Europe’s premiere prizes for scientific excellence and communication

The EU announced the 2005 Descartes Prize-winning scientists and science communicators in Lonon, 2 December 2005. This year, research teams in astronomy, climate change, genetic diseases, physics and the social sciences received the top honours, while a host of innovative science writers, producers, educators and animators took home the communication prizes.

European Commission: EUR-OP: Cordis Focus, No.262, January 2006: Social sciences among the winners of 2205 Descartes Prize ftp://ftp.cordis.lu/pub/focus/docs/262_en.pdf

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