The http www.sciencecouncil.org ScienceCouncil was established by Royal Charter in 2003. The principal activity of The ScienceCouncil is the promotion of the advancement and dissemination of knowledge of and education in science pure and applied, for the public benefit. It is a membership organisation for learned and professional bodies across science and its applications and works with them to represent ... scientists. The ScienceCouncil promotes the profession of scientist through the http www.charteredscientist.org ... awareness of the contribution of professional scientists to science and society and advances science education and increased understanding of the benefits of science. The ScienceCouncil provides a forum ... and the wider science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medical communities to enable inter disciplinary contributions to science policy and the application of science. The ScienceCouncil was founded by the late Professor Sir Gareth Roberts FRS, who served as the Council s Founding President. In February 2007, Sir Tom McKillop FRS, became the new President of the ScienceCouncil and he ... 36 Loman Street, London, SE1 0EH. In November 2008 the ScienceCouncil launched http www.futuremorph.org ... public with information about science and how it might help in future careers. In October 2011 the ScienceCouncil launched two new registers Registered Science Technician RSciTech and Registered Scientist ... http www.sciencecouncil.org The ScienceCouncil http www.charteredscientist.org CSci http www.futuremorph.org Future Morph The ScienceCouncil s website aimed at providing young people with information ... standards and recognition across the science workforce. Aims Foster co operation and collaboration amongst member bodies Influence science policy and strategy Advance professionalism in science Promote ... Association of Neurophysiological Scientists Association for Science Education British Academy ... of Biomedical Science Institute of Brewing and Distilling Institute of Clinical Research Institute ... more details
The Flemish Council for Science Policy or Flemish Science Policy Council Dutch Vlaamse Raad voor Wetenschapsbeleid VRWB is the advisory body of the Flemish government and the Flemish parliament for science and technology policy. The VRWB provides advice concerning science and technology policy on its own initiative or on request. It provides recommendations, conducts investigations and provides its opinion on science and technology for Flanders . Karel Vinck is the Chairman of the Flemish Science Policy Council. See also The Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium Belgian Academy Council of Applied Sciences ViWTA Flemish Institute for Scientific and Technological Aspect research viWTA Flemish institute for technological research VITO Institute for the promotion of Innovation by Science and Technology IWT National Fund for Scientific Research FWO, FNRS Science and technology in Flanders External links http www.vrwb.be home index.cfm?menu id 250 Flemish Science Policy Council http www.vrwb.be VRWB nl icon sci org stub Category Scientific organisations based in Belgium Category Organisations based in Belgium Category Science and technology in Belgium Category Flemish government departments and agencies ... more details
The Science and Engineering Research Council SERC used to be the United Kingdom UK agency in charge of publicly ... Laboratory . From its formation in 1965 until 1981 it was known as the Science Research Council ... Research Council , and the Social Science Research Council UK Social Science Research Council which joined the Medical Research Council UK Medical Research Council which had existed since 1920, and the Agricultural Research Council . In 1981, to reflect the increased emphasis on engineering research, the SRC was renamed Science and Engineering Research Council. Then in 1994 the new Director General of Research Councils was charged with reorganization of the then four Research Council s, and this resulted in the SERC being split into the PPARC Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council PPARC , the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council EPSRC and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BBSRC . The two Observatories were moved under the aegis of PPARC, and the Laboratories initially into EPSRC and later into their own organization, the Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils CCLRC . In 2007 CCLRC and PPARC were merged to form the Science and Technology Facilities Council STFC , with responsibility for nuclear physics being transferred from EPSRC to STFC. External links http www.scitech.ac.uk The Science and Technology Facilities Council http www.epsrc.ac.uk website index.aspx Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council http www.bbsrc.ac.uk Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council Category Scientific institutions Category Science and technology in the United Kingdom Category Public bodies and task forces of the United Kingdom government ca SERC de Science and Engineering Research Council it Science Research Council no Science and Engineering Research Council ... of civil science in the UK. Previously the Minister for Science had been responsible for various ... more details
