Since the early 1950s, a number of intergovernmental research organisations have been established to fulfil the needs of Europe's scientists. They bring together expertise and funding from across the continent and have been remarkably successful in developing and operating.
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Education
Welcome to Science in
School, the European journal to promote inspiring science teaching by encouraging communication between teachers, scientists and everyone else involved in European science education. More...
Jim Al-Khalili
Time travel: science fact or science fiction?
Do you believe that time travel has no place in a serious science lesson? Jim Al-Khalili from the University of Surrey, UK, disagrees. He shows how the topic of time travel introduces some of the ideas behind Einstein’s theories of relativity.
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Scientific News
ESRF - The birth of micelles revealed by synchrotron light
Spontaneous micellisation of block copolymers in selective solvents was investigated by time-resolved SAXS experiments at the ESRF. The kinetic pathway of the micellisation was observed for the first time and could be modelled by a nucleation and growth process.
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Events
Technology Transfer Conference, 18 - 19 November 2009, EMBL Heidelberg, Germany
Technology Transfer and the European Research Area: past, present and future contributions from the EIROforum Organisations
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Research Collaborations
Each of the EIROforum organisations carries out world-class research in its own field. In addition, the EIROforum organisations collaborate in research projects in interdisciplinary areas.
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European and International Relations
Each of the EIROforum partner organisations are engaged in a wide variety of collaborations both within Europe and with institutes and countries outside of Europe. On behalf of the partnership, EIROforum entertains close links with the European Commission, the executive body of the European Union (EU).
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