[eccr] Scientists petition for increased EC funding for research

From http://www.embo.org

>Scientists petition for increased EC funding for research
>
>Dear Colleague,
>
>The collapse of the discussions on the EU budget has been highlighted in
>media.  What receives less attention is the fact that preparatory
>discussions on a new budget were pointing towards a very major reduction on
>the doubling of funds for Framework 7 that had been requested by the
>Commission. Included in this funding were increases for the Marie Curie
>programme, expansion of the standard Framework activities and,
>significantly, the funding of the European Research Council (ERC).
>All of this is now at risk and the voices of scientists need to be heard.
>As one effort to ensure that the politicians get a message from the
>scientific community, we, supported by ELSF, (European Life Sciences Forum)
>( http://www.elsf.org ) and ISE, (Initiative for Science in Europe)
>( http://www.initiative-science-europe.org ) have opened an online petition
>on the EMBO website.
>
>If you are in agreement with the petition, sign it
>at http://www.embo.org/petition/petition.php
>
>Please ensure that all of the scientists in your institute are aware of it
>and encourage them also to sign.  This is a case where numbers and a rapid
>reaction are very important!
>Please note also that ELSO, (European Life Scientists Organization) have
>prepared a letter to be sent to Ministers of Research to underline the
>importance of the ERC. http://ultr23.vub.ac.be/petition/
>
>This is your opportunity to influence the future of research so I suggest
>that  you act on these initiatives now.

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Carpentier Nico (Phd)
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Katholieke Universiteit Brussel - Catholic University of Brussels
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Office: 4/0/18
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