The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy AURA is a consortium of universities and other institutions that operates astronomy astronomical observatory observatories and telescope s. AURA recognizes its mission statement as To promote excellence in astronomical research by providing access ... Dr. Smith was appointed President of the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy AURA ... Astronomy institutes and departments Category University associations and consortia fr Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy pt Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy ... Research Dr. Heidi Hammel Space Science Institute Dr. Timothy Heckman Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University Dr. Lynne Hillenbrand Astronomy and Astrophysics, California Institute ... Ruiz Departamento de Astronomia, Universidad de Chile Prof. Penny Sackett Research School of Astronomy ... was incorporated by a group of seven U.S. universities California, Chicago, Harvard, Indiana, Michigan ... began as a small organization dedicated to ground based optical astronomy, managing a range of 1 to 4 meter telescopes and providing community advocacy for optical infrared astronomy. Over the years, AURA expanded its focus to include Solar Astronomy and the Gemini 8 meter telescopes, going on to partner ... Research . In the 1980s, AURA took on the management of the Space Telescope Science Institute, opening .... AURA is furthering its aims in infrared space astronomy through the James Webb Space Telescope ... as AURA centers the Gemini Observatory the National Optical Astronomy Observatory NOAO the National ..., one on Mauna Kea in Hawaii and the other on Cerro Pachon in Chile . National Optical Astronomy ... AURA operates NSO conducting research at Sacramento Peak in New Mexico and at Kitt Peak in Arizona ... with AURA Member Universities. Prior to his appointment with AURA, Dr. Smith served 14 ... Institute for Astronomy University of Hawaii Dr. Malcolm Longair Cavendish Laboratory, University ... more details
Image USRA Logo.png right thumb USRA Logo The Universities Space ResearchAssociation was incorporated ... turned to the UniversitiesResearchAssociation URA , which had recently been created to operate the National ... Universities Space ResearchAssociation Part of Team Selected by the National Science Foundation to Manage ... Category Space agencies Category Space organizations pl Universities Space ResearchAssociation ... membership in the Association has grown from 49 colleges and universities when it was founded, to the current ... NCESSE National Center for Space Exploration Research on Fluids and Combustion NCSER Navy Astronomy ... 2006 10 24 ref ref cite news url http www.usra.edu cs member universities all member universities list?mode search title All Member Universities publisher USRA ref Objective USRA provides a mechanism through which universities can cooperate effectively with one another, with the government, and with other ... of standing panels of technical experts, drawn from the research community, to provide oversight ... A. R. Kuhlthau served as the first president of the Association. In 1976, Dr. Alexander J. Dessler became the second USRA president. Dr. Dessler moved the headquarters of the association to Rice University , where he served as chairman of the Department of Space Physics and Astronomy. In 1978 ... recognized for research in theoretical astrophysics and planetary science . Other ... space research community as early as 1970. Today, USRA researchers are involved with university ... related fields, including astronomy and astrophysics , earth sciences , microgravity , life sciences , space technology , computer science , and advanced concepts. Most USRA research activities include ... 2006 and Dr. Frederick A. Tarantino 2006 present Institutes and Programs Astronomy program at the Arecibo ... CASS Center for Program Project Management Research CPMR Cooperative Program in Space Science CPSS Center for Space Nuclear Research CSNR Division of Space Life Sciences DSLS Education Programs Office ... more details
The UniversitiesResearchAssociation, Inc. URA is a consortium of 87 leading research oriented universities, primarily in the United States , with members in Canada , Japan , and Italy . It is based in Washington, D.C. History and purpose The URA was founded in 1965, under the directive of the U. S. Presidential Advisory Committee and the United States National Academy of Sciences National Academy of Sciences . Its charter is to manage and operate research facilities in the national interest. ref http www.ura hq.org about index.html UniversitiesResearchAssociation, Inc Bot generated title ref The URA is the primary contractor for Fermilab , participates in the Pierre Auger Observatory project, and other projects. Its primary funding source is the United States Department of Energy . References references External links http www.ura hq.org UniversitiesResearchAssociation, Inc. home page UniversitiesResearchAssociation Category Higher education ko it UniversitiesResearchAssociation ... more details
