ESFRI News
ESFRI celebrates the election of José Luis Martínez as its next Chair
ESFRI is pleased to announce the election of Professor José Luis Martínez as its next Chair, the 8th since it was established in 2002. The Term of Office of the new Chair will commence in January 2024 with a two-year duration. The Chair-elect has a long-standing involvement in ESFRI and the RI community overall. He serves as a member of ESFRI Forum since 2013, member of the ESFRI Executive Board (2013-2016) and chair of the Strategic Working Group of ESFRI on... |
ESFRI publishes Report on Energy and Supply Challenges of RIs
ESFRI adopted a Report on Energy and Supply Challenges that Research Infrastructures (RIs) are facing, during the 84th Forum meeting (Lund, 20-22 June 2023). ESFRI has established a dedicated drafting group to look into the energy and supply challenges RIs face, as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic aftermath & Russian aggression on Ukraine, leading to high inflation, increased energy costs, and shortages of critical resources in the EU, also... |
Finland assesses benefits of international RI memberships
Finland, an active member in around 30 international Research Infrastructures (RIs), pays an annual membership fee of approximately 20 million Euros through the Research Council of Finland. To evaluate the advantages of these memberships for Finland's research, development, and innovation activities, the Research Council conducted a biennial questionnaire from June to October 2022. The questionnaire collected crucial background information and yearly statistics for 2020-2021,... |
ESFRI publishes Policy Brief on Assessment of Impact of RIs
During the 84th Forum meeting (Lund, 20-22 June 2023) ESFRI adopted a Policy Brief on assessing the impact of Research Infrastructures (RIs). The ... |