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  ESF - European Latsis Prize - Nomination of candidates for 2005
The Prize, of a value of 100 000 Swiss Francs, is presented each year by the Latsis Foundation at the ESF Annual Assembly to a scientist or research group in recognition of outstanding and innovative contributions in a selected field of European research.
The European Latsis Prize 2005 will be awarded for outstanding contributions to the development of nano-engineering methods which have had a major impact on science and technology.
The European Latsis Prize 2005 will be awarded on the occasion of the Annual Assembly of the European Science Foundation on Thursday 24 November 2005, in Strasbourg.
www.esf.org /esf_genericpage.php?language=0§ion=2&domain=0&genericpage=2241   (290 words)

  
 European Latsis Prize   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The European Latsis Prize is awarded annually by the European Science Foundation for "outstanding and innovative contributions in a selected field of European research".
The Prize is worth 100,000 Swiss francs and is awarded within a different discipline each year.
The Prize was inaugurated in 1999 by the Latsis Foundation.
european-latsis-prize.mindbit.com   (80 words)

  
 FEAST >> opportunities >> European Latsis Prize – Nomination of candidates for 2006
The Prize, of a value of 100,000 Swiss Francs, is presented each year by the Latsis Foundation at the ESF Annual Assembly to a scientist or research group in recognition of outstanding and innovative contributions in a selected field of European research.
The 2006 European Latsis Prize will be awarded for an outstanding contribution to our understanding of the consequences of immigration for social cohesion in European societies.
The European Latsis Prize 2006 will be awarded on the occasion of the Annual Assembly of the European Science Foundation on Thursday 30 November 2006, in Strasbourg, France.
www.feast.org /?opportunity&ID=277   (381 words)

  
 Research - Headlines
Every year the prestigious Latsis prize is awarded to an individual or group for significant contributions to a certain field of European research.
This year's prize, with a value of €68 000, was awarded on November 22 to Professor Berger of the Catholic University of Louvain (BE) for his outstanding contributions to the understanding of the Ice Age climate cycle.
The European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI) is organising its tenth general conference on the theme "Eastern Enlargement of the EU: Implications for development strategies and development co-operation in the 21st century' in Ljubljana, Slovenia from September 19-21 2002.
ec.europa.eu /research/headlines/11-2001.html   (3532 words)

  
 BBC News | Education | £42,000 research prize on offer
The prize has been established by the European Science Foundation "to recognise and reward contributions of outstanding distinction and impact".
The European Science Foundation, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary in this year, is an association of 65 funding agencies for scientific research, in 22 countries.
As well as the European Latsis Prize, it makes other annual awards to encourage and reward researchers making what it considers to be exceptionally important and promising contributions to science and technology in Switzerland.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/education/291311.stm   (281 words)

  
 Amos Bairoch awarded European Latsis Prize 2004 » BioNews : Latest Biology News Articles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The European Science Foundation will award this years European Latsis Prize to Professor Amos Bairoch from the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Geneva, Switzerland, for his fundamental pioneering contribution to the development of bioinformatics.
The European Latsis Prize, valued at 100.000 Swiss Francs (68,000 €) is awarded to an individual or group who, in the opinion of their peers, has made the greatest contribution to a particular field of European research.
Professor Amos Bairoch is recognised for his pioneering role in developing the field of bioinformatics and for his early vision that there was a need for a computerised approach to handle and store the increasing amount of genetic and proteomic data which was produced in the laboratories.
www.bionews.in /index.php/archives/57   (501 words)

  
 Funders Online Newsroom -- the latest information on new initiatives, grants, and awards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The Prize, worth 6 mln Belgian Francs (148,736 euros), was awarded to Mrs Asma Jahangir, chairperson of the HRCP, by Count Didisheim, Chairman of the King Baudouin Foundation.
With this award, the HRCP is honoured for its commitment to promote the rule of law, a precondition for the development of civil society, as well as for its contribution towards a global vision for empowerment, with respect for the dignity of each individual, and focusing particularly on the most vulnerable - women and children.
The European Latsis Prize will be awarded to an individual scholar or research group in recognition of outstanding and innovative contributions in a selected field of European research.
www.fundersonline.org /news/foundation_news04.html   (660 words)

  
 Imperial College London - Imperial College physicist wins major European science prize
The Prize is awarded to those who are judged by their peers to have made the greatest contribution to a particular field of European research and reflects the significant impact Professor Bradley's work has had within the scientific community.
The Latsis Prize is awarded yearly by the European Science Foundation to a scientist or research group in recognition of outstanding and innovative contributions to a selected field of European research.
The European Latsis Prize, valued at 100,000 Swiss Francs is financed by the Latsis Foundation.
www.imperial.ac.uk /P7093.htm   (955 words)