The Midwestern UniversitiesResearchAssociation MURA was a collaboration between 15 universities with the goal of designing and building a particle accelerator for the Midwestern United States . It existed between 1953 1967, but could not achieve its goal in this time and lost funding. It was thought that President John F. Kennedy would have supported the MURA machine, while one of President Lyndon B. Johnson s first actions was the shutdown of the MURA machine and laboratory. ref name inno Cite book title Innovation was not enough a history of the Midwestern UniversitiesResearchAssociation MURA isbn 9789812832832 year 2010 first1 L. last1 Jones first2 F. last2 Mills first3 A. last3 Sessler first4 K. last4 Symon first5 D. last5 Young url http books.google.com books?id Bn7Z4VVB9uUC&pg PP1 publisher World Scientific ref File mura ring.jpg thumb layout of MURA FFAG In its formative years, Donald Kerst was the director of MURA. ref name inno At this institution, Keith Symon invented the FFAG accelerator , independently to Tihiro Ohkawa , which combines several concepts of cyclotron s and synchrotron s. FFAG concepts were extensively developed in MURA. The proposed MURA accelerators were scaling FFAG synchrotron s, meaning that orbits of any momentum are photographic enlargements of those of any other momentum. The concept of FFAG acceleration was revived in the early 1980s, ref Martin, S. W stefeld, G. ed. 1983 . Seminar on Fixed Field Alternating Gradient accelerators FFAG , held at J lich Research Centre . informal collection of contributed talks. KFA report SNQ 2 MZ BS 001 ref and gained interest up to the present day, see e.g. EMMA accelerator . Further reading F. Cole. http epaper.kek.jp c01 cyc2001 extra Cole.pdf O Camelot . Supplement to http accelconf.web.cern.ch ... UniversitiesResearchAssociation MURA isbn 9789812832832 year 2010 first1 L. last1 Jones .... References reflist Category University associations and consortia Category Research projects ... more details
The Association of East Asian ResearchUniversities , established in 1996 by nine universities of East Asian region, is now the organisation of 17 universities. The purpose of the organisation is to promote exchange among the member institutions , Open a Forum legal forum where the major university researchuniversities of the East Asia may share research results. Member universities Mainland China Peking University Fudan University Tsinghua University University of Science and Technology of China Nanjing University Taiwan National Tsing Hua University National Taiwan University Hong Kong Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Japan University of Tokyo University of Tsukuba Osaka University Tokyo Institute of Technology Kyoto University Tohoku University Korea Seoul National University KAIST Pohang University of Science and Technology External links http www.aearu.org Official website AEARU Asia university stub edu org stub Category University research collaboratives Category University associations and consortia ko ja zh ... more details
distinguish stellar association Confusing date January 2010 An associationastronomy is a combined or co added group of astronomical exposures from which cosmic rays have been removed. WFPC2 associations constitute one type of association and are tools in the Hubble Space Telescope HST archive for using data from the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 WFPC2 . Associations were introduced in the HST archive at the beginning of 1998. Since then, astronomers have been able to retrieve on the fly re calibrated co added WFPC2 images that have already been cleaned of cosmic rays from the Space Telescope European Coordinating Facility ST ECF , the Canadian Astronomy Data Centre CADC and Space Telescope Science Institute STScI archives. History Image Cdf.o comb.jpg thumb 500px right Association example from The Chandra Deep Field South. Left single exposure right Association The development of a new association pipeline was started in early 1999. Standard cross correlation techniques were used to measure the offsets among WFPC2 observations belonging to the same proposal and using the same filter. CADC and ST ECF released the second generation of WFPC2 Associations, known as type B associations in November 2001. Type B associations contain all the exposures that follow the same criterion of association as type A, but do not depend on the availability or the accuracy of the jitter information. See also Stellar kinematics External links http archive.stsci.edu hst HST Science Archive at STScI http archive.eso.org archive hst HST Science Archive at ST ECF http cadcwww.hia.nrc.ca hst HST Science Archive at CADC http www.spacetelescope.org index.html HST Science Archive at ESA Hubble DEFAULTSORT AssociationAstronomy Category Astronomical imaging de Sternassoziation es Asociaci n estelar fr Association stellaire ko hr Zvjezdana asocijacija it Associazione stellare lt vaig d i asociacija ja pl Asocjacja gwiazdowa ru sk Hviezdna asoci cia fi T htiassosiaatio ... more details
Primary sources date January 2008 The Monterey Institute for Research in Astronomy MIRA is a privately established, non profit, professional organization for astronomy astronomical education and research , near Monterey, California . It is located adjacent to the campus of the California State University, Monterey Bay , within the city limits of Marina, California . MIRA is not affiliated with California State University, Monterey Bay CSUMB . The acronym MIRA was chosen because of the Mira unusual star of that name. MIRA maintains two observatories the Weaver Student Observatory adjacent to the in town offices of MIRA, and the Oliver Observing Station in the Los Padres National Forest . External links http www.mira.org MIRA web site coord 36.6609 121.8087 format dms type landmark region US CA display title Category Astronomical observatories in California observatory stub pt Monterey Institute for Research in Astronomy ... more details
