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Marie Curie Awards 2005: Rewarding
mobile researchers at the knowledge frontier
09 December 2005 - Dublin, the home of roving
Irish laureates, played host to laureates of a different sort: the
five winners of this year’s Marie Curie Awards for mobile
research excellence which aim to enhance the visibility and attractiveness
of research careers. (more…)
FP7 draws on ‘people power’
06 October 2005 – Researchers and their
careers are at the heart of the Commission's Seventh Framework Programme
(FP7). The dedicated 'People' programme will seek to make Europe
more attractive to researchers worldwide. (more…)
New brochure ‘Building
research careers in Europe’
06 October 2005 – The brochure, based
on ten success stories of young research fellows having benefited
from the Marie Curie RTN scheme, is available in PDF
format 
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European Commission launches
‘Europe4Researchers’
08 September 2005 – ‘Europe4Researchers’,
the newsletter about career development opportunities for researchers
in the European Research Area, was first published in September
2005. The newsletter aims to take a fresh look at the rich rewards
and occasional challenges of working and pursuing a career in research
today. You can subscribe
online to receive each new issue by e-mail.
Impact assessment of the Marie
Curie fellowships under FP4 and FP5
02 August 2005 – The study,
published in June 2005, reveals both a positive image and impact
of the Marie Curie schemes among fellows and host organisations;
it is now available on this site.
New deadlines for proposals
20 July 2005 – Check the new calls
published on the Europa and CORDIS websites for Transfer of Knowledge,
Individual Fellowships and Promotion of Scientific Excellence.
Marie Curie Week in Warsaw
08 November 2004 – As part of the Marie
Curie Week 2004, a variety of events took place in Warsaw between
3 and 10 November. (more…)
Marie Curie Excellence Awards
2004
07 November 2004 – The European Commission announced in Warsaw
the winners of the 2004 Marie Curie Excellence Awards, with grants
of €50,000 going to five outstanding European researchers.
(more…)
Information on the projects
funded in 2003 by Excellence Grants and Chairs is now available
21 October 2004 – The projects cover the following disciplines:
social sciences and economics, chemistry and physics, life sciences,
mathematics, information sciences, engineering and environment.
(more…)
ERA-Link online survey: Defining
the dimensions of a transatlantic
research bridge
18 October 2004 - The European Commission is in the process of canvassing
European researchers in the United States to help it to design an
ambitious transatlantic network for the EU’s expatriate research
community. - (more…) (ERA-Link
Questionnaire)
New calls are now open for Individual
Fellowships, Excellence Grants, Excellence Awards and Chairs
15 October 2004 - These new calls are in addition to those already
published on 11 September 2004 for Research Training Networks and
Early Stage Training" - (more...)
Specific Support Action has
been launched with the publication of a call for proposals for the
“2005 ‘Researchers in Europe’ Inititiative”
(SSA)
11 September 2004 - A Specific Support Action has been launched
with the publication of a call for proposals for the 2005 ‘Researchers
in Europe’ Inititiative - (more...)
Pushing and pulling –
the forces of researcher mobility in Europe
08 July 2004 - Over 700 representatives from the world of research,
industry and politics – from across Europe and beyond –
met in Paris on the 29 and 30 June to discuss the challenges of
researcher mobility in the European Research Area. (more...)
Feature: Eracareers
takes mobility one step further
01 July 2004 - In the year since it was developed, the online European
Researcher’s Mobility Portal has undergone some major evolutions
in order to better serve research professionals and create a more
favourable environment for them in the EU. By providing a gateway
to opportunities across Europe, Eracareers helps to promote the
cross-border mobility required to make the European Research Area
(ERA) a success. (more...)
Analysis: ERA-MORE – a
welcome service for the mobile researcher
30 June 2004 - This week’s official inauguration of the European
Network of Mobility Centres (ERA-MORE) marks an important milestone
on the road – first embarked upon by European leaders four
years ago – to enhancing researcher mobility across the EU.
(more...)
Feature: 2005 – a vintage
year for research careers
30 June 2004 - A newly launched EU initiative is set to make 2005
a special year for European research. This Union-wide awareness-rasing
action for researchers – lasting from the spring till the
autumn – will help address popular misconceptions about R&D
and draw more people to careers in the field. (more...)
Researchers to receive mobility
support network... and TV airtime
17 June 2004 - Researchers from across Europe will join, on 29 and
30 June, EU Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin for the official
launch of the European Network of Mobility Centres (ERA-MORE) and
a televised debate on research careers. (more...)
Commission opens gate to foreign
scientific talent
23 April 2004 - In a bid to attract the best research talent, the
European Commission has formally proposed the creation of a specific
residence permit for researchers. The EU executive has urged Member
States to give the scheme quick passage to help fill the expected
shortage in researchers that will accompany the Union’s ambitious
R&D plans. (more...)
