This Autumn, the Molecular Ecology and Fisheries Genetics Laboratory (MEFGL - http://biology.bangor.ac.uk/research/mefgl/), School of Biological Sciences, Bangor University, UK will access Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) funding streams that will consolidate research activities in using 454 ultrasequencing technologies for the analysis and quantification of benthic meiofaunal biodiversity (http://biology.bangor.ac.uk/%7Ebssa0d/scresearch.htm). The latter will investigate the relationship between meiofaunal metagenetic community diversity with salinity regimes, biotic and abiotic factors in estuarine ecosystems (http://biology.bangor.ac.uk/~bssa0d/scresearch.htm) and would provide an ideal opportunity for linkages with a Marie Curie Action program (http://ec.europa.eu/research/fp7/understanding/marie-curieinbrief/research-development_en.html) along a related theme. The research platform will enable hypotheses to be addressed regarding species, functional and phylogenetic diversity in relation to,for example, multi-level biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, environmental change and latitudinal clines.
The Molecular Ecology and Fisheries Genetics Laboratory (MEFGL) is a leading research division within the School of Biological Sciences' (SBS) Molecular Ecology and Evolution Group, one of the largest research areas within the University. A central part of our work is the application of molecular markers such as microsatellites, AFLPs, single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and sequence data (454 and Sanger) to fundamental evolutionary and ecological questions relating to the origins, levels, distribution and ecological significance of genetic variation in wild populations. The MEFGL, together with other members of the Molecular Ecology & Evolution Group, has recently moved into the purpose-built research suite embedded within the newly built £8 million Environment Centre for Wales (ECW http://www.ecw.ac.uk/aboutus.html). The new facility provides open-plan office space for up to 28 postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers, alongside dedicated PCR, sequencing, bioinformatic, and main laboratory facilities.
The ESF Programme Frontiers of Functional Genomics would like to remind you of the Call for Proposals for Science Meetings, Short Visit & Exchange Grants in 2008
Deadline 17:00 CET on Friday 2 May 2008
Applications must be made online. For further information, and access to the online submission forms, please go to http://www.functionalgenomics.org.uk/sections/news/programme.htm or http://www.esf.org/ffg
The BiodivERsA "Pan-European call for international research projects on biodiversity: linking scientific advancement to policy and practice” has been published on the project website.
Altogether 12 countries have confirmed their participation in this transnational programme. The total provisional amount of the call is 17,56 million euros. Scientific teams from the 12 participating countries are invited to submit outline proposals by 3d March 2008.
The projects should address one or more of the following themes:
a) Global change and biodiversity dynamics
b) Ecosystem functioning
c) Ecosystem services
The call is open to research on all ecosystems and organisms. The challenges are considered to be of equal importance across all types of ecosystems: aquatic, marine and terrestrial.
In the call, emphasis is laid on the link between excellent science and relevance to policy and practice. It is hoped that the projects to be funded under this joint research programme will provide an opportunity for science to help plan policy responses to challenges in the relationship between biodiversity functions and human activities. It is also expected that the European scope of the projects will provide strong added-value to the research carried out and consitute a significant contribution to the 2010 target.
For more information, visit the BiodivERsA website: http://www.eurobiodiversa.org
EuropaBio, the EU association for bioindustries, which represents 25 national biotechnology associations and some 1800 small and medium sized biotech companies in Europe, has published a position paper on the EU's energy and climate change proposal saying that the biofuel targets contained in the package are indeed attainable, though not without the help of its members. EuropaBio's Biofuels Task Force states that biotechnology will be needed to wring a higher yield out of each year's harvest in order to reach the 10% biofuel target by 2020.
Sources: CORDIS, EC
For further information: Food for Life
http://www.europabio.org/positions/Biofuels_EuropaBio%20position_Final.pdf
As part of the ESF research networking programme Frontiers of Functional Genomics, registration is open for the ESF workshop Novel Approaches to Study Kinase and GTPase Signalling to be held at the University Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2, Bordeaux, France, 26-28 September, 2007
Deadline for registration - 18 September
Free to participate, but registration is required
For further details and registration please go to:
http://www.functionalgenomics.org.uk/sections/activitites/2007/Chevet/info.htm
The objective will be to discuss how the use of powerful new technological approaches such as proteomics or siRNA can lead to the discovery of new trends/concepts in signal transduction analyses with focus/emphasis on the necessity of nucleotide tri-phosphate hydrolysis for these pathways to operate. This represents a novel initiative to give an alternative look at signal transduction pathways.
