Proyecto ‘DevelOPE’

18 de April de 2024 0 Comentarios

LA UCO OBTIENE FONDOS DEL MICIU/AEI PARA REFORZAR LA OFICINA DE PROYECTOS INTERNACIONALES Y MEJORAR LAS POSIBILIDADES DE PARTICIPACIÓN EN EL PROGRAMA HORIZONTE EUROPA

 

 

El pasado mes de junio de 2023, la OPI presentó el proyecto “Desarrollo de redes de asesoramiento y gestión de proyectos europeos I+D+i en la UCO” (“DevelOPE) a la convocatoria “Preparación y gestión de proyectos europeos y facilitar la atracción de talento internacional 2023” del Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades/Agencia Estatal de Investigación. Dicho proyecto ha sido evaluado favorablemente, obteniendo una financiación de 148.188€.

Las ayudas objeto de esta convocatoria se enmarcan en el Subprograma Estatal de Internacionalización, y persiguen el reforzamiento de las estructuras y de los conocimientos necesarios para la promoción, preparación, apoyo y gestión de proyectos internacionales, con el fin de mejorar las posibilidades de participación en proyectos del Programa Marco de I+i de la Unión Europea (Horizonte Europa). Las convocatorias valorarán el esfuerzo incremental de participación de las entidades en las convocatorias de Horizonte Europa en términos de coordinación de proyectos y de fondos retornados, así como su capacidad de involucración de otras entidades españolas.

El plazo de ejecución del proyecto DevelOPE será de 2 años, desde el 1 de enero de 2024 hasta el 31 de diciembre de 2025 y tiene como objetivos:

O1: Estabilidad y refuerzo de una estructura estable de gestión de HE.

O2: Promoción en la participación en proyectos de HE.

O3: Colaboración con otros agentes y entidades e integración en consorcios.

O4: Formación y especialización de gestores de proyectos en HE.

El proyecto ha sido concebido para crear redes, tanto dentro como fuera de la UCO, para generar nuevos consorcios. Todo ello permitirá mejorar la capacidad, excelencia y liderazgo de toda nuestra comunidad investigadora y la capacitación y especialización de nuestros gestores UCO dentro y fuera de la OPI. También movilizará a investigadores jóvenes y a aquellos con escasa tradición participativa en Horizonte Europa, incrementará el liderazgo y la calidad de las propuestas UCO, permitirá el acercamiento de la UCO a un mayor número de empresas, generará empleo de manera directa e indirecta, sin olvidar el compromiso social en materia de igualdad de género e inclusión social.

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La UCO capta más de 7 millones de euros en I+D+i internacionales durante 2023, superando la financiación anual obtenida hasta la fecha

24 de January de 2024 0 Comentarios

Según los datos obtenidos a través de la Oficina de Proyectos Internacionales (OPI), la Universidad de Córdoba ha recibido en el año 2023 cerca de 7,5 millones de euros a través de convocatorias de investigación competitivas de I+D+i. (más…)

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PARTENARIADOS COFINANCIADOS: PROGRAMA MARCO UE/PCI-AEI

30 de November de 2023 0 Comentarios

Los partenariados cofinanciados u otras iniciativas internacionales de I+D+i, cuyas propuestas, en el caso de la UCO, son generalmente financiadas por la convocatoria por Proyectos de Colaboración  Internacional (PCI) de la Agencia Estatal de Investigación, tienen como objetivo principal fomentar la cooperación y la coordinación de las actividades políticas de investigación llevadas a cabo en los Estados Miembros,  países asociados y otros terceros países mediante sus propios programas de investigación. Estas acciones están destinadas a la preparación, creación de estructuras de red y realización de actividades conjuntas, destacando la implementación de convocatorias de proyectos de investigación e innovación.

 

Estas convocatorias tienen la peculiaridad de que cada país decide a cuál se adhiere cada año, por lo que habrá que comprobar si España participa en la convocatoria pertinente y por año concreto.

