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Newsletter February 2023
02 February 2023 |
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Making an Impact! Increasing the relevance of research through science-society interaction, 13-14 February 2023 ›› |
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Introduction to Open Science – Concepts, benefits, and practices, 20-24 February 2023 ›› |
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Bioinformatics with Linux and Python, 20 February - 3 March 2023 ›› |
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Grasping Sustainability: the context and potential impact of your research, 13-17 March 2023 ›› |
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A1 SENSE Introduction Course, 28-29 March 2023 ›› |
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Overview of PhD / postdoc courses February - March 2023 ›› |
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Overview of recently announced PhD / postdoc courses ›› |
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Pathways to Sustainability Conference 2023: See the future, 4 April 2023 ›› |
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Pint of Science Festival, 22-24 May 2023 ›› |
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TRED conference 2023: Co-creating space for collaborative research and learning to inspire, interact and integrate, 12-14 June 2023 ›› |
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NCGG9 Ninth International Symposium on Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gases: Identify game changers and verify impact, 21-23 June 2023, Amsterdam ›› |
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Overview of upcoming events February - March 2023 ›› |
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Overview of recently announced events ›› |
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Overview of PhD graduations February 2023 ›› |
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Call for organisors and scientists for Pint of Science (next edition: 22-24 May 2023) ›› |
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Call SENSE Course Development (deadline: 31 May 2022) ›› |
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Overview job vacancies ›› |
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| Co-creating space for collaborative research and learning to inspire, interact and integrate |
Many of the current problems SENSE researchers work on require collaborative efforts among diverse researchers, but also with society. Society is not only a passive receiver of information, but increasingly their active involvement in problem definition, agenda setting, process/result analysis, implementation, etc. is required. This calls for new forms of research and learning between societal actors and scientists, i.e. transdisciplinary approaches. But what, when, how, with whom, and even why we should integrate knowledge is not always clear.
At WUR, we are working on the Transdisciplinary Research, Education and Dialogue initiative (TRED), that seeks to further transdisciplinary science through exchange of knowledge and experiences about inter- and transdisciplinarity. Of course, we cannot do this by ourselves. We are constantly learning from and are connecting to different communities such as the Centre for Unusual Collaborations (CUCo), the Transformative learning Hub, the Global Alliance for Inter- and Transdisciplinarity (ITD Alliance), to name a few. We are certain that there are many more opportunities for knowledge sharing within the SENSE network.
In this vein, we are excited that TRED will organise its first conference from June 12-14th (12th online afternoon, 13-14th in-person in Wageningen) to co-create a space where we can inspire new forms of collaboration and research, interact as we dig deeper into the fundamentals of inter- and transdiscipinarity, and experience integrating different forms of knowledge.
At this event, we combine dialogue on the challenges and opportunities of collaborative research and learning with experiences and reflections on those experiences. Thus, the conference format will be interactive. Our programme is under development, but we invite you to help us co-create the event and will be opening calls to lead interactive discussion sessions, host hands-on experiential workshops, and propose hackathons topics related to your research.
For more details, please check the conference website, where you can also subscribe to receive updates about the conference.
Jillian Student, postdoc Transdisciplinary Research at Wageningen University, and Marjolijn Dannenburg, Communication officer
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| Upcoming courses and discussion groups |
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| Making an Impact! Increasing the relevance of research through science-society interaction, 13-14 February 2023 |
| This course is focused on making a plan of action. You will discover how fundamental research can be combined with societal impact in various ways without a single-best option. You will have the opportunity to reflect on the impact of your own work, learn from other PhD candidates and other researchers working at the interface of research, policy and society. |
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| Introduction to Open Science – Concepts, benefits, and practices, 20-24 February 2023 |
| A key goal of science is to help society solve today’s wicked challenges. This requires require reliable, trustworthy, and high-quality research. Open Science (OS) strongly contributes to achieving these requirements since it aims to make research more verifiable, transparent, and reusable. This course aims to provide a conceptual and a practical overview of OS principles. |
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| Bioinformatics with Linux and Python, 20 February - 3 March 2023 |
| Linux and Python, a dynamic, readable programming language, is a popular combination for all types of bioinformatics work, from simple one-off scripts to large, complex software projects. This workshop is aimed at complete beginners and assumes no prior programming experience. |
