The Greater Birmingham West Midlands Brussels Office represents a multistakeholder partnership comprising the local and regional administrations (Birmingham City Council, West Midlands Combined Authority), universities (Aston University and Birmingham City University) and the private sector (Birmingham Chambers of Commerce). The office is particularly interested in building partnerships around place-based R&I policy areas such as climate change and adaptation, decarbonisation, smart mobility, competitiveness and economic growth, creativity, and digital technologies.
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- By Silvia Ghiretti
15 Hydrogen Valleys receive project development support: 11 in ERRIN regions
On 16 October, 15 Hydrogen Valleys were awarded Project Development Assistance (PDA) from Hydrogen Valleys Facility to help further develop and strengthen their project concepts. ERRIN is pleased to note that 11 of these Valleys are located in ERRIN member regions.
- By Anett Ruszanov
Concentrated solar power plant facilities wanted
Aston University is looking for concentrated solar power plant facilities (CSP – research or industry) in MS or associated countries that have thermal energy storage and a power block (electricity production). The proposal aims to develop a hybrid-model-based digital twin for CSP systems by integrating data-driven and physics-based methodologies at the component level.
- By Anett Ruszanov
Aston University will establish a new globally unique institute for membrane excellence
Based in Birmingham, UK, Aston University will establish the Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence (AIME) to become a ‘one-stop-shop’ for interdisciplinary, translational membrane research. Aston University would welcome collaboration with other universities/institutes with similar research interests.
- By Ewa Chomicz
ERRIN welcomes new network Chair and Vice-Chairs
The ERRIN Management Board has appointed a new Chair and two Vice-Chairs, who together form the Troika. New Troika will lead the Management Board in 2022-2023.
- By Hilary Webb
ERRIN welcomes Sarah English as the new Network Chair
Yesterday, the ERRIN Management Board selected Sarah English (Scotland Europa) as the new network Chair. She has been a member of the ERRIN Management Board since 2014 and served as a Vice-Chair for the last three years. The Troika is now composed of Sarah English, Lars Holte Nielsen and Hortense Lutz-Hermellin who will continue to collaborate in their efforts to support the Board and secretariat in taking the network forward.
- By Anonymous
Free Executive Education Opportunity - the Politics of International Development
The Department of Politics and International Studies (PAIS) of the University of Warwick, together with the Institute for European Studies (IES) and Vesalius College (VeCo), are jointly offering a training programme on the Politics of International Development in Brussels.