Los partenariados cofinanciados se enmarcan dentro de las Grandes Iniciativas Europeas que apoyan la implementación del Programa Marco de la UE, Horizonte Europa, y tienen la peculiaridad de ser desarrollados en dos fases:

  1. Una primera fase europea, donde se evalúan las propuestas presentadas.
  2. Una siguiente fase de financiación nacional para los proyectos que hayan superado la primera fase.

 

Estas convocatorias tienen la ventaja de que cada socio recibe los fondos de su correspondiente agencia nacional financiadora, lo que facilita la gestión a nivel de coordinación del consorcio. Además, la tasa de éxito en este tipo de convocatorias suele ser mayor que las convocatorias del Programa Marco I+D+i de la UE.

 

Listado de partenariados cofinanciados por áreas temáticas:

  1. SALUD

 

 

  1. ENERGÍA Y MOVILIDAD

 

  1. AGROALIMENTACIÓN, BIOECONOMÍA, RECURSOS NATURALES, AGRICULTURA Y MEDIO AMBIENTE

 

Otras convocatorias internacionales con financiación a través de PCI-AEI:

 

Otros enlaces de interés:

 

Para más información, puede ponerse en contacto con nosotros a través de proyectos_internacionales.opi@uco.es o del 957218039.

 

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Life CO2RK

19 de September de 2023 0 Comentarios

Slow growing forests management for Climate Change Mitigation (LIFE-2022-SAP-CLIMA-101114049)

The establishment of emission trading systems has promoted ambitious GHG reductions by creating economic incentives to reduce CO2 emissions from many activities. Outside this control system are the diffuse sectors, less intensive in energy use (residential, transport, waste, agriculture, fluorinated gases and other industries) but responsible for around 40% of EU GHG emissions.

Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council, shows the interest of the EU in promoting the reduction of emissions from these sectors. To do this, it is necessary to develop regulatory and operational frameworks at the National or Regional level that channel the compensation interest of these sectors towards actions capable of sequestering additional Carbon to that fixed by the natural environment. LIFE CO2RK develops a battery of integrated actions in 3 Member States, at national and regional level, with different starting points in terms of political, legal and operational maturity. The goal is to complete the design and development of legal, administrative, financial and technical tools that allow the certification and registration of the carbon sequestered by forest management practices, enable its exchange in Compensation and channel investments from diffuse sectors in exchange for offset carbon. This private financial flow that can be essential for sustaining the Phagaceae forests in the EU, which due to their slow growth are not being used in CO2 capture policies, despite that scientific evidence ensures that the complex ecosystems they generate have a high capacity for CO2 fixation. The project will be developed in cork oak (Quercus suber L.) forests and replicated in beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) forests, whose products do not emit CO2 but fixes it for a long useful life (cork in industries, wood in construction). The results can be extrapolated to a family with a large distribution throughout the EU, in complementary habitats in the Natura2000 Net, with a great impact in biodiversity and socio-economy.

Objetivos generales

  • Promote voluntary offsetting of emissions and its application to finance actions to recover high-value natural areas.
  • Test a regulatory and operational model at regional level and promote its transfer at EU level.
  • Develop and disseminate carbon forestry applied to slow-growing species, which will contribute to climate change mitigation.
  • Promote the adaptation of natural areas to climate change
  • Promoting the consumption of goods whose production increases the carbon sequestration of European ecosystems.

Papel de la Universidad de Córdoba

• Carry out an analysis and diagnosis of the carbon flow measurement systems and silvicultural itineraries of the cork oak forest.
• Modelling carbon fluxes in biomass and soil associated with cork oak silviculture.
• Quantify and monitor the carbon fluxes associated with the implementation of emission compensation projects in cork oak forests.

