European consortium of education and research institutions, alongside small to medium enterprises, to promote STEM subjects and students’ interest in science careers. All project partners are internationally renowned experts in their field of work. Together with teachers and educational scientists they will form expert groups who will develop teacher trainings and summer schools for secondary school students based on state of the art research on marine mammals. The project will draw on the vast variety of existing materials from all partners and use current methods and results from educational research to select and adapt it accordingly. Combining the resource materials delivered by the different expert groups coherent cross-national entities for teacher trainings and summer schools will be produced and translated into all languages of the participating countries plus English. It will be ensured that the materials can be used in conjunction with the science curriculum of the schools in all participating countries. Teacher trainings and summer schools will be carried out in all partner countries. During the summer camps and the teacher trainings both groups will work in close contact with scientists from different disciplines and gain first hand insights into ‘real’ science as well as the profession of a scientist. As a consequence they will update their perception of scientists and scientific jobs and hopefully gain interest in scientific careers. For evaluating the success of the project, established questionnaires will be adapted, tested and revised to be finally used in a pre-/ post design. By involving science centres and public aquariums the developed teaching material will finally be used for creating outreach materials and activities suitable for audiences of different background and age, utilising current technology to engage a wider audience (e.g. interactive posters, podcasts, social media and 3D animations).