Corporate social responsibility
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10th April 2013
The Elsevier Foundation, OWSD and TWAS Call for 2014 Chemistry Award Nominations for Early Career Women Scientists in Developing Countries
Research excellence nominations accepted through September 15 to support research, build capacity and inspire a new generation of women scientists in the developing world
The Elsevier Foundation, the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) and TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world announced today their call for award nominations for the 2014 Elsevier Foundation Awards recognizing talented early career... Read more
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16th February 2013
The Elsevier Foundation, TWAS, and OWSD Honor Early Career Women Scientists in Developing Countries at the Annual AAAS Meeting
Recognition of early-career women scientists helps to support medical research, build strong research cultures, and inspire a new generation Boston, February 16, 2013 – Five medical and life science researchers from Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean Basin today... Read more
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11th December 2012
Elsevier Foundation Awards 2012 Grants to Champion Libraries in Developing Countries and Women in Science
$650,000 awarded to Innovative Libraries, New Scholars and Nurse Faculty Programs Amsterdam, December 11, 2012 – The Elsevier Foundation announced today the 2012 grant recipients for the Innovative Libraries in Developing Countries and New Scholars award programs. In total, $650,000 has been committed to eight institutions... Read more
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3rd October 2012
New Gender Benchmarking Study Finds Numbers of Women in Science and Technology Fields Alarmingly Low in Leading Economies
Numbers of women in engineering, physics and computer science are on the decline
New York, October 3, 2012 – In the first study of its kind, researchers have found that numbers of women in the science, technology and innovation fields are alarmingly low in the world’s leading economies, and are actually on the decline... Read more
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1st October 2012
Fulbright Commission and Elsevier Introduce Bibliometrics Award
New opportunity for British post-grads to study in US
London, 1 October 2012 - The US-UK Fulbright Commission, the world’s largest merit-based scholarship programme, and Elsevier, the leading provider of science and health information products and services, announced a new award for post-graduate British students to study in any... Read more
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19th September 2012
Elsevier Announces Winners of 2012 Young Scientist Awards in South Africa
Amsterdam, September 19, 2012 – Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical, and medical information products and services, today announces the winners of the 2012 Young Scientist Award in South Africa. Award winners were honored at the National Research Foundation South Africa awards function,... Read more
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12th September 2012
Elsevier Offers Entire Collection of Journals and Books to Innovators in Developing Countries Through the Access to Research for Development and Innovation (ARDI) Program
Amsterdam, September 12, 2012 – Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, now offers its entire collection of books and journals on its online platform ScienceDirect, as well as access to its abstracts and citation database Scopus... Read more
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1st May 2012
The Elsevier Foundation Calls for 2012 New Scholars and Innovative Libraries Proposals
June 24th deadline for applications to promote gender equity in academia and build capacity in developing world libraries
New York, May 1, 2012 – The Elsevier Foundation is seeking new grant proposals for the 2012 New Scholars and Innovative Libraries in Developing Countries programs. The deadline for proposals is June 24th 2012. Grants will be awarded in December 2012 and provideone, two and three... Read more
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29th March 2012
Professor Mark van Loosdrecht Awarded 2012 Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize
Editor-in-Chief of Elsevier’s Water Research journal recognized for his significant contributions in creating sustainable solutions in the field of used water treatment
Amsterdam, March 29, 2012 – Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, is pleased to announce Prof. Mark van Loosdrecht has been awarded the Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize 2012 for his breakthrough contributions in creating sustainable solutions... Read more
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26th March 2012
Elsevier’s Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability Contributes to Global Sustainability Policy
Journal’s special issue dedicated to new policy briefs on sustainability discussed at Planet under Pressure Conference
Amsterdam, March 26, 2012 – Elsevier today published a special issue of its journal Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability.The issue publishes papers on the topics of several policy briefs that are on the agenda of the annual United Nations Rio+20 Conference on... Read more
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10th January 2012
Elsevier Foundation Awards 2011 Grants to Advance Women in Science and Support Libraries in Developing Countries
$650,000 awarded to Innovative Libraries, New Scholars and Nurse Faculty Programs
Amsterdam, January 10, 2012 – The Elsevier Foundation announced today the 2011 grant recipients for the Innovative Libraries in Developing Countries and New Scholars award programs. In total, $650,000 has been committed to nine institutions around the world in addition to seven ongoing multiyear... Read more
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18th November 2011
Elsevier Supports International Crisis Aid Through ‘Pillars of Hope’ Campaign
Percentage of revenues from MD Consult, First Consult subscriptions sold Nov.-Dec. go to medical relief organization building a hospital in Ethiopia
Philadelphia, November 18, 2011 – Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced today that it will contribute to International Crisis Aid (ICA) through its “Pillars of Hope” campaign, providing medical assistance... Read more
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1st November 2011
Reed Elsevier Environmental Challenge Seeks Proposals to Further Access to Safe Water and Improved Sanitation
Winning Projects Highlighted in Water Research
London, 1 November 2011 - The Reed Elsevier Environmental Challenge was launched today, inviting submissions of innovative ideas to ensure safe water and improved sanitation for communities where access is at risk. The winning project will receive a prize of $50,000, with... Read more
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12th October 2011
Elsevier Offers 950 New Health Titles to Research4Life
Leading health sciences publisher makes key Mosby, Saunders, Churchill Livingstone electronic titles freely available through UN developing world research access program
Amsterdam, NL October 12, 2011 - Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced that it is contributing an additional 950 electronic books to Research4Life, a public-private partnership working to achieve the UN’... Read more
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29th September 2011
Eleven Women Scientists Announced as Winners of Elsevier Foundation OWSD Awards
Outstanding young biologists, chemists, physicists and mathematicians recognized across the developing world
Kuala Lumpur, September 29, 2011 – The Elsevier Foundation, TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world and the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) announced today that they are recognizing eleven talented women scientists from... Read more
