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<td>Royal Society and Académie des sciences Microsoft European
Science Award - DEADLINE APPROACHING</td>
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<td>Thu, 7 Feb 2008 18:02:19 +0000</td>
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<td>Bell, Madeleine <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:madeleine.bell@royalsociety.org"><madeleine.bell@royalsociety.org></a></td>
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<td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ben@vub.ac.be">ben@vub.ac.be</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:ben@vub.ac.be"><ben@vub.ac.be></a></td>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Colleague</p>
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<h1>The Royal Society and Académie des sciences Microsoft European
Science
Award 2008<o:p></o:p></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>- Call for nominations DEADLINE APPROACHING<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Royal Society and Académie des sciences are
pleased to
invite nominations for the 2008 Royal Society and Académie des sciences
Microsoft European Science Award.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This award, sponsored by Microsoft Research,
recognises and
rewards scientists who have made a major contribution to the
advancement of the
biological sciences through the use of computational methods. The prize
is open
to any research scientist working in Europe. The award will comprise a
trophy
and €250,000, of which €7,500 will constitute prize money and the
rest will be earmarked for further research.</p>
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members of
the National Academies of Science. The nominations consist of a
statement from
the nominator outlining the candidate’s scientific record, suitability
for the award and impact in their subject area, and a proposal by the
nominee
for the programme of research activities on which to spend the award.
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closing date for nominations is <b>Monday 25 February 2008.</b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I would be most grateful if you could pass this
information
on to colleagues and scientists who you think would be interested in
nominating
or being nominated for this award. </p>
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not
hesitate to contact me on +44 (0)20 7451 2607 or
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Madeleine.Bell@royalsociety.org">Madeleine.Bell@royalsociety.org</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Yours sincerely</p>
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