ESF-FWF SYMPOSIUM (in partnership with LFUI) on water interfaces in physics, chemistry and biology: a multi-disciplinary approach
Obergurgl, Ötz Valley, near Innsbruck, Austria, 8-13 December 2007
The preliminary programme (including list of invited speakers), conference flyer and application form are accessible on-line through www.esf.org/conferences/07225.
Some grants are available for young researchers to cover the conference fee and possibly part of the travel costs. Grant requests should be made by ticking appropriate field(s) in the paragraph "Grant application" of the application form. Closing date for applications, as well as for abstract submission: 27 September 2007.
The EuroScience Open Forum is an interdisciplinary, dynamic and innovative European event that the ESF has been involved in since it was created in 2004. The third in the series – ESOF2008 - will take place in Barcelona in 18-22 July 2008. Take a look at the ESOF homepage (http://www.esof2008.org) for more information, and on how to submit proposals for scientific sessions and outreach activities (closing date: 30 June 2007).
A number of ESF-LESC travel grants are available, principally aimed at European young researchers, to support their active participation in the following events:
Full information can be found through:
http://www.esf.org/research-areas/life-earth-and-environmental-sciences/grants-calls-applications/.html
A limited number of ESF-LESC travel grants are available, principally aimed at European young researchers, to support their active participation in the World Climate Research Program (WCRP) Workshop on Seasonal Prediction in Barcelona, Spain, on 4-7 June 2007: www.clivar.org/organization/wgsip/spw/main.html .
The event is supported by the Catalan Meteorological Service, the International Climate Variabiligy and Predictability (CLIVAR) Project Office and ESF-LESC (www.esf.org/lesc).
Full information can be found at:http://www.esf.org/research-areas/life-earth-and-environmental-sciences/grants-calls-applications/wcrp-call.html
Deadline for applications: 21 May 2007, 12:00 (CET).
For any queries, please send an e-mail to wcrp-sp@esf.org
Biosociety European Commission request to EFSA for advice to determine safety of animal cloning on food safety, animal health and welfare and the environment
http://ec.europa.eu/research/biosociety/news_events/news_animal-cloning-efsa-advice_en.htm
The Commission has sent a request to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) for a scientific opinion on the implication of animal cloning on food safety, animal welfare and the environment. The opinion, due by August 2007, is set to determine whether meat and milk from cloned animals are safe to eat. Commission publishes Biotech Strategy review
Commission publishes Biotech Strategy review
http://ec.europa.eu/research/biosociety/news_events/news_biotech-strategy-review_en.htm
The European Commission wants to put a special focus on innovation, research, market development and the debate with society on ethical issues in the field of biotechnology. In a mid-term review of the Strategy on Life Sciences and Biotechnology 2002-2010, presented in April by President Barroso and Commissioners Verheugen and Potocnik, a refocus of actions has been proposed to promote a competitive and sustainable European knowledge based Bio-Economy. New global alliance to draft biofuels standards
New global alliance to draft biofuels standards
http://ec.europa.eu/research/biosociety/news_events/news_biofuels-alliance_en.htm
A new multi-stakeholder, international alliance is to draw up global standards for sustainable biofuels production and processing. Biofuels, with their potential to reduce carbon emissions, present one potential component of the energy mix of the future. The industry is booming in many regions worldwide, but without safeguards, biofuels could have negative impacts.
Open consultations
Consultations related to research and technological development Public Consultation on the Green Paper 'European Research Area: New Perspectives'
http://ec.europa.eu/research/consultations/list_en.html
ESF-LESC (Life, Earth & Environmental Sciences) travel grants for aquaculture twin event
A limited number of ESF-LESC travel grants are available, principally aimed at European young researchers, to support their active participation in the Aquaculture Twin Event in Patras, Greece on 11-12 June 2007: www.aquaculture-event.eu ..
The event is supported by COST, EUREKA, EC, European Aquaculture Technology Platform, and ESF-LESC.
Full information can be found at:
www.esf.org/activities/calls/single-view/article/esf-lesc-travel-grants-for-the-aquaculture-twin-event-invitation-for-applications-240.html
Deadline for applications: 15 May 2007, 18:00 (CET).
For any queries, please send an e-mail to aqua2007@esf.org .
ESF-LESC (Life, Earth & Environmental Sciences) newsletter
The first issue of "LESC News", the newsletter of the Standing Committee for the Life, Earth and Environmental Sciences (LESC) can be consulted at:
www.esf.org/fileadmin/be_user/research_areas/LESC/Documents/LESCnewsletter.pdf
Descartes Prizes Call for Proposals has been launched
http://ec.europa.eu/research/descartes/submit_en.htm
-Descartes prizes for transnational collaborative research (€1.48 million)
The Descartes Prize for Research is awarded to teams having achieved outstanding scientific or technological results from European collaborative research in any field of science, including the economic, social and human sciences. This prize aims to attract experienced scientists who have made an outstanding contribution to research.