researchuniversities date from the founding of the University of Bologna in 1088 or the University of Paris ca. 1160 70 . In the 19th and 20th centuries, European universities concentrated upon science and research , their structures and philosophies having shaped the contemporary university . The original medieval universities arose from the Roman Catholic Church schools that became the university ... century, universities published their own research journals. ref R egg, Themes , A History of the University ... of universities in the 19th and 20th centuries. Students could conduct research in seminars ... 1914 , p. 114. ref The European university legacy Ultimately, European researchuniversities established ... 1914 , pp. 136 37. ref Throughout, the basic structure and research purposes of the universities ..., and teaching critical thinking and research. External influences, such as Renaissance humanism ... curriculum curricula . By the 18th century, universities published academic journal s by the 19th .... In the 19th and 20th centuries, the universities concentrated upon science, but were ... exerted a significant, limiting influence upon academy academic curricula and scholarly method research ... had established universities world wide, thus making higher education available to the world s populaces ... The first European universities Historically, the University of Bologna , founded in 1088, is considered the mother of European universities established as symbolic of Italian national unity ... in the contemporary sense. ref Rudy, The Universities of Europe, 1100 1914 , pp. 15 16 ref In turn, the traditional medieval universities evolved from Catholic and Protestant church schools then established ... professionals . Prof. Walter R egg, editor of A History of the University in Europe , reports that universities .... ref Rudy, The Universities of Europe, 1100 1914 , p. 40 ref Yet rediscovery of Classical era knowledge ... research was effected in furtherance of scientific investigation, ref R egg, Themes , A History ... more details
Infobox Organization name European Association for Astronomy Education image Eaae logo.gif caption EAAE Logo map mcaption type Astronomy Education Organization headquarters membership teachers from 26 European countries language leader title leader name leader title2 leader name2 formation 1995 website http www.eaae astronomy.org The http www.eaae astronomy.org home European Association for Astronomy Education, EAAE ref http www.eaae astronomy.org home European Association for Astronomy Education ..., and of astronomy in particular. ref http www.aavso.org publications ejaavso v35n1 255.pdf Reichen, M. 2006 . The European Association for Astronomy Education Abstract ,JAAVSO Volume 35,p.255 PDF ref ... http www.eaae astronomy.org European Association for Astronomy Education Homepage ref ref http www.eaae ... Asian Association of Teachers of Astronomy EAATA . References references External links http www.eaae astronomy.org European Association for Astronomy Education EAAE Webpage http eaae astronomy.org ... EuroPlaNet http www.issp.ac.ru astro eaata gene e.html Euro Asian Association of Teachers of Astronomy EAATA Category Astronomy organizations Category Educational organizations Category Organizations ... ESO workshop on Teaching of Astronomy in Europe s Secondary Schools that was held at the ESO European ... 27 Declaration of the EU ESO workshop 1994 ref Structure The Association has a General Assembly ... a Star, promotes school research projects about astronomical objects through a contest, Catch a Star ... Observatory ESO . Working Group 3, Summer Schools, promotes teacher training about Astronomy ... with the ESO European Southern Observatory ESO ,in many projects, including Astronomy On Line ref http www.aavso.org publications ejaavso v35n1 255.pdf West, R. 2006 . The Astronomy On Line Project ... ESA and with the CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research CERN on the organization of Physics ... ref , Twitter ref http twitter.com EAAE Astronomy EAAE News on Twitter ref and Portal to the Universe ... more details
Distinguish International Alliance of ResearchUniversities class infobox bordered colspan 2 align center Innovative ResearchUniversities colspan 2 align center bground white colspan 2 align center Data ... Griffith University Executive Director Conor King Other Names IRU Innovative ResearchUniversities IRU , formerly Innovative ResearchUniversities Australia , is a network of seven comprehensive universities committed to conducting research of national and international standing. The network advises the government on higher education, research and innovation policy shares knowledge, experiences and insights to achieve best practice in teaching, research and operations and creates opportunities for students and other stakeholders through collaboration and partnership. The universities in the IRU ... education. Each were established as research intensive universities during the 1960s and 1970s ... design and delivery hence, the network name of Innovative ResearchUniversities . The founding universities included Flinders University, Griffith University, La Trobe University, Murdoch ... researchers with industry and government, and emphasises research application. See also List of universities ... ResearchUniversities Australian university groups div Category Universities in Australia Category ... wikitable colspan 5 align center bgcolor f0f6fa font color 000000 Member Universities align left ... Wales NSW 1965 http www.newcastle.edu.au Website History In 2003, a group of universities sharing ... by Charles Darwin University in 2009 resulting in the current seven members. Charles Darwin is a research ... and IRU s first dual sector institution. Research Members of the IRU are all research intensive ... members are ranked in the world s top 500 universities by the THE QS World University Rankings 2009 ... ethos is an emphasis on conducting high quality cross disciplinary research recognised for its impact ... communities. The group collectively attracts A 310 million per annum in research funding from ... more details
