http://ec.europa.eu//research/index.cfm?pg=whatsnew en Fri, 17 May 2013 13:50:41 GMT http://ec.europa.eu/research/index.cfm?pg=rss For more RSS news feeds click the link above. Fri, 17 May 2013 13:50:41 GMT http://ec.europa.eu/research/index.cfm?pg=rss http://ec.europa.eu/research/index.cfm?pg=newsalert&year=2013&na=na-060313 Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT tag:ch,2013-03-06:/index.cfm?pg=newsalert&year=2013&na=na-060313 http://ec.europa.eu/research/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/star/index_en.cfm?p=ss-join-med&calledby=infocentre&item=Infocentre&artid=28674 It may have been missed by the rest of the world but the Mediterranean's southern rim is brimming with a tech-savvy citizenry: the region has witnessed a booming ICT sector in recent years with many new businesses sprouting up in areas as varied as healthcare, interactive learning and intelligent transport systems (ITS). ]]> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT tag:ch,2012-12-13:/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/star/index_en.cfm?p=ss-join-med&calledby=infocentre&item=Infocentre&artid=28674 http://ec.europa.eu/research/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/headlines/news/article_12_11_15_en.html&item=Infocentre&artid=28113 Professor Christoph Meyer from King's College London in the United Kingdom presented his research on the impact of warnings on policy decision-making vis-Ã -vis violent intra-national conflicts at the recent United Nations Disarmament Week, an annual observance that begins on the anniversary of the founding of the United Nations. Professor Meyer received a European Research Council Starting Grant worth EUR 754,000 for his research, which was presented in the journals Media, War & Conflict and International Studies Review. Professor Meyer's findings are an outcome of the FORESIGHT ('Do forecasts matter? early warnings and the prevention of armed conflicts') project.]]> Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT tag:ch,2012-11-15:/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/headlines/news/article_12_11_15_en.html&item=Infocentre&artid=28113 http://ec.europa.eu/research/fp7/index_en.cfm?pg=publications Tue, 30 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT tag:ch,2012-10-30:/fp7/index_en.cfm?pg=publications http://ec.europa.eu/research/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/headlines/news/article_12_03_09_en.html&item=Infocentre&artid=24173 Most researchers believe that the origins of human language are found in Africa, in particular the south-west part of the continent. But a new study from the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany counters this belief, claiming there is not enough data to support the 'out of Africa' hypothesis. The research is backed by the QUANTHISTLING ('Quantitative modelling of historical-comparative linguistics') project, which is funded by a European Research Council Starting Grant worth EUR 1.93 million as part of the FP7.]]> Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT tag:ch,2012-03-09:/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/headlines/news/article_12_03_09_en.html&item=Infocentre&artid=24173