Past Euroscience activities
Euroscience 10th Anniversary 1997- 2007
Euroscience next objective: 100 years. Reflections after the first 10 years" is the title of a booklet published with the contribution of some of the famous founders of Euroscience. Their articles illustrate the many aspects of Euroscience’s activities from its origin to the present as well as prospects for the future (Copies are available at the Euroscience Office). Click here to download the publication
Euroscience and the Initiative of French Scientists "Let Us Save Research"
Times are difficult for European science. With the possible exception of Nordic countries, public support to research is weakening in most countries of the EC – not to speak about the terrible deterioration of Central and Eastern European research. As a result, European science is loosing ground in several disciplines, in contrast to major efforts by North America, Japan, China and India to develop new areas of research. In the long range, decreasing political interest could prove very damaging for education in Europe, and become a threat to its technological autonomy.Euroscience is thus exploring ways to restore public confidence and interest for science. Looking at the surprising success of the movement of French researchers «Sauvons la recherche» - which has so far gathered support of 318000 people, among which over 74500 investigators -, we are planning to launch an Internet-based consultation of European researchers. The European relevancy and the timeliness of the movement have been acknowledged by the European Commissionner Philippe Busquin.
In the meantime, members of Euroscience can express their solidarity on the international website of « Sauvons la Recherche ».
Read the letter [ PDF ] sent by the President of Euroscience to all the signatories of the Lisbon and Barcelona Declarations.
Read the international testimonies of solidarity with the French initiative.
In the meantime, members of Euroscience can express their solidarity on the international website of « Sauvons la Recherche ».
Read the letter [ PDF ] sent by the President of Euroscience to all the signatories of the Lisbon and Barcelona Declarations.
Read the international testimonies of solidarity with the French initiative.
Carl Sundberg amongst Descartes 2005 winners!
Science and Research Commissioner Janez Potocnik presented the Descartes prizes for 2005 on December 2 at a prestigious event hosted by the Royal Society in London. Five pan-European teams shared the 1 million euro Descartes Prize for Collaborative Research, amongst which figured, for the first time, a social science project. Five other teams shared an additional 30,000-euro runner-up prize, which was introduced for the first time since the launch of the Descartes Prize by the European Commission in 2000.
Our members will be delighted to learn that Carl Johan Sundberg, former Vice-President of EUROSCIENCE, was amongst the five outstanding science communicators who shared the 250,000-euro Descartes Prize for Science Communication. Congratulations, Carl! The other winner in the category of ‘professional scientists engaged in science communication to the public’ was the lively young Danish astrophysicist, Anja C. Anderson. Five runner-ups each received a 5,000-euro Science Communication prize.In a short interview, the chair of the Grand Jury, Professor Ene Ergma (who is also vice-president of the Academy of Sciences of Estonia and president of the Estonian Parliament) told me she intended to press for increasing the scope of the Descartes Prize through additional funding, noting how difficult it had been to select winners amongst the large number of excellent submissions.
All in all, this was an exciting and glittering event, with a kind of ‘European Nobel’ flavour, both in terms of the quality of the presentations and the generosity of the prizes. No doubt Descartes would have rejoiced at this demonstration of European excellence in the sciences!
John Lagnado, Editor Euroscience News
What the future European constitution means for European Research?
A debate organised by the Ile de France section of Euroscience, in collaboration with AFAS
As funding, objectives and competitiveness of French and European Research are in the spotlights, Euroscience opens the floor to scientists and politicians over the impact of the future treaty for a European constitution in a public debate:
Research and the European construction: what perspectives with the constitutional treaty
Speakers:
Research and the European construction: what perspectives with the constitutional treaty
Speakers:
- Philippe Busquin, MEP, former Commissioner for research at the European Commission
- George Debrégeas, Physicist, member of the board of "Sauvons la Recherche"
- Bernard Kouchner, former ministre for health
- Frédéric Sgard, Vice-Président of Euroscience