More disappointments

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Oh well, official word of the second of three outstanding decisions on EU research proposals. Another rejection. Very disappointing this time in that we got 24 out of a possible 25 (you have to reach 18 to be considered funadable in an absolute sense) but the threshold for consideration in a relative sense, compared to other proposals in the same round, turned out to be 24.5/25. Still, it gives us a good base from which to try again in the early 2006 round of funding on this mechanism - much better than the other proposal we've had the results of which only got 20/25. The third one we've had unofficial word has failed but I'm still waiting on official confirmation and the evaluation forms for that one. C'est la vie.