Dr. Anita Borg devoted her adult life to revolutionising the way we think about technology and dismantling barriers that keep women and minorities from entering computing and technology fields. Her combination of technical expertise and fearless vision continues to inspire and motivate countless women to become active participants and leaders in creating technology. As part [...]
The Government of the Republic of Macedonia announces the Call for Applications for full undergraduate scholarships, initiating for the academic 2013/2014, at the University of Information Science and Technology “St Paul the Apostle” in Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia (www.uist.edu.mk) The scholarships are available to outstanding students, not older than 22 years old who wish to [...]
The pre-evaluation procedure to enroll in the two-year MSc program in “Informatica – Computer Science” (www.unive.it/msc-computer-science), offered by Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italy for the academic year 2012/13, is open from Feb 1 to May 31, 2013. The program, which is taught in English and is suitable for students with diverse academic backgrounds, covers the [...]
The PhD in Management deals with management topics which characterize current research activities in strategy, organization, innovation and international business. It is strongly oriented towards a deeper understanding of links between innovative services and competitiveness. Particular emphasis is given to: the management of innovation processes and the international competitiveness of firms, institutions, as well as [...]
The International Doctoral Program in Economics is a three-year program designed for highly qualified and motivated students who wish to acquire the research and analytical skills of the international scientific community in economics. It is designed for students seeking jobs in academia as well as those who wish to acquire the skills of professional academic [...]
Full academic scholarships for applicants to PhD or MA in Civilization Studies programs at the Alliance of Civilizations Institute in Istanbul. Scholarship Benefits Successful applicants will automatically be given positions as Research Assistants and/or Teaching Assistants and be exempted from tuition and health insurance fees. Students meeting the highest standard of academic excellence and language [...]
The Program on Causal Inference in Epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health invites applications for two post-doctoral research fellow positions. The research fellow will work on the application and development of methods for comparative effectiveness research from complex longitudinal data, with an emphasis on the comparison of dynamic strategies. The main areas of [...]
The United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS) welcomes applicants with outstanding academic records and strong interest or experience in environmental policy, management of biodiversity issues or policy-related research in sustainable development. Qualifications In order to apply to the Master of Science in Environmental Governance programme, a Bachelor’s degree in the natural sciences, social [...]
Niche diversification in Sphagnum Northern temperate and boreal peatlands constitute a major carbon store, and their carbon balance has implications for the current discussion on climate change. A large proportion of these peatlands are formed by, and dominated by Sphagnum (peat mosses). Their ability to create an environment that is wet, acid and anoxic is [...]
Geodynamics is the science of understanding and modeling physical processes occurring within the Earth. The model results are compared with geological and geophysical observations in order to improve our understanding of the dynamical system, to determine which processes and mechanisms are important in the Earth, and also to constrain relevant physical parameters. The geophysics group [...]