2005 EURYI winners awards announced

This November, twenty-five science researchers will receive EURYI awards to enable them to create research teams in Europe to focus on cutting-edge science research. About to enter its third year, EURYI – the European Young Investigator Awards scheme – is designed to attract outstanding young...

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ESF seeks feedback from the scientific community on its instruments in preparation of its Strategic Plan 2006-2010

The European Science Foundation (ESF) is consulting the scientific community at large on the working of its instruments. The consultation is part of the preparation of the ESF Strategic Plan 2006-2010, due to be published in November 2005. European scientists are invited to share their experiences...

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Successful First Call for EUROCORES Theme Proposals

Scientific quality, novelty and European added value are among the criteria in the first annual Call to the European scientific research community for EUROCORES (European Science Foundation Collaborative Research) theme proposals, made by the European Science Foundation (ESF) in April and which...

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New Report from Marine Board - ESF Highlights Need for Globally-Competitive European Modelling Capabilities

European challenges for hydrodynamic modelling in coastal and shelf seas is the focus of the latest report from the European Science Foundation (ESF) Marine Board, released on 6 June at the fourth annual EuroGOOS (Global Ocean Observing System) conference in Brest, France. Produced by a Marine...

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Ian Halliday Named as Next ESF President

Strasbourg, 23 May 2005 – Professor Ian Halliday, recently Chief Executive of the UK’s Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council, is set to become the next President of the European Science Foundation (ESF). Following the recommendation of Prof. Halliday by a search committee comprising...

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The European Polar Consortium: Press Release

Full press release The European Polar Consortium is a four-year coordination action financed under EU Framework Programme 6 ERA-NET priority and is composed of 25 Ministries, Funding Agencies and National Polar RTD Authorities from 19 European countries and of the ESF/European Polar Board. With a...

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ESF comments on EU FP7 Research Proposal: New wind in European Research

The European Commission has presented the proposal for a new EU programme for Research. It represents encouraging realizations in some respects and in others more needs to be done. But overall it is a very ambitious programme, Professor Bertil Andersson, CEO of the European Science Foundation, ESF,...

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European Science Foundation Publishes Forward Look Report on Nanomedicine

The European Science Foundation recently concluded a foresight study on the topic of nanotechnology applied to medicine (Scientific Forward Look on Nanomedicine). The goal of this Forward Look was to exchange views on the current status of Nanomedicine between scientific experts and policy makers,...

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