Watch here the European Research Council animation video giving tips & tricks to researchers interested in applying to an ERC grant.   About ERC: here  

More than 1,200 leaders in higher education, business and government attended the British Council's annual Going Global conference, which took place in London on Monday 1 and Tuesday 2 June 2015. Over 80 countries were represented by delegates, including 125 university presidents, vice-chancellors, pro vice-chancellors, and government ministers. Key research findings, discussion topics and recommendations can be found here.  

More and more women today are choosing to study science and undertake scientific careers. Likewise mobility during one's career is increasingly important in today's world. Cutting edge research tends to be undertaken via international collaboration, often within networks built up by moving to a new country to obtain a degree or undertake research. In addition many of today's funding opportunities are geared towards international cooperation. ...

The 69th ASEAN Committee for Science and Technology (ASEAN COST) has agreed to develop Metrology as the fundamental of scientific and technological development in ASEAN, said Science and Technology Minister Pichet Durongkaveroj yesterday.  More here.  

Two Mahidol University (MU) students will drive the world's first electricity- and solar-powered tuk-tuk to France under an initiative to promote green energy. They are scheduled to leave Bangkok for their four-month long trip on June 10. Both travellers are French double-degree students in a collaboration programme between MU's College of Management and Toulouse University's College of Management in France. More here.  

This OECD paper investigates the factors that influence the international mobility of research scientists using a new measure of mobility derived from changes in affiliations reported by publishing scientists in a major global index of scholarly publications over the period 1996-2011. Using a gravity-based empirical framework, our research shows that measures of geographic and socioeconomic and scientific distance correlate negatively with...

The May 2015 edition of the EURAXESS Links Network Newsletter gives attention to the role of innovation in the European Union, with a focus on the various forms it takes and the type of support available for its fostering. The issue includes an overview of the EU's innovation strategy, which is then followed by a focused section on the various ways this strategy is implemented. Additionally, we highlight the upcoming EU innovation conference due...

EMBO Short-Term Fellowships fund research visits of up to three months to laboratories in Europe and elsewhere in the world. The aim is to facilitate valuable collaborations with research groups applying techniques that are unavailable in the applicant's laboratory. Applications are accepted throughout the year. More info here.  

At the Lindau Meeting in 2015 a record number of 69 Nobel Laureates will congregate to meet the next generation of leading scientists and researchers. The 65th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting will be attended by more than 650 excellent students, PhD candidates, and post-docs from all three natural science Nobel Prize disciplines: medicine...

Nobel and Wolf Prize laureates - Serge Haroche, Jules Hoffmann, László Lovász, Edvard Moser, Sir Paul Nurse and Jean Tirole - met yesterday with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, Vice-President Jyrki Katainen and Research, Science and Innovation Commissioner Carlos Moedas. Three of the Nobel Prize winners are recipients of European Research Council grants: Professors Haroche, Tirole and Moser. The exchange of views focused on...