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Euro-Mediterranean research cooperation on gender and science: SHE Euro-Mediterranean Research Area (SHEMERA)
Start date: May 1, 2011, End date: Oct 31, 2014,
The overall objective of this proposal is enhancing research cooperation on gender and science between the European Union and the Mediterranean countries.Research cooperation is aimed at better understand the roots of gender inequality in science in the area, taking into account cultural diversities and traditions, and analyse how the Mediterranean countries are addressing this issue. It will deal ...
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Gender Debate in the European Research Area (GENDERA)
Start date: Nov 1, 2009, End date: Apr 30, 2012,
Despite their increasing participation in higher education and research, women are significantly underrepresented in certain disciplines and remarkably few women remain in top jobs in science. As attracting the best researchers with proportional representation of women and men is integral to the success of ERA and essential for the competitiveness of Europe, it is vital to ensure gender balance in ...
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Faith-Based Organisations and Exclusion in European Cities (FACIT)
Start date: Jan 1, 2008, End date: Dec 31, 2010,
"The research concerns the present role of FBOs in matters of poverty and other forms of social exclusion (such as homelessness or undocumented persons) in cities. We define FBOs as any organisation that refers directly or indirectly to religion or religious values, and functions as a welfare provider or as a political actor. The central assumption is that FBOs tend to fill the gap left after th ...
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Young people and the images of science on websites (YOSCIWEB)
Start date: Jan 1, 2008, End date: Mar 31, 2010,
To face the issue of the declining interest of young people for studying and working in science and more generally to reduce the doubt in the population regarding the link progress/science, the public authorities as well as large companies and professional associations have developed initiatives and tools. Scientific websites play an important role as it is a new media, well adopted by the young ...
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The project addresses the problem of viability of new enterprises and aims at investigating all those parameters that are acting as barriers to the competitiveness and viability of new enterprises. To this effect, the project will look at the educational and training qualifications required for the persons interested to start a new enterprise, who - additionally to the educational qualifications - ...
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