Image IARU logo.jpg thumb 250px The International Alliance of ResearchUniversities IARU was launched on 14 January 2006 as a co operative network of 10 leading, international research intensive universities who share similar visions for higher education, in particular the education of future leaders. At the launch the presidents elected Australian National University Vice Chancellor Professor Ian Chubb as chairman for 2006 2009. His successor, Professor Tan Chorh Chuan from the National University of Singapore , is the chairman for 2009 2011. Its Presidents meet annually at a host university venue to discuss joint initiatives under the following categories 1 Global Education Initiatives, which includes the flagship http www.iaruni.org gsp Global Summer Program , 2 Institutional Joint Networking, 3 Grand Challenge, and most notably its http www.iaruni.org sustainability Campus Sustainability , and 4 Research initiatives. Its members are flagicon Australia Australian National University flagicon United Kingdom University of Cambridge flagicon United Kingdom University of Oxford flagicon United States University of California, Berkeley flagicon United States Yale University flagicon People s Republic of China Peking University flagicon Singapore National University of Singapore flagicon Japan University of Tokyo flagicon Denmark University of Copenhagen flagicon Switzerland ETH Zurich External links http www.iaruni.org IARU website International Alliance of ResearchUniversities Category University associations and consortia Category University research collaboratives edu org stub ar de International Alliance of ResearchUniversities es International Alliance of ResearchUniversities ko it International Alliance of ResearchUniversities ja pt Alian a Internacional das Universidades de Pesquisa ru simple International Alliance of ResearchUniversities tr Uluslararas ... more details
Infobox university name International ResearchUniversities Network gallery File IRUN logo cmyk.jpg IRUN gallery website http www.irun.eu www.irun.eu The International ResearchUniversities Network IRUN , initiated in 2006 by http www.ru.nl english Radboud University Nijmegen in the Netherlands, was officially founded during a meeting in September 2007 in Nijmegen. Representatives from each of the network s nine founding partner universities signed the IRUN Charter. IRUN currently represents eight European countries and is expected to grow in numbers of universities, countries and world regions represented. All universities currently in the network are researchuniversities their teaching efforts are predicated on the vigour and quality of their own research programmes and recent international scientific developments. It is the goal of IRUN that all research produced by the partners is pioneering and innovative. IRUN aims to stimulate the internationalisation of higher education through exchanges and research collaboration. In other words, the partner universities are committed to increase the international exchange of their excellent students and research staff, as well as to develop joint Master and PhD programmes between partners. IRUN is guided by the core principle that international collaboration between high quality researchuniversities helps to reinforce the manifest international character of their educational programmes and offers new possibilities to encourage their development. IRUN Network of Female Professors http www.ru.nl irun staff working groups network of female The IRUN Network of Female Professors was founded as a result of the 1st Conference Women in Science in March 2008. Main aim of the network is to foster the participation of women in science, starting ... of Glasgow See also Coimbra Group Europaeum League of European ResearchUniversities Utrecht Network ... universities Category University associations and consortia fr International ResearchUniversities ... more details
Image LERU logo.png right The League of European ResearchUniversities LERU is a consortium of Europe s most prominent and renowned researchuniversities. History and Overview Founded in 2002 , as a partnership among twelve of Europe s top multi faculty researchuniversities, in 2010 it expanded its membership to twenty one universities. It is headquartered in Leuven , Belgium . http www.leru.org index.php public about leru office Secretary General Prof. dr. Kurt Deketelaere is the current Secretary General. Membership The 21 member universities as of 2011 are BEL Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Catholic University of Leuven ref label coimbra 1 a FIN University of Helsinki ref label europaeum 2 a ref label Utrecht 4 a FRA University of Paris VI Pierre et Marie Curie ref label 2006 3 a University of Strasbourg ref label Utrecht 4 c University of Paris Sud ref label 2006 3 a DEU Albert Ludwigs ... of five of Europe s leading technical researchuniversities International ResearchUniversities ... label 2009 5 b These universities join the League as new members on January 1, 2010. Networks of European universities League of European ResearchUniversities Category University associations and consortia Category University research collaboratives ar ca LERU de League of European ResearchUniversities es Liga de Universidades de Investigaci n Europeas fr Ligue europ enne des universit s de recherche ko it League of European ResearchUniversities nl ... label coimbra 1 e note label coimbra 1 f note label coimbra 1 g These universities also belong to the Coimbra Group , a larger alliance of European universities. note label europaeum 2 a note label europaeum 2 b note label europaeum 2 c These universities also belong to Europaeum , another European ... note label 2006 3 e note label 2006 3 f These universities joined the League as new members on January 17, 2006. note label Utrecht 4 a note label Utrecht 4 b note label Utrecht 4 c These universities ... more details
