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The EURYI Awards – U.S. Researcher Brian O’Neill First Recipient to Come to Austria |
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Second call in September 2004 for the 2005-Awards
The first call for proposals for the
European Young Investigator (EURYI) Awards is completed. Twenty-five
young researchers from around the globe will pursue their scientific
careers at European research institutions in the coming five years.
U.S. citizen Brian O’Neill will work at the Institute for Applied
Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Laxenburg (close to Vienna) using his prize
worth close to €1 million to work on his successful proposal,
“Demography, uncertainty, and learning in integrated models of climate
change.” With Mr. O’Neill’s success, one scientist from North America
has already joined the European Research Area utilizing the EURYI
scheme.
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Best of Biotech - Business Plan Competition for Life Sciences |
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October 14 will be the official starting date for the international
business plan competition for life sciences “Best of Biotech (BOB) –
get your business started!” As in 2001 and 2002, the object is to
encourage the development of the biotech scene in Austria and its
neighbors, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia and Slovakia.
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“medicine & health 2005” - GOING INTERNATIONAL Course Catalogue |
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Medicine and health are usually
mentioned in the same breath, both in public discourse and in politics. What is
often forgotten in this context, however, is the very complexity of the health sector.
This sector usually includes curative medicine, prevention and health promotion
measures on the one hand but also the planning and realization of programs
guaranteeing the maintenance of existing health standards on the other.
“Continued and profound training and education must be considered a priority
and a valid investment if we want to use the existing resources as efficiently
as possible and to face new challenges professionally and successfully,”
according to Gerhard Polak.
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Study on Mobility of Scientists from Austria and Hungary - Participants Sought |
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An ongoing research
project is investigating the mobility of expatriate Austrian and Hungarian
mathematicians. The study is being conducted at the Institute of Applied Geography at the University of Vienna and seeks to identify differences and common
patterns.
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Lieben Symposium 2004 - Update on Survey |
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In
preparation for the Lieben Symposium 2004, Dr. Gerhard Pohl, Chairman of the
Program Committee, circulated a questionnaire among Austrian scientists in North America.
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