The EU's Seventh Framework Programme has granted EUR 2.3 million over the next three years to an experiment that examines the influence of cosmic radiation on the Earth's climate. The collaboration, entitled 'Cosmic rays leaving outdoor droplets - Initial Training Network' (CLOUD-ITN), began this August and is coordinated by Germany's Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main. It supports eight PhD and two postdoctoral positions at nine partner institutions across Europe; work will largely be carried out at the European Centre for Nuclear Research (CERN).

More information...