UniversitiesResearch Reactor , also known as UniversitiesResearch Reactor or University Research Reactor , was a small Nuclear reactor technology nuclear research reactor in Risley, Warrington Risley , Warrington , England . It was jointly owned by Victoria University of Manchester Manchester and University of Liverpool Liverpool universities and used for performing neutron activation work and training reactor operator s ref name UofM cite web url http www.dalton.manchester.ac.uk aboutus history index.html title Nuclear physics at the University of Manchester accessdate 2008 03 04 ref . This Argonaut class reactor ref name IAEA See Table I.I I cite web url http www pub.iaea.org MTCD publications PDF TRS414 web.pdf title Technical Reports Series No. 414, IAEA 2003 accessdate 2008 03 04 ref was opened in 1962. ref name BNFL cite web url http www.bnfl.com UserFiles File 145 1.pdf title BNFL decommissioning note accessdate 2008 03 04 Dead link date October 2010 bot H3llBot ref , The reactor used highly enriched uranium metal fuel clad in aluminium. The fuel elements consisted of bundles of flat plates rather than rods. The core was cooled by light water. The fuel elements were situated within six open topped aluminium tanks containing water that were separated and surrounded by graphite. This meant that moderation was part by the water within the tanks and part by graphite with graphite serving as the reflector. Reactivity control was provided by four semaphore signal type control blades held by magnetic clutches to shafts that could be driven by geared electric motors. The blades were made of cadmium plates rivetted to aluminium blades. The insertion of a single blade was sufficient to shut down the fission chain reaction. The simple control system did not use voting logic. Any detected fault resulted in an immediate scram. Power failure also produced an immediate scram .... References reflist Category Nuclear research reactors Category Nuclear research centers ... more details
The Association of African Universities was established in 1967 to facilitate co operation between its members and with the international academic community. It is based in Accra , Ghana . In June 2007, it had 208 members from 45 African countries. The Association of African Universities AAU is the apex organization and forum for consultation, exchange of information and co operation among institutions of higher education in Africa. It represents the voice of higher education in Africa on regional and international bodies and supports networking by institutions of higher education in teaching, research, information exchange and dissemination. See also Universities in Africa EAIE EURODOC Agence universitaire de la Francophonie AUF European University Association External links http www.aau.org Association of African Universities Category Education in Africa Category International nongovernmental organizations Category University associations and consortia Africa university stub ar de Association of African Universities fr Association des universit s africaines ... more details
Refimprove date March 2009 The Association of Colombian Universities lang es Asociaci n Colombiana de Universidades , also known as ASCUN , is a Non profit organization non profit , non governmental organization , that congregates the Public university public and Private university private Colombia n universities. Its primary objectives are to serve as a permanent space for the discussion of the present and future of the Colombian universities, establish a link between the universities and the national government, perform academic research about higher education , promote continuing education , academic development, establishment of research networks, provide information services, and maintain inter institutional and international relationships. ref name ASCUN ABOUT cite web url http www.ascun.org.co title ASOCIACION COLOMBIANA DE UNIVERSIDADES ASCUN format work accessdate 2009 03 18 ref The association counts with 75 affiliated institutions, located in the whole country. See also Portal box Colombia Education University List of universities in Colombia Notes Reflist External links http www.ascun.org.co Association of Colombian Universities official site es icon Category Education in Colombia Category University associations and consortia Colombia stub edu org stub es Asociaci n Colombiana de Universidades ... more details
