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SENSE symposium 2023 “Science and Impact”

  • 15 November 2023
  • 9:30 - 17:30
  • VU Amsterdam
  • SENSE
We live in challenging times, pressing socio-environmental radical transformations and escalating hydro-climatic extreme events menace our future. Scientist and academics have a central responsibility to navigate and respond to these complex threats. The role of scientists in addressing complex “wicked” sustainability problems is not only relegated to analytical efforts, it also entails normative questions, relations of power, positionality and representation. But how can scientist produce impact, influence decisions and be societally involved, while maintaining their academic role and standards? This is the overarching question that will characterize the SENSE symposium organized around a Keynote Lecture of Prof. Lyla Mehta, three different workshops on Communication and Creativity, Activism and Career Development and a PhD student posters session.

The meeting will be held at VU Amsterdam from 9:30-17:30, including drinks afterwards. We hope you will join our symposium, and look forward to having fruitful and inspiring discussions!

Provisional programme:

09:15 – 09:45 – Arrival and coffee

09:45 – 10:00 – Opening remarks by Phillip Pattberg and Jampel Dell’Angelo
10:00 – 11:00 – Keynote lecture by prof. Lyla Mehta
11:00 – 11:15 – Coffee break
11:15 – 12:00 – Roundtable discussion

12:00 – 13:00 – Lunch break

13:00 – 14:30 – Parallel workshop sessions on topics such as:
1. Science Communication and Creativity,
2. Science and Activism, and
3. Career Development
14:30 – 15:00 – Coffee break
15:00 – 15:30 – Plenary closing
15:30 – 16:15 – Poster session

16:15 – 17:30 – Drinks and bites

Presenting your poster:

We invite SENSE PhD candidates to present posters about their research. You can indicate your availability for poster presentation on the registration form.

More information:

If you have questions or remarks about the SENSE symposium, please contact Dan Petrovics daniel.petrovics@vu.nl.

Registration

Registration is now open! Please use this link to register.

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