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Transforming Science - Symposium by All European Academies (ALLEA)
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11
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Thu
12

This was 3 years ago

Location

Hybride

Paleis der Academiën
Hertogsstraat 1
1000 Brussels (Belgium)
Programmes
Enhancing EU R&I Horizon Europe

This symposium is organised by ALLEA, the Royal Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts of Belgium and the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts. 

Scientists, policymakers and professionals from across Europe are invited to discuss current trends pressing science in light of the transformations occurred during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Speakers include Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, Marion Koopmans, Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases at Erasmus MC, and Maria Leptin, President of the European Research Council, among others.

Themes of the Symposium

  • Transforming Science for the Future
  • Science-Policy Relations in an Age of Complexity
  • Transforming Research Cultures
  • Towards Climate Sustainability in the Academic System

The symposium is free of charge and will also be livestreamed for those who wish to participate digitally.

The full programme and possibility to register can be found here.

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