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| Grasping Sustainability: the context and potential impact of your research, 13-17 March 2023 |
| To date, many different scientific concepts and approaches of sustainability exist. What are the differences and what do they entail? What is your role as a scientist in achieving sustainable development? How can you apply sustainability in your own research? And in doing so, how can you deal with facts, uncertainty, values and opinions? This course will enable you to think about the ‘bigger picture’, grasp sustainability and to apply concepts and approaches to your own research, in a collaborative learning environment. To ensure that the content of the course is aligned to your own research, the content of the course will also be determined by the research topics of the participants. |
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| A1 SENSE Introduction Course, 28-29 March 2023 |
| This course brings together PhD candidates that have the ambition to work on environmental issues, and who have just started their journey within SENSE.During the course, you will discuss the need for interdisciplinary research and start to think about what role you would like to play as a scientist in solving environmental issues. The course will also be part introduction to personal leadership, exploring what is important to you, and hence talking about how to tackle any potential challenges you may face along the way. And you will meet other PhD candidates with which you will share a lot of the same experiences with. |
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| Overview of PhD / postdoc courses February - March 2023 |
- Essentials of Modelling
6-17 February 2023, Wageningen campus
- Introduction to R and R Studio
6-17 February 2023, Wageningen campus
- MOOC: Co-creating sustainable cities
7 February - 8 August 2023, online
- Advanced Proteomics
7-10 February 2023, Wageningen
- Ethics for Social Sciences Research
7 February 2023, Wageningen
- Introduction to R
13-14 February 2023, Wageningen
- Multivariate Analysis
14-21 February 2023, Wageningen
- Academic Publication and Presentation in the Social Sciences
20 February - 16 March 2023, Wageningen
- Bioinformatics with Linux and Python
20 February - 3 March 2023, Wageningen
- Transformative and participatory qualitative research approaches and methods
20 February - 17 March 2023
- Systematic approaches to reviewing literature
21 February - 21 March 2023
- Gender and Diversity in the Life Sciences Domains
21 February - 16 March 2023, Wageningen
- The Choice: Un-box your PhD process & take charge of your performance (NEW)
23 February - 13 April 2023, Wageningen
- Institutions and Societal Transformation
24 February - 17 March 2023, Wageningen
- Applied statistics
27 February - 2 March 2023
- Land Dynamics in an Era of Change: Learning from the past to face the future
6-15 March 2023, South Africa
- Philosophy of Social Science (NEW)
6-24 March 2023, Wageningen
- Reproducible Research with R Packages (NEW)
8-29 March 2023, online
- Knowledge graphs in the life sciences (NEW)
13-17 March 2023, Wageningen
- Research Methodology: From research question to research proposal
13 March - 6 April 2023
- Tidy data transformation and visualization with R
14-24 March 2023
- Critical perspectives on social theory (NEW)
20 March - 24 April 2023, Wageningen
- Intermediate Research Software Development with Python
21-22 March 2023, Amsterdam
- What's Bugging You? How bugs support sustainable crop production and biodiversity
26-31 March 2023, Ede
- Geocomputation & Machine Learning for environmental applications (intermediate level)
28 March - 16 June 2023, Online and Italy
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| Overview of recently announced PhD / postdoc courses |
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In case you are interested in either participating or teaching a course that is currently not in the programme, please do not hesitate and contact us with your suggestions. |
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| Upcoming Events |
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| Pathways to Sustainability Conference 2023: See the future, 4 April 2023 |
 Taking the year 2060 as our point of arrival, we get new insights into the challenges of transformation, the big shifts that we must consider if we think about sustainability in terms of forty years or more. Together we look back, piece together and learn. What do the changes that we were able to bring about look like? What/who were the crucial triggers for this transformation? And did we (or better: who did) see them coming in 2023? |
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| Pint of Science Festival, 22-24 May 2023 |
We maken ons klaar voor #pint23! Wil je meedoen?
 Het Pint of Science festival vindt jaarlijks plaats in mei. Het brengt onderzoekers naar de kroeg bij jou om de hoek, waar ze je vertellen over het laatste nieuws uit hun wetenschappelijke wereld.
Het Pint of Science festival is een internationaal festival wat dit jaar in 25+ landen tegelijkertijd wordt georganiseerd. Dit festival is de perfecte kans om de onderzoekers te ontmoeten die bezig zijn met de wetenschap van morgen. |
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| TRED conference 2023: Co-creating space for collaborative research and learning to inspire, interact and integrate, 12-14 June 2023 |
Climate change, the transition to a circular economy, and issues concerning human health, are examples of challenges we need to address in our society these days. These issues are both urgent and complex and require the integration of different scientific knowledge (interdisciplinary). However, for many challenges scientific perspectives alone are not enough. Societal knowledge is needed to understand and define problems, indentify alternatives, evaluate strategies, design and implement processes.
Transdisdiplinarity incorporates and integrates societal and scientific knowledge. This opens up space for new forms of collaboration and ways of performing science. But when, how, with whom, and even why we should integrate knowledge is not always clear. Moreover, although transdisciplinarity requires (new forms of) collaboration, many researchers and societal members feel alone in their endeavours.
