14 February 2012 | General, TUD
COST TU0901 appears in El Mundo
A COST TUD Action on sound insulation has been quoted in the Spanish daily newspaper, thanks to its links to the University of Valladolid, Spain. Below is a translated summary of the article published on 6 February 2012.
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06 February 2012 | General, ISCH, ICT
Safer Internet Day
Safer Internet Day 2012 take places on Tuesday 7 February 2012 and focuses on the theme "Connecting generations and educating each other", by encouraging users young and old to "discover the digital world together...safely"! Helping science and research provide a safer Internet for young media users, COST actively supports the fight against cyberbullying.
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02 February 2012 | General, BMBS, CMST, MPNS
World Cancer Day
Discover how COST Actions are contributing to the fight against cancer. 4 February is World Cancer Day. This year’s theme ‘Together it is possible’ reminds us that we all need to take responsibility for reducing the burden of this disease. Only together will we be able to reduce premature deaths from cancer and other Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) by 25 % by 2025. The global campaign is led by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) with the support of the World Health Organization (WHO). Above all, this day aims to raise awareness about cancer prevention and control on a global scale.
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02 February 2012 | General, CMST
EuroSchool on ‘Intermetallic Compounds in Catalysis’
A training school on ‘Intermetallic Compounds in Catalysis’ will take place in the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Dresden, Germany, from 22 to 27 April 2012. This Training School is a joint initiative by COST Action CM0904 ‘Network for intermetallic compounds as catalysts for steam reforming of methanol (IMC-SRM)’ and the European C-MAC Consortium.
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26 January 2012 | General, ISCH, ICT, TD
European Privacy and Data Protection Day
The Council of Europe has chosen 28 January as European Privacy and Data Protection Day. This day celebrates privacy and the autonomy of the individual – and gives us the opportunity to engage as citizens in timely debates of today's societies and to reflect on the issue of data protection and privacy. The day is aimed at giving European citizens the chance to understand what their rights are in respect of the collection and processing of their personal data; and also to increase awareness of the risks associated with the illegal mishandling and unfair processing of their personal data.
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23 January 2012 | General, ICT
Tribute to Dr Gerard Butler
COST is saddened to hear of the untimely passing of Dr Gerard Butler on 19 January 2012.
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05 January 2012 | General, BMBS, CMST
Debating bacterial adaptation to selection following antibiotic treatment
COST Actions in the field of Biomedicine and Molecular Biosciences collaborate to investigate bacterial adaptation and resistance.
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06 December 2011 | General, MPNS
COST's Antibacterial Tiles presented at the Innovation Convention
Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science, and Philippe Maystadt, President of the European Investment Bank, visited the work of COST Action 540 on antibacterial surfaces at the Innovation Convention Exhibition on 5 and 6 December 2011.
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20 November 2011 | General, FA
World Fisheries Day
21 November is World Fisheries Day. COST joins all fishing communities and those involved in the protection of our marine resources in celebrating the 2011 World Fisheries Day!
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19 November 2011 | General, ISCH
Celebrating children
20 November is universal Children’s Day, an occasion to promote the welfare of children and an understanding between children all over the world. It also marks the 22nd anniversary of the adoption of United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).
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