ESF mourns loss of colleague
The ESF is mourning the death of Irma Vogel, Senior Administrator in the Humanities and Social Sciences Unit, who passed away in the early hours of 10 December. Irma lost the battle against cancer, which she had been fighting since early 2011. Her courage and strength during this difficult time have been an inspiration to all those around her, as was her ability to remain positive throughout.
Irma started working at the ESF in 2006 and closely worked with the ESF Standing Committee for the Humanities, where she was much appreciated for her professionalism, dedication and her thoughtfulness which made her work much more than ‘just’ a job. At the same time Irma invested her energy in the construction of an eco-friendly building with a group of people sharing the same environmental beliefs, which became her home in 2010. Irma will be missed, professionally but, especially, personally.
ESF staff are extremely sad but will keep wonderful memories of her, of her kindness, her energy, her optimism and her remarkable spirit. Our thoughts are with her loved ones, particularly her family, her three sons and partner during this difficult time.
29. November 2011
The ESF Research Networking Programme Euro-XPRAG is launching its fourth and last call for proposals for 2011. This 4th call aims to encourage collaborations with Europe-based researchers of Experimental Pragmatics.
The deadline for submitting is January 5th 2012. Applications should be submitted by email to info@euro-xprag.org.
25. November 2011
The ESF Research Networking Programme DRUGS will hold a workshop entitled, ‘Gendered Drug Standards: Historical and Socio-anthropological perspectives’ at the University of Granada from the 28-30 November 2011.
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14. November 2011
Recently published ESF Science Policy Briefing on Research Infrastructures in the Digital Humanities
Our recently published Science Policy Briefing (SPB) on Research Infrastructures in the Digital Humanities will be disseminated at the forthcoming conference "Digital Methods and Tools for Historical Research" in Lisbon on 18-19 November 2011. More information about the conference can be... [more]
2. November 2011
Humanities Researchers and Digital Technologies: Building Infrastructures for a New Age
New report from the European Science Foundation assesses Research Infrastructures in Humanities research [more]
8. August 2011
Networked Humanities: Art History on the Web
Selected proceedings of the ESF/COST high level research conference "Networked Humanities: Art History on the Web" are now published in open access form at http://www.kunstgeschichte-ejournal.net/view/event/Networked_Humanities.html The conference - which took place in Acquafredda di... [more]
1. February 2011
ESF at AAAS 2011
At the AAAS annual meeting 2011 in Washington DC, ESF is organising two sessions: Thinking About Thinking: How Do We Know What We Know? Sunday 20 February, 3.00pm – 4.30pmReaching a Global Standard in Research Integrity Monday 21 February, 9.45am – 12.45pm See www.esf.org/AAAS2011 to... [more]
25. November 2010
European Science Foundation cancels research funding calls
The European Science Foundation (ESF) will not launch three funding calls pending more progress towards its merger with the European Heads of Research Councils (EUROHORCs). At the ESF annual assembly last week ESF member organisations decided to put certain activities on hold during the current... [more]
6. October 2010
Humanities in the European Research Area announces winners of its first Joint Research Programme
16.4 million euro awarded to 19 transnational collaborative research projects in two humanities research themes across Europe [more]
28. April 2010
Modelling intelligent interaction: the social face of logic
The popular idea is that reasoned, rational thinking blossoms with a lone scientist thinking rigorously about the universe. Yet surprisingly, rationality is more often about intelligent interaction. “Dialogue is at the heart of logic,” explains Dutch logician and philosopher Professor Johan van... [more]
17. February 2010
Listen to the natives for better environmental monitoring
Modern methods can answer a multitude of questions, but sometimes traditional techniques are superior. Authorities in northern Quebec, Canada, found this to their cost, when they relied upon statistical data to monitor moose populations. For many centuries the Cree, an indigenous group of people... [more]
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