Datos de contacto

Investigador Principal: Guillermo Palacios Rodríguez

Correo electrónico de contacto: gpalacios@uco.es

Página web del proyecto: en construcción

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LIFE FAGESOS

19 de June de 2023 0 Comentarios

Phytophthora-induced decline of fagaceae ecosystems in Southern Europe exacerbated by climate change: preserving ecosystem services through improved integrated pest management. (101074466 – LIFE21-CCA-IT5-LIFE FAGESOS)

Plant health and forest decline are nowadays becoming a challenge for conservation of agroforestry systems. To ensure the preservation of these ecosystems it is necessary to improve tools and strategies enhancing their adaptation to the outbreak of Alien Invasive Plant Pathogens caused by climatic change.

Phytophthora diseases are increasing their impact and distribution range in evergreen oak and chestnut ecosystems of the Mediterranean basin, boosted by temperature increase and higher frequency of extreme weather events such as flooding and drought. Scarce public awareness of the problem, severe human impact on forest areas and the new EU regulation on fertilizers, that limits the use of K-phosphonate, the most efficient and ecofriendly molecule to mitigate disease impact, further increase the risk of epidemic spread of these diseases. Challenged Forest Ecosystems need improved tools & strategies to enhance their adaptation to the outlined issue, finally ensuring their preservation as important natural carbon sinks.

Indeed, FAGESOS will introduce tools to contrast diseases and enhance forests’ resilience, by:
• The delivery of regional maps for risk- and impact assessment of Phytophthora diseases in the Mediterranean basin in diverse current and predicted climatic scenarios, as a tool for policy makers and forest managers
• The development, validation, implementation and dissemination of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) protocols, tailored to the specific target ecosystem, including a strictly scheduled use of new biomolecules and microorganisms with proven efficacy. Treatment protocols will be complemented by hygiene measures to prevent disease-spread
• The delivery of fully accessible monitoring protocols, based on validated, innovative models & technologies
• Intense communication, dissemination and capacity building activities, targeting different stakeholders to raise awareness and induce adaption of behaviour The project will be implemented in Italy, Spain and Portugal through a multi-actor approach.

OBJETIVOS GENERALES

LIFE FAGESOS aims to address and remediate the outbreak of Alien Invasive Plant Pathogens, adversely impacting natural and semi-natural Mediterranean Fagaceae forest ecosystems, through the elaboration and implementation of Integrated Pest Management protocols and the use of advanced tools for forecasting and monitoring of these outbreaks.

PAPEL DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE CÓRDOBA

The University of Cordoba has a budget of 800,000 €, and its main activities focus on the development of risk, impact and habitat prediction models for pathogen distribution and disease symptoms, and the monitoring of IPM effects on treated areas. To this end, it leads two of the 7 project work packages, being responsible for various activities in the rest of the packages, with special relevance in the development of IPM protocols, the implementation of treatments, and the establishment of control and hygiene measures.
In addition, the University of Cordoba coordinates the activity of the rest of the Spanish partners and collaborators, with the participation of three more associated entities, and the presence of numerous stakeholders and collaborating organisations. The University of Cordoba is responsible for the training and education section foreseen among the dissemination activities of the project. The UCO team includes researchers from three departments, Forest Engineering Department, Botany, Ecology and Plant Physiology Department, and Engineering Graphics and Geomatics, with the participation of 8 researchers and 6 technical specialists hired for the different activities.

LISTA DE SOCIOS Y PARTICIPANTES DEL PROYECTO

  • LA ALMORAIMA SA SME (Spain)
  • UNIVERSIDAD DE CORDOBA  (Spain)
  • AGROTECNOLOGIAS NATURALES SOCIEDAD LIMITADA (Spain)
  • CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES APLICADAS AL DESARROLLO AGROFORESTAL SL (Spain)
  • ENTE PARCO NATURALE REGIONALE DEI MONTI AUSONI E LAGO DI FONDI (Italy)
  • REGIONE LAZIO (Italy)
  • UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DELLA TUSCIA (Italy)
  • COMUNE DI CANEPINA (Italy)
  • UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI SASSARI (Italy)
  • COMUNE DI VALLERANO (Italy)
  • SOCIETA AGRICOLA MONTE ARCOSU (Italy)
  • UNIVERSIDADE DE TRAS-OS-MONTES E ALTO DOURO (Portugal)