The Irish UniversitiesAssociation IUA lang ga Cummann Ollscoileanna ireann is the representative body of the seven Irish universities and is based at NUI offices in Merrion Square , Dublin . The IUA is a non profit making body, in 1972 the five Heads of Irish Universities decided to establish a conference to provide a forum for joint action on matters of common concern to the universities, it was created in the late 1970s as the Conference of Heads of Irish Universities CHIU lang ga Comhghairm Cheannair Ollscoileanna ireann and was formally incorporated in 1997 with charitable status and adopted its current name in 2005. The mission of the IUA is to collectively formulate and pursue policies which advance education and research in the universities of the Republic of Ireland . The IUA Council consists of the presidents provosts of each college and in addition there are five standing groups, viz Financial, Research, Registrar, HR and Secretaries. The IUA periodically issues reports and reviews in pursuit of its policies. The IUA is a Collective Full Member of the European University Association . ref http www.eua.be eua membership and services Home members directory.aspx?country 97&p 1 EUA website ref Members of the IUA Dublin City University National University of Ireland, Galway National University of Ireland, Maynooth University of Dublin University College Cork University College Dublin University of Limerick The initial members of the CHIU were the former University Colleges of Dublin, Cork and Galway, the then St Patrick s College, Maynooth and Trinity College, Dublin. On gaining university status DCU and UL joined in 1990. ref http www.crue.org eurec member ie.html Conference of Heads of Irish Universities ref References reflist External links http www.iua.ie Official website Members of ERCIM Category Education in Ireland Category University associations and consortia Category Members of the European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics ... more details
Infobox Organization name Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada image image border size ... remarks The Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada AUCC is an organisation that represents Canada s colleges and universities. Formed in 1911 in Canada 1911 , it represents 95 public and private not for profit List of universities in Canada Canadian Universities and University Colleges in Canada . It provides member services in public policy and advocacy, communications, research and information ... e.html Information and overview about the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada Bot generated ... accessdate 2010 06 01 ref The association produces a number of publications, such as University Affairs magazine, Trends in Higher Education , UniWorld magazine, and the Directory of Canadian Universities . The Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada s Arms, Supporters and Badge were registered ... brochure ref Its priorities are increasing funding for universities operating and capital costs, research ... Copyright Reform Process Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada AUCC Bot generated ... Bank. Arms Infobox COA wide image Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada Arms.svg bannerimage badgeimage notes The arms of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada ... G13 Canadian UniversitiesAssociation of Commonwealth Universities References reflist External ... to promote higher education and awareness of the contributions Canada s universities ... s universities adopt new Statement on Academic Freedom publisher AUCC date October 25, 2011 url http www.aucc.ca media room news and commentary canadas universities adopt new statement on academic ... programs The association is also active in the international arena, ref http www.aucc.ca programs ... is geared toward senior level university students and faculty members from Canadian universities, who ... several other international programs open to Canadian universities and seek involvement in technical ... more details
Infobox Organization name Association of American Universities image Association of American Universities ... website http www.aau.edu aau.edu The Association of American Universities AAU is an organization of leading research university universities devoted to maintaining a strong system of academic research ... academic research funding ref of U.S. universitiesresearch grants and contract income and 52 of all .... The association ranks its members using four criteria Research spending, the percentage of faculty ... 1900 1999 Departed because of a shift in the AAU s emphasis to large researchuniversities. ref Peter Schmidt, Clark U. Leaves Association of American Universities Others May Follow September 10 ... agricultural research in its metrics, hurt the university s performance in the association s internal ... and references Reflist External links http www.aau.edu Association of American UniversitiesAssociation of American Universities Category Association of American Universities Category Lists of universities ... bg de Association of American Universities es Asociaci n ... ko it Association of American Universities he nl Association of American Universities ja ru simple Association ... total number of US universities is 59 universities in the United States both State university system United States public and private university private and two universities in Canada . Organization The AAU was founded in 1900 by a group of fourteen Doctor of Philosophy Ph.D. granting universities ... and national policies, in order to promote strong programs in academic research and scholarship ... North Carolina State University said The AAU is the pre eminent research intensive membership ... in higher education. You d probably be hard pressed to find a major research university that didn t want ... as a Lobbying lobbyist in its headquarters in the city of Washington, D.C. for research funding for its ... more details
