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Europe’s research system must change: Nature Vol 452|24 April 2008

Submitted by Mike Ciavarella on

Dear Imechanica friend

 a recent Nature Commentary has generated a lot of interest, particularly in Europe. Maybe it is of interest, also in response to Grand Challenges for Engineering?

I suggest some lines: 

A EUROPEAN web portal to discuss NAE's “Grand Challenges” impact in EUROPE

Submitted by Mike Ciavarella on
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We are planning to set a WEB portal to discuss

1) the example and the role of an Academy of Engineering to find the correct blend of credentials and consensus to set research needs

2) The final 14 NAE resulting "challenges", being set at international level, should be accepted worldwide. Is this really the case, are the European Agencies considering them, or do they think we need to duplicate the search for the "challenges" separately?