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| Newsroom 27/08/2010 EurActiv yesterday reported on the fact that a Chief Scientific Advisor to the European Commission has still not been appointed, despite President Barroso’s announcement in September 2009. The EurActiv article can be found here.http://www.euractiv.com/en/science/wanted-eu-chief-scientist-news-497155 | |

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| 27/08/2010 | | EurActiv yesterday reported on the fact that a Chief Scientific Advisor to the European Commission has still not been appointed, despite President Barroso’s announcement in September 2009. The EurActiv article can be found here: http://www.euractiv.com/en/science/wanted-eu-chief-scientist-news-497155 | | | 13/07/2010 | | Today the European Commission’s independent Scientific Committee for Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) launched a public consultation on the definition of nanomaterials. All interested parties are invited to submit their comments by 15 September 2010. For more information please see the consultation webpage http://tinyurl.com/3amj273 | | | 21/06/2010 | | According to a Eurobarometer survey, nearly 80% of Europeans say they are interested in scientific discoveries and technological developments, 57% think scientists should put more effort into communicating about their work, and 66% believe governments should do more to interest young people in scientific issues. Please see the Commission press release http://tinyurl.com/2a4ee44 | | | 04/06/2010 | | Today the European Commission launched Scientix, a web-portal targeted towards teachers, researchers, policy makers, local actors, parents and anyone interested in science education. The aim of Scientix is to facilitate regular dissemination and sharing of news, know-how, and best practices in science education across the European Union. Please see the Scientix website: http://scientix.eu | | | 25/05/2010 | | On 2 June from 3pm the European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment, Public Health, and Food Safety will hold an exchange of views on the work of the Science Technology Options Assessment (STOA) panel. The STOA is an official organ of the European Parliament which provides additional scientific expertise in Parliamentary debates. Please see the STOA panel website at http://www.europarl.europa.eu/stoa/default_en.htm | |
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