RESULTADOS OBTENIDOS

  • Environmental and ecophysiological characterization of the intensive monitoring plots, where the treatments will be assessed, has been carried out.
  • Through various mesocosm experiments, the most suitable natural products for designing integrated management protocols for the three considered species have been identified.
  • Distribution and risk models for P. cinnamomi in the Mediterranean have been published and are available for consultation on the FAGESOS GIS platform.

RESULTADOS ESPERADOS

  • 3 IPM-protocols developed, implemented and disseminated, one for each target Fagaceae ecosystem that enhance forests’ resilience against Phytophthora-induced decline exacerbated by climate change
  • Efficacy of at least 3 new environmentally harmless biostimulants (molecules and microorganisms) tested and validated in alternative or combination with K-phosphonate, to contrast the impact of cinnamomi
  • Mapping of cinnamomi driven diseases improved by providing novel protocols that integrate multispectral remote sensing approach and stochastic and machine learning models to: i) map active foci and ii) rank still uninvaded neighbouring areas for risk of invasion by P. cinnamomi.
  • At the end of project: 100% of project areas, corresponding to 18,119 ha, monitored; 110,000 ha of surrounding ecosystems ranked for disease dispersal risk; and 100% of the Mediterranean Fagaceae habitat mapped for disease impact, presence and potential habitat suitability for cinnamomi (93,850 km2).
  • Efficacy/efficiency of drone treatments with K-phosphonate of chestnut forests/groves (Italy and Portugal) tested and validated. At the end of the project, we expect to release a routine protocol, and to have treated and protected up to 50 + 50 ha in pilot areas of Portugal and Italy.
  • Progression of cinnamomi driven dieback and mortality of Fagaceae forests/groves in the Mediterranean basin stopped by large scale application of improved and legally allowed IPM protocols. By the end of the project we expect to treat up to 1,070 ha (7 demonstrative sites) and to protect up to 18,119 ha of vulnerable areas in total
  • Inoculum in the surface soil (20cm) of treated areas reduced by 80%
  • On average 40% recovery of symptomatic trees obtained and 100% protection of treated non-symptomatic trees.
  • Awareness raised among 100% of forest workers, farmers and agronomists, regularly present in project areas and at least 60% of them engaged in capacity building workshops (1,220 participants)
  • Awareness raised among 50% of inhabitants of territories object of project actions through offline communication activities (42,239 citizens)
  • Awareness raised among citizens in the broader project regions through online communication activities (1,373,323 citizens)

REDES SOCIALES DEL PROYECTO

CONTACTO UCO

Investigador Principal: Rafael Mª Navarro Cerrillo
Correo electrónico de contacto: Francisco José Ruiz Gómez, g72rugof@uco.es
Página web del proyecto: En construcción

CONTACTO DEL COORDINADOR

Comune di Monte San Biagio

Via Roma 1, 04020, Monte San Biagio (Italy)

Contact e-mail: Gioia Pernarella (gioiaesu@gmail.com)

Webpage: https://www.comunedimontesanbiagio.it/

 

 

LIFE FAGESOS is co-funded by the LIFE Programme, the European Union’s funding instrument for the environment and climate action, under grant agreement no. 101074466. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or CINEA. Neither the European Union nor CINEA can be held responsible for them.

 

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ANUNCIO CONVOCATORIA ERA-NET TRANSCAN 2023: «Translational research on cancer epigenetics»

17 de April de 2023 0 Comentarios

La iniciativa transnacional «Sustained collaboration of national and regional programmes in cancer research», «TRANSCAN-3» ha lanzado el anuncio de su tercera convocatoria, «Translational research on cancer epigenetics» para la presentación de propuestas internacionales de I+D+i. (más…)

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SUNREY

08 de March de 2023 0 Comentarios

Boosting SUstaiNability, Reliability and EfficiencY of perovskite PV through novel materials and process Engineering – (HORIZON-CL5-2021-D3-03-07-101084422)

13 partners – research institutes, universities, and companies from all over Europe combine their competencies to overcome the drawbacks of perovskite photovoltaics.