- Prizes for Science Communication (€195,000)
The Descartes Prize for Science Communication roughly follows the evaluation model of the Descartes Prize for Research. However, there are some specific aspects for this prize.
Details
The European Commission wants to put a special focus on innovation, research, market development and the debate with society on ethical issues in the field of biotechnology. In a mid-term review of the Strategy on Life Sciences and Biotechnology 2002 - 2010, presented today by President Barroso and Commissioners Verheugen and Potocnik, a refocus of actions has been proposed to promote a competitive and sustainable European knowledge based Bio-Economy.
http://ec.europa.eu/research/index.cfm?pg=newsalert&lg=en&year=2007&na=na-110407
DAISIE is a project supported by the European Commission under the Sixth Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities, contributing to the Specific Programme Integrating and Strengthening the European Research Area, area of Policy-oriented research, Sub-priority 1.1.6.3 Call 2 Global Change and Ecosystems, Topic III.4.3 Create an inventory of invasive species. Coordinator: Dr Philip Hume, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, UK.
The European Science Foundation's Research Networking Programme on "Integrating Population Genetics and Conservation Biology: Merging Theoretical, Experimental and Applied Approaches" (ConGen) invites proposals from potential organisers of workshops to be held at the end of 2007 and in the first half of 2008 on topics with a clear connection to the Programme.
The Programme is also offering funding for a number of Short Visit Grants (up to 15 days) and Exchange Grants (up to 6 months) to take place in 2007.
Deadline for proposals and applications is 10 january 2007.
Further information: http://www.esf.org/congen
The European Union puts considerable emphasis on the need to invest more in research. By increasing our knowledge base, Europe will be more able to address its challenges for the future such as climate change, energy security or the ageing population. Increased emphasis on industrial research and innovation will lead to new products and services that will boost Europe's international competitiveness. The EU has responded to the increased need for coordinated and focussed research with the Seventh Research Framework Programme, due to be voted by the European Parliament on 30 November, for final adoption by the Council of Ministers on 5 December. The European Commission is making available information to help guide the press through this comprehensive programme, the biggest yet at European level.
http://ec.europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/06/444&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN
The National Science Foundation's program Partnerships for Enhancing Expertise in Taxonomy (PEET) is running a competition for 2007.
Deadline for proposals: 5 March 2007.
The PEET program preferentially supports projects that work on understudied groups of organisms, and is an effort designed to encourage the training of new generations of taxonomists and to translate current expertise into electronic databases and other formats with broad accessibility to the scientific community. The PEET program is a biennial competition that has been in existence since 1995. To date 70 projects have been funded through the PEET program. Significant infrastructural developments (e.g., museum collections, databases) and international collaborations distinguish all the projects. We invite you to view the solicitation (announcement NSF 04-606; http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2004/nsf04606/nsf04606.htm ) for further details
on the program and proposal guidelines.
EuroBioFund:
ESF launches a new strategic instrument with support from the European Commission. EuroBioFund is an ambitious initiative to help address future life science challenges in Europe. The new approach taken by EuroBioFund centres on an annual conference, EuroBioForum, which will bring together funders and researchers from the life sciences community. Call for Expressions of Interest for the first EuroBioForum (Helsinki, 14-15, December 2006) is now open.
Deadline extended to Monday 11 September, Midnight CET
http://www.esf.org/esf_genericpage.php?language=0§ion=8&domain=0&genericpage=2573European Young Investigators Awards (EURYI): Fourth Call for Proposals
The aim of this Scheme is to attract outstanding young researchers from anywhere in the world to work in Europe and lead their own research team.
Deadline:30 November 2006
http://www.esf.org/esf_genericpage.php?section=8&language=0&genericpage=1879EARTH scientific programme - Call for Short Visit Grants 2007
The EARTH (Early Agricultural Remnants and Technical Heritage, the dynamics of non-industrial agriculture: 8,000 years of resilience and innovation) programme provides funding for a small number of short visits to participate in EARTH meetings or to visit field areas, field projects, laboratories, institutions and archives associated with members of the EARTH Programme.
