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A fantastic start of day at Encontro Ciência 2024 @Alfandega do Porto! FUNDamentally SCIENCE is here to network and establish fresh collaborations with several actors of the Portuguese scientific ecosystem!! I could not be more excited about supporting the Scientific Entities of my own country to successfully capture funds to the excellent science we make!! Let's do this!! #encontrociencia24 #fundamentallyscience #supportingexcellentsciencegettingfunding

🎉We are excited to share the shortlisted consortia for the International Science Council global pilot - Science Missions for Sustainability. From 250 expressions of interest, most of the 23 shortlisted are based in the Global South 🙌 Looking forward to the next steps as they are matched with funders. Congratulations to our successful Asia and Pacific regional bids: 👏Development of Solar Floating Treatment Wetlands for Diffused Pollution Control and Urban Sustainability  Xuan Thanh Bui  Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT) 👏Meta-Network Hub for SDGs in Asia (Meta Hub Asia)  Kazuo Nadaoka/ Anik Bhaduri  Future Earth Asia Regional Committee (Future Earth Australia) 👏Tadra Vanua: a mission for planetary health in the Pacific  Donald Wilson  Fiji National University 👏Citizen-Driven Living Labs for Urban Heat Island Mitigation; a women-led transdisciplinary approach for health, equity and sustainability  Bijal Brahmbhatt  Gujarat Mahila Housing Sewa Trust (MHT) 👏Big Earth Data and AI for Global Sustainability  Huadong Guo  International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (CBAS) 👏Operationalizing a ‘Transformative-Futures for Water Security’ Road Map for the Mekong  Mark Dubois  International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 👏Indian Ocean High-Seas Symphony – a tool for research, collaboration and cumulative impact assessment in the Blue Economy  Anna Silyakova  HUB Ocean Click on the International Science Council post link to see the shortlisted consortia here 👇 #ScienceMissions #Sustainability #BlueEconomy #Mekong #Health #Equity #SDGs #SustainableDevelopmentGoals #PlantaryHealth #Pacific #PollutionControl #UrbanSustainability

"Never stop #learning" and "don't allow yourself be discouraged"; Wise advice from Laure Bressoud - Deslarzes who recently attended 3 CAS programs: Value Chain Data Technologies, Circular Value Networks and Resilient Value Chain Management. #AI #digitaltwins #data #technologies #datasecurity #digitalisation #digitaltransition #executiveeducation #lifelonglearning

NWO (Dutch Research Council) shines the spotlight on the societal impact of research proposals "When submitting their research proposal, researchers must reflect on the possible consequences of their research, both desirable and undesired. NWO will also look more critically at its own collaborations with third parties. An assessment framework has been drawn up for this purpose to assess research collaborations. NWO takes these steps to carry out the best research with the greatest contribution to science and society." (Own translation from Dutch) We welcome NWO´s move. Recently, Scientists for Future Netherlands has engaged with NWO about their policy regarding academic collaborations with fossil companies. This led to several publications, first by Guus Dix, Klaas Landsman and Roderik Van De Wal in Trouw: https://lnkd.in/es7w57qM This newspaper replied by getting their philosophical team onto the topic: https://lnkd.in/exF7FG8n https://lnkd.in/emzPz7JM #climatecrisis #researchintegrity #gsp

On February 25th, 2022, I received an email from a consultant who heard the KAI Symposium was so amazing (after the Symposium was over), he was wondering if he could pay the registration fee just to have access to the recorded sessions. 👉Don't put yourself in this position. 👉The KAI Symposium starts online in 45 hours, as of the writing of this post. 👉It's not too late to register. To do so, go to https://lnkd.in/eqibdyfD 👉You won't regret it. https://lnkd.in/essRCWjF #adaption #innovation #ChangeThatMatters #AgentsofChange #ScienceOfTeams #CognitiveDiversity

A study integrated into the LIFE ADAPTA BLUES project (https://lnkd.in/d2RZJrzr). #lifeadaptablues

As we commemorate National Science Day, let's recognize the pivotal role of science and technology in shaping our world. Together, let's embrace curiosity, foster innovation, and build a brighter future for all. #ScienceEducation #ScientificDiscovery #NationalScienceDay #ScienceDay #ScienceForAll #ScienceAwareness #FutureOfScience #CelebrateScience #IRS #Team_IRS

Last week I had the opportunity to join the #Internationalweek at Mälardalen University in Vasteras. The discussions were inspiring and made me reflect about some things we have just gotten for free by being born in a certain location or in a certain moment in history. I also participated in a discussion about #energysolutions in a global perspective. Thank you Mikael N. Hjorth, Anders Wijkman and JinYue yan for driving the panel and for the good discussions. We, the people, have the responsibility to look after our planet, and from industry we need to bring solutions that adapt to different needs enabling sustainable and affordable energy to all! #Techonolgy is ready to this challenge. Solutions such as #HVDC, #Statcom, #BESS are fundamental to provide the required flexibility and resilience the grid needs today and tomorrow. Our energy ecosystem keeps evolving and more than ever #collaboration is key. Building #diverse working teams were #newtalents, #academia and industry leaders look together at the future is key to succeed in this journey. #hitachienergy #energysolutions #powerelectronics #HVDC #technology #academia #newtalents #ai #diverseteams #energytransition #affordableenergy #decarbonization #collaboration

⭐ YEAIS winner spotlight! ⭐ Andrei Leonard Nicusan and Roberto Hart-Villamil, winners of the Young Engineers Awards for Innovation and Sustainability Postgraduate category for their joint submission 'Energy Reduction in Industrial Processes via Evolutionary Optimisation of Simulation’. Expanding on the duo's motivation for entering the awards, Andrei-Leonard said: "The work that we are doing has wide applicability to industry. Companies are being encouraged to reduce waste and become more efficient and more sustainable. But the main problem is that, historically, sustainability and profitability have been at odds. "Using artificial intelligence, we are looking to try to make sure that sustainability and profitability are no longer in opposition. By discovering geometries and processing conditions that are far more optimal than what we currently have, we can ensure that companies increase their throughput, profit and efficiency, while decreasing waste and making processes more sustainable." Picture: Andrei-Leonard collecting the award on behalf of the duo. Read more about last week's awards ceremony: https://lnkd.in/ecpne8NB #IChemE #YoungEngineersAwardsForInnovationAndSustainability #ChemicalEngineers #ChemicalEngineering #Sustainability #UNSDG #YEAIS

At the grand Opening of the Academic Year at Eindhoven University of Technology we heard inspiring and interesting views on technological innovation and its role in society. If TU/e makes "valorization" the main focus of the OAY2023, what does that mean for the direction of TU/e? We had a great opportunity to ask the new rector Silvia Lenaerts. "It is also about connecting to the real world, about cognitive diversity, about safeguarding European values." She was responsible for valorization at the University of Antwerp. She came to TU Eindhoven, world leading in industry-academic valorisation. Her research is Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology, while energy, the environment and sustainability are key innovation areas to TU/e. Now, as the new rector of TU/e, Silvia Lenaerts puts forward "valorization" as the main theme for the Opening of the Academic Year 2023.  Yet, valorization for her is broader than a commercial transfer. Silvia Lenaerts wants to orient TU more towards society. Dissemination requires us to stay connected to the real world. Getting input from outside in. Reaching out to a broader audience. For that, TU needs "Cognitive diversity" from a broad range of disciplines. Academics do not only educate and not only do research, but also need to work on valarization, and that can be in many different forms.    https://lnkd.in/eDwa3TqW Photo: Bart van Overbeeke Fotografie