{"id":24,"date":"2024-06-17T07:15:25","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T07:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/water4all.ro\/stardust\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2025-09-26T11:36:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T11:36:16","slug":"events-and-communication","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/water4all.ro\/stardust\/events-and-communication\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-3 wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-0fed8f92 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1397 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/water4all.ro\/stardust\/norwegian-electrootics-meeting-22-24-april-2026\/\" target=\"_self\" >Norwegian Electrootics Meeting, 22-24 April 2026<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The STARDUST team, represented by Elizaveta Vereshchagina, attended the Norwegian Electrootics Meeting to present &#8220;A Microfluidic Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Approach for Ultra-Sensitive Pesticide Monitoring in Water.&#8221; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-27T07:30:53+00:00\">April 27, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1374 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/water4all.ro\/stardust\/2026-spie-photonics-europe\/\" target=\"_self\" >2026 SPIE Photonics Europe<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The results of the STARDUST project were presented at the &#8220;2026 SPIE Photonics Europe&#8221; conference, which was held from April 12 to 16, 2026, in Strasbourg, France. <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-20T14:01:12+00:00\">April 20, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1382 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/water4all.ro\/stardust\/photonics4clinics-workshop-2026\/\" target=\"_self\" >Photonics4Clinics workshop 2026<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The two-day workshop,held at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), 9-10 April 2026, New Delhi, India, brought together clinicians, biomedical engineers, photonics researchers, and AI practitioners to explore how light-based technologies and modern AI can address real healthcare challenges in areas such as imaging, diagnostics, monitoring, and therapy. The goal of the workshop was&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-13T14:16:38+00:00\">April 13, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1388 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/water4all.ro\/stardust\/were-glad-to-see-our-results-shared-on-linkedin\/\" target=\"_self\" >We&#8217;re glad to see our results shared on LinkedIn<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\"> <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-27T14:54:00+00:00\">March 27, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1360 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/water4all.ro\/stardust\/february-2026-workshops\/\" target=\"_self\" >February 2026 Workshops<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">On February 20 and February 26, 2026, two online workshops will be conducted, focusing on sensor development and validation. These workshops will involve all STARDUST members. <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-02-10T07:44:47+00:00\">February 10, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1300 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/water4all.ro\/stardust\/beyond-citizen-science\/\" target=\"_self\" >Beyond Citizen Science<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Water pollution is one of today\u2019s most pressing environmental challenges, posing threats to ecosystems, communities, and economies. In Europe, researchers are engaging citizens to help tackle this issue, and a new collaboration between Ireland and Denmark is demonstrating the effectiveness of community action in protecting water resources. Funded by the Water4All Partnership, the STARDUST Project&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-10-13T07:52:44+00:00\">October 13, 2025<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1329 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/water4all.ro\/stardust\/after-the-citizen-science-event-in-ireland\/\" target=\"_self\" >After the Citizen Science event in Ireland<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The 2025 DCU Water Blitz marks a significant milestone&nbsp;by placing advanced chemical detection tools directly into the hands of the public for the first time, setting a new standard for citizen-led science across Europe. Thank you to all citizen scientists!! to partners, and funders\u00a0Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Ireland, who made this collaboration possible. This is&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-09-30T08:50:00+00:00\">September 30, 2025<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1289 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/water4all.ro\/stardust\/after-the-citizen-science-event-in-denmark\/\" target=\"_self\" >After the Citizen science event in Denmark<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">With enthusiastic support from students in DTU Sustain&#8216;s master&#8217;s and bachelor&#8217;s programs in environmental technology, and aided by beautiful autumn weather and plenty of sunshine, 50 samples were collected along the M\u00f8lle\u00e5en River. These samples are now on their way to Ireland for analysis, and the results will be presented at #ResearchDay2026. We would like&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-09-30T07:19:49+00:00\">September 30, 2025<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1186 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/water4all.ro\/stardust\/ii-nd-physical-meeting\/\" target=\"_self\" >Second In-Person Meeting<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">\ud83d\udca1 Following the conclusion of the Eurosensors 2025 conference, we had the invaluable opportunity to hold a productive STARDUST project meeting with our esteemed partners at the Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences. The meeting facilitated engaging discussions that enhanced our collaboration and strengthened our collective efforts. This occasion allowed us to share&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-09-12T11:11:27+00:00\">September 12, 2025<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1174 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/water4all.ro\/stardust\/%f0%9f%8c%9f-the-stardust-project-team-had-a-fantastic-time-at-eurosensors-2025-in-wroclaw-%f0%9f%8c%9f\/\" target=\"_self\" >\ud83c\udf1f The STARDUST project team had a fantastic time at Eurosensors 2025 in Wroc\u0142aw! \ud83c\udf1f<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">We were proud to present our latest research on:\ud83d\udd2c Microfluidic design for precision exposure to environmental samples\ud83e\uddec Metasurface