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Some Take-aways from the Sustainable Research Symposium 2022

After a COVID enforced two-year hiatus, I was pleased to physically step back into my first in-person symposium this month, the Sustainable Research Symposium 2022. This was the second such simposium, hosted on 19 May this year by the Dutch section of Green Labs, an organization described as a community and resources platform for sustainable ... Some Take-aways from the Sustainable Research Symposium 2022

Jonathan Hankins

03/06
2022 5mn
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Postdoc Researcher Position in STS at Hamburg University

The Professorship of Science Studies and Innovation Research (Prof. Dr. Sabine Maasen), based at the University of Hamburg, is offering a position for a postdoc research associate (TV-L E13, 32 months, full-time position suitable for part-time). The position is to start on April 1, 2022. The successful candidate is expected to play a pivotal part ... Postdoc Researcher Position in STS at Hamburg University

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21/01
2022 1mn
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Vacancy for Citizen Science Programme Developer

The Natural History Museum in London, UK, is currently recruiting a Citizen Science Programme Developer to join their team. The role will be responsible for developing and enhancing their programme and working with researchers and communities to create new citizen science projects. You can find more information and details how to apply here https://careers.nhm.ac.uk/templates/CIPHR/jobdetail_1977.aspx The ... Vacancy for Citizen Science Programme Developer

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15/01
2021 1mn
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Postdoc position in ERC project on the organisation of international scientific consortia

The Faculty of Science at the University of Leiden is looking for a postdoctoral researcher who will conduct a research on international scientific consortia for the European Research Council Consolidator program project titled Addressing Global Challenges through International Scientific Consortia (INSCONS). The postdoctoral researcher will be working under the supervision of the principal investigator of ... Postdoc position in ERC project on the organisation of international scientific consortia

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19/11
2020 3mn
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The Future Of Positive Packaging. Call for Application.

Call for Applications: Part of the Positive Packaging Program by Perrier, SoScience launches in September the sixth edition of The Future Of: more info here 30-50 experts and professionals of the theme from different organizations will be selected (social entrepreneurs, company, NGO, start-up, research laboratory, industrials, investor…) in order to tackle this question: How to ... The Future Of Positive Packaging. Call for Application.

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01/10
2019 1mn
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PhD course Philosophy of Responsible Innovation

The PhD course Philosophy of Responsible Innovation (8-17 January 2020) in Wageningen and Delft (Netherlands) is now open for registration. This course discusses the main philosophical issues in relation to Responsible Innovation, an emerging concept in the EU context which highlights the relevance of social-ethical issues in research and innovation practices. This emerging concept calls ... PhD course Philosophy of Responsible Innovation

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18/09
2019 2mn
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Master SCICOMM Communication of Science and Innovation – Scholarship

FBK – Bruno Kessler Foundation offers a scholarship covering the fees of Master SCICOMM Communication of Science and Innovation – University of Trento, Italy Deadline for applications is 29 April 2019 (only 13 places for 2019/20). SCICOMM Communication of Science and Innovation It’s a one-year programme for students who would like to: • Develop skills ... Master SCICOMM Communication of Science and Innovation – Scholarship

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15/04
2019 2mn
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New science and new politics

(Essay published in the 5th and last volume: “Scienza e tecnologia al di là dello specchio” of the series La Nuova Scienza, edited by Umberto Colombo and Giuseppe Lanzavecchia, Libri Scheiwiller, Milan 2004) Wonders abound in this world yet no wonder is greater than man. (Sophocles) In the last lines of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, ... New science and new politics

Piero Bassetti

15/01
2019 30mn
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Building a biotech cluster: a meeting with Eliot Forster

On the 22nd of November 2018, the Bassetti Foundation had the pleasure and honour of hosting the “Building a biotech cluster: the MedCity experience” seminar, an audience with Eliot Forster. The speaker is President of the MedCity project, whose aim is to promote the natural sciences in the London/Cambridge/Oxford “Golden Triangle”. The fruits of a ... Building a biotech cluster: a meeting with Eliot Forster

Anna Pellizzone
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28/12
2018 5mn
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2 podcasticona podcast
3 videoicona video

Fellowship for effective communication about science. Stellenbosch University, South Africa.

The establishment of a new DST-NRF SARChI research chair in science communication at Stellenbosch University in January 2015 created an important opportunity to assess the scientific basis for effective communication about science; launch a dynamic portfolio of research projects to address science communication challenges in South African society and deliver outcomes that are relevant and ... Fellowship for effective communication about science. Stellenbosch University, South Africa.

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29/11
2018 2mn
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Philosophy of Responsible Innovation, a University Course

The Dutch Research School of Philosophy (OZSW), Wageningen University and Delft University of Technology are offering the course “Philosophy of Responsible Innovation”, scheduled to take place in January 2019. The course will be taught in English and should be interesting and suitable for many of our readers. Date(s) 9-11 January 2019, 14-18 January 2019 Location ... Philosophy of Responsible Innovation, a University Course

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30/07
2018 4mn
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Responsibility driven design for the future self-driving society

  SCARICA DA QUESTO LINK IL PAPER “RESPONSIBILITY DRIVEN DESIGN FOR THE FUTURE SELF-DRIVING SOCIETY”   Responsibility driven design for the future self-driving society è un white paper curato da Fabio Besti e Francesco Samorè, con contributi di Angela Simone e Jonathan Hankins, che analizza l’avanzata delle tecnologie ‘driverless’ e si interroga su come questo ... Responsibility driven design for the future self-driving society

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25/05
2018 4mn
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