In this interactive conference we will not just discuss inter- and transdisciplinarity, we will also dig deeper into the fundamentals of transdisciplinary science, create a safe space for dialogue, and have time for experiment in hackatons. |
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| NCGG9 Ninth International Symposium on Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gases: Identify game changers and verify impact, 21-23 June 2023, Amsterdam |
 Non-CO2 greenhouse gases include many substances, such as methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), fluorocarbons (CFCs, HFCs, SF6, etc), black carbon, aerosols, and tropospheric ozone (O3). These contribute significantly to climate forcing. Reducing non-CO2 greenhouse gas emissions is often more cost-effective than reducing CO2 emissions.
The importance of this conference is increasing every new event as our window for action in the climate dossier is closing rapidly. Fortunately public awareness that we need to act now is growing. With that awareness “game changers“ are proposed that need scientific evaluation to distinguish realistic and valuable concepts from what is known in The Netherlands as “ride a bike in the sky” ideas. |
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| Overview of upcoming events February-March 2023 |
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| Overview of recently announced events |
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| Upcoming PhD graduations |
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| Overview of PhD graduations February 2023 |
- Sanne de Smit
Strategies for hydrogen evolution catalyst integration in microbial electrosynthesis
3 February 2023, Wageningen University, Environmental Technology
- Hanan Tadele Dessalegn
Sedimentation, Livestock and Farmers Willingness to Maintain Small-scale Irrigation schemes in Ethiopia
21 February 2023, Wageningen University, Water Resource Management
- Chanoknun Wannasin
Modelling and forecasting daily streamflow with reservoir operation in the upper Chao Phraya River basin, Thailand
21 February 2023, Wageningen University, Hydrology and Quantitative Water Management
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| Call for organisors and scientists for Pint of Science (next edition: 22-24 May 2023) |
Our organization is run by volunteers who help out to organize Pint of Science events in their city. We are currently setting up & expanding teams in Amsterdam, Delft, Eindhoven, Groningen, Leiden, Maastricht, Nijmegen, Rotterdam, Utrecht & Wageningen. These teams can use your help! Furthermore, we are looking for additional members to help with the central coordination of all events and volunteers in The Netherlands. And last but not least: we are always looking for speakers who want to share their science at our events.
If you are a dynamic, open-minded and creative person willing to take an active role in bringing understandable and fun science to the general public, we are looking forward to hearing from you!! info@pintofcience.nl |
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| Call SENSE Course Development (deadline: 31 May 2023) |
| To support the development of new courses and the collaboration between members, SENSE allocated an annual fund of 20.000 euros to support course development. Each proposal can apply for a maximum of 4.500 euro. Applications are open to all SENSE member institutes. |
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| Other calls |
- Open call for CliC Grants
For early career scientists in Climate and Cryosphere
Application deadline: 1 March 2023
- Call for participation: Spark
To stimulate unusual collaborations to address societal challenges
Register for the next run on 27 March, 3, 12 and 17 April 2023
- NWO-Veni, Vidi and Vici grants: simplified application process and planning 2023
Application deadlines: 14 March 2023 for Vici, and 5 September 2023 for Veni
- ESM-Proefschriftprijs Interdisciplinariteit (Koninklijke Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen)
Ter bekroning van onderzoek met een bijzonder interdisciplinair karakter dat de grenzen tussen de klassieke alfa/bèta/gamma-wetenschapsgebieden overbrugt.
Application deadline: 15 March 2023
- Mobility in a Sustainable Future (NWO)
To develop new future visions for mobility in a sustainable, future Netherlands
Application deadline: 28 March 2023
- Inventarisatie ideeën KIN-onderwerpen (Klimaatonderzoek Initiatief Nederland, NWO)
Op welke specifieke, zeer urgente onderwerpen binnen één van de grote systeemtransities moeten we in Nederland nú inzetten om de transitie aantoonbaar te versnellen?
1ste deadline 10 February 2023, but call will stay open for a couple of months
- ERC Advanced Grant
For active researchers with a track-record of significant research achievements in the last 10 years
Application deadline: 23 May 2023
- Open Competition Domain Science - M
For curiority-driven scientific research with impact
Application deadline: continuously until 31 July 2023, first come first serve
- Pre-announcement: Pioneering research with emerging key enabling technologies (KIC) by NWO
For pioneering PPP research on emerging enabling technologies, aimed at the exploration and development of innovative ideas
Application not yet open
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| Job vacancies |
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| Overview of vacancies at SENSE partners |
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| Other vacancies in the SENSE field |
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| More vacancies |
| During the month new vacancies are regularly posted on the SENSE vacancy page. |
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