Deadline for Applications: 2 October 2006 at 24:00 CET
http://www.esf.org/esf_article.php?language=0&activity=1&domain=4&article=442&page=1306ESF Research Conferences 2006
Some conferences are still open. Apply now on-line!
http://www.esf.org/esf_genericpage.php?section=10&language=0&genericpage=2125&shortcut=1ESF Research Networking Programmes - 2006 Call for Proposals
The ESF is pleased to announce its annual Call for Proposals for new Scientific Programmes. An ESF Scientific Programme is a networking activity bringing together nationally funded research activities for four to five years, to address a major scientific issue or a science-driven topic of research infrastructure, at the European level.
Deadline: 30 October 2006; 17.00hrs CET
http://www.esf.org/esf_genericpage.php?language=0§ion=2&domain=0&genericpage=2309
2006 EURYI Award
This October, at the 3rd Annual EURYI Award Ceremony, twenty-five researchers will receive awards which will enable them to create research teams in Europe to focus on cutting-edge science research.
http://www.esf.org/esf_genericpage.php?section=8&language=0&genericpage=1879
European Forum on Nanosciences - A Converging Approach Across Disciplines - 19/20 October 2006
Nanosciences are exploring phenomena on the nanometric scale and thus coming close to atomic and molecular dimensions, where our understanding gained on the macro scale, no longer holds. The new scientific phenomena nanosciences deal with give rise to novel applications. The European Forum on Nanosciences aims to explore the wide range of new possibilities, underlining the international and interdisciplinary character of this field.
http://www.esf.org/medias/section_5/307/nanoforumannouncement.pdf
ESOF 2006 release
Leading scientists from across Europe came together during the Euroscience Open Forum 2006 to discuss the strategy and the future of pan-European research.
http://www.esf.org/esf_genericpage.php?language=0§ion=1&domain=0&genericpage=2603
The SYNTHESYS Office is pleased to announce the Fifth call for proposals under the European Commission's FPVI European-funded Integrated Infrastructure Initiative. SYNTHESYS Project funding is available to provide scientists based in European Member and Associated States to undertake short visits to utilize the infrastructure (namely the collections, staff expertise and analytical facilities) at one of the 20 partner institutions for the purposes of their research. The 20 partner institutions are organised into 11 national Taxonomic Facilities (TAFs). TAF Users will be hosted by a TAF staff member.
Next deadline: 15th September 2006
For more information www.synthesys.info or contact synthesys@nhm.ac.uk
The new ESF Research Networking Programme entitled Frontiers of Functional Genomics (FFG) announces a:
- Call for Proposals for Science Meetings(2006/2007)
- Call for Short Visit & -Exchange Grant Applications (2006/2007)
The deadline for both is 15 September 2006.
Further information, and access to the online submission forms: http://www.esf.org/ffg:
A Call for Proposals is now open in the following scientific disciplines for conferences to take place in 2008:
- Biology+ (Biology at the Interface with other Science Disciplines)
- Environmental Sciences
- Physics/Biophysics
- Social Sciences
- Humanities
This Call is supported by ESF and: European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) (ESF-EMBO Symposia in Biology at the Interface with Other Science Disciplines); Linköping University (LiU) (ESF-LiU Conferences in the Humanities and Social Sciences); Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung in Österreich (FWF), in partnership with the Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck (LFUI) (Conferences in Physics/Biophysics and Environmental Sciences).
Deadline for submitting proposals: 2 October 2006.
For further information, http://www.esf.org/conferences/Proposals2008 or conferences-proposals@esf.org
European Census of Marine Life (EuroCoML) has put out a call for funding workshops
EuroCoML is particularly interested in funding a technology related workshop or an Arctic workshop.
If you wish to apply to the European Census of Marine Life for funds to host a workshop to bring together European Scientists to discuss project proposals that will go some way in answering the Census of Marine Life questions please contact the project officer for a workshop pro-forma. Contact: mailto:Bhavani.Narayanaswamy@sams.ac.uk
Deadline for next workshop submission is 16 June 2006.
http://www.eurocoml.org
ESF has launched the Call for Outline Proposals for Collaborative Research Projects (CRPs) under the EUROCORES Programme RNAQuality. The Call has been published on the ESF website at http://www.esf.org/eurorna
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COST’s main objective is to stimulate new, innovative and interdisciplinary scientific networks in Europe. This continuous call is thematically open.
COST invites proposals for new COST Actions contributing to the scientific, economic, cultural or societal development of Europe. Proposals playing a precursor role for other European programmes involving young groups’ ideas are especially welcome.
The first collection date for Preliminary Proposals is 31 May 2006. Full Proposals will be invited by 30 June 2006 for submission by 15 September 2006.
http://www.cost.esf.org/index.php?id=721
The ESF Programme on Integrating population genetics and conservation biology: Merging theoretical, experimental and applied approaches (ConGen) announces a Call for Workshops and for Applications for Exchange Grants. Deadline 15 May 2006.