Unreferenced date November 2010 notability date November 2010 The National Council for Science and the Environment NCSE is a U.S. based non profit organization which has a mission to improve the scientific basis for Natural environment environmental decision making. While an advocate for science and its ... Council for Science and the Environment Homepage http www.sourcewatch.org index.php?title National Council for Science and the Environment Sourcewatch http gisandscience.com 2009 12 16 national council for science and the environment releases the climate solutions consensus National Council for Science ... 2008 01 aibs and national council for.html AIBS and National Council for Science and the Environment http www.scribd.com doc 34813572 National Council for Science and the Environment 2003 Recommendations ... addressing national councilscience and environments 5th national conference Dr. Arden Bement addressing the National Council for Science and the Environment s 5th National Conference. http news.harvard.edu ... Change Challenge. The John H. Chafee Memorial Lecture, National Council for Science and the Environment, Washington, D.C., January 17, 2008. DEFAULTSORT National Council For Science And The Environment ... in five areas Science solutions programs that engage different communities to deploy science for decision making on specific topics. This includes the http ncseonline.org NCSSF National Commission on Science ... which includes a University Affiliate Program 160 member schools with a http www.cedd.org Council ... mentoring program National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment The Encyclopedia ... the Encyclopedia of Earth . Science policy which aims to build understanding of, and support for, environmental science and its application, and for the programs that make it possible. NCSE played an instrumental role in stimulating an National Science Foundation initiative to triple its annual budget ... Ecology Earth Science Natural environment Nature Recycling Please Keep This Space For Formatting Purposes ... more details
The National ScienceCouncil zh t is the main governmental promotion and funding body for science research in Taiwan Republic of China . It is a governmental body under the Executive Yuan . External links http web.nsc.gov.tw National ScienceCouncil zh tw http www.stpi.org.tw STPI English Science & Technology Policy Research and Information Center STPI Executive Yuan Category Executive Yuan Category Funding bodies Category Science and technology in Taiwan Taiwan gov stub ja zh ... more details
Infobox Government agency agency name National Science and Technology Council seal US OfficeOfScienceAndTechnologyPolicy Seal.svg seal width 140px seal caption formed November 23, 1993 preceding1 headquarters 725 17th Street, Washington, D.C. employees budget chief1 name Barack Obama chief1 position Co Chair chief2 name Dr. John Holdren chief2 position Co Chair parent agency Executive Office of the President website http www.ostp.gov cs nstc National Science and Technology Council footnotes The National Science and Technology Council NSTC was established in the US by Executive order United States Executive Order 12881 on November 23, 1993. History The National Science and Technology Council NSTC .... This Cabinet level council is the principal means within the executive branch to coordinate science ... External links http www.ostp.gov cs nstc National Science and Technology Council primarysources date ... enterprise. Chaired by the President and the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy ... with significant science and technology responsibilities, and other White House officials where necessary ... science and technology investments in a broad array of areas spanning virtually all the mission areas of the executive branch. The Council prepares research and development strategies that are coordinated ... goals. The work of the NSTC is organized under four primary committees Science, Technology, Environment ... and working groups focused on different aspects of science and technology and working to coordinate ... CENR Co Chair Shere Abbott, Office of Science and Technology Policy Co Chair Jane Lubchenco ... Committee on Homeland and National Security CHNS Co Chair Vacant , Office of Science and Technology ... of Defense Department of Defense Committee on Science CoS Co Chair Vacant , Office of Science and Technology Policy Co Chair Arden Bement, National Science Foundation Co Chair Francis Collins, National Institute of Health Committee on Technology CoT Co Chair Aneesh Chopra , Office of Science ... more details
refimprove date June 2010 Infobox organization name National Council of Science Museums image National Council of Science Museums India 7822.JPG image border size alt caption map msize malt mcaption abbreviation NCSM motto Science popularization formation 4 April 1978 extinction type Society status Government ... Report 2010 11. p 80 . National Council of Science Museums publication ref num volunteers budget website ... March 2011 ref Activity report 2010 11. p 80 National Council of Science Museums publication ref National Council of Science Museums NCSM is an autonomous organization under Ministry of Culture ... publisher National Council of Science Museums accessdate 2012 04 23 ref director Prabal Roy Project Coordinator curator MMK Balaji owner National Council of Science Museums, Ministry of Culture .... It is one of the constituent units of the National Council of Science Museums. ref name Sharyn2001 ... Reflist DEFAULTSORT National Council Of Science Museums Category Technology museums Category ... ref It is the largest chain of science centers or museums under a single administrative umbrella in the world. There are 24 own science centers or museums and one R & D laboratory and Training centre ... Museum , Kolkata , inaugurated on 2 May 1959 Bardhaman Science Centre, Babur Bagh, inaugurated on 9 January 1994 Digha Science Centre & National Science Camp, New Digha , inaugurated on 31 August 1997 Dhenkanal Science Centre, Orissa , inaugurated on 5 June 1995 District Science Centre, Purulia , inaugurated on 15 December 1982 Kapilas Science Park, Dhenkanal, India Dhenkanal , inaugurated on 5 June 1995 North Bengal Science Centre, Matigara , inaugurated on 17 August 1997 Regional Science Centre, Bhubaneswar , inaugurated on 18 September 1989 Srikrishna Science Centre, Patna , inaugurated on 14 ... of NCSM. Operational since 1 January 1988 and dedicated to the nation on 13 March 1993 Regional Science ... Science Centre, Delhi National Science Centre , Delhi , inaugurated on 9 January 1992 http www.rsclucknow.org ... more details
