European Union launches new European Medical Corps to respond faster to emergencies - February 16, 2016
The European Union has launched the European Medical Corps to help mobilise medical and public health teams and equipment for emergencies inside and outside the EU. Through the European Medical Corps, EU Member States and other European countries participating in the system can make medical… Read More
F1000Workspace announces integration with Google Docs - February 15, 2016
F1000Workspace, a platform that enables scientists to collect, write and discuss scientific literature, has added an innovative new piece of software to its portfolio to help scientists write papers and grants more efficiently. Scientists can now install F1000Workspace in a Google Doc as an Add-on.… Read More
Registration for COAR Annual Meeting & General Assembly now open - February 11, 2016
Registration for the COAR Annual Meeting & General Assembly is now open via the University of Vienna website. Two important themes underlie the meeting program. Next Generation Repositories will focus on value-added functionalities for repositories and International Collaboration will feature several collaborative projects being facilitated… Read More
European University Association publishes ‘Roadmap on Open Access to Research Publications’ - February 8, 2016
European University Association (EUA) has published its 'Roadmap on Open Access to Research Publications' after an endorsement from the EUA Council at its meeting on January 29, 2016. The main objective of the roadmap is to assist universities in the transition to Open Access (OA). More… Read More
SHARE initiative to host preconference workshop and curate-a-thon at FORCE2016 Conference - February 8, 2016
The SHARE initiative is offering a preconference workshop and curate-a-thon on April 17 in Portland, Oregon, at the FORCE2016 Conference organised by FORCE11, which aims to improve knowledge creation and sharing by encouraging better use of new technologies. SHARE is building… Read More
CHORUS members elect Board of Directors - February 5, 2016
Elections for the CHORUS / CHOR, Inc. Board of Directors were held at the organisation's Annual Members Meeting on February 3, 2016, in Washington, D.C., further to the expiration of the Interim Board that has served CHORUS during its initial formation, just over 2 years after… Read More
