Press Releases Archive - 2010

12. October 2010

50% by 2050 - How the power of the sea could help solve our electricity needs

Marine Board of the ESF presents vision for marine renewable energies at the EurOCEAN 2010 conference [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]


6. October 2010

Humanities in the European Research Area announces winners of its first Joint Research Programme

16.4 million euro awarded to 19 transnational collaborative research projects in two humanities research themes across Europe [more]


16. September 2010

Watch your seas: Marine scientists call for European marine observatory network

Brussels, 16 September - More than 100 marine scientists, policy makers and members of industry unanimously call for action towards an integrated network of observatories monitoring  Europe’s seas, at the Marine Board-ESF Forum ‘Towards a European Network of Marine Observatories’. This will... [more]


29. July 2010

Quantum phenomenon: Pinning atoms into order

A fundamental physical phenomenon that causes atoms to build an organized structure from an initially unorganized one has been observed for the first time by physicists at the University of Innsbruck in Austria. The research team headed by Hanns-Christoph Nägerl have published their research today... [more]


22. July 2010

A new code of conduct for researchers

A new European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity is presented by the European Science Foundation at the World Conference on Research Integrity.  The code addresses good practice and bad conduct in science, offering a basis for trust and integrity across national borders. This... [more]


29. June 2010

ESF at ESOF 2010

The European Science Foundation is at the EuroScience Open Forum 2010 in Torino, Italy from 2 to 7 July, with a particular focus on research careers in the following sessions: Energy and Enthusiasm is Contagious: How Early Career Scientists can Help the World Reach Excellence in ScienceSunday 4... [more]


24. June 2010

The reality of human stem cell research in Europe

European Science Foundation reports on the scientific, ethical and legal issues in human stem cell research  [more]


16. June 2010

MRI research at risk from EC directive

European Medical Research Councils of the European Science Foundation issues Position Statement on the Implications of the EMF Directive 2004/40/EC for European Biomedical Magnetic Resonance 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]