Further information at http://www.esf.org/congen
The first issue of Science in School, a new European journal to promote inspiring science teaching, is now available to read and download at www.scienceinschool.org.
Science in School addresses science teaching across Europe and also across disciplines: biology, physics and chemistry, maths, earth sciences... highlighting the best in teaching and cutting-edge research, and focusing on interdisciplinary work.
Science in School is supported by the European Union and will be published quarterly by the EIROforum, a collaboration of European intergovernmental research organisations (www.eiroforum.org).
Call for proposals for the new ChEss initiative - TAWNI: Training AWards for New Investigators.
The aim of TAWNI is to provide the necessary funds for upcoming investigators (ranging from undergraduates to postdoctoralresearchers) to visit international laboratories with specific taxonomical expertise, participate in taxonomy workshops or join research cruises involved in deep-sea chemosynthetic biological research.
Deadline for submission: 02 May 2006
http://www.soc.soton.ac.uk/chess/tawni_info.pdf
http://www.soc.soton.ac.uk/chess/tawni_call.pdf
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The 2006 Call for Exploratory Workshops proposals is now available on the ESF web site
(http://www.esf.org/workshops) for workshops to be held between 1 January and 31 December 2007.
Deadline for submitting proposals: 2 May 2006 (midnight CET).
Two calls are launched within the Magellan Workshop Series Research Networking Programme
Call for Short Visit Grants to attend the EuroForum 2006 & IODP Drilling Proposal Writing Workshop (http://www.essac.ecord.org/euroforum2006.php).
deadline for submitting applications is 21 April 2006.ESF Call for Proposals for Magellan Series Workshops.
Deadline for submitting proposals:19 May 2006.
For more information visit the ESF website at http://www.esf.org/magellan.
The European Science Foundation is launching a Call for Outline Proposals for Collaborative Research Projects to be carried out under the EUROCORES Programme “Ecosystem Functioning and Biodiversity in the Deep Sea” (EuroDEEP). The Programme will run for three to four years and includes national research funding and a European networking component.
As a first step, Outline Proposals are invited by 29 May 2006.
Further details
The European Science Foundation (ESF) is launching a Call for Outline Proposals for Collaborative Research Projects (CRPs) to be executed under the EUROCORES programme Challenges of Marine Coring Research (EuroMARC).
The Call for Outline Proposals has been published on 3 January 2006 and has been revised on 2 March 2006 to take into account the new contribution of Italian CNR.
Deadline for applications: 12 March 2006.
Details: http://www.esf.org/euromarc
Specific call to promote the participation of partners from Targeted Third Countries in projects for which contracts are already signed or under negotiation in priority thematic areas of research: http://fp6.cordis.lu/index.cfm?fuseaction=UserSite.FP6CallsPage
European Conference "Re-searching Women in Science and Technology", May 15-16, 2006 - Museumsquartier, Vienna, Austria
This conference will give an impetus to increase the percentage of women in industrial research in Austria and Europe. Strategies for equal opportunities will be presented and new action plans in an international context will be worked out and discussed. The WiST expert group will also present their report on 'the business perspective' of the gender issue in the sector.
http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/science-society/women/wir/news_en.html
The ESF Programme on Integrating population genetics and conservation biology: Merging theoretical, experimental and applied approaches (ConGen) announces a Call for Workshops and for Applications for Exchange Grants.
Deadline 15 May 2006.
ConGen invites proposals from potential organisers of Workshops to be held in 2006 on topics with a clear connection to the core of the ConGen Programme. We would particularly welcome proposals that integrate the different scientific topics as outlined in the scope of the Programme (http://www.esf.org/congen).
ConGen is offering funding for a number of Exchange Grants (visits from 15 days to 6 months) related to the scientific objectives of the Programme.
ConGen also offers a limited number of Short Visit Grants (visits up to 15 days).
Further information, including access to the online application forms, at http://www.esf.org/congen
Descartes Prize for Excellence in Scientific Collaborative Research.
This Prize recognizes Europe’s most outstanding scientific and technological results achieved through cross-border collaborative research. The scientific areas are:
• Basic sciences(i.e. mathematics, physics, chemistry)
• Earth sciences
• Engineering
• Information society
• Life sciences
• Socio-economic sciences.
Up to five winning teams will be rewarded a minimum of €200,000 each and five finalist teams will receive €30,000 each.
Descartes Prize for Science Communication.
