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07.07.2022The European Remote NMR project begins, with the participation of the CCiTUB
Yesterday, July 6th, the Kick-Off Meeting of the R-NMR project was held. The University of Barcelona participates in this project through the node of the Singular Scientific Technical Infrastructure of RMN (ICTS R-LRB), that is managed by the Scientific and Technological Centers of the UB.
The R-NMR project includes more than 25 European NMR facilities, which will collectively work on the design and testing of guidelines and practices for remote access to NMR equipment, for storage and secure access to the data resulting from the experiments and for training users in the use of equipment and data processing.
Remote / digital access will significantly enhance the resilience of infrastructures under adverse conditions such as travel restrictions, new pandemic waves, temporary blockade conditions, and so on. It is important to note that achieving a significant reduction in user travel will also reduce the carbon footprint of access to infrastructure and significantly improve the resilience of research infrastructures to future changes.
The CCiTUB RMN laboratory has more than 8 NMR spectrometers at the service of researchers, and will soon host the first very high field NMR in Spain. More information of the RMN laboratory of the CCiTUB, in the following video.
The R-NMR Project
It is a coordination and support action (CSA) that is part of the Horizon Europe framework program, on the development, consolidation and optimization of European research infrastructures.
The main objective of R-NMR is to provide users with the ability to perform measurements remotely, with an experience comparable to on-site access to all major NMR sites in Europe.
The project is divided into five sub-objectives:
O1) Establish standard remote access procedures
O2) Establish common practices for sending scientific samples throughout Europe
O3) Establish distance learning programs for researchers to prepare for remote use of infrastructure and data analysis
O4) Define common procedures for the FAIR data archive and the dissemination of research protocols
O5) Adoption of tools to monitor CO2 consumption in European NMR infrastructures as a first step towards reducing the CO2 footprint
See more information on the R-NMR project website.
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This project has received funding from the European Union's horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No.10105895 |