The ScienceCouncil of Canada was a Canadian governmental advisory board existing from 1966 to 1993. It originally had 25 scientists and senior civil servants, later expanded to 40 natural and physical scientists, with the civil servants removed. ref ScienceCouncil of Canada by Leslie Millin and Guy Steed in The Canadian Encyclopedia. http thecanadianencyclopedia.com index.cfm?PgNm TCE&Params A1SEC827815 article ref It published a number of reports on various topics, ref Browsing Science Research at the Federal Level in Canada History, Research Activities and Publications review by Hull, James in The Canadian Historical Review 86 3 569 571, 2005, http muse.jhu.edu login?uri journals canadian historical review v086 86.3hull.html abstract ref according to the agendas of the individuals on the Council. ref Sustainability in historical perspective Canada s conserver society studies revisited. by Stanley shapiro in Journal of Business Administration and Policy Analysis January 2002 http www.accessmylibrary.com coms2 summary 0286 9938029 ITM summary ref It served, to some extent, a similar function as the former President s Scientific Advisory Committee in the United States. Chairmen Omond Solandt , Roger Gaudry , Josef Kates , Claude Fortier , Stuart Lyon Smith , Geraldine Kenney Wallace , Janet Halliwell . References reflist See also Science, Technology and Innovation Council Canada 2007 Category Scientific organizations based in Canada Canada gov stub ... more details
The Council for Science and Technology CST is an advisory non departmental public body of the United Kingdom Her Majesty s Government government . Its role is to give advice on issues that cut across government departments to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Prime Minister , the First Minister of Scotland and the First Minister for Wales . It was established in 1993 and relaunched in 2003. It is based in London . The Council has two chairs. Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell chairs meetings where advice is being developed. Professor Sir John Beddington , the Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government Chief Scientific Adviser and head of the Government Office for Science , chairs meetings reporting its advice to government. The advisory functions of the CST had previously been performed by the Advisory Council for Applied Research and Development ACARD , from 1976 to 1987, and the Advisory Council on Science and Technology ACOST from 1987 to 1993. References http www.bseinquiry.gov.uk report volume2 chaptee2.htm 825569 How research was commissioned and funded , The BSE Inquiry Report, vol.2 pt.1 sect.6 External links http www.cst.gov.uk CST website Category 2003 establishments in the United Kingdom Category Science and technology in the United Kingdom Category Non departmental public bodies of the United Kingdom government Category Department for Business, Innovation and Skills UK gov stub ... more details
Image Logo icsu2.png right The International Council for Science ICSU , formerly the International Council of Scientific Unions , was founded in 1931 as an international non governmental organization devoted to international co operation in the advancement of science. Its members are national scientific ... Konsilio de Scienco es Consejo Internacional para la Ciencia fi International Council for Science fr Conseil international pour la science it International Council for Science ja ms Majlis ... and principles ICSU s mission is to strengthen international science for the benefit of society. To do this, ICSU mobilizes the knowledge and resources of the international science community to Identify and address major issues of importance to science and society. Facilitate interaction amongst ... or science academies representing 140 countries and 31 international, single discipline Scientific Unions. ICSU also has 22 Scientific Associates. An ICSU fundamental principle is that of science ... , language , Ideologies of parties political stance , or gender . The Council acts as a focus ... of Forest Research Organizations 2005 Forestry IUFoST International Union of Food Science and Technology 1996 Food science and Food technology IUGG International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics 1922 Geodesy ... Union of History and Philosophy of Science 1922 History of science and Philosophy of science IUIS ... Research Societies 2005 Materials science IUMS International Union of Microbiological Societies 1982 ... Sciences 1955 Physiology IUPsyS International Union of Psychological Science 1982 Psychology IUSS International Union of Soil Sciences 1993 Soil science IUTAM International Union of Theoretical ... URSI International Union of Radio Science 1922 Radio waves Radio science See also Scientific Committee ... references External links http www.icsu.org ICSU.org , the official website International Council for Science Category Organizations established in 1931 Category International nongovernmental organizations ... more details