It intends to stimulate interest and careers in science communication and to improve the quality of science communication with the public. This year,up to five winners will receive a minimum of €50,000 each and five finalists €5,000 each.
The closing date for applications is 4 May 2006 at 17:00 (Brussels local time).
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The fourth call for proposals under the European Commission's FPVI European-funded Integrated Infrastructure Initiative is now open.
SYNTHESYS Project funding is a five-year grant comprises two parts which together aim to create an integrated European infrastructure for researchers in the natural sciences.
SYNTHESYS Project funding is available to provide scientists based in European Member and Associated States to undertake short visits to utilize the infrastructure (namely the collections, staff expertise and analytical facilities) at one of the 20 partner institutions for the purposes of their research.
Next deadline for applications: Friday 17th March
www.synthesys.info
contact synthesys@nhm.ac.uk
The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History has just launched an on line
collection database. http://www.sbcollections.org/
The database currently contains over 30,000 specimen records, primarily of marine and terrestrial invertebrates, representing approximately 10% of our total holdings. Of these records approximately 80% have been retroactively georeferenced. Georeferenced records are linked to satellite and topographic maps. All 527 identified tunicate specimens in our collection have been added to the online database.
For further information contact:
Patricia Sadeghian, Associate Curator
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
2559 Puesta del Sol Road
Santa Barbara, CA 93105 USA
805-682-4711, ext. 147
805-563-0574 (fax)
psadeghian@sbnature2.org
The Marine Research Stations Network (MARS) has launched two contests for activities at the coming European Marine Biology Symposium (EMBS) in Cork, being:
Contest for the MARS - Otto Kinne Lecture Award for young scientists that each year will be given at the European Marine Biology Symposium (EMBS).
Deadline for application: 30 April 2006
MARS-poster contest that each year will be held at the European Marine Biology Symposium (EMBS).
Deadline for application: 30 April 2006
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The latest German regulations governing immigration grant permanent residence and permission to work immediately to researchers and other qualified workers with concrete job offers. The new rules, which came into force on 1 January 2005, continue a process of liberalising immigration rules.
http://europa.eu.int/eracareers/index_en.cfm?l1=16&l2=1&newsletter=04_05
Partners in the EUROTRANS-BIO project will pool resources in a call for proposals aimed at fostering competitiveness in Europe’s biotechnology industry. Research-intensive SMEs in this sector are the primary audience of the call.
Call for high level scholarship programme specifically addressed to Latin American students and professionals (Master and PH'D degrees) for 2006/2007.
Dead line: 9 december 2005 (paper applications) and 22 december 2005 (electronic applications)
http: //www.programalban.org
Contact : info@programalban.org
The European Science Foundation is pleased to announce :
a Call for Proposals for new Scientific Programmes.
http://www.esf.org/esf_genericpage.php?language=0§ion=2&domain=0&genericpage=2309
An ESF Scientific Programme is a networking activity bringing together nationally funded research activities for four to five years, to address a major scientific issue or a science-driven topic of research infrastructure, at the European level.
FP6 - Fourth call for proposals open on Life sciences, genomics and biotechnology for health http://www.cordis.lu/fp6/lifescihealth.htm
Call for proposals for Marie Curie Host Fellowships for the Transfer of Knowledge (TOK) for 2005
Deadline: 25 January 2006
http://fp6.cordis.lu/fp6/call_details.cfm?CALL_ID=227
Call for proposals for Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowships (EIF)
Deadline: 19 January 2006
http://fp6.cordis.lu/fp6/call_details.cfm?CALL_ID=195
Call for proposals for Marie Curie Outgoing International Fellowships (OIF)
Deadline: 18 January 2006
http://fp6.cordis.lu/fp6/call_details.cfm?CALL_ID=228
Call for proposals for Marie Curie Incoming International Fellowships (IIF)
Deadline: 18 January 2006
http://fp6.cordis.lu/fp6/call_details.cfm?CALL_ID=229
Call for proposals for Marie Curie Excellence Grants (EXT)
Deadline: 25 January 2006
http://fp6.cordis.lu/fp6/call_details.cfm?CALL_ID=231
Call for proposals for Marie Curie Excellence Awards (2006) (EXA)
deadline: 15 February 2006
http://fp6.cordis.lu/fp6/call_details.cfm?CALL_ID=230
Call for proposals for Marie Curie Chairs
Deadline: 25 January 2006
http://fp6.cordis.lu/fp6/call_details.cfm?CALL_ID=232
Official journal: http://fp6.cordis.lu/fp6/calls_activity.cfm?ID_ACTIVITY=594
The list of Marine Science and Technology Projects funded under FP6 is available at the EUROCEAN 's portal: http://www.eurocean.org/files.php?action=dlfile&fid=495
‘European Researchers’ Night’ is a pan-European event involving a wide range of scientific and research organisations – including museums, laboratories and academic institutions – hosting a variety of entertaining and fun events planned to run late into the night of Friday, 23 September.