  
 Professor Annette Karmiloff-Smith receives Latsis prize   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The European Latsis Prize 2002 was awarded to ICH Professor Annette Karmiloff-Smith for her outstanding contribution to the understanding of cognition (the study of mental processes) and language development in children with genetic disorders.
Professor Paolo Legrenzi from the European Latsis prize committee said: "The theoretical and empirical contributions of Annette Karmiloff-Smith are amongst the most important results of the cognitive sciences over the last 30 years.
The European Latsis Prize, valued at 100,000 Swiss Francs (€68 000), is financed by the Latsis Foundation and awarded by the ESF to an individual or group who, in the opinion of their peers, has made the greatest contribution to a particular field of European research.
www.ich.ucl.ac.uk /ich/html/news/karmiloffsmith_190203.html   (301 words)

  
 CORDIS : News
This year's European Latsis prize has gone to Austrian Rainer Bauböck for his in-depth research on migration issues.
Sponsored by the Geneva-based Latsis Foundation, the annual prize of CHF100,000 (€65,000) is awarded by the European Science Foundation (ESF) to an individual or group who, in the opinion of their peers, has made the greatest contribution to a particular field of European research.
Professor Bauböck said that it was important to strengthen migration research given the fact that it addresses one of the most important contemporary challenges for European societies, and contributes to the evolution of the social sciences overall.
cordis.europa.eu /fetch?CALLER=EN_NEWS&ACTION=D&SESSION=&RCN=26756   (375 words)

  
 SNF Communication - National Latsis Prize
The National Latsis Prize is one of Switzerland's most prestigious scientific awards.
It is awarded annually on behalf of the Geneva-based Latsis Foundation by the Swiss National Science Foundation.
The Latsis Foundation, a charitable organisation, was established in 1975 by the Greek family Latsis in Geneva.
www.snf.ch /en/com/lat/lat.asp   (135 words)

  
 ESF - European Latsis Prize - Nomination of candidates for 2004
The European Science Foundation invites nominations for the European Latsis Prize 2004.
The European Latsis Prize 2004 will be awarded for outstanding contributions to the development of bioinformatics methods and analyses of biological importance.
The European Latsis Prize 2004 will be awarded on the occasion of the Annual Assembly of the European Science Foundation on Thursday 18 November 2004, in Strasbourg.
www.esf.org /esf_genericpage.php?section=2&domain=0&genericpage=1985&   (282 words)

  
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The European Science Foundation (ESF) will award this year’s European Latsis Prize to Professor Rainer Bauböck from the Institute of European Integration Research in Austria for his contribution and in-depth research on migration issues.
The European Latsis Prize, valued at 100,000 Swiss francs (€65,000) is financed by the Geneva-based Latsis Foundation and awarded by the ESF to an individual or group who, in the opinion of their peers, has made the greatest contribution to a particular field of European research.
Devoting the Latsis Prize to this theme contributes to strengthening its recognition as an academic field.
www.alphagalileo.org /index.cfm?ez_search=1&fuseaction=PrintRelease&releaseid=516902   (702 words)

  
 Acrongenomics, Inc. - Scientific Advisory Board   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
In 2005, he was awarded the prestigious Jan Rajchman Prize by the Society for Information Displays for outstanding scientific and technical research in the field of flat-panel displays.
He also received the 2005 European Latsis Prize for Nano-Engineering, awarded by the European Science Foundation, for research on molecular-level control of the performance of organic semi-conducting materials and devices.
This year he was a runner-up in the inaugural European Inventor of the Year Awards.
www.acrongen.com /scientific_adv.htm   (315 words)

  
 swissinfo - Michael Hengartner of Zurich University wins Latsis prize for work using model organism to better ...
The work of 40-year-old Hengartner focuses on the molecular pathways that control apoptosis during development and in response to stress, as well as "the removal of apoptotic cells by their neighbours".
The Latsis Foundation was created by Greek shipping tycoon John S. Latsis, who died in Geneva in April 2003, aged 93.
The national Latsis prize has been awarded through the SNF on behalf of the Latsis Foundation since 1984.
www.swissinfo.org /eng/front/detail/Molecular_biologist_wins_top_science_prize.html?siteSect=105&sid=7193557   (417 words)

  
 European Latsis Prize 2002
The European Latsis Prize 2002 will be awarded to Professor Annette Karmiloff-Smith, Head of the Neurocognitive Development Unit at the Institute of Child Health, University College London, for her outstanding contribution to the understanding of cognitive and language development in children with genetic disorders.
The European Latsis Prize, of a value of 100 000 Swiss Francs (€68 000), is financed by the Latsis Foundation and awarded by the ESF to an individual or group who, in the opinion of their peers, has made the greatest contribution to a particular field of European research.
Professeor Paolo Legrenzi from the European Latsis prize committee states: The theoretical and empirical contributions of Annette Karmiloff-Smith are amongst the most important results of the cognitive sciences over the last thirty years.
innovations-report.de /html/berichte/.../bericht-62349.html   (308 words)

  
 Award "Fondation Latsis Internationale"
The "Fondation Latsis Internationale", a charitable organisation, was established in 1975 by the Greek family Latsis in Geneva.
The "Fondation Latsis Internationale" Prize is awarded by the Research Commission of the EPFL on behalf of the Latsis Foundation.
The purpose of the "Fondation Latsis Internationale" award is to distinguish a scientific work of particular excellence from all EPFL research areas.
vpaa.epfl.ch /page14974.html   (293 words)

