#science and society

European Biotechnology and Society Online Seminar Series – Review, Part 2

This is the second part of the review of the European Biotechnology and Society online seminar series. The seminar series website contains details of speakers and topics, as well as much of the materials presented. The first part is here. Seminar 4, 21 October, 2020 The fourth online seminar in the series was held on ... European Biotechnology and Society Online Seminar Series – Review, Part 2

Jonathan Hankins

25/11
2020 13mn
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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

Redazione FGB

19/11
2020 3mn
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European Biotechnology and Society Online Seminar Series – Review, Part 1

In this, the first of two posts, I would like to offer a brief overview of how the first half of the European Biotechnology and Society online seminar series panned out. The seminar series website contains details of speakers and topics, as well as much of the materials presented. Seminar 1: 30 September 2020 The ... European Biotechnology and Society Online Seminar Series – Review, Part 1

Jonathan Hankins

26/10
2020 13mn
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Call For Interest at Politecnico di Milano

The School of Management of the Milan Polytechnic invites expressions of interest for one Post-doc position in the area of Sociology of Science & Technology. The position is for one Full-time Postdoc for 1 year, renewable for 2 additional years. Tenure track opportunities are envisaged afterwards. The Postdoc will conduct research full-time at the intersection ... Call For Interest at Politecnico di Milano

Redazione FGB

03/07
2020 2mn
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Human Brain Project (HBP) – PhD Scholarship

A PhD opportunity is available with the EU Future and Emerging Technologies Flagship Human Brain Project (HBP), based at De Montfort University’s Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility (CCSR). The successful applicant will undertake research under the supervision of the HBP DMU team, currently consisting of five Research Fellows and a Professor. They will investigate ... Human Brain Project (HBP) – PhD Scholarship

Redazione FGB

20/04
2020 1mn
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Research for orientation and cooperation after the COVID-19 crisis, the Rococo initiative

An initiative has been launced at the Institute of Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis (ITAS) within the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), with the aim of pooling efforts in technology assessment and related future-oriented fields of study in order to create resources of orientational knowledge for the world after the COVID-19 crisis. During a phase ... Research for orientation and cooperation after the COVID-19 crisis, the Rococo initiative

Redazione FGB

07/04
2020 2mn
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Public Engagement in Responsible Research and Innovation. A book by Ilse Marschalek.

A critical reflection from the practitioner’s point of view. Book Review Introduction In the open access publication Public Engagement in Responsible Research and Innovation, Ilse Marschalek investigates the roles that a group of people that she names ‘Public Participation Practitioners’ play in the attempt to transform the relationship between science and society though the adoption ... Public Engagement in Responsible Research and Innovation. A book by Ilse Marschalek.

Jonathan Hankins

11/03
2020 7mn
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Project Assistant Position at Fondazione Giannino Bassetti

Fondazione Giannino Bassetti (FGB) Fondazione Giannino Bassetti (FGB) was founded in 1994 and has promoted responsibility in innovation within the technosciences, entrepreneurship and governance for 25 years, acting as a pioneer CSO in fostering the concept and the practice of RRI. In 2004 FGB promoted the first Consensus Conference in Italy, aiming at regulating the ... Project Assistant Position at Fondazione Giannino Bassetti

Redazione FGB

07/02
2020 4mn
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Forum on Research and Innovation: first face to face meeting in Milan.

“Trust is the oxygen of sustainable business and governance, and without it not much is possible” noted a few weeks ago TIGTech’s director Conrad von Kameke commenting the great technological disruption and its impacts on society for the World Economic Forum. Among approaches gaining momentum in the restoration of public trust in governing innovation is ... Forum on Research and Innovation: first face to face meeting in Milan.

Redazione FGB

27/06
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

Redazione FGB

15/04
2019 2mn
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