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EU research: the battle begins

EU research: the battle begins EDITORIAL EDITORIAL Vol.4 No.4 April 2005 www.nature.com/naturematerials EU research: the battle begins When he became European Union Research Commissioner in November, Janez Potočnik delighted research directorate staff in Brussels with his intelligent ap- proach and his open, genial manner. He has even on occasion sung to his col- leagues — though only behind closed doors, he insists — when the mood took. But as an economist, he is on a steep learning curve in the research directorate, which he joined at a critical time. Already this month he must introduce to his political masters — the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers — the plans for the EU’s seventh framework programme of research (FP7). Whether he will be relaxed enough to sing once tough political negotiations really get going remains to be seen. EU framework programmes have become increasingly important for the Euro- pean research community. But ever since their launch more than two decades ago, they too appear to have been on a steep learning curve. The form of each of the successive fi ve-year programmes has changed dramatically as the beleaguered re- search directorate tries to meet the ambitious, sometimes capricious, political demands of the parliament http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Nature Materials Springer Journals

EU research: the battle begins

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EU research: the battle begins

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EDITORIAL EDITORIAL Vol.4 No.4 April 2005 www.nature.com/naturematerials EU research: the battle begins When he became European Union Research Commissioner in November, Janez Potočnik delighted research directorate staff in Brussels with his intelligent ap- proach and his open, genial manner. He has even on occasion sung to his col- leagues — though only behind closed doors, he insists — when the mood took. But as an economist, he is on a steep learning curve in the research...
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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 2005 by Nature Publishing Group
Subject
Materials Science; Materials Science, general; Optical and Electronic Materials; Biomaterials; Nanotechnology; Condensed Matter Physics
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1476-1122
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1476-4660
DOI
10.1038/nmat1371
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EDITORIAL EDITORIAL Vol.4 No.4 April 2005 www.nature.com/naturematerials EU research: the battle begins When he became European Union Research Commissioner in November, Janez Potočnik delighted research directorate staff in Brussels with his intelligent ap- proach and his open, genial manner. He has even on occasion sung to his col- leagues — though only behind closed doors, he insists — when the mood took. But as an economist, he is on a steep learning curve in the research directorate, which he joined at a critical time. Already this month he must introduce to his political masters — the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers — the plans for the EU’s seventh framework programme of research (FP7). Whether he will be relaxed enough to sing once tough political negotiations really get going remains to be seen. EU framework programmes have become increasingly important for the Euro- pean research community. But ever since their launch more than two decades ago, they too appear to have been on a steep learning curve. The form of each of the successive fi ve-year programmes has changed dramatically as the beleaguered re- search directorate tries to meet the ambitious, sometimes capricious, political demands of the parliament

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