  
 European Latsis Prize - Nomination of candidates for 2003
The European Science Foundation invites nominations for the European Latsis Prize 2003.
The prize will be awarded for outstanding multidisciplinary contributions to our knowledge of our origins.
The European Latsis Prize 2003 will be awarded on the occasion of the Annual Assembly of the European Science Foundation on Thursday 27 November 2003, in Strasbourg.
innovations-report.de /html/berichte/.../bericht-62651.html   (222 words)

  
 EUROPEAN SCIENCE FOUNDATION
The European Science Foundation (ESF) awarded this year’s European Latsis Prize to Professor Rainer Bauböck from the Institute of European Integration Research in Austria for his contribution and in-depth research on migration issues.
The Principal Investigator of the European Social Survey (ESS) is inviting proposals from multi-national teams to design modules for the questionnaire for Round 4 of the ESS.
The brightest and most creative minds from the European research scene will come together on one night in Prague to receive recognition for their pioneering works ranging from voice recognition applications to the world’s smallest in vivo biofuel cell.
www.esf.org /esf_genericpage.php?section=2&domain=0&genericpage=1985   (1939 words)

  
 Pioneering archaeologist wins award   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The prize, worth 65,000 Euros, is awarded annually to an individual or group who, in the opinion of their peers, has made the greatest contribution to a particular field of research in Europe.
The chosen field of the 2003 prize was 'archaeology'.
Max Kaase, Vice President of ESF and Chair of the 2003 Latsis Prize committee said: "This year's Latsis prize is awarded to an outstanding scholar from archaeology.
www.cambridgenetwork.co.uk /pooled/articles/BF_NEWSART/view.asp?Q=BF_NEWSART_82734   (423 words)

  
 -- Latsis Prize 2004 Goes to Swiss Researcher -- -- MEDICA Portal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The European Science Foundation will award this year's European Latsis Prize to Professor Amos Bairoch for his fundamental pioneering contribution to the development of bioinformatics.
Professor Amos Bairoch from the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics in Geneva is recognised for his pioneering role in developing the field of bioinformatics and for his early vision that there was a need for a computerised approach to handle and store the increasing amount of genetic and proteomic data.
The European Latsis Prize is awarded to an individual or group who, in the opinion of their peers, has made the greatest contribution to a particular field of European research.
medica.de /cipp/md_medica/custom/pub/content,lang,2/.../oid,14362   (353 words)

  
 EUI - SPS - Prizes and Awards
Among the former laureates of this prize, which is at its 11th edition are EUI alumni Stefano Bartolini and Peter Mair (1990), Kees van Kersbergen (1996), and Eva Anduiza-Perea (2000).
The prize has been awarded for a co-authored paper with Peter Betts of the Office for National Statistics, UK, entitled 'Applying cognitive models to question testing of UK Labour Force questions about economic inactivity', presented at the 2004 European Conference on Quality and Methodology in Official Statistics, Mainz, Germany.
The Dissertation Prize of the ADEF is given every second year for a distinguished dissertation in that period on topics relating to British History and Politics including the Commonwealth and the British-German relationship.
www.iue.it /SPS/PrizesAwards.shtml   (1086 words)

  
 gr34   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The European Science Foundation invites nominations for the first European Latsis Prize.
ESF's Annual Assembly, the European Latsis Prize will be awarded to an individual scholar or research group in
The Latsis Foundation will present the first European Latsis Prize on the occasion of the Annual Assembly of the European
www.vreac.org.ru /rus/grants/gr34.html   (238 words)

  
 Advances in Education
The European Latsis Prize (100 000 Swiss Francs) will be awarded to an individual scholar or research group in recognition of outstanding and innovative contributions in a selected field of European research.
The main focus of the NETLogo Project is to establish and maintain a European on-line presence to support and promote the use of constructivist educational tools by teachers in schools.
VES is a European research project, with the aim to develop a comprehensive resource of teaching material for secondary school education.
www.insead.fr /CALT/Encyclopedia/Education/Advances   (5825 words)

  
 European - Webled.com
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 IRCSET - Embark Initiative - News
Membership of this body is considered to be highly prestigious and is a recognition of the high calibre of the research support programmes implemented by the Embark Initiative.
Pictured announcing the admission of The Embark Initiative to the European Science Foundation were (L/R) Mr.
The ESF is the European association of 70 major national funding agencies devoted to scientific research in 27 countries.
www.ircset.ie /news/releases/january_31_2003.html   (540 words)

  
 eu funds news and funding review
At today's donor meeting organised jointly by the European Commission and the World Bank, the European Commission will be announcing that it is to more than double its financial assistance to the Republic of Moldova over the next 4 years.
The Commission has adopted a Communication on a European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection and a proposal for a Directive on the identification and designation of European Critical Infrastructure to improve the protection of critical infrastructure in the EU.
Today at the UN Headquarters in New York, the European Commission will present the results of a research project, EU-SEC, looking for ways to improve security at major events, such as the Olympics, Football World Championships or international summits.
www.welcomeurope.com /?id=1300&genre=19   (384 words)

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