The 2021 edition of the Scoreboard reports on the 2500 companies that invested the largest sums in R...

The Independent Social Research Foundation wishes to support independent-minded researchers to explore and present original research ideas which take new approaches, and suggest new solutions, to real world social problems.   Please read these details carefully – and consult the FAQs – before commencing an application or contacting the ISRF with a query. Applications must be submitted before 6pm (CET) on 4th March 2022. Applicants are strongly...

The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Rijeka is announcing a call for enrollment in the postgraduate university program "Philosophy and contemporaneity" for acquiring the academic degree of doctor of philosophy in the winter semester of the academic year 2021/22. up to a total of 10 students.   The postgraduate university study "Philosophy and Contemporaneity" is organized for 6 semesters full-time or 10 semesters...

Equality between women and men is one  of the EU’s founding values. Since the European Commission’s ERA  Communication of 2012, gender equality in research and innovation (R...

FORTHCOMING! Big data and AI, algorithm-based trading, blockchain, mobile payment, and digital currencies are impacting the organization and the performance of financial markets as well as the content and business models of underlying financial services. Although we can already see how these developments are affecting the financial system, there remains high uncertainty regarding the timing, extent, and the economic and social implications of...

The report of the 2021 European Research and Innovation Days,published today, presents the main conclusion from the 21,000 participants and 200 high-level speakers: EU research and innovation are key for obtaining a sustainable future, especially in tackling climate change, fighting cancer and protecting our ocean and waters. The report contains summaries and quotes from the event’s 70 online live sessions and workshops, as well as from over 200...

Education ministers from Asia and Europe have agreed to increase and enhance balanced mobility of students, researchers and staff between the two regions, with the global pandemic providing the impetus for new forms of mobility including virtual and ‘hybrid’ exchanges based on newer themes such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The need to continue inter-regional higher education connectivity despite two years of travel restrictions...

How is youth culture and lifestyle changing in Germany and Japan? The Yamaoka Memorial Foundation will fund four research investigations on youth culture and lifestyle in both countries for a period of 10 months (April 1, 2022 - January 31, 2023). To be eligible, researchers must live in Japan or Germany and be younger than 40 years. DEADLINE: 7th January 2022   MORE INFO

The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) are renewing an agreement for a joint funding scheme to support Japanese-German International Research Training Groups. Both organisations are dedicated to strengthening the joint researcher development systems for doctoral students in Japanese and German universities. If you are applying from Germany, please refer to DFG, if you are applying from...

The DAAD AInet Fellowship is awarded twice a year to international early career researchers in the field of artificial intelligence. Awardees will be invited to join the Postdoctoral Networking Tour in AI, a hybrid networking program that brings them face-to-face with leading researchers with the goal to initiate collaborations and career opportunities. The second part comprises the funding for an individual one-week trip to Germany....