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The Circle U. University Alliance gives this year out for first time the Inter Circle U. Prize (ICUP). The award is given to the best examples of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research at Circle U. universities to scholars and/or research groups.
The ICUP Evaluation Panel has for this first year award winners selected the project "VIKINGS : Volcanic Eruptions and Their Impacts on Climate, Environment and Viking Society from 500 to 1250 Common Era" as one of the three prize recipients. The award winners are valuated by a multidisciplinary panel of academics and external partners.
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The award will be officially awarded at The ICUP Award Ceremony during the conference on interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research for sustainable development, which will be held at the Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium on 25 November 2022.
About the Inter Circle U. Prize (ICUP)
The Inter Circle U. Prize (ICUP) is designed to showcase the best examples of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research at Circle U. universities. The award will be given annually from 2022 to three scholars and/or research groups who will be evaluated by a multidisciplinary panel of academics and external partners. The Inter Circle U. Prize initiative is co-funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program.