News from the ESF’s 25th annual assembly

The European Science Foundation’s 25th annual assembly has unanimously approved the appointment of Dr. Reinder van Duinen as the ESF’s next President. In addition, the meeting admitted the first research organisations from Estonia to the Foundation’s membership and endorsed a number of revisions to...

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European Science Foundation‘s 25th Annual Assembly - Strasbourg, 25-26 November 1999

Anniversary meeting of Europe’s leading research networking agency The European Science Foundation’s 25th Annual Assembly takes place in Strasbourg on 25-26 November 1999, beginning on Thursday 25th at 14:00 hrs, and ending on Friday 26th at 12:30 hrs. ESF President, Sir Dai Rees will chair the...

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Harnessing nature to clean up Doñana - scientists recommend a biological solution

An international gathering in Seville of scientists from 14 countries brought together by the European Science Foundation has concluded that a biological approach offers the best long-term solution to last year’s environmental disaster in the Doñana National Park. Despite a massive clean-up...

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Future of television on display in Toledo, at ESF / CMP Cientifica Congress

The EuroFE ’99 congress from 15th-19th November 1999 will feature demonstrations of the four leading technologies for ’hang on the wall’ large screen televisions.The first European congress on field emission technologies will feature some of the new displays that will make large flat televisions,...

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Jürgen Baumert awarded first European Latsis prize

The European Science Foundation has decided to award the first European Latsis Prize (100,000 Swiss Francs) to Professor Jürgen Baumert, of the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin, for his pioneering and influential research on education and human development. This new annual...

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La Fondation Européenne de la Science célèbre ses 25 ans

23 septembre 1999, Musée d’Art Moderne et Contemporain de Strasbourg À l’occasion de la célébration de son 25ième anniversaire la Fondation Européenne de la Science organise une session extraordinaire de son Conseil Exécutif. Le Ministre portugais de la Recherche et de la Technologie, Monsieur...

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ESF publishes blueprint for a European social survey

The ESF publishes today (14 June 1999) a ‘Blueprint for a European Social Survey (ESS)’ in both a fully specified and summary version. The ESS has been two years in preparation and has drawn upon the expertise of leading social survey researchers from 18 European countries. Through providing a...

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Europe‘s leading scientists submit major research proposal to combat the impact of environmental degradation of health

Leading scientists from across Europe have identified key areas where further research is urgently required if the region is to minimise the social and economic impacts of environmental degradation on health. The proposal, coordinated by the European Science Foundation (ESF), an association of 65...

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Radio astronomers agree to 6 year frequency ‘time share‘ with Iridium LLC

The European Science Foundation has signed a second agreement with Iridium LLC, the telecommunications satellite operator, providing a further degree of protection for an important radio astronomy band near to the Iridium operating frequency. Under the new agreement Iridium guarantees that unwanted...

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European Union of Geosciences - 10th Strasbourg Meeting EUG 10

Europe’s largest biennial gathering of earth scientists, is set to take place in Strasbourg, France, from 28th March - 1st April 1999. Over five days some 3,000 geoscientists will discuss the latest research findings in topics ranging from planetary evolution and climate change, through mineral...

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