Open for applications: IAEA Coordinated Research Activities in 2015

Research institutes and organizations interested in gaining access to vast global databases of research findings and taking part in papers submitted to high-level, peer-reviewed journals can now submit a proposal for a research contract or agreement to take part in IAEA-coordinated research activities this year. More than 1600 research institutions are already working collaboratively through over 100 active IAEA-coordinated research activities on a broad range of topics, including, among others, improving diagnostics and treatment of cancer and cardiovascular diseases, better understanding climate change and coastal pollution using isotopic tools, developing reactor safety designs, and increasing agricultural efficiency. The purpose of these projects is to encourage both the acquisition and dissemination of new knowledge and technology generated through the use of nuclear technologies and isotopic techniques, as well as the adaptation of technologies in IAEA Member States. Results of these projects are disseminated to Member States and the international scientific community through publications. Findings from IAEA-coordinated research projects often result in significant practical applications.