The 5th week of events for the doctoral network in Amsterdam
On the agenda: a progress meeting, and several workshops on ethics and responsible research and innovation, on gender dimension in science, and on academic publishing
Overview of the Melomanes meeting and training week in Amsterdam
The provisional schedule is as follows, and may be modified
- Monday 15 September
- 8:30 – 17:00 Theatrical dialogue on nanomedicine
- Tuesday 16 September
- 8:30 – 18:00 Consortium meeting
- 20:00 Consortium dinner, venue to be confirmed
- Wednesday 17 September
- 8:30 – 18:00 Consortium meeting
- 18:30 Social activity (to be determined)
- Thursday 18 September
- 8:30 – 17:00 Workshop on ethics of nanomaterials for therapeutic applications and RRI
- Friday 19 September
- 8:30 – 12:00 Workshop on ethics of nanomaterials for therapeutic applications and RRI
- 12:00 – 13:30 Lunch
- 13:30 – 17:30 Workshop on open access, publication process and ethics
Practical information and suggestions for accommodation will be provided later in time.
Theatrical dialogue on nanomedicine
Venue: Room to be confirmed, VU Amsterdam
Open to external participants
Speakers
Frank Kupper, Mens in de Maak
Schedule
Monday 15 September 2025
From 8:30am to 5pm (To be confirmed)
Consortium meeting
Venue: Room to be confirmed, VU Amsterdam
For Melomanes participants only
Schedule
Tuesday 16 September
- 8:30 – 9:00 Welcome coffee
- 9:00 – 9:15 Introduction, Cécilia Ménard-Moyon
- 9:15 – 10:00 Progress of the project, Cécilia Ménard-Moyon
- 10:00 – 10:30 15min presentation on progress, Daniel Rieger
- 10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
- 11:00 – 11:30 15min presentation on progress, Thibault Leray
- 11:30 – 12:00 15min presentation on progress, Tatiana Bobrova
- 12:00 – 12:30 15min presentation on progress, Shayamita Ghosh
- 12:30 – 14:00 Lunch break
- 14:00 – 14:30 15min presentation on progress, Amalie Leinebø
- 14:30 – 15:00 15min presentation on progress, Jacopo Sorani
- 15:00 – 15:30 15min presentation on progress, Ayush Shukla
- 15:30 – 16:00 Coffee break
- 16:00 – 16:30 15min presentation on progress, Wilder Ruiz
- 16:30 – 17:00 15min presentation on progress, Maria Antoniou
- 17:00 – 18:00 Career chat
- 20:00 Consortium dinner, Venue to be confirmed
Wednesday 17 September
- 8:30 – 9:00 Welcome coffee
- 9:00 – 9:30 15min presentation on progress, Chiara Puccinelli
- 9:30 – 10:00 15min presentation on progress, Lorenzo Riccio
- 10:00 – 10:30 15min presentation on progress, Erica Frostegård
- 10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
- 11:00 – 12:00 Break out discussion in 3 groups: WP1, WP2 and WP3&4 (to be confirmed)
- 12:00 – 13:00 Restitution, general discussion on strategy and conclusion
- 13:00 – 14:30 Lunch break
- 14:30 – 16:00 Panel discussion on Sustainability and “Safe and Sustainable by Design”, chaired by Ineke Malsch
- 16:00 – 16:30 Coffee break
- 16:30 – 18:00 Panel discussion about prioritising values in research, chaired by Ineke Malsch
Workshop on ethics of nanomaterials for therapeutic applications and RRI
Venue: Room to be confirmed, VU Amsterdam
Speakers
- Ineke MALSCH, Owner and Consultant, Malsch TechnoValuation / EthicSchool, Utrecht, Netherlands
- Ayush SHUKLA, Melomanes doctoral researcher, Athena Institute, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Laurent BONTOUX, Senior Foresight for Policy Expert, Joint Research Centre, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium
Schedule
Thursday 18 September 2025
- 8:30 – 9:00 Welcome coffee
- 9:00 – 12:00 First part of the workshop (coffee break at 10:30)
- 12:00 – 13:30 Lunch break
- 13:30 – 17:00 Scenario Exploration System, Laurent Bontoux (coffee break at 15:00)
Friday 19 September 2025
- 8:30 – 9:00 Welcome coffee
- 9:00 – 12:00 Final part of the workshop (coffee break at 10:30)
Workshop on open access, publication process and ethics
Venue: Room to be confirmed, VU Amsterdam
Open to external participants
Speaker
To be confirmed, Elsevier
Schedule
Friday 19 September afternoon
- 13:30 – 17:00 Workshop
Practical information
The events will take place at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, in the South of the city.
Accommodation in Amsterdam
These hotels are recommended as they are in the same area than Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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