development for SERS-based detection\ud83d\udcca Raman spectra database for pesticide identification\ud83c\udf27\ufe0f Passive sampling to assess the impact of extreme weather events on pesticide contamination Huge thanks to all partners for their contributions and to the conference organizers for&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-09-11T10:36:24+00:00\">September 11, 2025<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1167 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/water4all.ro\/stardust\/stardust-citizen-science-blitz-26th-28th-september-2025\/\" target=\"_self\" >STARDUST Citizen Science Blitz, in Ireland, 26th-28th September 2025<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">This year, the primary focus is on the detection of persistent chemicals and pesticides within Ireland\u2019s freshwater resources. These contaminants pose significant long-term risks to both ecological systems and human health. For more information about the work in progress, please visit the DCU web page. <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-09-04T14:49:31+00:00\">September 4, 2025<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1200 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/water4all.ro\/stardust\/water-blitz-in-denmark-september-27\/\" target=\"_self\" >Water Blitz in Denmark, 27th September 2025<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">In Denmark, DTU Sustain is behind Water Blitz at M\u00f8lle \u00c5, as part of the STARDUST project, which is funded by the EU&#8217;s Water4All and Innovation Fund Denmark. Join researchers and students from DTU Sustain on Saturday, September 27, to investigate pesticides in M\u00f8lle \u00c5. This family-friendly event invites all ages to contribute to important&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-09-04T13:02:42+00:00\">September 4, 2025<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1160 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/water4all.ro\/stardust\/first-poster\/\" target=\"_self\" >First poster<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Chloe Martin, presented our first poster on &#8220;Mobilising Citizen Science for Resilient and Responsive Water Quality Monitoring&#8221; at\u00a0the 2025 Conference on Analytical Science Ireland (CASi)\u00a0hosted by UCC\u2019s School of Chemistry, <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-07-03T14:19:00+00:00\">July 3, 2025<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1125 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/water4all.ro\/stardust\/successful-initial-trials-of-a-new-citizen-science-tool-for-pesticide-monitoring\/\" target=\"_self\" >Successful Initial Trials of a New Citizen Science Tool for Pesticide Monitoring<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">This March, MSc student Chloe Martin (Dublin City University, DCU Water Institute) conducted initial trials of the new citizen science tool that is currently being developed for pesticide monitoring. Water samples were collected from two Dublin rivers\u2014the Tolka River and the Santry River\u2014to test the effectiveness of the tool in real-world conditions. One of the&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-04-04T09:14:42+00:00\">April 4, 2025<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1136 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/water4all.ro\/stardust\/stardust-team-wishes-you-a-merry-christmas-and-a-happy-new-year\/\" target=\"_self\" >STARDUST-team wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year !!<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\"> <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-12-24T09:25:00+00:00\">December 24, 2024<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-708 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/water4all.ro\/stardust\/interesting-articles-by-fiona-regan\/\" target=\"_self\" >Interesting articles by Fiona Regan<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Interesting articles by Fiona Regan in Technology Networks: &#8220;Protecting Our Oceans Starts With Testing&#8221; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-06-28T10:41:00+00:00\">June 28, 2024<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-524 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/water4all.ro\/stardust\/first-project-meeting-and-workshop\/\" target=\"_self\" >First in-person project meeting and workshop<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Our consortium had a productive meeting in Oslo to advance our latest innovation: an optical sensor designed to detect pesticides in surface and ground water. This groundbreaking technology will play a crucial role in ensuring the safety and purity of our water sources by providing rapid and accurate detection of harmful substances.Our discussions focused on&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-06-17T20:41:00+00:00\">June 17, 2024<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/water4all.ro\/stardust\/hello-world\/\" target=\"_self\" >International Kick-off meeting of the funded projects<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">22nd-24th April 2024 &#8211; Madrid, Spain A beautiful occasion to discuss &#8220;Water problems&#8221; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-04-23T18:41:00+00:00\">April 23, 2024<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-530 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/water4all.ro\/stardust\/first-project-meeting\/\" target=\"_self\" >First project meeting<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Happy to work together!!! We are thrilled to announce that our project STARDUST officially kicked-off ! In collaboration with partners from DCU, DTU, IChF, IMT, and INCDFM we will work on developing an ultra-sensitive optical sensor system for simultaneous, in-situ detection of multiple pesticides in surface and ground waters. The project is financed under the&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-04-18T12:46:00+00:00\">April 18, 2024<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":534,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-24","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/water4all.ro\/stardust\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/water4all.ro\/stardust\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/water4all.ro\/stardust\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/water4all.ro\/stardust\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/water4all.ro\/stardust\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"http:\/\/water4all.ro\/stardust\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1190,"href":"http:\/\/water4all.ro\/stardust\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24\/revisions\/1190"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/water4all.ro\/stardust\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/water4all.ro\/stardust\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}