SUNREY will be carried out in close cooperation between science and industry, in order to strengthen the innovation of the European industry along the value chain. Our developments will enable the companies of our consortium to improve their capabilities for the fabrication of solar cells, taking another step towards a CO­2-neutral future. We are thinking of new applications of such solar modules in micro-electronics for the Internet of Things (IoT) or grid independent power supply of building integrated photovoltaics.

 

objetivos generales

Sunrey will develop enhanced characterisation and modelling methods including use of electrical impedance spectroscopy coupled with modelling and material characterisation including interaction between environment, materials and structure to better understand degradation pathways and predict lifetime-limiting mechanisms. These models will be linked to accelerated testing regimes and test equipment design to provide the basis for material and device optimisation and for prediction of device and module lifetime. This activity will encompass the influences of module design, encapsulation and barrier properties as well as material design and cell architecture.

SUNREY will perform comprehensive testing and evaluation at laboratory scale including outdoor testing and compliance with the relevant protocols (ISOS), characterisation for reliability and energy yield assessment and generation of data to support performance and lifetime models. Testing will be conducted by an accredited solar PV test lab (AIT) as well as at partner facilities around Europe.

SUNREY will develop comparative, toxicological and environmental impact models, including life cycle assessment and life cycle cost analyses (including decommissioning and disposal) to bring evidence of the low environmental impact and demonstrate better resource efficiency and more efficient circularity than current commercial PV technologies. These will be applied to materials and processes developed in the project, feeding back to the design process to ensure safe and sustainable designs.

SUNREY will develop scaleable processes to implement the new materials, solar cell and module designs with a focus on low-temperature solution-based processes that can be applied to a range of substrates such as flexible. The development of tuneable charge transport layers meets an important requirement for fully exploiting bandgap tuneability of perovskites. This will open up new applications with targeted markets including utility-scale panels, IoT and MicroPower, Independent Power Sources, Building Applied Utility Power (BAPV) Building-Integrated Photovoltaics.

 

papel de la universidad de córdoba

The role of University of Cordoba is to develop novel mixed 2D/3D halide perovskites with conjugated p-conjugated organic diammonium cations to enhance the stability of perovskite solar cells under operation from several hundreds to several thousands hours. Current lifetimes of Pb-based perovskites are too short for commercial applications.

 

Datos de contacto

Investigador Principal: Gustavo de Miguel Rojas

Correo electrónico de contacto: gmiguel@uco.es

Página web del proyecto: www.sunrey.eu

 

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DigiPatch

21 de February de 2023 0 Comentarios

DigiPatch: Moving from networked to patchworked society: motivational underpinnings and societal consequences (ERA-NET CHANSE-518/PCI2022-135090-2).

The rise of digitalization, specifically digital media use, provides people with expanded possibilities in terms of informing and expressing themselves, as well as sharing their opinions and communicating with each other, and thus enables them to develop new and multiple social ties. While it may strengthen democratic processes, it also has a dark side. To begin with, digital media has weakened traditional media and thus hollowed out the“common space” that it used to provide, where people from different parts of society and with different backgrounds could be exposed to and learn about each other, as well as obtain verified news reports about politics and society. Equally important, on digital media, misinformation and intentionally false and/or misleading information abound and are often used strategically in a targeted manner to cause maximum impact. Digital media usage has also made it easier than ever for people to find information that confirms their already firmly held beliefs and strengthen their current identities rather than inform them. These processes may drive the irruption of various kinds of (micro)identities, i.e., closed (micro)groups with strong identities, strong in-group ties, their own epistemic realities, and full endorsement of their ideology and activities. Additionally, the strengthening of commitments in self-governed groups may manifest itself in in-group self-determination, based on narrow micro-identities, at the expense of society at large, which hampers efforts to deal effectively with the societal challenges Europe is facing, and undermines democracy. Despite much research on how digitalization shapes society, in domains such as security and marketing, much less is known about the impact of digital media use in the social sphere. In addition, the role of the socio-cognitive and cultural underpinnings of digitalization-related phenomena is rarely considered. Hence, the role of digital media use in social and cultural transformation is far from being fully described or adequately understood.

