Report on “The Importance of Physics in the Economies of Europe”
On October 15th, the European Physical Society (EPS) presented the new report “The Importance of Physics in the Economies of Europe” at the Press Club Brussels Europe. The report was commissioned by the EPS as an independent economic analysis from the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) .
Editorial – The impact of physics in the European economy
Since its establishment in 1968, the European Physical Society [EPS] has held a dual role of learned society and federation of National Member Societies. After 45 years, these Member Societies are 41 and the EPS represents a very large and varied community of physicists. One of the main objectives of the EPS is to give them a coherent voice on matters of common relevance, despite the existence of much educational, scientific, social and geographic diversity.
Along this line, one of the crucial issues to be addressed in today’s evolving European scenario is related to…
