We are pleased to announce the launch of QuantERA Call 2025 on the QuantERA website: https://quantera.eu/call-2025/, and Funding & Tenders Portal: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/myarea/projects/cascade-funding-details/details/11501/43108390/101212998.
Organisations from 29 countries have joined the Call with a budget of ca. EUR 53 M (including EC’s contribution of EUR 12.5 M).
Proposers Day will be held on 8 October as an on-line webinar for applicants.
The Italian Chemical Society in collaboration with the pharmaceutical company Italfarmaco awarded Dr Jana Aupič from CNR-Institute Officina dei Materiali (IOM) in Trieste the prestigious Biological Systems Chemistry Division @ItalianChemicalSociety – Italfarmaco “Gastone De Santis” Award 2025 for her work on synthetic ribozymes and on the role of sugar conformation in enzymatic activity.
Her study opens new perspectives for understanding molecular mechanisms and for the development of synthetic enzymes.
Since 2024, Dr Aupič has been a researcher at IOM institute, with research activities focused on exploring the molecular mechanisms underlying RNA maturation and modifications through computational methods.
The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded a total of 478 Grants, among which, the project “HeRiDe: Advancing HERItage Science procedures for DEpth-resolved risk condition assessment of wall paintings”, coordinated by Dr Antonina Chaban, researcher at CNR-INO.
The project aims at revolutionizing the study and conservation of frescoes by addressing one of the main challenges in their preservation: invisible damage hidden beneath the painted surface, often detectable only when it becomes severe and difficult to repair.
HeRiDe brings together conservation science and computer science expertise from CNR-INO in Florence and Pozzuoli, alongside restorers and art historians from the Opificio delle Pietre Dure.
In occasione dell’evento annuale, promosso per il 26 settembre p.v., è importante dare risalto alle iniziative CNR, a partire dalla realizzazione di uno Speciale sul portale www.cnr.it, sulla falsariga di quelli realizzati negli anni precedenti.
E’ possibile pubblicare gli eventi organizzati sul sito del CNR (www.cnr.it), mediante il form disponibile nella pagina ‘eventi’, alla voce ‘Richiedi inserimento eventi’ che porta al link https://www.cnr.it/it/richiedi-inserimento-eventi. Il sistema è accessibile solo dal personale CNR con le credenziali Siper.
Nel modulo è possibile descrivere la manifestazione, flaggare la tipologia di evento e la voce ‘Notte europea dei ricercatori 2025’ nel riquadro ‘Speciale di interesse’; infine, cliccare il bottone ‘Salva come definitiva e trasmetti alla redazione’.
Per ciascun progetto andrà indicato il nome di un referente, un recapito telefonico pubblicabile, una mail e il link al programma.
Le richieste di pubblicazione dovranno pervenire entro venerdì 20 settembre.
Per chiarimenti: sandra.fiore@cnr.it, francesca.gorini@cnr.it
Guido Caldarelli, Director of the Institute of Complex Systems of the CNR and full Professor of Theoretical Physics at the Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems (DSMN) of Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, has been awarded the Senior Scientific Award 2025 by the Complex Systems Society (CSS). The prize, one of the most prestigious worldwide in the field of complexity science, is granted annually to a senior scientist who has made fundamental and lasting contributions to the discipline.
The CSS has honored Prof. Caldarelli for his pioneering contributions to the theory of complex networks. In particular, his seminal works on the formation of networks from disordered systems, on network growth models, and on the applications of network theories to economics and finance were highlighted, establishing the foundations of the field of financial networks.
