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Anticipatory governance of emerging technologies: Foresight, engagement and integration
David Guston Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes, USA, 183 views
Anticipatory governance of emerging technologies: Foresight, engagement and integration http://www.esof2010.org/schedule/10/3a |
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Science communication training for talking and listening: 1. Introduction
Steven Miller, Blanka Jergovic, Kajsa-Stina Magnusson, 80 views
This session will introduce the ESConet Trainers (www.esconet.org) approach to science communication training, based on many years' experience of working with European research networks. Unlike some other media training programmes, based on the "bag of tricks" approach, it emphasises genuine two-way communication - both talking and listening. The European Union's "Science and Society Action Plan" underpins much of what is now required from European researchers in terms of their interactions with society at large and with their fellow citizens. This places many demands on researchers for which they get little, if any, training: interactions with the mass media, dialogue with citizens, etc. This session will give participants a chance to make contact and catch up with the latest thinking on training for communicating with their fellow citizens. |
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What's the impact of the European Charter for Researchers on my work?
Dagmar Meyer, Ellen Pearce, Thierry Boujard, Izabela Stanislawiszyn, 35 views
Opening up online all publicly funded researchers' positions; ensuring better career development opportunities for young researchers, including more autonomy and training skills; fully recognising researchers' qualifications from other institutions and countries. Whilst these goals are being pursued at political level through the "European Partnership for better careers and more mobility of researchers" between the European Commission and national authorities, at the level of individual research institutions they are the core business of the EU Charter & Code for researchers. A new mechanism, the "Human Resources Strategy for Researchers" providing recognition of the concrete uptake of the Charter and the Code principles has been created. It allows to increase the transparency of career conditions and thus, the attractiveness of Universities and research organisations. The "HR Strategy" is a voluntary, light, and respectful of institutional autonomy tool available to research institutions that are seriously engaged in improving their human resource policy, which can also greatly contribute to increasing their international visibility. How does the "HR Strategy work"? Why is it so important for researchers? Who is making use of it? What concrete changes is it going to make in the academic world? Through concrete examples, attendees will gain concrete benefit from learning more about these initiatives that are going to have a direct impact on their careers. |
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Misconduct in science communication and the role of editors as science gatekeepers
Remedios Melero, Joan Marsh, Arjan K S Polderman, Ana Marušic, Sylwia Ufnalska, 58 views
The European Association of Science Editors (EASE) is an internationally oriented community of individuals from diverse backgrounds, linguistic traditions and professional experience who share an interest in science communication and editing. EASE has applied for a proposal to run a scientific seminar within the ESOF theme “policy what follows”, which has been “accepted with provision”. That session comprised 2 parts, a scientific seminar and a debate session about integrity in science, however the second part has not been accepted due to number of proposal and timetable. So, EASE agreed to present this debate session within the career programme. Due to the professional background and long experience of the presenters a debate on science communication could be very helpful for the new generations of graduates approaching scientific careers where a communication is fundamental in all fields. The speakers will talk about publication ethics and will not only approach the problems derived of misconduct in science but also how to detect it. This activity will be based on a debate with the public about specific issues on integrity in science, and analysis and discussion on some detected known cases of misconduct in scientific behaviour. The audience will be fully involved in the discussion and will be asked to solve problems regarding scientific fraud and conflict of interest.
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Science Communication Training for Talking and Listening - Writing a press release workshop
Steven Miller,Blanka Jergovic, Kajsa-Stina Magnusson, 28 views
This practical workshop will introduce trainees to writing a press release based on their research, which could be sent out to a range of media outlets. A short lecture will explain, with examples, how the mass media cover science, technology and medicine, and the techniques required to turn front-line research into newsworthy material. Participants will get advice while writing up their work, and feedback on the finished press releases.
Participants will need to be registered for this workshop. It will be very useful if participants can bring with them a short (one-page maximum) article or description of their work suitable for a non-specialist audience. This workshop is an example of the activities of ESConet Trainers (www.esconet.org). |
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Science Communication Training for Talking and Listening - Writing a press release workshop
Steven Miller, Blanka Jergovic, Kajsa-Stina Magnusson, 23 views
This practical workshop will introduce trainees to writing a press release based on their research, which could be sent out to a range of media outlets. A short lecture will explain, with examples, how the mass media cover science, technology and medicine, and the techniques required to turn front-line research into newsworthy material. Participants will get advice while writing up their work, and feedback on the finished press releases.
