Concerns over socio-economic and humanities research "downgr ...

The role of Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities as a stream (SSH) within the European Commission's Framework Programme is being changed. In particular, three issues have been highlighted by critical commentators and the Univ...

Lack of interest in science by young scholars

The relatively small number of scholars taking careers in science could lead to a shortage of researchers and severe knowledge gaps in the future that would take years to recover from as a whole generation has limited knowledge...

Lack of interest in nuclear energetics among young generation

Development of every industry is depended on availability of human resources. In the countries which declared a phase-out from nuclear energetics, an apparent decrease of interest in this field among young generation is seen, a...

Growing interest in wild cards and weak signals research

Growing interest in understanding low-perceived probability and high-impact events (wild cards) and bewildering (weak signals) events, and other topics that are hard to forecast. Growing recognition of importance of uncertain a...

Research on Aircrafts Propelled by Alternative Fuels

Great efforts in research aim at developing the usage of alternative fuels in aeronautics. A wide spectrum of classical solutions as plant oils, synthetic fuel, or even radical ones like organic materials may lead to several po...

International research cooperation primarily driven by acces ...

Growing linkages between international research cooperation and availability of natural resources.

Nano becoming more widely accepted

As the public accept nanotechnology, there is less scepticism to research topics. This could allow dramatic breakthroughs in the future as the worl becomes nano-inspired.

Research on Effective Means of Geo-Engineering

The change of the global climate and growing environmental problems are being recognised as one of the great challenges of the 21st century. In order to reduce CO2-emissions, research on artificial interventions in ecological s...

Medical research on ethnic variations in vulnerability to tr ...

The papers are apparently quite neutral and the authors did not realize that this evidence would be used by extremists, to inflame an already tense situation in deprived urban areas.

Emergence of new players in the higher education and researc ...

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Growing importance of evaluation of research programmes

Growing requirement for research programmes and institutions to be evaluated in terms of the extent to which they meet objectives.

Increased communication of EU research projects

EU projects and initiatives work on the communication of the EU research to draw attention to the Union. This might lead to a rise of public awareness towards the EU in general.

Micro/Nano Electromechanical Systems (NEMS/MEMS) as Redeemer

Research on NEMS and MEMS promise quantum jumps in several fields, such as drug synthesis, drug delivery, nanosurgery, nanotherapy, gemome synthesis, diagnostics, novel actuators and sensors, disease diagnostics and prevention ...

EU-Regulations for Clinical Research

The EU increasingly passes directives regulating clinical research