A whole organ has been grown inside an animal for the first time
admin_bilal2014-08-26T00:00:00+00:00Scientists have grown an important immune system organ from scratch inside a mouse, a breakthrough that could lead to alternatives to organ transplants in humans. Researchers from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland have taken a group of cells from a mouse embryo and grown them into a fully...
ECOSF Logo/Emblem Competition
admin_bilal2014-08-17T00:00:00+00:00ECOSF Logo/Emblem Competition [ Download Details ]
Maryam Mirzakhani becomes the first woman to win the Fields Medal in Mathematics – 2014
admin_bilal2014-08-14T00:00:00+00:00Maryam Mirzakhani has become the first woman to win the Fields Medal, the most prestigious prize in mathematics. Mirzakhani, 37, is of Iranian descent and completed her PhD at Harvard in 2004. Her thesis showed how to compute the Weil-Petersson volumes of moduli spaces of bordered Riemann surfaces. Her research...
The Ibrahim Leadership Fellowships Programme
admin_bilal2014-08-04T00:00:00+00:00Deadline: 12 Sep 2014 Established in 2010, the Ibrahim Leadership Fellowships form a selective programme designed to identify and support future African leaders. The Ibrahim Leadership Fellows receive mentoring from the current leaders of key multilateral institutions. Through this...
Encuentro Internacional de Jóvenes por el Ambiente y la Sustentabilidad de América Latina y el Caribe
admin_bilal2014-08-04T00:00:00+00:00Deadline: 05 Aug 2014 El Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible de Colombia celebra el VI Encuentro Nacional de Jóvenes de Ambiente de Colombia -"Encuentro Internacional de Jóvenes por el Ambiente y la Sustentabilidad de América Latina y el Caribe". El...
Social Science Research Council – Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa 2015
admin_bilal2014-08-04T00:00:00+00:00Deadline: 01 Dec 2014 The Social Science Research Council offers fellowships to support the advancement of social science faculty in Sub-Saharan Africa toward completion of doctoral degrees in topics of peace, security, and development. Past topics have included some related to...
Otto Kinne Foundation – Prizes in Ecology
admin_bilal2014-08-04T00:00:00+00:00Deadline: 31 Aug 2014 Each year, the Otto Kinne Foundation invites nominations from research ecologists worldwide for the Ecology Institute Prize (€6 thousand) and the IRPE Prize (€3 thousand). In 2014, the Foundation calls for nominations in limnetic ecology. ...
UNESCO — Michael Batisse Award for Biosphere Reserve Management 2015
admin_bilal2014-08-04T00:00:00+00:00Deadline: 31 Oct 2014 The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) sponsors this award for outstanding achievements in biosphere reserve management. The award is US$6 thousand and international travel and allowances in Paris to present the winning case study to the...
EC Erasmus Mundus — PhD Research in Agricultural Development at European Universities, AGTRAIN 2015
admin_bilal2014-08-04T00:00:00+00:00Deadline: 01 Nov 2014 Six European universities collaborate to offer the program Agricultural Transformation by Innovation (AGTRAIN). AGTRAIN funds 3-year doctoral programs for study and research in themes of agricultural development, emphasizing the developing countries. Participants are enrolled in at least two universities,...