Participants will need to be registered for this workshop. It will be very useful if participants can bring with them a short (one-page maximum) article or description of their work suitable for a non-specialist audience. This workshop is an example of the activities of ESConet Trainers (www.esconet.org). |
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Science Communication Training for Talking and Listening – – Being interviewed Workshop
Steven Miller, Blanka Jergovic, Kajsa-Stina Magnusson, 24 views
This practical workshop will introduce trainees to the demands of broadcasters interviewing researchers about their work. A short lecture will explain, with examples, how the broadcast media cover science, technology and medicine, and how to explain clearly and simply the main points of research findings. Participants will then be interviewed (and recorded), and will be given feedback on the final recordings.
Participants will need to be registered for this workshop. It will be very useful if participants can bring with them a short (one-page maximum) article or description of their work suitable for a non-specialist audience. This workshop is an example of the activities of ESConet Trainers (www.esconet.org). |
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Getting to the Top of a Big Pile
Brianna Blaser, Markus Behnke, Vittoria Colizza, Guntram Bauer, 80 views
Success as a scientist requires a combination of talent, skills, and resources. Competition for funding demands the ability to persuade funding agencies that the research activities you are proposing merit a slice of the available funds. Making this case requires more than a good CV and publication record. Writing a clear, concise, and persuasive proposal that reflects the intellectual merit of your project and demonstrates your team's capacity to see it through is essential. This Science Careers workshop will explore the do's and don’ts of grant-writing and the often subtle differences between a winning and a rejected proposal.
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Dual Career: how many computations to transform it into an advantage?
Maria-Antonietta Buccheri, Vanessa Diaz- Zuccarini, Giovanna Avellis, Manuela Giovanetti, 84 views
The Green paper “Inventing our future together. The European Research Area: new perspectives” published last April by the EC identifies the need for “an adequate flow of competent researchers with high levels of mobility between institutions, disciplines, sectors and countries” as a major priority.
Researchers mobility is beyond doubt a key condition for the development of the European scientific research for a number of reasons. Moreover, it represents a great opportunity for scientists in whatever stage of their career. Nonetheless, researchers mobility may hurt with their own personal lives. The issue becomes even harder if we consider that the proportion of dual-career couples is increasing among scientists.
The need for negotiating both careers becomes a source of discontent and often one of the two is affected considerably by the choices made. Mobility has demonstrated to be partly gender sensitive and this needs to be addressed in some way in order to ensure at least equal opportunities to male and female scientists regarding possibilities and benefits offered by mobility programmes.
A main presentation will give to the audience a general introduction on the topic, while three speakers will introduce their personal experiences. A debate will follow and participants will be invited to report personal observations, making comments and boosting suggestions. |
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Project management for young researchers: A fallacy spelled out
Maria-Antonietta Buccheri, Frank Heemskerk, Natalia Balcázar, 128 views
A popular saying goes: “A well defined problem is half solved”
Yes, this is what a ‘Project Manager’ brings to researchers facing constant challenges when dealing with large research projects. Researchers stand a much higher likelihood of success if they incorporate and embrace that structure that Project Management brings them. Projects are unique, transient endeavours undertaken to achieve a desired outcome or goal, with teams (PhD students, post-docs, permanent researchers, technicians, etc.) assigned for the duration of the project and strict attention paid to scheduling and budget. Typically, most research projects suffer from planning problems, as well as delays in development, unforeseen activities, cost overruns, and even losses resulting from high turnover. A project left to its own devices is headed toward failure. " Structured project management is needed when you have "project strings going in several directions at once", says Victoria McGovern, programme officer for infectious diseases at the Burroughs Wellcome Fund in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. "It ensures that important things don't get shoved to the back of the bench when more urgent things come up," she says. In the first part of the meeting, qualified speakers will provide the basics on Project Management and how to plan and manage and report a project with practical examples. In the second part, the audience will be invited to pose questions and comment on the first part. |