CERN celebrates 60 years of science for peace - March 19, 2014
CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, is celebrating 60 years of science for peace in 2014, with events at the Organization's Geneva laboratory and in its Members States. Festivities will focus on two key events. The first is on July 1 at UNESCO Headquarters in… Read More
Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters launches second annual Metrics Mania - March 17, 2014
The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters has announced the launch of the second annual Metrics Mania, a unique competition designed to measure the research impact of American universities participating in the national college basketball championships. The competition will begin March 17, and close… Read More
ProQuest seeks applicants for 2014 Roger K. Summit Scholarship - March 5, 2014
Information resources and technologies provider ProQuest, US, is seeking applicants for its 2014 Roger K. Summit Scholarship. Open to applicants from around the world, the US$5,000 award has been given annually for more than twenty years, supporting promising graduate students in library and information sciences. The… Read More
Nominations for 2014 Chemical Sciences Apprentice of the Year and Chemistry Technician of the Year awards now open - March 4, 2014
The Royal Society of Chemistry and National Apprenticeship Service have announced that nominations are now open for the Chemical Sciences Apprentice of the Year Awards 2014. The award recognises individuals who are working towards, or have completed, an advanced or higher apprenticeship with a strong… Read More
Visualising Research: using data visualisation to explore how research is funded in the UK - March 3, 2014
Around £3 billion of Government funding is apportioned annually between the seven UK Research Councils. This investment creates a huge amount of information, which is held in the 'Gateway to Research' database and available for anyone to access online. But how can people make sense of… Read More
Wolters Kluwer Health’s Global Customer Support team wins Omega NorthFace ScoreBoard Award for Customer Service Excellence - February 28, 2014
Wolters Kluwer Health, a global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, has announced that its Global Customer Support team for the Ovid and LWW Journals product lines has received the NorthFace ScoreBoard Award from Omega Management Group Corp for excellence in service during 2013.… Read More
Four Elsevier titles receive American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Awards - February 27, 2014
STM publisher Elsevier has announced that four of its titles have been recognised in the American Journal of Nursing (AJN) Book of the Year Awards. In the critical care-emergency nursing category, which recognises publications that address patients in critical care environments and their complex acute… Read More
Eighth Annual Knovel University Challenge winners announced - February 24, 2014
The results from the Eighth Annual Knovel University Challenge are in, and they represent the growing international presence of Knovel at academic institutions. The top 10 universities with the highest participation in the 2013 Challenge hailed from the US, Canada, Mexico, Turkey and China. There… Read More
McGraw-Hill Professional’s AccessScience wins PROSE Award for Best Multidisciplinary Platform/eProduct - February 24, 2014
AccessScience, McGraw-Hill Professional's innovative next-generation online general science reference, was honored as the Best Multidisciplinary Platform/eProduct at the 2013 Awards for Professional and Scholarly Excellence – the PROSE Awards – in another year of record entries to the competition. Established by the Association of American… Read More
Google Science Fair and Scientific American launch third annual Scientific American Science in Action award - February 17, 2014
Internet search services provider Google and science magazine Scientific American have announced the launch of the third annual $50,000 Scientific American Science in Action award, powered by the Google Science Fair. The Scientific American Science in Action award honours a project that… Read More