“Wanted: more European scientists,”
experts say
6 April 2004 - European governments need
to act now to address a shortage of scientists that is threatening
to slow progress towards the EU’s ambitious R&D goals,
an expert group has urged. (more...)
First EU Marie Curie Awards
5 November 2003 - European Research Commissioner
Philippe Busquin presented yesterday the first ever Marie Curie
Excellence Awards to five outstanding European researchers. (more...)
RTD info taps into researchers' careers
in the EU
29 September 2003 – A special edition of the European Commission's
flagship Research magazine RTD info investigates efforts to capitalise
on a valuable European asset: researchers. (more…)
New measures to improve researchers'
careers in the EU
23 July 2003 – As the shortage of researchers in Europe becomes
more acute, the European Commission has released a communication
proposing a course of action to enhance researchers’
careers in Europe. (more…)
European Researchers' Mobility
portal now online 18 July 2003
– The European Commission recently launched a new web portal
to help match researchers up with research organisations, and help
promote the cross-border mobility required in the emerging European
Research Area (ERA). (more…)
Researchers wanted for Commission’s
new R&D ‘roadmap’
5 May 2003 – The European Commission's new research
action plan signposts the route to achieving the EU's ambitious
goal of boosting research investment to stimulate future economic
growth. One crucial avenue it maps out is how to fill the growing
shortage of researchers. (more…)
Leading industrialists call for “dramatic
reappraisal” of European R&D
1 April 2003 – Europe will not meet the Barcelona
target of increasing R&D spending to 3% of gross domestic
product (GDP) unless there is a “dramatic reappraisal of Europe’s
approach to innovation and its framework conditions for business,”
according to Baron Daniel Janssen, chairman of the board of directors
of Solvay and member of the European
Round Table of Industrialists (ERT) , a grouping of 42 of Europe’s
largest companies. (more…)
Commission launches debate on human
resources in European research
27 March 2003 – Europe needs an extra 500,000 researchers
if it is to meet the goal set by EU leaders of boosting R&D
spending to 3% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to European
Research Commissioner, Philippe Busquin. (more…)
EU research – performing well
but still playing catch-up
27 March 2003 – Europe produces more graduates and PhDs in
science and technology than its main competitors but still lags
behind in many other aspects of R&D, according to a new report
published by the European Commission. (more…)
Electronic submission: Important information
for applicants
21 March 2003 – Applicants should not solely rely on the electronic
submission system being available in time for the Marie Curie April
deadlines and they are strongly advised to prepare and submit their
roposals on paper. (more…)
Talking shop
12 March 2003 –- Over 200 Marie Curie fellows are in Paris
this week for a three-day discussion on research mobility and other
major challenges facing the world of science. The French Minister
for Research will open the event. (more…)
Positive progress
12 March 2003 – The European Commission has published its
first progress report on the steps taken so far to implement the
EU’s mobility strategy.. (more…)
Commission launches debate on Europe’s
universities
6 February 2003 – The European Commission has published a
Communication on the role of universities in creating a ‘Europe
of knowledge’. This examines the current state of Europe’s
universities and calls for a debate on the challenges they face
in reaching the target set by the European Council in March 2002
to make European systems of education a ‘world reference’
by 2010. (more…)
Report reveals the state of Europe's
RTD human resources
6 February 2003 – The European Union produces more PhDs in
the science and technology field than its main competitors, the
United States and Japan, according to latest figures published by
the European Commission. (more…)
Commission to publish Communication
on research careers in Europe
18 December 2002 – Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin
has announced plans to adopt a Communication in June next year looking
at the issue of scientific research careers in Europe. The document
is expected to outline a number of concrete proposals aimed at improving
the career prospects and social visibility of researchers working
in Europe. The overall objective is to encourage more young people
to take up scientific careers, essential to Europe's future competitiveness
and job creation potential. (more…)
First calls for proposals launched
for FP6 Marie Curie Actions
17 December 2002 – The first FP6 calls for proposals for all
12 Marie Curie Actions were launched today. Almost € 750 million
is availabe in this round. Research organisations and individual
researchers are invited to apply. Full details are available now
on CORDIS.
 Human
resources and mobility - at the heart of FP6
13 November 2002 – The new Human Resources and Mobility actions
in FP6 offer exciting opportunities for researchers throughout their
careers, and are among the most essential and visible means of developing
the European Research Area. At the FP6 launch in Brussels on 11-13
November, researcher training, career development and mobility were
recurrent themes throughout the conference as can be seen from the
following news reports. (more...)
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