Scientists petition for increased EC funding for research

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Temat: Scientists petition for increased EC funding for research
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> Scientists petition for increased EC funding for research
>
> 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 funding of the European
> Research Council (ERC).
> All of this is now at risk and the voices of scientists need to be heard. As
> one effort to ensure that the politicians get a message from the scientific
> community, we, supported by ELSF, (European Life Sciences Forum)
> (http://www.elsf.org) and ISE, (Initiative for Science in Europe)
> (http://www.initiative-science-europe.org) have opened an online petition on
> the EMBO website.
>
> If you are in agreement with the petition, sign it at
> http://www.embo.org/petition/petition.php
>
> Please ensure that all of the scientists in your institute are aware of it and
> encourage them also to sign. This is a case where numbers and a rapid
> reaction are very important!
> Please note also that ELSO, (European Life Scientists Organization) have
> prepared a letter to be sent to Ministers of Research to underline the
> importance of the ERC. http://ultr23.vub.ac.be/petition/
>
> This is your opportunity to influence the future of research so I suggest
> that you act on these initiatives now.
>
> Prof. Frank Gannon
> Executive Director, EMBO
>
>
> --
> ____________________________________
>
> Prof. Frank Gannon
> Executive Director, EMBO
> Secretary General, EMBC
>
> EMBO
> European Molecular Biology Organization
> Postfach 1022.40 D-69012 Heidelberg
> Meyerhofstrasse 1, D-69117 Heidelberg
>
> Tel +49 6221 889 1 102
> Fax +49 6221 889 1 202
>
>
> e-mail: Frank,Gannon;embo,org
> www.embo.org

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Michał Sobkowski, Poznań
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