The Seventh World Conference on The Future of Science, entitled Mind: the Essence of Humanity, will take place in Venice, September 18-20, 2011. Some of the world’s most eminent scientists from various disciplines will gather together to explain and discuss new findings about human mind: its biological evolution and the origins of language, the physiology…
Although a little over ten years ago the concept of genomics itself was hardly known outside the molecular biologists’ circle, these days it has become routine for a whole contingent of researchers from various backgrounds. In various countries, investment in research into the ‘social’ implications of this new technology followed in the slipstream of large-scale…
Il call for proposals, scaduto il 14 ottobre, si è chiuso con oltre 500 proposte giunte da cinque continenti. A breve saranno disponibili nuove informazioni e aggiornamenti sul XII Convegno Internazionale di Comunicazione Pubblica della Scienza e della Tecnologia (PCST), che si svolgerà a Firenze dal 18 al 20 aprile 2012. Tra i relatori: Piero…
Who decides how to distribute research funds at European level? What are the key opportunities for citizens to be heard on these issues? How do institutions contribute to gender policies and equality in research? Nowadays, working in the field of research and discussing science in society issues means dealing with a regulatory framework which is…