Social Simulation Project, "FuturICT," as Big Science in Europe

Teaching Political Science in Europe

Thisarticle first reviews the history of political science teaching in Europebefore going on to consider a range of recent developments in the teaching of politicalscience, including cross-national joint programmers; technologically enhancedlearning; placement learning and problem-based learning. The last sectionconsiders a range of issues facing political science teachers, includingfinancial p...

Big science feels the pinch in Europe.

Social Science in Eastern Europe

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Big-Science facilities in Europe need greater coordination of resources

The leading role in science played by crystallography is heavily dependent on Big-Science facilities. The need for Europe-wide coordination of operational resources in Big Science is discussed with particular reference to neutron sources.

FuturICT

FuturICT ii FuturICT iii FuturICT iv Proposal Abstract FuturlCT is a FET Flagship project using collective, participatory research, integrated across the fields of ICT, the social sciences and complexity science, to design socio-inspired technology and develop a science of global, socially interactive systems. The project will bring together, on a global level, Big Data, new modelling technique...