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The provincial governors of Tyrol, South Tyrol and Trentino approved the Euregio Science Fund third call for proposals. The call is primarily aimed at several-year collaborative research projects involving all three research locations in the European region. Experts from the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) will provide information about the call for proposals directly in Bolzano and Trento on 2 and 3 November 2017.
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Science Europe, the umbrella organisation of European research organisations, organised this year’s high-level workshop in Berlin jointly with the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The discussion focused on the topic “The Rationales of Open Science – Digitalisation and Democratisation in Research”.
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Parties pledge structural reforms, new strategies and investments vis-à-vis the Austrian Alliance of Science Organisations.
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On 6 and 7 September 2017, the heads of research funding organisations from five Central European countries met in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Learn more: Meeting of Central European Funding Organisations in Ljubljana
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A symposium in China, an agreement with Moscow and the appointment to the Science Europe Governing Board. The FWF also received visitors from Georgia and Hungary.
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Today’s investments in research represent a fundamental insurance for overcoming society's future challenges.
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Words of thanks and recognition for the Vice Chancellor from the FWF President. Implementation of the research billion still remains the top priority.
Learn more: FWF Honours Vice Chancellor Mitterlehner’s Commitment to Science and Research
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Open access to qualified research data is a precondition for the reproducibility, verification and falsification of data for further scientific and practical purposes. Hence, the FWF, supported by the Nationalstiftung für Forschung, Technologie und Entwicklung, has initiated the pilot programme Open Research Data (ORD) in order to create role models for the openness of research data in the digital age.
Learn more: Pilot programme Open Research Data (ORD): Twelve Projects Could be Funded
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For several years now, the Stand-Alone Publications programme has been funding the production and simultaneous open-access publication of academic books.The number of archived open-access books is rising steadily, as is the number of downloads per book.
Learn more: Steady Rise in Use of FWF-funded Open-Access Books
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The Austrian Science Fund stands ready to help Austria embark on the path to becoming an innovation leader opened up by the research billion.
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Meteorologist from the Institute of Atmospheric and Cryospheric Sciences at the University of Innsbruck explores the mechanisms of foehn wind penetration in valleys.
Learn more: Weiss Prize 2016 to Foehn Researcher Alexander Gohm
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The Austrian Minister of Science and the FWF President address strategic plans for the Austrian Science Fund FWF up to 2020 – FWF budget increased by EUR 281 million – more leeway for new projects and funding of additional researchers
Learn more: Mitterlehner/Tockner: Strengthening Basic Research, Boosting the Research Location
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Herzfelder Family Foundation and Internet Foundation Austria (IPA) support research funding via the FWF
Learn more: Two new Foundations Propel FWF to over 1.5 Million Euro Annually in Private Funding
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FWF President Tockner: a big and important step towards strengthening Austria as a science and business location and boosting its aspirations as an innovation leader
Learn more: Prospect of Budget Increase Welcome News for Austrian Science Fund FWF
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Learn more: The Guidelines for the Lise Meitner Programme will be Amended as of 1st February 2017