New World Federation of Science Journalists created

Representatives from 14 international, national, and regional organisations from around the world meeting in Brazil have agreed to form a World Federation of Science Journalists, recognizing the increasing international nature of science communication. The Declaration of the Third World...

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ESF Launches New Vision on Marine Science in the European Research Area

On 11 November, the European Science Foundation Marine Board transmits its strategic report Integrating Marine Science in Europe (PDF) to EU Commissioner Philippe Busquin in Brussels. The report, which is the result of two years consultation, provides a comprehensive overview of the important...

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ESF and Science launch new website for career development

Press contact Jens Degett +33 (0)3 88 76 71 32 Thanks to financial support from the ESF, scientists in 27 European countries will now be able to access Next Wave Europe, a new website offering online career development and information resources for PhD and postdoctoral researchers on the...

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ESF Social Sciences Forward Look Meeting on Cultural Diversity, Collective Identity and Collective Action

Menaggio, 03/04 - 07/04 2002 -Cultural Diversity, Collective Identity and Collective Action: Understanding Consequences of the Opening up of National Borders in Europe. Press contact: Dr. Wlodek Okrasa, ESF, +33 (0)3 88 76 71 31 The first workshop of the ESF Scientific Forward Looks in the Social...

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First ESF Scientific Forward Look Meeting on Earth System Science - Stockholm 31/01 - 01/02 2002

Earth System Science: Global Problems, Global Science - Europe's future role in global change research The first Scientific Forward Look meeting aimed at providing medium to long-tem perspectives on multi-disciplinary science topics from a European viewpoint was held on 31 January to 1 February...

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Antarctic Ice Cores - 2002 metres deep as the year 2002 arrives

Press contact: Jens Degett, ESF,  +33 (0)3 88 76 71 32 In the first week of the New Year a team of European scientists reached successfully the depth of 2002 metres of ice at the site of Dome Concordia high on East Antarctica’s plateau - one of the most hostile places on the planet.  The...

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