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MaNEP Site Review 2008
The annual SNF audit of our NCCR by international experts took place on May 20 and 21, 2008. The results of discussions were most encouraging, as you can read in Professor Fischer’s edito.
MaNEP management with the 2008 Review Panel :
from left to right, Oystein Fischer, Stefan Bachmann, Paul Leiderer, Christoph Renner, Darrell Schlom , Dirk van der Marel, David Larbalestier, Bernard Raveau, Prof. Tord Claeson, Dieter Vollhardt, Guy Deutscher, Felix Greuter (copyright MaNEP, 2008)
MaNEP Doctoral Programme-Geneva launched
The first recruitment of PhD students for MaNEP’s recently launched Doctoral Programme took place last February. 44 candidates sent their files, among which 7 (incl. 5 from abroad) have been retained and will be interviewed this month. A second recruitment will be organised next fall. Dr Christophe Berthod, who is responsible for the project, says he noticed a strong interest from students coming from the so-called ‘emerging countries’ : China, India, Pakistan, Russia, Irak, Iran, etc.
>> MaNEP Doctoral Programme-Geneva
For further inquiries, please contact : christophe.berthod@physics.unige.ch
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Excellent media coverage for discovery on improper ferroelectricity
A Press Conference was organised at the University of Geneva on April 17, 2008, to communicate important new results on improper ferroelectricity by Prof. Jean-Marc Triscone’s group and a team in Belgium. These results were published in the April 10’s edition of Nature magazine. The Press Conference was a big success and produced a large coverage on the Swiss TV, radio and papers (find the links on MaNEP’s website : www.manep.ch).
Nature Vol 452| 10 April 2008|
PDF : www.nature.com
>> Press release
Super success for MaNEP at CERN… we’ll be back in October
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| The new MaNEP levitating scooter was a hit ! (copyright MaNEP, 2008) |
Over 76'000 visitors gathered at CERN for the LHC Open Days that took place on April 5 and 6, 2008. A large proportion of them paid a visit to MaNEP and enjoyed the superconductivity experiments offered, as well as the Mix&Remix exhibition and the movie. The new levitating scooter was a hit. MaNEP will be back to CERN from October to December 2008 as a partner in a new PR operation called « Supermatériaux » (Supermaterials). Again, workshops using MaNEP’s devices will be proposed. Open Days report in the CERN Bulletin : http://cdsweb.cern.ch
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Prof. Renner films science clip for the Swiss TV
The Swiss TV (TSR) recently filmed the 3rd series of its science programme called « Histoires des Savoirs » (Stories of knowledge) consisting of daily 3-minutes movies on selected scientific topics. After going through a casting process, MaNEP’s deputy director Prof. Christoph Renner was chosen to film an episode about nanomaterials that will be aired next September. It is the 2nd time a MaNEP member participates: Dr Céline Lichtensteiger filmed an episode on « Nanotechnologies ». View it here :
www.tsr.ch
FNS media training
 What does a journalist expect from me? How do I formulate my message? How can I prepare myself for an interview? Do I have the right to read the article before it is published? When dealing with journalists certain special rules apply. If you are familiar with these rules, it will be easier to obtain a public hearing.
For this reason, the SNSF offers special media training courses for scientists. The two-day practice-orientated course block offers lots of opportunity to gain experience in front of the camera.
In Lausanne in French ( brochure : www.snf.ch):
5-6 septembre 2008
26-27 septembre 2008
In Lucerne, in German (brochure : www.snf.ch) :
7-8 mars 2008
12-13 septembre 2008
21-22 novembre 2008
Contacts :
mediatraining@snf.ch (French)
medientraining@snf.ch (German) |
What does a journalist expect from me? How do I formulate my message? How can I prepare myself for an interview? Do I have the right to read the article before it is published? When dealing with journalists certain special rules apply. If you are familiar with these rules, it will be easier to obtain a public hearing.
