A decade of Cluster
The pioneering space mission Cluster celebrates 10 years of discovery with a workshop held on the island of Corfu in Greece. The meeting brought together over 170 scientists from across the world. Read more [...]
Policy
Top level research policy issues that affect the way science is being organised and funded
Pope’s UK visit provoking Science vs. Religion attitude
During Pope Benedict’s recent visit to Britain, relations between science and religion have been brought into focus. Read more [...]
Evolution-denying book causes Ireland Science Minister’s embarrassment
Ireland’s Minister for Science, Conor Lenihan, is facing criticism this week for his involvement in the launch of a book describing evolution as 'a scientific hoax' and 'an utter impossibility'. The book’s website on Monday advertised that the Minister would launch the book, The Origin of Specious Nonsense, on Wednesday, but by Monday night it emerged that the Minister had pulled out of the event and his name had been removed from the website. Read more [...]
Facilitating researcher mobility
One of the recurrent themes at the Vitae Researcher Development Conference 2010 was how to better facilitate the movement of researchers throughout the European Union. Representing the British Council, Dr Claire McNulty’s conference workshop, Research as an International Career, broadened the discussion to how to encourage and make easier the transition for scientists moving between continents, as well as between countries that are geographically, but not politically European nations. Read more [...]
An ocean of knowledge
Contributions by the European science community to the ocean sciences as seen from Japan Read more [...]
Is Europe in the space race?
There are a surprising number of European countries with space programmes, especially if compared to the days of the cold war when the US and USSR led the race. Germany (DLR), France (CNES), the Netherlands (SRON), Norway (NSC), and Sweden (SNSB) all have current projects underway, as well as the umbrella pan-European organisation, ESA, which has 18 member states and six cooperating states, which includes, interestingly, Canada. Read more [...]
Scapegoats for overstrained authorities?
Can scientists be held responsible when they fail to predict a natural disaster? Read more [...]
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