Month: February 2023

Researchers' Night in Ljubljana

We are happy to share with you the photos of the European Researcher Night 2022/23 in which Allwin Mabes Raj (ESR-11) of the GMOS-Train project explained to the visitors about DNA fingerprinting (also called DNA profiling or forensic genetics), a technique employed by forensic scientists to assist in the identification of individuals or samples by their respective DNA profiles. DNA fingerprinting is a laboratory technique to establish a link between biological evidence and a suspect in a criminal investigation. Allwin also explained the intricacies and uses of developing a nanobiosensor for methylmercury to the visitors, which is his prime objective of the GMOS-Train project.

Venue: Institut “Jožef Stefan”, Reaktorski center, Ljubljana, Slovenia

The theme of the presentation: LEGO MICROBES

Link of the event- https://www.nocmoc.eu/

Event details posted by the official Slovenian governmental website: https://www.gov.si/en/news/2022-09-30-european-researchers-night/

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Mercury Releases from the Cement industry Area Meeting

13 February 2023 - 14:00-15:30 CET

The Mercury Releases from the Cement Industry Area of the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership will hold its annual meeting on Monday 13 February 2023 in an online setting.

The meeting will provide an opportunity to welcome new partners, present recent activities, review the Partnership Area’s business plan, and amongst others feature discussions on prioritized future work in the context of the Partnership Area.

Further information is available on the meeting webpage

PROVISIONAL AGENDA

1. Opening remarks and scene-setting
2. Tour de Table / Introduction of new partners
3. Updates from the Secretariat of the Global Mercury Partnership
4. Partners’ updates on ongoing projects and events
5. Identified priorities for future work
   • Establish sectoral mercury inventories and baseline scenarios for the industry
   • Development and improvement of sectoral mercury emission inventories
     • Development of mercury emission factors
     • Establishing Mercury emissions database
     • Encourage the use of the most appropriate techniques to reduce or minimize mercury releases into the environment
   • Increase the awareness of government and regulatory bodies on mercury as a pollutant through increased outreach efforts
   • Support the development of policies and regulatory frameworks supporting the objective of the partnership area
6. Presentation of the proposed revised UNEP business plan – By the co-leads
7. Any other matter
8. Closure

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

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