Infobox Organization name University & Colleges Employers Association image size caption abbreviation UCEA motto formation 30 March 1994 status Company limited by guarantee 02914327 purpose Representative and advisor to higher education sector employers location Woburn House, 20 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9HU region served UK membership leader title Chief Executive leader name Jocelyn Prudence main organ UCEA Newsletter parent organization budget website http www.ucea.ac.uk The Universities and Colleges Employers Association UCEA is the employers association for universities and colleges of higher education in the United Kingdom . They represent universities and colleges in national negotiations with trade unions , government bodies, funding councils and other stakeholders. They also provide advice to higher education institutions on strategic and operational employment issues and undertake research into human resource planning, pay, recruitment and retention and other issues of interest to their members. The following are the constituent member organizations and the number of seats they have on the board Universities UK 8 , Universities Scotland 2 , Committee of University Chairs 6 and GuildHE 2 . ref name membership http www.ucea.ac.uk en About Us UCEA Board Membership.cfm UCEA Website ref The chief executive is Jocelyn Prudence since 2001 , ref name Prudence http www.timeshighereducation.co.uk story.asp?storyCode 157669§ioncode 26 Times Higher Education 23 February 2001 In the news Jocelyn Prudence ref and the Chair of the Board is Keith Burnett since 2009 . ref name UCEAnews http www.ucea.ac.uk en News Archived News.cfm?filteryear 2009&obj id B2C502C6 016B 413F A33AAAAA0762A995&page 1 www.ucea.ac.uk UCEA announces new chair of board ref References reflist External links http www.ucea.ac.uk UCEA Website Category Higher education in the United Kingdom Category Educational organisations based in the United Kingdom Edu org stub ... more details
The Association of Pacific Rim Universities APRU , formed in 1997, is a consortium of leading researchuniversities in the Pacific Rim . APRU aims to foster education, research and enterprise thereby contributing to the economy economic , science scientific and culture cultural advancement in the Pacific Rim. APRU embodies a commitment to global academic and research standards in both its objectives and guiding principles. APRU recognizes that its activities can be powerful catalysts for expanding educational, economic, and technological cooperation among the Pacific Rim economies. In this regard, the association seeks to promote dialogue and collaboration between academic institutions in Pacific Rim economies so that they can become effective players in the global knowledge economy. Members Australia Australian National University University of Sydney University of Melbourne Canada University of British Columbia Chile University of Chile China Mainland China Fudan University Nanjing University Tsinghua University University of Science and Technology of China Zhejiang University Hong Kong The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology The University of Hong Kong Indonesia University of Indonesia Japan Keio University Kyoto University Osaka University Tohoku University University of Tokyo Waseda University Korea Korea University Seoul National University Malaysia University of Malaya Mexico National Autonomous University of Mexico Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education Monterrey Institute of Technology New Zealand University of Auckland Philippines University of the Philippines Russia Far Eastern National University Singapore National University of Singapore ... California University of Washington See also EAIE EURODOC Association of African UniversitiesAssociation of Commonwealth Universities Agence universitaire de la Francophonie AUF European University Association External links http www.apru.org Association of Pacific Rim Universities APRU ... more details
Infobox Commonwealth of Nations name Association of Commonwealth Universities image Acu logo small.png image size 105px caption Logo of the ACU type Charitable organization acronyms ACU head Professor John Wood ref http www.acu.ac.uk about us senior management ACU Senior Management ref br small Secretary General Secretary General of the ACU small status Active established 1913 headquarters London flagicon United Kingdom website http www.acu.ac.uk www.acu.ac.uk parent Commonwealth of Nations subsidiaries footnotes The Association of Commonwealth Universities represents over 480 universities from Commonwealth of Nations Commonwealth countries. History In 1912, the University of London took the initiative to assemble 53 representatives of universities in London to hold a Congress of Universities of the Empire. They decided they needed a bureau of information. Its affairs would be handled by a committee representing universities at home and abroad. In 1913 the office opened as the Universities Bureau of the Commonwealth of Nations British Empire . They incorporated under licence of the Board of Trade in 1919 and received a grant of 5000 to operate an office premises, with the understanding that the universities of the Empire would fund its maintenance. In 1948 the name was changed to Association of Universities of the British Commonwealth, and in 1963 it changed to its current name. Dr Anastasios Christodoulou was the Secretary General of the Association of Commonwealth Universities from 1980 to 1996. In 1986, Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom Queen Elizabeth II became patron of the Association of Commonwealth Universities. References Reflist External links http www.acu.ac.uk Association of Commonwealth Universities Category Association of Commonwealth Universities Category Commonwealth Universities Category Commonwealth Family Category University associations and consortia university stub ar it Associazione delle Universit del Commonwealth pl Zwi zek ... more details