Infobox Organization name Science and Technology Facilities Council image SciTechLogo.png size 290px caption STFC logo abbreviation STFC formation 2007 status Government agency purpose Funding of science ... the BNSC website http www.scitech.ac.uk STFC The Science and Technology Facilities Council is a United Kingdom UK government body that carries out civil research in science and engineering, and funds UK research in areas including particle physics , nuclear physics , space science and astronomy both ... Research Council EPSRC . ref cite book author House of Commons Science and Technology Committee title Office of Science and Innovation Scrutiny Report 2005 and 2006 year 2007 isbn 0215033507 ref Activities The Science and Technology Facilities Council is one of Europe s largest multidisciplinary research ... science and technology. Aims The activities of the council aim to enable scientists to answer ... The Science and Technology Facilities Council Head Office at Polaris House Use dmy dates date August ... of ERCIM DEFAULTSORT Science And Technology Facilities Council Category Science and technology ... and Astronomy Research Council PPARC with the Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research ... physics , nuclear physics and space science . STFC operates its own world class, large scale research facilities such as materials research, laser and space science and alternative energy exploration ... Council would have gone along with the merger if it had realised this would be the outcome . ref Citation title 10,500 sign petition to reverse cuts to science first Zo last Corbyn publisher Times Higher ... Laser Facility CLF at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory CERN The space science and space exploration ... Western Main Line and Swindon College Rutherford Appleton Laboratory , at the Harwell Science and Innovation ... Science and Innovation Campus in Cheshire Chilbolton Observatory , near Stockbridge, Hampshire ... in its responsibility for knowledge exchange from government funded civil science into UKPLC ... more details
The Council of Science Editors CSE is a nonprofit professional membership organization. CSE s mission is to serve editorial professionals in the sciences by creating a supportive network for career development, providing educational opportunities, and developing resources for identifying and implementing high quality editorial practices. In 2008, the CSE Board of Directors adopted the following slogan &ldquo CSE Education, Ethics, and Evidence for Editors E4 .&rdquo A volunteer Board of Directors leads the Council, with the assistance of several Committees. CSE is managed by Resource Center for Associations located in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. History Formerly known as the Council of Biology Editors CBE , in 1999 the organization voted to change its name to Council of Science Editors. The change became effective on January 1, 2000. The CBE was established in 1957 by the National Science Foundation and the American Institute of Biological Sciences . Membership The membership of CSE comprises editorial professionals who are U.S. based and international. These professionals are associated with scientific journals and range from editorial assistants to managing editors to editors in chief ... organizations based in the United States Category Science writing organizations ar gl Council of Science Editors ... joining the Council may be directed to CSE CouncilScienceEditors.org. Additional information may ... one of the Council s Short Courses on the day before the meeting officially begins. Short courses ... Force Papers http www.councilscienceeditors.org services taskforce.cfm Task Force on Science Journals ... American Association for the Advancement of Science American Institute of Biological Sciences Association ... in the Life Sciences BELS Committee on Publication Ethics European Association of Science Editors National Association of Science Writers Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical ... more details
The Wissenschaftsrat WR, Council of Science and Humanities is an advisory body to the German Federal Government and the state L nder governments. It makes recommendations on the development of science, research, and the universities, as well as on the competitiveness of German science. These recommendations involve both quantitative and financial considerations, as well as their implementation. Funding is provided by the federal and state governments. ref name Aufgaben Organization http www.wissenschaftsrat.de Aufgaben aufg org.htm Aufgaben Organization Functions and Organization ref The Wissenschaftliche Kommission Scientific Commission of the Wissenschaftsrat has 32 members appointed by the Federal President. Twenty four scientists are jointly proposed by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft DFG, German Research Foundation , the Max Planck Gesellschaft zur F rderung der Wissenschaften MPG, Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science , the Hochschulrektorenkonferenz HRK, German Rector s Conference , the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres , the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft FhG, Fraunhofer Society , and the Wissenschaftsgemeinschaft Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz WGL, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Scientific Community . Another eight persons of high public standing are jointly proposed by the Federal Government and the state L nder governments. ref name Aufgaben Organization Presidents Presidents Vorsitzender of the organization ref http www.wissenschaftsrat.de download archiv pm 0711.pdf Wolfgang Marquardt neuer Vorsitzender des Wissenschaftsrats New president of the Council of Science and Humanities ref 1958 1961 &ndash Helmut Coing 1961 1965 &ndash Ludwig Raiser 1965 1969 &ndash Hans Leussink 1969 1972 &ndash Reimar L st 1972 1976 &ndash Theodor Heidhues 1976 1979 &ndash Wilhelm A. Kewenig 1979 1982 &ndash Andreas Heldrich 1982 1985 &ndash Hans J rgen Engell 1985 1987 &ndash Heinz Heckhausen 1987 1989 &ndash Kurt Kochsiek 1989 1993&ndash Dieter Simon 1993 1994 ... more details
