28. May 2008
Young Mineral Scientists Rock!
The EUROCORES Programme EuroMinScI Inititiative holds its 2nd Conference [more]
20. May 2008
Ocean acidification – another undesired side effect of fossil fuel-burning
Up to now, the oceans have buffered climate change considerably by absorbing almost one third of the worldwide emitted carbon dioxide. The oceans represent a significant carbon sink, but the uptake of excess CO2 stemming from man’s burning of fossil fuels comes at a high cost: ocean acidification.... [more]
30. April 2008
EUROCORES conference gives cold quantum matter a European twist
ESF’s EuroQUAM Programme holds Inauguration Conference [more]
13. February 2008
ESF’s MED (formerly EMRC) strengthens training course on clinical trials management
Around 170 doctors, nurses and medical researchers from Europe and North America were given important insights into how to run successful clinical trials across national boundaries at a two-day training course in Croydon, UK.The course, sponsored by the European Science Foundation as part of its... [more]
13. February 2008
Stem cells give clues to understanding cancer; make breakthrough in childhood leukaemia
Scientists in Switzerland are uncovering new clues about how cancer cells grow – and how they can be killed – by studying stem cells, ‘blank’ cells that have the potential to develop into fully mature or ‘differentiated’ cells and other scientists in UK have made a breakthrough in understanding the... [more]
18. January 2008
Stem cell research aims to tackle Parkinson’s disease
New ways to grown brain cells in the laboratory could eventually provide a way to treat Parkinson’s disease [more]
14. January 2008
Minister predicts role for stem cell biologists in re-shaped pharmaceutical industry
Stem cell research should have a bright future and could play an important role in tomorrow’s pharmaceutical industry, Spain’s Minister for Health told an international conference of stem cell biologists on January 11. Professor Bernat Soria, himself a distinguished cell biologist, was speaking at... [more]
4. December 2007
The Million Euro Nanoreactor
Jeroen Cornelissen of the Institute for Molecules and Materials at the Radboud University in the Netherlands has received €1million from EURYI (European Young Investigator Awards). The award will allow Cornelissen (35), an assistant professor at Radboud and a member of the scientific board of a... [more]
23. November 2007
EUROCORES conference to gain new insights into European migration
Europe is a magnet for migrants, both legal and illegal. Europeans themselves are mobile, moving to all parts of the continent to make the most of job opportunities, to retire to the Sun or to enhance their education. Therefore migration issues are often hotly debated - their cultural impact, their... [more]
26. October 2007
IPCC’s Nobel Peace Prize Win underlines International Collaboration spirit, ESF involvement
The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has not only demonstrated a remarkable commitment to the dedication of the worldwide experts’ effort into climate change research it has also highlighted the spirit of collaboration that has been avidly... [more]
