ESF Moves Toward Rebirth,But Change Worries Some

摘要

2011 will likely see the end of the European Science Foundation (ESF), at least in its current form. After 37 years of funding researchers, organizing collaborations, and convening meetings across the continent, ESF is expected to transform into a lobbying and strategy organization. But even as the details continue to be worked out, some observers are lamenting the change, particularly as certain science academies may be excluded from the resulting body. "The new organization will lose diversity, and ... networking [among scientists] will be much weaker than promoted by the present ESF," says Jueri Engelbrecht, president of ALLEA (All European Academies).