Brussels training week – 23rd to 27th September 2024

Speakers

• Erzsébet Toth Czifra Program Manager of the leads the Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA), European Science Foundation
• Gareth O’Neill cOAlition S, Technopolis
• Muki Haklay Professor of Geographical Information Science, University College London
• Dejan Dvorsek Deputy Head of Unit “Open Science”, European Commission, DG RTD
• Mathieu Schneider Vice President of Science in Society, University of Strasbourg
• Solène Lellinger Lecturer in History and Philosophy of Health, University of Paris
• Noémi Cobolet Open Science officer, University of Strasbourg
• Farouk Allouche Associate Professor and Associate Dean for International Relations, Catholic University of Lille; European Council of Doctoral Candidates and Junior Researchers (Eurodoc)
• Victoria Brotto Research engineer on Participatory research, Open University of Strasbourg
• Alexander Hasgall Head of International Funding Policy, Swiss National Science Foundation
• Christophe Pouzat Research Director, Institute for Advanced Mathematical Research, CNRS
• Stephan Guttinger Lecturer in Philosophy of Data and Data Ethics, University of Exeter

Schedule

Monday 23 September: Open science and citizen science

• 8:30 – 9:00 Welcome coffee
• 9:00 – 9:15 Opening, Cécilia Ménard-Moyon, Strasbourg – CNRS researcher and coordinator of the MSCA Doctoral Network “Melomanes”
• 9:15 – 12:45 Open science and citizen science – Talks – Part 1
  • 9:15 – 9:55 Open science: Challenges and opportunities for early career researchers, Dejan Dvorsek
  • 10:00 – 10:45 Open access, Gareth O’Neill
  • 10:45 – 11:15 Coffee break
  • 11:15 – 11:55 Citizen science within open science – how can I use it as research super-power? Muki Haklay
  • 12:00 – 12:40 Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA): How to integrate open science practices into research evaluation, Erzsébet Toth Czifra
• 12:45 – 14:15 Lunch break
• 14:15 – 15:00 Open science and citizen science – Talks – Part 2
  • Risk assessment and management of drugs: the role of users, Solène Lellinger
• 15:00 – 16:30 Open science and citizen science – Round-table discussion
  Animators: Noémi Cobolet and Farouk Allouche
  Speakers: Mathieu Schneider, Gareth O’Neill, Erzsebet Toth Czifra, Dejan Dvorsek, Muki Haklay and Solène Lellinger
• 16:30 – 17:00 Coffee break
• 17:00 – 18:30 Open science – group activity
  Animators: Noémi Cobolet and Victoria Brotto

Tuesday 24 September: Citizen science, research integrity and reproducible research

• 8:30 – 9:00 Welcome
• 9:00 – 10:30 Citizen science – group activity
  Animator: Victoria Brotto
• 10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
• 11:00 – 12:30 Research integrity – Talks – Part 1
  • 11:00 – 11:45 Research integrity & open data, Alexander Hasgall
  • 11:45 – 12:30 Reproducible research: what is it? Why should we do it? How? Christophe Pouzat
• 12:30 – 14:00 Lunch break
• 14:00 – 14:45 Research integrity – Talks – Part 2
  • Reliable data, replication and the idea of control, Stephan Guttinger
• 14:45 – 15:30 Research integrity – Round-table discussion
  Animator: Victoria Brotto
  Speakers: Alexander Hasgall, Christophe Pouzat and Stephan Guttinger
• 15:30 – 17:00 Reproducible research – Group activity
  Animator: Christophe Pouzat

Speakers

• Julien Amadou Project Leader Circular Economy Wallonia, SIRRIS
• Silvia Gross Full Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Padova
• Bernd Nowack Professor of Environmental Risk Assessment and Management, Empa-Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
• Jacopo Sorani Melomanes Doctoral researcher, Empa-Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
• Marion Roullet Independent R&D Scientist and Climate educator; Melomanes project manager

