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Big budget heads for the nanoworld

The multidisciplinary nature of research in nanosciences and nanotechnologies will result in a sharp increase in European funding, the Commission has said.

Hurry up and change

Jozef Cornu, an Alcatel-Lucent director, argues that Europe can repeat its GSM success story in other technology fields – if the EU acts fast.

More criticisms of plans for the ERA

National research funding and grant giving bodies should be given more prominence in the European Commission’s plans to create the European Research Area, say research council heads and the European Science Foundation.

DFG Secretary General retires

Reinhard Grunwald has resigned as Secretary General of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. The new Secretary General is Dorothee Dzwonnek .