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The European Science Foundation promotes high quality science at a European level. It acts as a catalyst for the development of science by bringing together leading scientists and funding agencies to debate, plan and implement pan-European initiatives.
 

A European Research Council – the Debate
The European Research Council Expert Group (ERCEG) set up by the Danish Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Helge Sander, has produced its final report on 18 December on establishing a European Research Council.

How many species in Noah’s Arc?
Scientists gather in Mallorca (Spain) to assess the role of biodiversity in ecosystem function.

Open position
Head of Unit - Senior Scientific Secretary - Standing Committee for the European Medical Research Councils (EMRC).

European Latsis Prize - Nomination of candidates for 2004
The European Science Foundation invites nominations for the European Latsis prize 2004. The prize is given for outstanding and innovative contributions within a selected research field and it has a value of 100.000 Swiss Francs. The research field for the 2004 Latsis prize is "Bioinformatics" - Deadline 15 June 2004

Call for proposals
European Collaborative Research Projects in the Social Sciences (2001-2004)

2004 Call for Proposals for workshops
Each year, ESF supports approximately 50 Exploratory Workshops across all scientific domains to allow scientists and scholars to explore novel ideas at the European level. The 2004 Call for Proposals for workshops to be held between 1 January-31 December 2005 is now available. The deadline for submitting proposals is 1 May 2004

Job advert
ESF is seeking Director of Communication

More than two billion Euros per year to strengthen European research
The European Science Foundation (ESF) welcomes the suggestion of creating a new funding mechanism for supporting European research in the form of a European Research Council.
   

    Volatile Organic Compounds in the Biosphere-Atmosphere System (VOCBAS) - An ESF programme
    Stable Isotopes in Biospheric-Atmospheric Exchange (SIBAE) - An ESF programme
  Opportunities for outstanding young scientists in Europe to create an independant research team
  ESF Consortium for Ocean Drilling (ECOD) - White Paper
  Annual Report 2002
  European Science Policy Briefing N° 22 - ESF statement on the Green paper on Europe‘s Space Policy
  ESF Communications N°45
  About the ESF 2003
  Rapport Annuel 2001