Association of Universities of the Canadian Francophonie known by the acronym AUFC for its French name, Association des universit s de la francophonie canadienne promotes university education in minority francophone communities in Canada , through cooperation between its member institutions. In the community it serves, each member institution plays a crucial role in cultural , social and economic development . The Association represents its member institutions on topics of mutual interest before the Government of Canada , national and international organizations. Members The association is made up of the following 13 institutions which promote university education within minority francophone communities in Canada ref name uottawa.ca http www.uottawa.ca vr etudes academic en aufc.html ref University of Alberta Facult Saint Jean Campus Saint Jean , of the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta Institut fran ais, of the University of Regina in Regina, Saskatchewan Universit de Saint ... www.aufc.ca Association of Universities of the Canadian Francophonie for Canadian Francophonie Scholarships Program DEFAULTSORT Association Of Universities Of The Canadian Francophonie Category Universities and colleges in Canada Category Scholarships in Canada fr Association des universit s de la ... areas. The office of the association is located at 260, rue Dalhousie, bureau 400 Ottawa, Ontario ... AUFC Action Plan AUFC s action plan for 2007 2012 focuses on supporting its research community and the internationalization ... committee on research in June 2006, development of a strategy to enhance researchers ability to obtain funding from research funding agencies e.g. concerning Francophone minority communities . adoption of a support plan for research on Francophone minority communities on May 31, 2007 implementation ... ref AUFC Research A 2005 AUFC study evaluated the state of technological infrastructure within Canada s francophone universities and recommended on its future directions. ref http www.risq.qc.ca ... more details
Association of Indian Universities AIU is an organisation based in Delhi India to evaluate the courses, syllabi, standard and credits of foreign Universities and to equate them in relation to various courses offered by Indian Universities . The AIU is mainly concerned with the recognition of Degrees Diplomas awarded by the accredited Universities in India and abroad for the purpose of admission to higher courses at Indian Universities . The AIU is also an implementing agency for the agreements signed under the Cultural Exchange Programme executed between India and other countries in the field of education, insofar as it relates to the recognition of foreign qualifications except for medicine and allied courses . Its opinion as to legitimacy or recognition of any foreign qualification is not binding upon anyone, as it is neither a statutory body, nor a part of the government. It is in fact a society registered under the societies act. External links http www.aiuweb.org Official website Category University associations and consortia Category Educational organisations in India India university stub fr Association des universit s indiennes ... more details
The Combined Array for Research in Millimeter wave Astronomy CARMA is an astronomical instrument comprising 23 radio telescopes. These telescopes form an astronomical interferometer where all the signals are combined in a purpose built computer a correlator to produce high resolution astronomical images. Image CARMA Panoramic cropped2.jpg thumb 400px CARMA in D array Location According to the CARMA observatory catalog, the median height of all telescope pads is at an elevation of 2196.223 m 7205.807 ft . The observatory is located in the Inyo Mountains to the east of the Owens Valley Radio Observatory , at a site called Cedar Flat , accessed through Westgard Pass . The high elevation site was chosen to minimize millimeter wave absorption and phase decoherence by atmospheric water vapor. Until the Atacama Large Millimeter Array in Chile is in full operation, this instrument will be the most powerful millimeter wave interferometer in the world. Features This array is unique for being a heterogeneous collection of radio telescopes of varying sizes and design. There are three types of telescopes ... observations at BIMA and OVRO Radio astronomy Category Radio telescopes Category Interferometric telescopes de Combined Array for Research in Millimeter Wave Astronomy fr Combined Array for Research in Millimeter wave Astronomy ko Combined Array for Research in Millimeter wave Astronomy ja CARMA ... and operated by the http bima.astro.umd.edu Berkeley Illinois Maryland Association BIMA consortium .... Universities Involved CARMA is a consortium composed of three primary groups. California Institute of Technology, Berkeley Illinois Maryland Association BIMA , University of Chicago California Institute of Technology http www.caltech.edu University of California, Berkeley , Radio Astronomy Laboratory ... University of Maryland, College Park , Laboratory for Millimeter wave Astronomy http www.astro.umd.edu ... effect Radio Astronomy Interferometry coord 37.3 N 118.1 W ref cite web url http www.mmarray.org ... more details
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