Much of the criticism was leveled not only by academics and representatives of research organizations, but by current and former elected officials from the local level.
And, four scientists and representatives of research institutions said they had participated in planning for what is being called the Brain Activity Map project.
In a statement issued last month, Teagasc (the Irish agricultural development agency) announced it is seeking a licence to carry out field trials of GM potatoes as part of the AMIGA consortium – a group including representatives of research bodies from 15 EU countries.
The discourse between representatives of research and representatives of practice can succeed only if both sides recognise and accept the differences described in brief above.
The major stakeholders of EU TPs include representatives of research organizations and universities, industry, government bodies, financial institutions (banks and investment funds), venture funds, and civil society representatives.
Representatives of research day care centers and administrators can exchange ideas and reflect on the development of working practices and the functioning of discussion structures established for the purpose.
The workshop proper was then attended by a combination of seven representatives of research institutions and seven WREMO practitioners, all of whom were selected and invited by ICoE CR coordinators.
These include not only members of the wider research community and representatives of research funding bodies, but also potential users and beneficiaries of the research drawn from some combination of the wider political, professional, industrial and societal environment.
The similarity between the current and past surveys overall suggests this survey is a representative sampling of research experiences in laboratory courses and the barriers that limit them.
Example: Given the relatively short time horizon and the overall resource frame for the current review, it was not possible to assess a representative sample of research projects through field visits.