The aim is to give the public, and in particular young people, the opportunity to meet researchers within the context of festive and ‘fun’ activities and to highlight the appeal of pursuing a research career.
http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/researchersineurope/events/event_2214_en.htm
European Science Foundation (ESF) Call for Forward Looks
The European Science Foundation announces a Call for Proposals for Forward Looks. ESF Forward Looks are an instrument which enables Europe's scientific community, in interaction with policy makers from ESF Member Organisations and other organisations, to develop medium to long-term views and analyses of future research developments with the aim of defining research agendas and priorities. The purpose of a Forward Look is to bring together in a global context scientific foresight and priority setting for research funding at national and European levels.
For more information see: http://www.esf.org - The deadline23 September 2005
Call for Proposals in the field of Community co-operation in the field of accidental or deliberate marine pollution OJ C126 of 25.5.2005
ttp://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/funding/intro_en.htm
CALL FOR PROPOSALS DG FISH/2005/AP/01
http://europa.eu.int/comm/fisheries/news_corner/calls/appel_05_ap_01_en.htm
1. Awarding of grants for the organisation of innovative actions to promote the
protection of habitats and species from the impact of fishing activities and the
aquaculture
2. Awarding of grants for the organisation of events in the framework of the aquatic
environment and its impact on the consumers health throughout fisheries products
The next health research call will award EUR 533 million. The objectives of EU-funded health research are to exploit the potential of genome information and to bring basic knowledge through to the application stage, to enable coordinated progress in medicine and improve the quality of life. This call is intended to stimulate the participation of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs ). EUR 171 million of this budget is earmarked for SME-driven projects, where small businesses should take a leading role in the design and management of the project and secure 30-50% of the budget. For topics not under this scheme, 15% SME participation remains a priority.
Key topics in health research are:
Further information
Health research:
Call for proposals for Marie Curie Research Training Networks [FP6-2005-Mobility-1] is open.
Closing Date(s): 28 September 2005 at 17.00 (Brussels local time)
http://www.cordis.lu/mariecurie-actions/
OJ Reference: OJ C147 of 17.06.2005
http://fp6.cordis.lu/fp6/call_details.cfm?CALL_ID=210#
An enhanced version of the Integrated Microbial Genomes (IMG) data management system has been released by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI). IMG 1.1, contains 32 new public genomes and 14 new genomes sequenced by DOE JGI, bringing the total of genomes in IMG to 337. These include 301 bacterial, 25 archaeal, and 11 eukaryotic genomes, of which 36 finished and 75 draft genomes were sequenced by DOE JGI.
The new IMG 1.1 features enhanced capabilities to improve the efficiency of the genome analysis process. To extend the utility of the organism and gene analysis tools, several new features have been added. These include a function to compare gene occurrence profiles across organisms, an enhanced support infrastructure for comparative organism statistics, and the ability to save and load organism and gene analysis settings from local user files. The documentation has been also expanded to ease the overall comprehensibility of IMG analysis.
IMG, accessible to the public at http://img.jgi.doe.gov/, is the result of a collaboration between the DOE JGI and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Biological Data Management and Technology Center (BDMTC).
The new version of IMG will be demonstrated on June 26, 2005 at the International Conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology in Detroit, Michigan (http://www.iscb.org/ismb2005/demos.html).
IMG continues to be updated on a quarterly basis with new public and DOE JGI genomes. The next update is scheduled for September 1st, 2005.
The DOE Joint Genome Institute, supported primarily by the Department of Energy Office of Biological and Environmental Research in the DOE Office of Science, is among the world leaders in whole-genome sequencing projects devoted to microbes and microbial communities, model system vertebrates, aquatic organisms, and plants. Established in 1997, JGI now unites the expertise of four national laboratories, Lawrence Berkeley, Lawrence Livermore, Los Alamos, and Oak Ridge, along with the Stanford Human Genome Center to advance the frontiers of genome sequencing and related biology. Additional information about JGI can be found at http://www.jgi.doe.gov/
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David E. Gilbert
Public Affairs Manager
DOE Joint Genome Institute
2800 Mitchell Drive
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
www.jgi.doe.gov
925-296-5643
Gene Fundamental genomics research aims to foster the basic understanding of genomic information by developing the knowledge base, tools and resources needed to decipher the function of genes and gene products relevant to human health, and to explore their interactions with each other and with their environment.
