NASA limits foreign contributions to U.S. planetary missions
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Three win inaugural Blavatnik prizes
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Spain needs 'major cultural change' to do better in science, international panel says
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Open access: effective measures to put UK research online under threat?
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War of letters over call to abolish EC scientific adviser role
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The woman who built evidence-based policy making in Europe
Anne Glover is a Scottish professor of Molecular and Cell Biology and is ceasing her position as the first EU Chief Scientific Advisor (CSA) during the Barroso Commission II. She made a huge job in spreading the evidence-based method into policy making, by advising President Barroso with the most up-to-date scientific discoveries. But her second main goal was to create a network of all the people involved in
155 small firms to receive funding in first wave of grants
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Gaza, italian and british scientists denunce on Lancet
While Gaza Strip bombing keep going on by Israel and Hamas, the international scientific community has just keep to hear his voice in order to avoid the escalation of conflict and the medical and humanitariam emergency.
Horizon 2020: the Turkish challenge
Political relations between Europe and Turkey have never been easy and even in scientific research, often over the parts, the inclusion of the Turkish Government into international dynamics represented a special case. One example of this particularity is the fact that the final agreement that allows Turkey to be among the beneficiaries of Horizon 2020 was only signed in June. “Turkey is a much valued partner. Its dynamic business environment is a perfect test bed for the development of innovative products and services – making cooperation a win-win for researchers
ERC annuonces Work Programme 2015 details
The European Commission has announced details of the 2015 Work Programme, including the ones for Horizon 2020.
The 2015 programme is allocating a total of 2.7 billion euros to the Excellent Science pillar, down from e billion in 2014, and 2.3 billion to the Societal Challenges, a decrease from 2.8 billion euros; the total budget of Horizon 2020 remains the same at 78.6 billion euors, but there are still annual fluctuations in funding.