IEEE-SA names Srikanth Chandrasekaran as Senior Regional Program Manager, India - July 11, 2012
IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA), the standards development arm of IEEE, has announced the appointment of Srikanth Chandrasekaran as Senior Regional Program Manager, India. In this strategic role, Sri will drive all of the standards related initiatives and programmes in India. The appointment of a senior… Read More
NIH, Lasker Foundation announce Clinical Research Scholar under new initiative - July 10, 2012
Dr. Nehal N. Mehta has been named the inaugural Lasker Clinical Research Scholar, through a joint initiative of the US’ National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation. Mehta, who was an instructor of cardiovascular medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine… Read More
CERN researchers announce participation at Frankfurt Book Fair - July 5, 2012
Frankfurt Book Fair has announced that researchers from European atomic research organisation CERN will participate in this year’s event on October 10-14. The CERN stand will occupy 165 sq m in Hall 4.2, the Hall for Expert Information, Science, Technology and Education. Among the displays is… Read More
Transfer launches new Enhanced Transfer Alerting Service - July 3, 2012
Transfer, the UKSG-sponsored initiative to create a Code of Practice to follow when journals are transferred between publishers, has announced the release of its Enhanced Transfer Alerting Service (ETAS). ETAS is a rapid alerting service that will allow publishers involved in a journal transfer to… Read More
Wellcome Trust toughens OA policy - June 28, 2012
The Wellcome Trust, UK, has announced that it will be strengthening the manner in which it enforces its open access policy with immediate effect. Failure to comply with the policy could result in final grant payments being withheld and non-compliant publications being discounted when applying for… Read More
New European Science Foundation report identifies hot research topics in and on Central and Eastern Europe - June 27, 2012
The European Science Foundation has published a new report, ‘Central and Eastern Europe Beyond Transition: Convergence and Divergence in Europe.’ The report aims to identify new themes for social science research in and on Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), which can be promoted and endorsed by… Read More