http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/health/genomics/fundamental/fundamental_genomic_en.htm
Gene expression and proteomics : http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/health/genomics/tabs/gene_exp_prot_en.htm
Comparative genomics and genetic popultaion : http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/health/genomics/tabs/comparative_population_en.htm
Bioinformatics :
http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/health/genomics/tabs/comparative_population_en.htm
The Marine Genomics Europe Scienitifc Steering Committee supports the European Research Council implementation. A letter of support has been sent at the end of march 2005 to Mr M. Achilleas Mitsos Directorate-General for Research and Janez Potoènik, European Commissioner for Science and Research, European Commission.
The letter.
ESF is inviting well developed proposals for new EUROCORES Programmes (EUROCORES themes). It is envisaged that ESF will select about 5 EUROCORES theme proposals from this Call for further development. Deadline for applications 15 June 2005 Midnight http://www.marine-genomics-europe.org/index2.php?rub=b&mode=news&nid=105
DG Environment - Call for proposals in the field of environmental protection 2005 -
deadline : 10 may 2005-
http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/funding/general/index_en.htm
INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION, SCIENCE
http://www.marine-genomics-europe.org/index2.php?rub=b&mode=news&nid=109
INTAS – the International Association for the Promotion of Co-operation with Scientists from the Newly Independent States (NIS) of the Former Soviet Union – has launched its Open Call for research proposals to be funded under its 2005-2006 programme. http://www.intas.be/
Proposal of the Commission on the EU 7th Research Framework programme (FP7), 2007-2013. COM(2005) 119 final : http://dbs.cordis.lu/fep-cgi/srchidadb?ACTION=D&SESSION=&DOC=1&TBL=EN_DOCS&RCN=EN_RCN:6797005&CALLER=FP7_LIB
Objectives and programme of FP7 : http://www.cordis.lu/fp7/objectives.htm
ScanBalt is a mediating and coordinating network without formal power and
its strength depends on the strength of the individual networks. It implies
coordination of existing networks and organisations as well as stimulating the
creation of new ones. http://www.scanbalt.org/sw519.asp
"FP6 innovation guidelines" has been posted on the Cordis website :
ftp://ftp.cordis.lu/pub/fp6/docs/innovation_guidelines_fp6.pdf
These guidelines do NOT introduce any new requirement of any kind, but simply aim at explaining and bringing into perspective a number of innovation-related possibilities and requirements defined in the FP6 rules of participation, model contract and other documents such as the Reporting Guidelines.
The European Science Foundation (ESF) supports approximately 50 Exploratory Workshops across all scientific domains.
The 2005 Call for proposals is for workshops to be held between 1 january-31 december 2006.
Deadline for applications : 1 May 2005
For more information :www.esf.org/workshops
or contact ESF Exploratory Workshops
ESF, 1, quai Lezay-Marnésia, BP 90015,
67080 Strasbourg cedex, France
vallspach@esf.org
Priority 7 "Citizens and Governance ..." -
Information Session on the Internet. On 8 March the European Commission intends to organise an Information Session on the Internet for the benefit of researchers in the social sciences and humanities about the open calls for proposals of the 'Citizens and Governance in a Knowledge Based Society' Priority in FP6. You will also have the possibility to send questions and receive answers about the calls. This could be done on your own computer, wherever you are.
Identification of future research themes (FP7) is on line : http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/future/themes/index_en.html
ConGen announces a Call for Proposals for Workshops in 2005 and a Call for Short Visit and Exchange Grants, deadlines 15 March 2005. Further information and access to the online application here.
Eurocean - EurOcean is a focal point for information in Europe on marine science and technology. The EurOcean portal provides information in two main domains: marine research infrastructures, and European RTD programmes. Other categories related to industry and technology, indicators, education and society are being developed. A directory of more than 800 URLs is also available. www.eurocean.org
Europa : http://europa.eu.int/pol/rd/index_fr.htmFrance & Information Centre : Point de Contacts Nationaux EUROSFAIRE (Sevice Français d'accès à l'information sur la Recherche en Europe) http://www.eurosfaire.prd.fr/index-appels-0304.html
PLOTEUS - Portal on Learning Opportunities Throughout the European Space : The Portal on Learning Opportunities throughout the European Space, this will help you find out more about education and training available throughout Europe.
The Researcher's Mobility Portal
This will help you find career opportunities, information and assistance. It can be found by clicking here.
EURES - European Job Mobility Portal
This has information on jobs and learning opportunities in Europe. Read more here.
