The European Commission has announced the list of the 22 members of the scientific Council of the European Research Council (ERC) on July 18, 2005. The 22 scientists were chosen by an independant panel of high-level scientists, chaired by Lord Patten of Barnes, Chancellor of Oxford and Newcastle-upon-Tyne Universities. Following the European Commission's FP 7 proposal of April 6, 2005, the ERC will be a funding organisation for frontier research.

Domnului Profesor Mircea Miclea, Ministru al Educatiei si Cercetarii Stimate Domnule Ministru: Numele meu este Tudor Luchian si sint conferentiar doctor la Facultatea de Fizica, Universitatea 'Alexandru I. Cuza' din Iasi. Pentru a fi extrem de eficient in a va transmite esenta mesajului meu, va rog sa va imaginati urmatoriul scenariu de viata universitara, perfect autentic: 1. profesorul 'x' munceste extrem de mult spre a obtine finantare pentru

Sursa: Asociatia EduCer (pozitii oficiale) http://www.educer.ro/id39.htm Iulie 2005! MEdC nu a semnat inca memorandumul privitor la eLearning Bucuresti, 5 iulie 2005 Grupul civic EduCer isi manifesta ingrijorarea in legatura cu modul in care anumiti oficiali ai Ministerului Educatiei si Cercetarii trateaza aspectele care privesc aderarea Romaniei la Uniunea Europeana. Constatam ca membrii din actuala echipa guvernamentala, urmand nefericit exemplul

Dear Colleague, The collapse of the discussions on the EU budget has been highlighted in media. What receives less attention is the fact that preparatory discussions on a new budget were pointing towards a very major reduction on the doubling of funds for Framework 7 that had been requested by the Commission. Included in this funding were increases for the Marie Curie programme, expansion of the standard Framework activities and, significantly, the

Doua cercetatoare din Romania au primit, in ultimii doi ani, bursa "For Women in Science". Premiul oferit de UNESCO va fi conferit si in acest an. In fiecare an, un juriu format din savanti de renume premiaza cinci cercetatoare eminente, fiecare dintre ele fiind reprezentanta unui continent. Diploma de excelenta este insotita de un premiu in valoare de 100.000 de dolari. Premiile initiate de UNESCO, "For Women in Science", fac

The Commission has just launched a consultation on "FP7 - Rules for participation - simplification measures": http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/consultations/list_en.html The aim of this consultation is to provide an opportunity for all researchers, but especially those within the EU (and Associated Countries), to offer their views on the 10 proposed measures for simplification contained in the staff working document on simplification

Asociatia EduCer solicita schimbarea comisiei de selectie a Registrului National al Expertilor http://www.romanialibera.ro/editie/index.php?url=articol&tabel=z23062005&idx=57 Asociatia EduCer (http://www.educer.ro/index.htm), care este formata din cadre didactice si cercetatori, a contestat la Ministerul Educatiei si Cercetarii modul in care s-a realizat selectia expertilor cooptati in Registrul National al Expertilor (RNE), reclamand faptul ca multe