Multiple issues coi November 2010 wikify November 2010 unreferenced November 2010 The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology is a nonprofit 501 c 3 organization composed of scientific societies and many individual, student, company, nonprofit, and associate society members. CAST s Board is composed of representatives of the scientific societies, commercial companies, and nonprofit or trade organizations, and an executive committee. CAST was established in 1972 as a result of a 1970 meeting sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council. The primary work of CAST is the publication of task force reports, commentary papers, special publications, and issue papers written by scientists from many disciplines. The CAST Board is responsible for the policies and procedures followed in developing, processing, and disseminating the documents produced. These publications and their distribution are fundamental activities that accomplish our mission to assemble, interpret, and communicate credible science based information regionally, nationally, and internationally to legislators, regulators, policymakers, the media, the private sector, and the public. The wide distribution of CAST publications to nonscientists enhances the education and understanding of the general public. CAST addresses issues of animal sciences, food sciences and agricultural technology, plant and soil sciences, and plant protection sciences with inputs from economists, social scientists, toxicologists or plant pathologists and entomologists, weed scientists, nematologists, and legal experts. The Borlaug CAST Communication Award is presented annually for outstanding achievement by a scientist, engineer, technologist, or other professional working in the agricultural, environmental, or food sectors for contributing to the advancement of science in the public policy arena. External links http www.cast science.org default.asp official homepage Category Non profit organizations based ... more details
The American Council on Science and Health ACSH is a non profit organization nonprofit Section 501 c ... educational activities. ref name About http www.acsh.org about About . American Council on Science ... of the American Council on Science and Health. The organization is governed by a board of trustees ... report shows that many corporations contributed funds. ref name CSPIFunding Center for Science in the Public Interest . http www.cspinet.org integrity nonprofits american council on science and health.html Index of Non Profit Organizations Receiving Corporate Funding AMERICAN COUNCIL ON SCIENCE AND HEALTH ... Harnik, Peter. http legacy.library.ucsf.edu tid ftg33f00 pdf Voodoo Science, Twisted Consumerism the Golden Assurances of the American Council on Science and Health . Center for Science in the Public ... on science and health in new york ny 1996 BBB Wise Giving Report for The American Council on Science ... Front Group The American Council on Science and Health3.ppt Open access powerpoint on American Council of Science and Health from Public Health and Social Justice website, based on article noted ... with background and refs.doc Article re American Council of Science and Health Category American Council .... Its core membership is a board of 350 physicians, scientists and policy advisors who review the Council ... corporations from inconvenient science has a secret of his own. journal Mother Jones url http www.motherjones.com ... amounts of corporate funds. ref http tierneylab.blogs.nytimes.com 2007 11 05 money fats and science Money, Fats and Science . The New York Times . November 5, 2007. ref While ACSH does not currently ... opinion opedcolumnists council votes to boost butts BI2ZpyE5ZQHnOSO6cGVvAL Council Votes to Boost ... 2011 11 08 science e cigarettes help smokers quit but they have some unlikely critics.html ... are financed is often unclear . Washington Post . ref In 1982, the Center for Science in the Public ... veneer to obscure and deny truths that virtually everyone else agrees with. ref Center for Science in the Public ... more details
Infobox Think Tanks name Social Science Research Council image ssrc.jpg caption Social Science Research Council tagline Necessary Knowledge for the Public Good location Brooklyn , New York president Craig Calhoun founded 1923 field Social Sciences website http www.ssrc.org www.ssrc.org The Social Science Research Council SSRC is a U.S. based independent nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing ... Political Science Association s committee on research, headed by the association s president, Charles E. Merriam 1874 1953 , who was political science chair at the University of Chicago and an early champion of behaviorally oriented social science. ref Kenton W. Worcester, Social Science Research Council ..., named the Social Science Research Council SSRC , in the year following its incorporation on December ... Eldrige Sibley, The Social Science Research Council The First Fifty Years, reprinted in Kenton W. Worcester, Social Science Research Council 1923 1998 SSRC, 2001 , p. 132. ref Along with Merriam, two ... site, the Social Science Research Council leads innovation, builds interdisciplinary and international .... References references External links http www.ssrc.org Social Science Research Council http www.ssrc.org ... ssrc.php Social Science Research Council Archives, 1924 1990 at http www.rockarch.org Rockefeller ... established in 1923 de Social Science Research Council ja ... Institution 1927 , and the Council on Foreign Relations 1921 . ref See John B. Judis, The Paradox ..., 2000 , p. 19 20 30. ref The Council s main distinguishing feature was its commitment to the advancement ... of investigation. Even in its early days, the Council s research planning committees were expected ... concerns. They wanted to see social science move in a more data sensitive, empirical direction. Starting in the mid 1920s the Council sponsored annual conferences, considering these to be the chief ... of excessive compartmentalization. Also in the mid 1920s, the Council launched its Research Training ... more details
