14. May 2013
Research Networking Programme CONGENOMICS - Call for organising scientific meetings
One of the main pillars of the ESF ConGenomics networking programme is to organise and/or support the organisation of scientific meetings and workshops. In 2013, a call will be announced for the organisation of a scientific meeting or workshop within the field of conservation genomics. [more]
18. April 2013
Marine Board calls for investment in Arctic marine research
The European Marine Board has produced a Science Commentary 'Getting ready for an Ice-free Arctic' calling for urgent European investment in Arctic marine research. [more]
5. March 2013
Research Networking Programme - Frontiers of Speciation Research -FROSPECTS - Second International Conference on Speciation Research 27-29 May, Montpellier, France
This event will echo the first European conference dedicated to speciation research that took place at the IIASA Conference Center, Laxenburg, Austria in 2010. As a closure event of the FroSpects network on speciation research, this second conference aims to provide an update on the contemporary... [more]
15. February 2013
Research Networking Programme EURAPMON - Call for Exchange Grant visits
EURAPMON (Research and Monitoring for and with Raptors in Europe) is a European Science Foundation (ESF) Research Networking Programme. It seeks to strengthen links between people and institutions in Europe that are conducting monitoring for raptors (monitoring raptor populations and trends) and... [more]
4. February 2013
Research Networking Programme EURAPMON - Call for grants
EURAPMON Research Networking Programme "Research and Monitoring for and with Raptors in Europe" seeks to strengthen links between people and institutions in Europe that are conducting monitoring for raptors (monitoring raptor populations and trends) and with raptors (using raptors to monitor... [more]
16. July 2012
The European Science Foundation’s Member Organisation Forum calls for greater development in ‘Science in Society’ initiatives
Dublin – 16 July 2012 At the ESOF 2012 conference The European Science Foundation’s (ESF) dedicated Member Organisation Forum (MO Forum) on ‘Science in Society Relationships’ has released its latest report: “Science in Society: a Challenging Frontier for Science Policy”. The report has called for... [more]
21. March 2012
Chemical pollution in Europe’s Seas: the monitoring must catch up with the science
New Marine Board-ESF position paper sheds light on the gaps in our efforts to monitor and regulate chemical pollution in Europe’s seas [more]
15. February 2012
Europe Needs a "RESCUE" Revolution
Resolving the world’s major challenges whether climate change, environmental pollution, urbanisation, our ageing population or resource scarcity requires a sweeping shift in our approach to sustainability research and education, a group of leading scientists told European policy makers today during... [more]
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]