Schedule

• 8:30 – 9:00 Welcome coffee
• 9:00 – 9:15 Introduction, Cécilia Ménard-Moyon, CNRS researcher and coordinator of the MSCA Doctoral Network “Melomanes”
• 9:15 – 10:15 Principles of the circular economy and main challenges in research and innovation – Part 1, Julien Amadou
• 10:15 – 10:45 Coffee break
• 10:45 – 11:15 Principles of the circular economy and main challenges in research and innovation – Part 2, Julien Amadou
• 11:15 – 12:00 From green chemistry to circular chemistry with a focus on inorganic materials chemistry, Silvia Gross
• 12:00 – 13:45 Lunch break (lunch not included)
• 13:45 – 14:30 Environmental risk assessment of nanomaterials for biomedical applications, Bernd Nowack
• 14:30 – 15:15 Sustainable design using LCA in biomedical applications, Jacopo Sorani
• 15:15 – 15:45 Coffee break
• 15:45 – 16:30 Research and planetary boundaries – group activity, Marion Roullet
• 16:30 – 17:30 Round-table discussion about circular economy for nanomaterials in healthcare
  Animator: Marion Roullet
  Speakers: Julien Amadou, Silvia Gross, Bernd Nowack and Jacopo Sorani

• Hugo Miguel Pinto De Abreu Policy Officer, Higher Education Policy, Directorate-General for Education and Culture, European Commission
• Michele Rosa-Clot Portfolio manager, HRExcellence in Research, DG Research & Innovation, European Commission
• Farouk Allouche Associate Professor and Associate Dean for International Relations, Catholic University of Lille; European Council of Doctoral Candidates and Junior Researchers (Eurodoc)
• Jan-Willem Van de Loo, RTD D1 – Combatting Diseases, European Commission
• Laurent Bontoux, Senior Foresight for Policy Expert, Joint Research Centre, European Commission; Melomanes Expert Advisor

Schedule

• 8:30 – 9:00 Welcome coffee
• 9:00 – 9:15 Introduction, Cécilia Ménard-Moyon, CNRS researcher and coordinator of the MSCA Doctoral Network Melomanes
• 9:15 – 10:00 European Education Area and the European strategy for universities, Hugo Miguel Pinto De Abreu
• 10:00 – 10:45 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA): Overview and Focus on the Role of MSCA Doctoral Networks in Structuring International Doctoral Programmes in Europe, Sohail Luka
• 10:45 – 11:15 Coffee break
• 11:15 – 12:00 European Charter for Researchers and its implementation mechanism, Michele Rosa-Clot
• 12:00 – 12:45 Improving the mobility of early-career researchers, Farouk Allouche
• 12:45 – 14:15 Lunch break
• 14:15 – 15:00 Cancer Mission and funding opportunities, Jan-Willem Van de Loo
• 15:00 – 15:45 Measuring foresight as a core skill for policymaking, Laurent Bontoux
• 15:45 – 16:15 Coffee break
• 16:15 – 17:30 Roundtable discussion on European research policy
  Animator:Farouk Allouche
  Speakers: Hugo Miguel Pinto De Abreu, Sohail Luka, Michele Rosa-Clot, Jan-Willem Van de Loo and Laurent Bontoux

Speakers

• Ayush Shukla Melomanes doctoral researcher, Athena Institute, Free University of Amsterdam
• Willemine Willems Assistant Professor of Science Communication, Athena Institute, Free University of Amsterdam

Schedule

• 8:30 – 9:00 Welcome coffee
• 9:00 – 12:00 Workshop

Venues

• From Monday to Thursday (included): Maison Irène et Frédéric Joliot Curie, Rue du Trône 100, 1050 Ixelles, Belgium
• On Friday: Mundo Trône, Rue de l’industrie 10, 1000 Brussels, Belgium

Nearby metro stations: Porte de Namur and Maelbeek
Metro lines: ②Simonis–Elisabeth / ⑥Roi Baudouin –Elisabeth / ⑤Erasme –Hermann-Debroux/ ①Gare de l’Ouest -Stockel

Nearby bus stations: Idalie, Science/Nerviërs, Ixelles/Luxembourg and Luxembourg

Registration

The registration to our workshops is free and includes coffee breaks.
Lunch is not included.

Registration is open until Friday 13 September 2024:

• Registration for the Workshop on open science, research integrity and science in society here (Monday 23 and 24 September)
• Registration for the Workshop on circular economy and sustainable development in research and innovation here (Wednesday 25 September)
• Registration for the Workshop on European research policy here (Thursday 26 September)

Accommodation in Brussels

Here are a few recommendations:

• Bedford Hotel & Congress Centre (20 min metro ride / 28min walk from the conference venue, nearby the city centre)
• Hotel Chambord(10min walk from the conference room, further away but less than 10min ride from the train station)
• Adagio Access Brussels Europe Aparthotel (10min walk from the conference room, 15min metro from the train station)

Image credits: Yaroslav Danylchenko and logturnal on Freepik