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Three years after the launch of the European missions (whose goal was to give a boost to multilevel research cooperation and deliver results in five key areas for the EU), an expert report concludes that member states and research stakeholders in Europe are calling for the missions "to be scrapped or moved outside the next EU framework programme for research and innovation". Food for thought on the future policies' directionality towards transformation.

📢 Did you miss our UK-Portugal Scientific Dialogue event last week? The whole discussion is now available to watch on YouTube. We celebrated the strength of the UK-Portugal scientific relationship. As set out in Portuguese Association of Researchers and Students in the UK (PARSUK)'s PUMP report, between 2014 and 2020, Portuguese and British researchers: ✅ jointly participated in almost 1,500 international projects; ✅ produced some 15,000 scientific papers, 80% of which published in the top 25% journals of their fields and; ✅ registered 40 patents. And, building on the recent announcement of the UK's re-association to Horizon Europe and Copernicus, we discussed how to strengthen those collaborations even further, in priority areas like #climatechange, #ocean, #lifesciences or #space. 🔬 Portugal's Science Minister Elvira Fortunato left us, Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) and all other partners an important challenge: we should look into developing funding mechanisms to take the UK-Portugal bilateral scientific relationship to the next level. Watch the conference here 👉 https://lnkd.in/dBNF6awX #ukinportugal | Ciência Viva

Call for proposals for 2 two-year synthesis science projects on the topics of overshoot and societal tipping processes. The Belgian Climate Centre seeks to fund two synthesis science projects led by interdisciplinary teams that apply innovative approaches, as well as state-of-the art compilation and analysis techniques to existing data sets and information, with the aim to advance evidence-based decision making in the Belgian public and private sectors. We invite proposals that focus on the research topics of #overshoot and societal #tipping #processes. Synthesis science projects can be focused on Belgium, on other regions with broad expertise (e.g., Congo Basin, Antarctica), or on continental (e.g., EU) or global scale. To foster interdisciplinary research collaboration on these topics, this call involves the creation of two Working Groups of up to 20 scientists and stakeholders, each lead by a team of up to 4 Principal Investigators (PIs). For each topic, one Working Group will be supported. This includes support for multiple meetings at the Belgian Climate Centre, as well as a post-doctoral fellowship for one early-career Working Group member. The proposal submission process consists of two stages: - All interested PI teams are invited to submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) by April 15, 2024. - After evaluation of the LOIs, a selection of PI teams will be invited to submit a full proposal by September 1, 2024. In Fall 2024, two full proposals (one per topic) will be recommended for funding. The call is open to Belgian research institutes and stakeholders only. Proposals will be evaluated by the Scientific Board of the Belgian Climate Centre on their scientific merit, novelty, complementarity and interdisciplinarity of the PI team, transfer of knowledge to stakeholders, and potential for societal impact. The full call for proposals document, with all details, can be consulted here: https://lnkd.in/en7BTD2g Belgian Science Policy Office Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium (KMI-IRM-RMI) Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences Royal Observatory of Belgium Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy Royal Museum for Central Africa Ghent University University of Antwerp Open Universiteit Studiecentrum Hasselt University of Liège Université de Namur UNIVERSITE DE MONS Université catholique de Louvain Vrije Universiteit Brussel Université libre de Bruxelles Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven)

Save the date‼️ 🎓 IHSS2024 Conference "The role of Natural Organic Matter and Humic Substances 🌱 in achieving Sustainable Development Goals" (IHSS2024) 🗓️ August 25-30, 2024 🗺 Rimini, Italy ⛵️ 📒 The scientific structure of IHSS2024 is oriented towards the SDG 🌐 of Agenda 2030 👉 Topics like the impact of climate changes on terrestrial and aquatic natural resources, the chemical and biological transformation of pollutants in the environment, the biowaste recycling and management, together with novel scientific and technical frontiers are listed in the scientific programme. Further, a large space is devoted to the commercial aspects of natural organic matter and to the growing connections between scientists and private companies. ⏳ Deadline for registration: June 31 https://lnkd.in/dT-6gY7R

Free! Register at https://lnkd.in/eJ9fXn4f *Please note that you will have to create a UNGA account upon registering. United Nations Explores Tackling Sustainable Development Goals Through Innovative Big Science Frontier Technology 28th of September 2023 10AM-1PM (registration begins at 9:30am) 41 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10010 For the first time, the Science Summit of the United Nations General Assembly will examine how equitable access to big science institutions can accelerate progress of the UN sustainable goals such as tackling poverty and hunger.   Of the over fifty synchrotrons or particle accelerators around the world, that generate electromagnetic waves for research in a variety of disciplines, which are capable of reducing research time from years to just weeks, only one is in Latin America (Brazil) and none in Africa.   Therefore, scientists from these regions do not have access to the this highly accurate and fast frontier technology.   In an exciting new initiative, the Summit is hosting a special plenary session which will explore skilling up thousands of researchers from the developing regions of Latin America and the Greater Caribbean in this specialised synchrotron technology.

Embrace the spirit of cooperation on World Science Day. Together, let's pave the way for a brighter future, where scientific advancements bring about peace and development worldwide. ❤ #WorldScienceDay #worldscienceday2023 #ONPASSIVE #TheFutureOfInternet #WorldScienceDayForPeaceAndDevelopment

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💡 Currently, there is no dedicated policy framework to guide the #science sector in protecting scientists, scientific research, science institutions, and science infrastructure during #crises. In response to this gap, a new working paper from the Centre for Science Futures and the International Science Council offers ways forward to shift towards a proactive approach in safeguarding scientists and research during times of crisis. 📣 We urge international scientific institutions, governments, academies, foundations, and the broader scientific community, to review and embrace the recommendations. By doing so, we can contribute to a more resilient, responsive, and prepared scientific ecosystem capable of withstanding the challenges of the 21st century. ️ ➡ Review our recommendations and share our call: https://lnkd.in/eJRHzir3 cc: Peter Gluckman Mathieu Denis Vivi Stavrou Joel Bubbers Holly Sommers Erin Buisse #ProtectingScience

Some of the most interesting and (I believe) most relevant work today is done at the intersections of sectors Science, crisis and policy is definitely one of them, which is why it was such a genuine pleasure to work on this paper for the International Science Council In a world full of polycrises, I'd urge you all to read at least the executive summary, you never know when these sectors might overlap with yours! (Vivi Stavrou, Mathieu Denis, Joel Bubbers, Erin Buisse)