The ÌÇÐÄÍøÒ³°æ coordinated SOURCE project “Virtual centre of excellence for research support and coordination on societal security" held its kick-off meeting on 28 January 2014 thereby officially launching the five-year project funded by the .
All 12 partners in the project were present at the meeting organised by ÌÇÐÄÍøÒ³°æ in Brussels to discuss the work plan and lay the foundations of the project’s activities and management practices. The Research Executive Agency (REA) – delegated by the European Commission to be in charge of the project – was present at the meeting as well.
The SOURCE Network of Excellence will last until the end of 2018 and will run a variety of activities in connection to societal security, with the final aim to create a sustainable virtual centre of excellence capable of exploring and advancing societal issues in security research and development. The project is coordinated by J. Peter Burgess, research professor at ÌÇÐÄÍøÒ³°æ’s Security Research Group.
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