7. March 2012
COST to receive additional EUR 10 million from European Commission
COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) and the European Science Foundation (ESF) have been informed by the European Commission Directorate-General for Research & Innovation of their decision to allocate an additional EUR 10 million to COST. [more]
28. February 2012
Innovation is no easy answer, says the "science of innovation"
Innovation has improved human living standards to an unprecedented level, and is the key to further progress; but it can be a double-edged sword, as its effects are not necessarily always positive. [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]
30. January 2012
Improving Medical Treatment Requires a Risk-based Approach to the Regulation of Clinical Trials
Current EU legislation represents a major hurdle to improving medical treatment due to the straight-jacket of EU legislation that the 2001 Clinical Trials Directive imposes, a group of leading European medical scientists charged today in a position paper1 issued in Brussels and Strasbourg. [more]
