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The next cycle of this Diploma will commence in UCC on October 7th 2017. It is a two-year part-time course that is run over 11 Friday/Saturday sessions from October to May each year. The scheduling of the sessions at weekends allows for industry part

The European Commission has launched a call for expressions of interest to fill seven of the 14 positions on EFSA’s Management Board. Appointments will be for four-year terms from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2022.

Once all applications have been submitted

Title: EIP-AGRI Brochure on EU funding opportunities related to innovation in agriculture, food and forestry

Submitting your innovative project: what, how and where Are you a farmer or researcher willing to test an idea or an innovative approach? Are

EFSA is looking for experts to renew its Scientific Panels.

Independent scientific advice on many issues along the entire food chain is indispensable. Experts in EFSA’s ten Scientific Panels and the Scientific Committee provide the majority of this v

Two new projects to support activities on the identification and characterization of emerging risks.

“DEMETER –DEtermination and MEthods of Emerging Risks”: a collaboration project to develop tools for automatic data retrieval and validation, integra

If your research project can contribute to EFSA’s work (data collection, literature reviews, etc.) and your organisation is on their approved list, they want you to respond to their calls for proposals.

EFSA regularly awards grants or subsidies for p

EFSA are looking for enthusiastic PhD researchers interested in food safety risk assessment and EFSA

Are you interested? Then this competition is for you. EFSA offers an opportunity for five PhD
researchers from Article 36 organisations working in a

Differently from other grant initiatives, Partnering Grants aim to promote capacity building at EU level through joint initiatives between two or preferably more organisations in different Member States, Norway and Iceland, enabling knowledge and exp

The European Commission has launched a call for expressions of interest to fill seven of the 14 positions on EFSA’s Management Board. Appointments will be for four-year terms from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2022.

Once all applications have been submitted

Expert assistance on drafting the main EUSR Zoonoses 2016 – Food-borne outbreaks (FBO)

Deadline: 31 March 2017
Budget: € 30 000
Approx. launch date:  April, 2017
Ref: NP/EFSA/BIOCONTAM/2017/05

Background: The present negotiated procedure relates onl

Full title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) …/… amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 as regards Campylobacter in broiler carcases

Give your feedback

The Commission would like to hear your views.
Once the draft act is open for feedback, you hav

EFSA SECONDED NATIONAL EXPERTS CALL
EFSA/NS/SNE/2017/01

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), based in Parma, Italy is opening positions for

Seconded National Experts (SNEs) : All Units and Departments

The call is on-going with no deadline for

Topics 

• Introduction to risk assessment and risk communication 
• Hazard assessment and characterisation
• Exposure assessment, data quality and statistics
• Workshops on Contaminants
• Food Hygiene and Chemical Risks including communication exercises 
• Data

A grant scheme worth almost £900,000 to help stimulate innovation in Northern Ireland’s agri-food industry has reopened, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs has announced.

The Research Challenge Fund (RCF) provides funding fo

Introduction

University College Cork (UCC), in association with Teagasc has developed a part-time, blended learning Postgraduate Certificate in Dairy Technology and Innovation.

UCC has over 90 years’ experience in dairy science education and, togeth

Background: The present negotiated procedure relates to the 2016 EU Summary Report on zoonoses and food-borne outbr

SELECTION CRITERIA - TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL CAPACITY:

Requirement 1: The tenderer must be an organisation with experience in collection, collation, analyses and summarization of detailed and up-to-date intelligence on food labels and must be an o

The “TeachInParma” Project aims at increasing the international dimension of the PhD schools of the University of Parma, inviting high-standing Visiting Professors from abroad to join the College of tutors. The Visiting Professors would be engaged fo

The Diploma in Food Manufacturing Management is now offered for 2016/2017, in association with Taste4Success Skillnet.

Aims and Objectives

The Programme aims to provide relevant management education to delegates across all areas of business with spec