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21.12.2009

Updated doctoral statistics

The NORBAL database with statistics on awarded doctoral degrees and doctoral students in the Nordic and Baltic countries is now updated with data for 2008.  RANNIS gathers data on Icelanders completing their doctoral degrees in Iceland and abroad, as well as statistics on doctoral degree students.

11.11.2009

HERA workshop in Berlin

Opportunity for Humanities researchers to contribute to debate on challenges facing Humanities Research in Europe Humanities in the European Research Area (HERA) is organising a workshop in Berlin, Germany on 14-15 December.  HERA is a partnership of a growing number of (inter)national Humanities funding agencies across Europe. The main objective of HERA is to firmly establish the Humanities in the European Research Area and to seriously engage the Humanities in the Framework Programmes of the European Commission.

28.10.2009

Booklet on R&D stats

Research and development expenditure in Iceland as a share of Gross Domestic Product is relatively high compared to other countries. This share was almost 2,7% in 2007, accordin to a survey conducted by Rannis.

14.9.2009

Good Nordic Practices in Peer Review

NORIA-net seminar on Good Nordic Practices in Peer Review will be held in Helsinki on Friday 30
October 2009. Online registration for the seminar is now available.

11.9.2009

The Icelandic Research Fund – An open call

The Icelandic Research Fund announces an open call. The deadline is 1 October 2009.

11.9.2009

The Icelandic Research Fund - A new Board

The Minister of Education, Science and Culture has appointed a new Board for the Icelandic Research Fund (cf. art. 4 from the Act on Public Support for Scientific Research No. 3/2003).

23.2.2009

Three programs given STPC grants

The Science and Technology Policy Council in Iceland (STPC) recently granted funding for 3 research programs. The funding of Centers of Excellence and Research Clusters was a decision by the government in 2007. Funding will be provided for up to seven years with max. 80 m.kr. each year. The grants are subjected to review after three years.

The selection procedure followed two steps. The first step was an open call for proposals. STPC considered all proposals and granted ten proposals 1. m. kr. each to write a more detailed proposal that were submitted in October 2008. The latter part consisted of a detailed review of the ten proposals with international contribution.

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