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ESF strengthens links with Central and Eastern European countries in social sciences

Helping 10 CEE countries engage in enlarged European Research Area, share their social sciences with 17 other countries and obtain their share of funding

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ESF names Sir Roderick Floud as the Chair of the Social Sciences

The European Science Foundation (ESF) has named Professor Sir Roderick Floud from London Metropolitan University as the Chair of the Standing Committee for the Social Sciences. (SCSS)    Professor Floud, who is currently the President Emeritus of London Metropolitan University, received a...

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Statistical Analysis of Complex data sets with Robust Statistical methods

Robust statistical analysis methods capable of dealing with large complex data sets are required more than ever before in almost all branches of science. The European Science Foundation’s three-year SACD network, which was completed in December 2006, developed new methods for extracting key...

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Podcast: European Polar Board’s Dr. Egerton on the IPY, Europe and ESF’s involvement

European Polar Board’s Dr. Paul Egerton speaks about International Polar Year, Europe’s involvement, ESF’s role and IPY’s legacy.

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International Polar Year Researcher Profiles

  Locked in Arctic ice and sediments are vital records of what the Earth’s environment was like in the past. To more accurately predict the future of the Earth’s climate, we need to know more about the extremes. Finding out how hot and how cold the Earth was in the past, and how much, as well...

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European Launch of International Polar Year 2007-2008

The European launch of International Polar Year (IPY) 2007-2008 marks the commencement of the largest and most ambitious internationally-coordinated scientific effort for half a century.    

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