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Encyclopedia > Descartes Prize

The Descartes Prize is an annual award in science given by the European Union.


The prizes are awarded in two categories -

  • Outstanding Scientific and Technological Achievements Resulting from European Collaborative Research
  • Outstanding Science Communication Actions.

The prize was first awarded in 2000.


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Descartes Prize - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (257 words)
The Descartes Prize is an annual award in science given by the European Union, named in honour of the French mathematician and philosopher, Rene Descartes.
The research prize was first awarded in 2000, with the science communication prize first awarded in 2004.
The research prize is awarded to teams of researchers who have "achieved outstanding scientific or technological results through collaborative research in any field of science, including the economic, social science and humanities." [1].
West Midlands In Europe News (443 words)
The Descartes Prize is open to teams of scientists who have achieved outstanding results from their European collaborative project.
Prize monies are granted on the understanding that they are to be used for the furtherance of science and technology.
Descartes Prize was awarded on 27 November 2001 to two projects one on AIDS, lead from the K.U. Leuven (Belgium) and the other on chemical catalysis lead from Kings College (UK).
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