5. December 2011
Experts call on governments, industries and the water and trade research communities to address growing global water issues
UNESCO publishes special report following the European Science Foundation’s strategic workshop: “Accounting for water scarcity and pollution in the rules of international trade” [more]
17. December 2010
Fire and ice: unexpected trends in burning biomass revealed by ice cores
Strasbourg, 17 December 2010 - An investigation of Antarctic ice cores has uncovered evidence that challenges the common misconception that levels of biomass burning - the consumption of wood, peat and other materials in wildfires, cooking fires and communal fires - are higher today than in the... [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]
11. October 2010
Virtual research institute needed to unlock RNA’s promise, say scientists
European Science Foundation reports on the future of ribonucleic acid research [more]
18. May 2010
Leading scientists call for more effort in tackling rising ocean acidity
ESF presents ocean acidification report at EU Maritime Day 2010 [more]
21. September 2009
Leading scientists call for a new approach to food security
A new report by leading food and sustainability scientists calls for Europe to take a new approach on food security, prioritizing health and sustainability in research and using a holistic view when making policy.The European food systems in a changing world “Forward Look” report is an in-depth... [more]
19. May 2009
European biotechnologists unravel life’s big cellular factories
Biotechnologists are poised to take a leap forward in understanding the detailed structure and mechanism of life’s major cellular machines, which could lead to new therapies for a range of diseases and disorders. These machines are large assemblies of macromolecules such as proteins that process... [more]
12. February 2009
Biobanks will provide “electronic specimens” for medical research
Future medical research will focus increasingly on electronic data, with less need both for laboratory animals and tissue samples. This long term trend emerged at a recent conference on biobanking organised by the European Science Foundation (ESF), which dealt with the challenges posed by the... [more]
19. January 2009
European evolutionary biologists rally behind Richard Dawkins’ Extended Phenotype
Richard Dawkins’ Extended Phenotype (EP) concept is as relevant now as when it was first proposed 26 years ago and is not at odds with other evolutionary explanations. This was the conclusion of a recent workshop on the Extended Phenotype, organised by the European Science Foundation (ESF). The EP... [more]
5. January 2009
Key to future medical breakthroughs is systems biology, say leading European scientists
Crucial breakthroughs in the treatment of many common diseases such as diabetes and Parkinson’s could be achieved by harnessing a powerful scientific approach called systems biology, according to leading scientists from across Europe. In a Science Policy Briefing released today by the European... [more]
ESF provides the scientific, administrative and technical secretariat for COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology).