European Latsis Prize 2000

The European Science Foundation has awarded this year’s European Latsis Prize to Professor Kenneth Charles Holmes, Director of the Max Planck Institut für medizinische Forschung in Heidelberg, for his outstanding contributions to structural biology, studies of great scientific and social...

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ESF comment on Infrastructures

Since its establishment in 1974, the European Science Foundation (ESF) has had a mandate to facilitate cooperation in the use of existing facilities and in the planning and provision of new facilities. Over the years, ESF has carried out many studies and assessments. It is therefore no surprise...

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European Science Foundation Workshop on Dioxin Food Contamination Bayreuth, September 29 – 1 October 2000

Dioxin and PCB monitoring programmes for food and feedstuff in most countries of the world, including many European countries are currently inadequate. Better control of food production lines and food processing procedures is needed to minimise entry of dioxin to the food chain and will help to...

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European Radio Astronomy on the cutting edge

European Radio Astronomy on the cutting edge A review of the European Very-Long-Baseline Interferometry Network (EVN) and its Joint Institute for VLBI in Europe (JIVE) conducted by the European Science Foundation (ESF) concludes that the European radio astronomy network is producing very high...

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New screen technologies for Europe

The ESF Network in Field Emission Technologies aims not only at promoting fundamental research in this topic but also aims at the creation of a partnership between basic research and industry. Through the initiative of BigFED, this partnership is being realised and the recent workshop held in...

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ESF calls for a new commitment to basic research in Europe

In its response to the European Commission’s communication "Towards a European Research Area", the ESF calls for a new commitment to basic research in Europe. Together with a more unified approach to the development of a European science policy, ESF sees the reversal of the decline in Europe’s...

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European Latsis Prize 2000: Invitation to nominates candidates

The European Science Foundation invites nominations for the European Latsis Prize 2000. The Prize, of a value of 100 000 Swiss Francs (approximately 62 000 €Euros), is presented each year by the Latsis Foundation at the ESF Annual Assembly to a scholar or research group in recognition of...

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