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Redressing the ERC grant geographical imbalance
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Research infrastructure underinvestment, appears to be one of the culprits of unequal geographical distribution of ERC grants. Aware of the need to redress this imbalance, ERC President Helga Nowotny does not believe there is one simple solution, as...
Nobel laureate supports Euroscientist’s citizen initiative, how about you?
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Françoise Barré Sinoussi, 2008 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, supports the citizen initiative of the Euroscientist allowing scientist from across Europe to have a voice and share their concerns.
Challenges for learned societies in the transition to Open Access publishing
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To the outside observer, the debate on open access to scientific publications seem to be all about a battle between the researcher groups and commercial publisher giants, fueled by anger at the greed, real or perceived, of commercial publishers. But...
2013 European Science TV and New Media Festival
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The dates for the 2013 European Science TV and New Media Festival, which will take place at the Science Gallery in Dublin from 14 to 16 June. The Festival is organized jointly by Euroscience and EuroPAWS, and will lead into the Irish follow-up month...
Virtual degrees may matter more to emerging economies
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“Going to university” has long been a rite of passage for young adults in the developed world. But is it possible that a future generation, particularly in developing countries, will have the college experience virtually? The growth of in...
Europe lagging behind in open education: for how long?
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Massive online open course, dubbed MOOCs, are all the rage in higher education in the United States. A European reader may feel perplexed and start to wonder: did I miss something? What are those MOOCs everyone is talking about on the other side of...
Resistance to research reforms in France: a historical perspective
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It might come as a surprise that the French higher education and research system should need reforms.The Holland Government initiated a reform process in 2012, Not an easy task. By going back into history, it is possible to understand why any attempt...
Under the diktat of paperwork
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Accountability and bureaucracy in science are rising in tandem. Researchers complain that grant proposals and project reviews are depriving them of valuable research time. Others say, in this age of austerity, public money must be accounted for and m...
Why do they call it austerity when they mean cuts?
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We are getting used to politicians using euphemisms to be politically correct and win votes. However, this is not as simple as one would imagine, since the use of euphemisms is not innocuous. On the contrary, it is completely intentional and has the...
As the crisis deepens in Portugal…
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So much about scientific knowledge and education being the building blocks of long-term economic growth! That is just empty rhetoric, in Portugal as in EU. The upcoming Horizon 2020 is going to finance mostly applied science, involving a large number...
Italian politicians unable to resolve the country’s problems, let alone scientists’ issues
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Italian politicians appear unable to resolve the real problem of this country. I am therefore very sceptical as to how they are going to resolve the problems of scientists. There is a need for an EU-wide policy, susceptible to influence the Italian G...
Change needed for Spain to compete internationally
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Science is an activity that needs to be planned with a long-term perspective. It is the only successful way of doing science. The system in Spain has to be changed to be able to contract the best people in each field. It might also help if prestigiou...
Eastern European countries, such as Bulgaria, in dire need of EU support
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While the continent’s governments and the EU were so consumed by their own problems and the old EU member States were all attempting to resolve the debt crisis, the newly accepted EU member states with their relatively small shares in the EU bu...
Your opinion on reinventing research models, in Europe and beyond
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Problems identified in our Special Issue on Research Austerity underlined the vital need to develop a public debate, beyond Southern European borders, into a global virtual forum. This is the goal of our special issue: to focus the wider European sci...
As little as 2 Euros per reader to provide a truly independent magazine
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With only two euros per reader, we believe, we can provide you with a magazine that is sustainable. Above all, by supporting us, what you would be supporting is the Euroscientist's independent editorial content. Since the magazine will only be accoun...
Protected: SPECIAL ISSUE: Research Austerity
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Protected: Edito: An evolutionary tale of short versus long-term research vision
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Protected: Southern European scientists become activists as recession bites
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Protected: Spain: The Goverment needs to show the world it believes in science
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Protected: Italian scientists highly valued, but only abroad
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