 

objetivos generales

The main aim of the project is threefold. It will:

  • investigate how digital media creates conditions for cultural and societal change from a traditionally networked society to a rigidly ‘patchwork’ one.
  • find out why this occurs, with a focus on cultural factors, and the socio-cognitive processes of individuals.
  • outline what the potential societal consequences of these processes are.

 

papel de la universidad de córdoba

UCO leads Work Package 5 (WP5) entitled <<Computer modelling of the formation of closed micro-identities and its attendant processes>>. (led by the Spanish partner). WP5 will be developed to model the formation of closed (micro)identities via digital media use. For this purpose, different methodologies for extracting and aggregating information from survey data will be used, including SEM modelling, pattern mining techniques, cluster analysis, and network analysis.

Also, UCO contributes in other packages such as WP1 Three-wave panel survey, WP3 Semi-intervention on adolescent samples and WP4 Political and cultural analysis.

 

datos de contacto

Investigador Principal: Manuel Moyano Pacheco.

Correo electrónico de contacto: mmoyano@uco.es

Página web del proyecto: https://digipatch.eu/

 

«DIGIPATCH» project, PCI2022-135090-2, is funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by European Union “NextGenerationEU”/PRTR”.

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firEUrisk

17 de February de 2023 0 Comentarios

Forest Fires risk reduction: towards an integrated fire management approach in the E.U. (H2020-LC-CLA-2020-101003890)

FirEUrisk will develop and evaluate a novel 3-stage management strategy that will update the current approaches to fight wildfires. This plan of action is risk-centred and will cover every relevant aspect of this issue while also considering the environmental context and socioeconomic circumstances.

  1. Fire risk assessment. Analysing the resilience of communities. In this stage, new methods to evaluate fire susceptibility will be proposed. These approaches will take into account the main pillars within this issue: nature and people.
  2. Fire risk reduction. Addressing the political and economic causes. The strengths and weakness of current fire guidelines and management strategies to offer improved alternatives to tackle the social drivers behind extreme wildfires will be analysed.
  3. Fire risk adaptation. New conditions, new strategies. Future climate and demographic scenarios will be modelled.

 

Objetivos generales

FirEUrisk aims to improve wildfires risk assessment in Europe. A science-based strategy will be developed and will include new tools for assessing the danger and vulnerabilities of communities and landscapes, reducing their wildfire risks and adapting them for a resilient future.

 

Papel de la Universidad de Córdoba

UCO is one of the 38 partners of the Consortium. UCO team is made up of researchers that develop their work in fire economic impact assessment with SEVEIF algorithms and fire danger assessment through the use of the Suppression Difficulty Index. UCO tests the results and validate the new methodologies in its Demonstration Area of Sierra Morena.

 

DATOS DE CONTACTO

Investigador Principal: Juan Ramón Molina Martínez

Correo electrónico de contacto: jrmolina@uco.es

Página web del proyecto: https://fireurisk.eu/

 

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Joint Call 2022 EIG CONCERT JAPAN: Design Of Materials With Atomic Precision

24 de May de 2022 0 Comentarios

El Grupo de Interés Europeo «Concert-Japan» ha anunciado la apertura de su novena convocatoria conjunta sobre el Diseño de Materiales con Precisión Atómica para la presentación de propuestas de I+D+i consorciadas por parte de investigadores/as de Europa y Japón. (más…)

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