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LocationBrussels, Belgium
The subject of this year’s ERC Annual Conference is Research on Diversity & Diversity in Frontier Research
Background: There is growing awareness of the need to acknowledge and accommodate diversity in our societies and in science. To fully understand the world we live in and to foster inclusive and fair societies, we need to take into account the plurality of perspectives and life experiences that exist. In the same vein, for science to be excellent, research designs must be able to capture and represent the diversity of the phenomena that are studied. Research that overlooks this risks leading to partial, misrepresentative or inaccurate results and to the misapplication of its findings. Likewise, technological applications are likely to benefit greatly from the participation of people with different backgrounds and needs to ensure a broad and inclusive application and use of these.
Aim: This workshop will showcase frontier research projects funded by the ERC that both study diversity in society and that exemplify the importance of taking diversity into account in research designs
Programme in brief
8.30 – 9.00 Registration
9.00 – 9.15 Opening address by Commissioner (tbc)
9.15 – 9.25 Introduction by Maria Leptin, ERC President
9.25 – 10.20 Keynote: The Female Turn: How Evolutionary Science Shifted Perceptions About Females by Malin Ah-King, Stockholm University, SE
10.20 – 10.40 Coffee break
10.40 – 12.10 Session I: Diversity in Health Research
12.10 - 13.10 Lunch
13.10 – 14.40 Session 2: Diversity from a Technological and Legal Perspective
14.40 – 15.10 Coffee break
15.10 – 16.40 Session 3: Perceptions of Diversity, with contributions from among others the project NEUROEPIGENETHICS: investigating neurodiversity in a neuromixed research group of PI Kristien Hens, University of Antwerp
16.40 – 17.45 Session 4: Roundtable: The Importance of Diversity in Research
17.45 – 18.00 Concluding remarks by Commissioner (tbc)
The full programme, speaker’s bios, concept note and registration form are available on the ERC website
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The YoPA project, ‘a youth-centred preventive action approach towards co-created implementation of socially and physically activating environmental interventions’ obtained funding from Horizon Europe’s Health Cluster. The project addresses the multifaceted challenges of physical inactivity and health inequalities through a unique participatory approach. The project places teenagers between 12 and 18 years old in vulnerable situations at the forefront of the intervention process. The Institute of Tropical Medicine is a partner in the project and will conduct a Realist Evaluation to understand how youth co-creation contributes to improved adolescent health and well-being in four cities in Denmark, Netherlands, Nigeria and South Africa. By integrating its results and sharing its approach in an open access Toolbox, ITM aims to contribute to fostering sustainable, youth-led solutions for healthier urban environments.
