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Statement: Promoting the integrity of science and the scientific record

The first World Conference on Research Integrity: Fostering Responsible Research, took place in Lisbon, Portugal in September 2007. Much of the focus was on scientific publications and mechanisms for monitoring and addressing scientific misconduct. There was general agreement that science is, at least in the longer term, self-correcting, and that errors in the scientific record – either inadvertent or deliberate –will eventually be exposed.

14.09.2008

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Statement: Publication practices and indices and the role of peer review in research assessment

Progress in science, and confidence in the scientific process, depends on the accuracy and reliability of the scientific literature. This in turn depends on the rigour of the manuscript review process. In addition to ensuring the quality of scientific publications, independent peer review is also a critical part of the evaluation process for both individual scientists and research institutes.

14.07.2008

Press releases

IPY Polar Land and Life Day

On June 18th, 2008, the <a href="http://www.ipy.org">International Polar Year</a> 2007-8 (IPY) will launch its fifth ʻInternational Polar Day’ focusing on Land and Life: the plants and animals of polar lands and the changing permafrost and hydrologic systems. This Polar Day occurs as hundreds of researchers focus on Arctic environments. It has been timed in conjunction with the <a href="http://uspermafrost.org/meetings/nicop/">Ninth International Conference on Permafrost</a> (NICOP) in Fairbanks, Alaska, and the <a href="http://www.unep.org/tunza">UNEP TUNZA</a> International Childrenʼs Conference in Norway, part of IPYʼs continued role in raising public awareness of polar science.

16.06.2008

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IPY Day Focusing on Changing Earth

On March 12th, 2008, the <a href="http://www.ipy.org">International Polar Year</a> (IPY) will launch its third ‘International Polar Day’, focusing on our Changing Earth; with a specific focus on Earth history as discovered through paleoclimate records that study the long term history of the Earth by analysing ice sheets and sediments below polar lakes and oceans.

03.03.2008

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IPY Day Focusing on Ice Sheets

On December 13th, 2007, the <a href="http://www.ipy.org">International Polar Year</a> (IPY) will launch its second ‘International Polar Day’, focusing on Ice Sheets and Traverses. In preparation for this, a special <a href="http://www.ipy.org/index.php?/ipy/detail/ice_sheets">webpage</a>, has been prepared with information for Press and Educators, details of current projects and expeditions, contact details for scientists around the world, including in the polar regions, images, background information and useful links and resources.

13.12.2007

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IPY presents Sea Ice Day

On September 21st, 2007, the <a href="http://www.ipy.org">International Polar Year</a> (IPY) will launch its first ‘International Polar Day’, focusing on Sea Ice. In preparation for this, a special <a href="http://www.ipy.org/index.php?/ipy/detail/sea_ice">webpage </a>has been prepared with information for Press and Educators, details of current projects and expeditions, contact details for scientists around the world, including in the polar regions, images, background information and useful links and resources.

13.09.2007

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Global Launch of International Polar Year (IPY) 2007-2008

The launch of <a href="http://www.ipy.org">IPY</a> 2007-2008 marks the onset of one of the most ambitious coordinated international science programmes ever attempted. Over 170 scientific projects involving thousands of scientists, from over 60 countries and a wide range of research disciplines, will set out to discover more about the polar regions and their critical influence on the rest of the planet. The IPY campaign also aims to educate and involve the public while helping to train the next generation of engineers, scientists, and leaders.

23.01.2007

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CO2 rise heightens concern over vulnerability of polar regions

The news that global concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) increased last year has heightened concern about the vulnerability of polar regions amongst scientists managing <a href="http://www.ipy.org">International Polar Year</a> (IPY) 2007-2008. IPY is co-sponsored by the International Council for Science (ICSU) and the <a href="https://www.wmo.int/">World Meteorological Organization</a> (WMO).

06.11.2006

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Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia inaugurates ICSU’s Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

The Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, Y.A.B. Dato’ Seri Najib Tun Abdul Razak, officially inaugurated a new Regional Office for the International Council of Science (ICSU) today. The inauguration ceremony took place at the Palace of Golden Horses in Kuala Lumpur and was attended by over 200 guests from all over the world, including Malaysia’s Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation.

19.09.2006

Press releases

ICSU hosts conference on hazards and disasters

Building on an initiative launched last year, the International Council for Science (ICSU) today held its first conference on environmental hazards and disasters. The conference, which took place in conjunction with the official inauguration of ICSU’s Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, addressed how science could be used to prevent natural and human-induced hazards from becoming catastrophic events. <a href="http://www.unesco.org/new/en/jakarta">UNESCO</a>, through its Regional Office for Science in Jakarta, and the <a href="http://www.akademisains.gov.my">Academy of Sciences of Malaysia</a> co-sponsored the conference.

19.09.2006

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