European Science Foundation warns nanomedicine benefits will be lost without major investment

New report calls for coordinated European strategy to deliver new medical tools for diagnostics and therapeutics.    

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ESF supported research team, the European Social Survey (ESS), wins Europe’s premier science award

The EU’s Descartes prize for scientific excellence in research is awarded to the social sciences for the first time. Europe’s top annual science award, the €1,000,000 Descartes Research Prize, was shared this year by five pan-European teams who achieved major scientific breakthrough in key...

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Debate and Engagement Will be ESF’s Hallmarks as Prof. Ian Halliday Becomes Next President

Professor Ian Halliday, former Chief Executive of the UK’s Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (PPARC), is the new President of the European Science Foundation (ESF) from January 1, 2006. Prof. Halliday’s appointment was ratified by ESF’s General Assembly at the 2005 annual meeting in...

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New Strategic Plan Approved at 2005 ESF General Assembly

The 31st annual General Assembly of the European Science Foundation (ESF) took place on November 24-25, 2005, at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. More than 110 representatives from the Member Organisations and other international bodies participated in  the meeting. During the event,...

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ESF Awards the 2005 European Latsis Prize to Prof. Donal Bradley, a Pioneer in Nano-Engineering

The European Science Foundation (ESF) has awarded this year’s European Latsis Prize to Professor Donal Bradley from Imperial College, London. Prof. Bradley wins the prize for his pioneering contributions and leading role in the development of the semi-conductor properties of conjugated polymers...

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ESF Appoints Prof. Gün Semin Chair of Standing Committee on Social Sciences

The European Science Foundation (ESF) has appointed Professor Gün Semin as the new Chair of the Standing Committee on Social Sciences  (SCSS), the scientific group composed of approximately thirty members from social science research councils and research institutions from throughout...

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2005 EURYI Awards highlight the future excellence of science in Europe

  (click to enlarge)Amid the glittering surroundings of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Budapest, Hungary, on 9 November, each of the 25 winners of the 2005 European Young Investigator awards – the EURYI Awards – received diplomas in recognition of their award-winning  project proposals,...

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ESF Works to Identify the Impact of Climate Change in European Marine Waters

The Marine Board of the European Science Foundation (ESF) has recently established a Working Group that will summarise current observations and identify possible future impacts of climate change in European marine waters. The Group will identify future needs for marine monitoring and R&D at both...

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EURYI expands horizons for young scientific researchers in Europe

Compelling curiosity and the desire to excel are common traits among each of the 25 winners of the 2005 European Young Investigator (EURYI) Awards scheme, who will have ample opportunities to put their ideas into action starting right now. Each winner will receive up to €1,250,000 over a five-year...

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New report confirms; ESF networking instruments help bring European scientific community together

Strasbourg, 6 October 2005 – A new report today from Technopolis shows the success of ESF’s ongoing efforts to create and build effective networks among members of the European scientific community. The report , entitled “Analysis of the Impact of ESF Instruments” and carried out by external...

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