EU SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH CONFERENCE – RESEARCH SPENDING FEARS
January 1st, 2005
BY HEIDE NEWSON, in Brussels
THE EUROPEAN Commission faced a rumble of discontent this week in Brussels from Europe's social scientists over their share of funding from the proposed seventh framework research programme (FP7) for 2007-13. Participants warned their important role in achieving the Lisbon Process goal of transforming Europe into the world's most dynamic, knowledge-based economy was at risk of being overlooked.
"It's a big illusion to think that technical problems can be solved only by technology," was the scornful comment by Prof Maria ...
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