The Australian Science, Technology and Engineering Council ASTEC was an Australia n government agency. ASTEC was established in April 1977 as the Australian Science and Technology Council to advise the Government of Australia Australian government on matters relating to science and technology. ref name asw http www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au asaw biogs A002154b.htm Australian Science and Technology Council 1977 1997 , Australian Science at Work University of Melbourne . ref The council was composed of leading academics and industrialists, although scientists from other government agencies, notably the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation CSIRO , were excluded. ref name csiro Keith Boardman Boardman, Keith http www.abs.gov.au Ausstats ABS .nsf 94713ad445ff1425ca25682000192af2 3693dddadb658e65ca2569de00290f62 OpenDocument The Pace of Change in Science and Innovation , Year Book Australia, 2001 , Australian Bureau of Statistics , 25 January 2001. ref In 1997, the Australian Science and Technology Council changed its name to the Australian Science, Technology and Engineering Council. The council was abolished in 1997, and its functions were transferred to the Prime Minister s Science, Engineering and Innovation Council PMSEIC . References reflist Category Scientific organisations based in Australia Category Commonwealth Government agencies of Australia Category Government agencies established in 1977 Category 1998 disestablishments Australia gov stub ... more details
Image ICSSR logo.png thumb right 200px Indian Council of Social Science Research Indian Council of Social Science Research ICSSR was established in the year of 1969 by the Government of India to promote research in social sciences in the country. It supports a network of 27 ICSSR research institutes, including Institute for Social and Economic Change ISEC , Bangalore Institute of Public Enterprise , Hyderabad Institute of Studies in Industrial Development , New Delhi Govind Ballabh Pant Social Science Institute , Allahabad Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta Centre for Policy Research CPR , New Delhi Centre for Multi Disciplinary Development Research http www.cwds.org index.htm Centre for Women s Development Studies CWDS , Delhi Madras Institute of Development Studies External links http www.icssr.org Indian Council of Social Science Research Category Executive branch of the Indian government Category Social sciences organizations Category Organizations established in 1969 Category Research institutes in India Category Research and development organizations India gov stub ... more details
s 2007 Science and Technology Strategy. The council is also mandated to produce regular national reports benchmarking Canada s science and technology performance against international standards ... indicators. See also ScienceCouncil of Canada 1966 to 1993 References Federal Government Announces ... Recommended by the Science, Technology and Innovation Council . http www.ic.gc.ca eic site ic1.nsf ...Lead missing date January 2011 Creation The Canadian federal government s 2007 science and technology strategy, Mobilizing Science and Technology to Canada s Advantage , announced that a new independent body would be created to provide the government, through the Minister of Industry, with science, technology and innovation policy advice. The Science, Technology and Innovation Council STIC was established in accordance with this commitment. The formation of the STIC resulted in the consolidation of the roles and responsibilities of the Advisory Council on Science and Technology, the Council of Science and Technology Advisors, and the Canadian Biotechnology Advisory Committee into a single entity with a stronger voice. Composition The STIC, whose work is supported by a Secretariat housed within Industry Canada in Ottawa, consists of a Chair, prominent chemist Howard Alper , and 17 members appointed by the Minister of Industry Canada Minister of Industry , Jim Prentice , on October 18, 2007 . http www.ic.gc.ca cmb welcomeic.nsf af913527c10aeb6a852564820068dc6c e66169ec86747def852573cc006ca6fb OpenDocument Council members include representatives from Canada s business, government and academic ... s mandate is to provide evidence based science and technology advice on issues, referred to it by government ... eic site stic csti.nsf eng h 00005.html The focus of the Council is determined by the Minister of Industry, who charges it with analyzing key areas of Canada s science, technology and innovation ... its inception, the council provided advice in shaping the design of the Canada Excellence Research ... more details
Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment KSCSTE is an autonomous body constituted by the Government of Kerala in November 2002 to encourage and promote science and technology related activities in Kerala State. ref name KSCSTE cite web title KSCSTE website url http www.kscste.kerala.gov.in index.htm accessdate 6 July 2010 ref Prior to the establishment of KSCSTE, the body responsible for carrying out similar work was the State Committee for Science, Technology and Environment STEC established in 1972. KSCSTE was formed by restructuring STEC in concurrence with the Science Policy of Government of India . ref name KSCSTE KSCSTE is running seven R&D centres in different parts of Kerala . It has several programmes like Coastal Zone Management, Science Popularisation and Women Scientists Cell to promote its objectives. The Council coordinates the state level activities in connection with the observances of the National Science Day , National Technology Day and World Environment Day . It has instituted three awards Vasudev Award, Science Literature Awards and Young Scientists Award which are presented annually. Every year KSCSTE also organises the Kerala Science Congress and Children s Science Congress. ref name KSCSTE The apex body of KSCSTE is the State Council with Chief Minister of Kerala as the president. The chief executive officer of the Council is Executive Vice President. ref name KSCSTE R&D centres under KSCSTE Centre for Earth Science Studies CESS ref cite web title Website of Centre for Earth Science Studies url http www.cessind.org accessdate 6 July 2010 ref To promote modern scientific and technological research and development studies in earth sciences. CESS pursues multidisciplinary research in problems related to land, sea and atmosphere, Research & Development activities in basic and applied fields, user training and academic programs, consultancy and Science popularization. Centre for Water Resources Development and Management CWRDM ref ... more details
Infobox organization name International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education image ICSSPE logo.jpg image border size frameless alt caption map msize malt mcaption abbreviation ICSSPE CIEPSS motto formation 1958 extinction type status purpose headquarters Berlin , Germany location region served membership language leader title President leader name Prof. Dr. Margaret Talbot UK main organ parent organization affiliations num staff num volunteers budget website URL http www.icsspe.org remarks The International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education lang fr Conseil International pour l Education Physique et la Science du Sport is an organization based in Berlin , Germany which originated in Paris , France in 1958. Its membership consists of government organizations and NGO s that are responsible for sport, sport science , physical education , and sport and recreation in their countries international sport federations international organizations in sport science, physical education, recreation, and sport and research institutes and schools in physical education and sport science. ICSSPE is recognized as a Formal Associate of UNESCO , ref Cite web last Staff Writer first authorlink coauthors title All Recognized Organizations work UNESCO website publisher UNESCO date 7 2011 url http ngo db.unesco.org r or en 1100065943 format doi accessdate 2011 07 20 ref is a Recognized International Organization , ref Cite web last Staff Writer first authorlink coauthors title All Recognized Organizations work IOC website publisher International Olympic Committee date 7 2011 ... Science in the Service of Physical Education and Sport The Story of the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education 1956 1996 publisher John Wiley and Sons isbn 0 4719 6942 9 cite web ... of sport science To promote, stimulate and co ordinate scientific research in the field of physical ... to those in developing countries To facilitate differentiation in sport science whilst promoting ... more details
class infobox colspan 2 align center bgcolor 7FFF00 font color 000000 Irish Research Council for Science, br Engineering and Technology colspan 2 align center Image Embark logo.jpg IRCSET Embark Initiative colspan 2 align center bgcolor 7FFF00 font color 000000 Data Established June 2001 Members Country Republic of Ireland Ireland Headquarters Dublin Abbreviation IRCSET Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology or simply IRCSET is an independent and autonomous research funding and monitoring body established in June 2001 by the Minister for Education and Science to promote science and engineering research in Ireland . ref http www.ircset.ie about embark research.html The Research Council ref IRCSET is one of the two research councils in Ireland through which Irish government provides its state funded scholarships to a limited number of researchers each year who are designated as Government of Ireland Scholar . ref http www.ucc.ie en SIN supgfinance Scholarships IRCHSSIRCSET IRCHSS IRCSET ref IRCSET through its main program The Embark Initiative mainly aims to encourage doctoral and masters level researchers to initiate and continue their research work in Irish Higher Educational Institutes. In addition to doctoral and masters level funding, IRCSET also provides support and financial assistance to post doctoral researchers as well. ref http www.ircset.ie grant schemes postdoctoral.html Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme ref The Embark Initiative The Embark Initiative is the main program managed by IRCSET. Thus the words Embark Initiative and IRCSET are synonymous ... Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology IRCSET operates research funding initiatives ... with leading industry partners. Since its inception in 2002, the Council has thus far allocated 60 ... in June of this year by the Minister for Education and Science in Ireland . Launched the basic ... of Ireland Category Science and technology in the Republic of Ireland ... more details
Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa CODESRIA is Pan African research organisation headquartered in Dakar , Senegal. Background CODESRIA was established in 1973. Its aim is to promote, facilitate and disseminate research within the social sciences in Africa and to creating a community in which this can take place ref http www.codesria.org spip.php?article1&lang en ref . While CODESRIA is an active research organization it does not abstain from serving as a platform for political statements ref http www.pambazuka.org en category action 52634 ref . Unlike many other organizations it does not agree with the traditional division of Africa in the social sciences where North Africa is often more or less left out, instead, it tries to equally represent the 5 regions in Africa North Africa, East Africa, Central Africa, West Africa and South Africa . To achieve their mission CODESRIA cooperates with African institutes e.g. ERNWACA ref http www.ernwaca.org web spip.php?article15 ref , Forum for Social Sciences FSS ref http www.fssethiopia.org aboutfssdetail.php?id 2 ref and non African institutes and organizations e.g. the Afrika Studiecentrum, Leiden ASC ref http www.ascleiden.nl Partners MemorandumofUnderstanding.aspx ref and the Nordic Africa Institute NAI ref http www.nai.uu.se about partner ref . Funding is obtained through various donors ranging from the Dutch and Danish Foreign Ministries, the Senegalese Government, the Ford Foundation ref http www.fordfoundation.org pdfs library PHEA Accomplishments 2000 2010.pdf ref to the United Nations ref http codesria.org spip.php?article280&lang en ref . CODESRIA has three governing organs, the United Nations General Assembly General Assembly being the highest, followed by the Executive Committee headed by Sam Moyo ref http codesria.org spip.php?article16&lang en ref and the Scientific Committee headed by Takyiwaa ... in Afrika no Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa ... more details
Infobox Government agency agency name President s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology seal US PCAST Seal.svg seal width 140px seal caption formed September 30, 2001 preceding1 President s Science ... name Dr. Eric Lander chief3 position Co Chair parent agency Office of Science and Technology Policy website http www.whitehouse.gov ostp pcast President s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology footnotes The United States President s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology PCAST is a council ... on technology, scientific research priorities, and maths and science education. Mission The President s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology mission is to provide advice to the President ... Council and the Office of Science and Technology Policy and was awarded a MacArthur Prize Fellowship ... ostp pcast United States President s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology Category Executive branch of the United States government President s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology ... of the United States President on science and technology. The current PCAST was established by Executive ... chartered by President Obama s April 21, 2010, Executive Order 13539 . History The council follows a tradition of presidential advisory panels focused on science and technology that dates back to President Franklin D. Roosevelt s Science Advisory Board, continued by President Harry Truman . Renamed the President s Science Advisory Committee PSAC by Dwight Eisenhower , it was disbanded by President ... of science, technology, and innovation. PCAST is administered by the Office of Science and Technology ... consists of 21 members plus the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy who serves as the Council s Co Chair. The council members, distinguished individuals appointed by the President .... The council is administered by an Executive Director. Current members include Rosina Bierbaum , a widely recognized expert in climate change science and ecology, is Dean of the School of Natural ... more details
Infobox Organization name Sector Skills Council for Science, Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies image Semta rgb strap.jpg image border size 170px caption Semta logo abbreviation SEMTA motto formation 2003 extinction type NGO status Government agency purpose Education in industry headquarters location Watford region served UK membership language leader title Chief Executive leader name Philip Whiteman main organ Board of directors parent organization UKCES affiliations num staff num volunteers budget website http www.semta.org.uk SEMTA remarks The Sector Skills Council for Science, Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies or SEMTA is one of 25 organisations for the whole UK, under the Umbrella organization umbrella organisation Skills for Business . History It was formed in 2003, and represents 76,000 businesses who employ around two million people. It is based in Watford . It has other offices in London, Billingham , Sheffield , Bridgend , Glasgow , and Belfast . Like other Sector Skills Councils , it is funded by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills . The Chief Executive is Philip Whiteman. Importance of science and engineering In 2006, the UK s science and engineering turnover was 204 billion, and engineering exports were 137 billion 40 of the UK s total exports. Aims The ultimate aim is to increase competitiveness of the industry sector by keeping track of the quantities or lack of recruits to the science and engineering sectors and what training there is available and whether the training available is meeting the needs of industry or falling behind. Sectors The sectors it aims to cover are Aerospace Automotive Electrical Electronics Marine Mechanical Metals Science & Bioscience See also Automotive Skills , another SSC National Skills Academy for Manufacturing Engineering and Technology Board EEF the manufacturers organisation External links http www.semta.org.uk SEMTA Category Organisations based in Hertfordshire Category Organizations established ... more details
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