Press Releases 1998
1. December 1998
News from the ESF Assembly 1998
A stronger role in the provision of scientific advice and in science policy issues at the European level could be entrusted to the European Science Foundation, according to Dr Caspar Einem, Austrian Minister of Science and Transport and current President of the European Union Council of Research... Category: Media Centre, Press Releases 1998
30. November 1998
ESF to launch eight more scientific programmes
The European Science Foundation has agreed to launch eight new scientific programmes in a variety of fields drawn from the physical, life, medical and social sciences, and the humanities. Following consultation with ESF member organisations, the Foundation’s Executive Council approved the following... Category: Media Centre, Press Releases 1998
16. November 1998
Combatting groundwater pollution
Leading scientists from seven European countries are meeting in Göteborg, Sweden, from 15-18 November, to draw up an agenda for priority European research needed to combat the pollution of groundwater by toxic chemicals, radionuclides and excess nutrients. Groundwater pollution poses a mounting... Category: Media Centre, Press Releases 1998
20. October 1998
Biological use of synchrotron radiation needs European coordination
Europe risks losing its lead in certain aspects of biological and biomedical research if it fails to keep pace with its competitors on the supply of synchrotron radiation. Planned third generation synchrotron sources are urgently needed. But existing sources could also be run more efficiently if... Category: Media Centre, Press Releases 1998
13. August 1998
New agreement limits mobile satellite phone threat to radio astronomy
The European Science Foundation (ESF) has announced today (13 August 1998) the signing of an agreement with the telecommunications satellite operator, Iridium LLC, to protect an important radio astronomy frequency band from harmful interference from Iridium’s flotilla of 66 low-earth orbiting... Category: Media Centre, Press Releases 1998
30. June 1998
Transatlantic study identifies keys to sucess in international space collaborations
The findings and recommendations of a detailed study of successful and unsuccessful US-European space missions are published today (30 June 1998) in a new report US-European Collaboration in Space Science. Based on an analysis of 13 case-study missions over more than 30 years, the report sets out... Category: Media Centre, Press Releases 1998
15. June 1998
The findings and recommendations of a detailed study of successful and unsuccessful US-European space missions are published today (30 June 1998) in a new report US-European Collaboration in Space Science.
A series of new scientific advances are unveiled in the 1997 Annual Report from the European Science Foundation published today. The report covers more than 30 pieces of research or research-related activity on a variety of scientific, social, economic and cultural issues, drawn from the physical,... Category: Media Centre, Press Releases 1998
2. April 1998
European Science Foundation publishes four-year plan
The European Science Foundation has just published its plans for the next four years. The ESF Plan 1998-2001 outlines future agendas for the Foundation’s scientific and science policy activities. The result of extensive discussions within the Foundation’s committees and its 62 member organisations... Category: Media Centre, Press Releases 1998