Building Europe’s Battery Circularity Ecosystem
FREECOVER Perspective from the BATRAW Event on Building Europe’s Battery Circularity Ecosystem The transition toward electric mobility and renewable energy is accelerating worldwide, bringing new opportunities and challenges related to battery sustainability. On 4 March 2026, the BATRAW event “From Regulation to Practice: Building an EU Industrial Ecosystem for Battery Circularity” took place in Madrid, […]
FREECOVER Seminar at UAB
Highlights Advanced Analytical Chemistry Approaches The seminar, titled “Molecularly Imprinted Polymers in Analytical Chemistry”, took place on February 18, 2026, at the Faculty of Sciences, UAB, and was organized within the department’s academic seminar series for PhD students During the session, Dr. Luaces presented advanced research on molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) and their applications in […]
FREECOVER Secondment
Strengthens EU–Cuba Collaboration on Rare Earth Recycling FREECOVER continues to promote international knowledge exchange through the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Staff Exchanges programme with a new secondment hosted at the University of Udine (UNIUD), Italy. Yenisleidy Valdés, researcher from the University of Havana (UH), Cuba, is currently undertaking a research secondment contributing to Work Packages 2 and […]
FREECOVER M13 Meeting at UAB
Advances Green Technologies for Rare Earth Recycling On 23 January 2026, the FREECOVER consortium gathered at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Sala de Juntes – Facultat Ciències, for the Project Month 13 (M13) Meeting, marking a key milestone in the implementation of the Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska-Curie Staff Exchanges (MSCA-SE) project. The meeting focused […]
PRESS RELEASE – No. 5
FREECOVER Holds M13 Project Meeting at UAB to Accelerate Sustainable Rare Earth Recycling Technologies Barcelona, Spain – 23 January 2026 The FREECOVER project, funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Staff Exchanges (Grant Agreement No. 101182579), successfully held its Month 13 (M13) consortium meeting at the Universitat Autònoma de […]
PRESS RELEASE 4
FREECOVER Hosts International Workshop and Public Science Café at UAB to Advance Sustainable Recovery of Rare Earth Elements Barcelona, Spain – 22 January 2026 The FREECOVER project, funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Staff Exchanges, successfully organised a full-day technical workshop and public Science Café at the […]
FREECOVER Science Café at UAB
Brings Rare Earth Recycling Closer to Society On the evening of 22 January 2026, the FREECOVER project hosted an engaging Science Café at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), creating an open and informal space where researchers, students, and members of the public came together to discuss one of the hidden challenges of the green […]
FREECOVER Workshop at UAB
Innovative Technologies for Sustainable Critical Raw Materials Recovery The FREECOVER consortium gathered on 22 January 2026 at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) for a full-day technical workshop dedicated to advancing sustainable methods and technologies for the valorisation of waste and recovery of critical raw materials, with a strong focus on Rare Earth Elements (REEs). […]
FREECOVER Newsletter No. 2 Now Available
FREECOVER Newsletter No. 2 Now Available FREECOVER is pleased to announce the publication of Newsletter No. 2 (December 2025), highlighting the project’s key activities and achievements from Project Month PM 6M to (PM12). This issue showcases major milestones across the consortium, including the first MSCA Staff Exchanges secondments, international workshops and masterclasses, participation in scientific […]
