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Do not miss EURAXESS LAC and its' partners upcoming events taking place this week in Belem, Pará, 🇧🇷, in the framework of #SBPC conference: 1- Info session on the #MarieSklodowskaCurieActions to support internationalisation with testimonials by local researchers, 9/07 at 13:00 BRT at Expotec / Universidade Federal do Pará 2- Information session in Portuguese with participation of five EU member states and a country associated to Horizon Europe that will present their mobility and scientific cooperation opportunities, 10/07 at 9:00 BRT at A Fundação Amazônia de Amparo a Estudos e Pesquisas — FAPESPA Member states will also hold events on their own, among them Germany with a table on Attractivity of a scientific career in Brazil for foreign researchers. http://bit.ly/UEnoPara

How can you write and present a winning scientific paper? On November 26, I had the pleasure of participating in the TDK Unwrapped workshop at Corvinus University of Budapest to discuss this question and several others. Organized by the Department of Communication and Media Science, the event aimed to guide students through the TDK (Students’ Scientific Associations Conference) process, which provides an opportunity to develop and present their thesis in an academic competition. Alongside inspiring panelists, including my colleague Alexandra Nagy-Béni, PhD and TDK winners, we shared advice and tips on the research journey and answered students’ questions to demystify this exciting academic opportunity. As a TDK supervisor, I discussed how to choose a topic, common challenges students face, and strategies for creating a winning presentation. Hearing from recent TDK winners, like Lilla Kovács and Pálma Novák, was particularly encouraging—they shared how their TDK experiences have shaped their academic and professional paths. The Q&A session offered students additional practical guidance to start their own research journeys. Thank you, Dr. Lilla Petronella Szabó and Dora Eszter Varga, for organizing this fantastic workshop. I look forward to seeing the students’ amazing scientific projects! #TDK #Corvinus #Research #University #Workshop #Science

I'm excited to announce a major milestone for Croatia's higher education! The National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) is set to implement Ex Libris Alma and Ex Libris Primo from Clarivate, creating a cutting-edge, unified library system. This will streamline the current infrastructure of multiple library systems and data formats. The National Library will spearhead this innovative solution for the academic and research library system across the country, encompassing nine universities and 82 libraries. Let's celebrate this fantastic achievement and the bright future of Croatia’s academic and research libraries! #Croatia #Clarivate #HigherEducation #Libraries #NationalandUniversityLibraryinZagreb

🎉 A warm welcome to the new National & Regional Hubs!   Today the European Competence Centre for Science Communication welcomed five new Hubs: Wissenschaft im Dialog, Germany Vetenskap & Allmänhet, Sweden Lietuvos Respublikos akademinės etikos ir procedūrų kontrolieriaus tarnyba, Lithuania labsoflatvia.com, Latvia Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, Czech Republic   As the other 18 N&R Hubs, they will help to raise the profile of the Centre in their countries, connect with networks to disseminate resources and organise events, and adapt Competence Centre resources to the needs of those communicating science in their countries.    📰 To learn more, read the full news on our website: https://lnkd.in/d7FuATCG   Is your organization interested in becoming a new National & Regional Hub of the European Competence Centre for Science Communication? A new period for expressions of interest will open later in 2025!   #scicomm #HorizonEU   European Commission European Research Executive Agency (REA) EU Science, Research and Innovation

The POIESIS Focus Groups around Portugal 🔬 The Portuguese POIESIS team, led by Professor Marta Entradas and supported by Dr. Inês Carneiro e Sousa and Dr. Feng Yan, has just wrapped up an insightful focus group study to investigate questions of research integrity in universities and public trust in science! 🎉 These engaging discussions with institutional stakeholders, happened in February 2024, in Lisbon, with two sessions hosted at CIES-Iscte and one conducted online . 🗓️ With a total of 20 institutional stakeholders participating, the discussions were moderated by three local co-investigators. 👩💼 💡 The focus group delved into the crucial topic of building trust in science and here are the main discoveries: 👥 Participants widely agreed that public trust in science remains high in Portugal. There isn't a crisis of trust, but there's growing scrutiny of the scientific process among an increasingly informed and educated public. Science communication plays a vital role in shaping this perception. 🔍 From the participants' viewpoint, discussions on integrity in science are starting in Portugal and are much needed. They emphasized the importance of training in integrity practices, well-defined guidelines, and effective communication to foster a culture of open science and responsible research practices. 🌍 Participants discussed the need to increase the proximity between scientists and society by using new and attractive tools to communicate science. Who are the emerging voices in science? Looking ahead, exploring new mediators beyond scientists and science communicators could be fascinating. Stay tuned for more updates on this groundbreaking study! 🚀 #PTPOIESIS #TrustInScience

Discussions with institutional stakeholders in Portugal highlight a need for universities to turn attention to how (lack of) integrity in research is communicated and how it might affect public trust in science POIESIS project

🌟 I am pleased to announce that, with the official agreement of Dr. Maciej Kluz, Vice-Rector for International Cooperation at the University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw (Warsaw, Poland), Prof. Dr. Olena Semenog will join the ESPERIDTA project as of November 2024. Prof. Semenog, Head of the Center for Scientific and Educational Partnership and Networking Interaction at A. S. Makarenko Sumy State Pedagogical University, will take on the role of Monitoring and Evaluation External Expert (in a public service capacity) for the next 36 months. 📅🇪🇺 The ESPERIDTA project, titled “European Studies for Supporting Polish Education and Research in Digital Transformation: Interdisciplinary Approach” (Grant Agreement 101172710 - ERASMUS-JMO-2024-HEI-TCH-RSCH), focuses on fostering digital transformation in education and research. Prof. Dr. Olena Semenog’s expertise will be invaluable in guiding the project to success. 🌐✨ Project Responsibilities: ✅Regularly assess project milestones and deliverables to ensure alignment with ESPERIDTA objectives and timelines. 📊 ✅Conduct in-depth evaluations of the project’s effect on digital transformation in education and research, applying established criteria. 🧩 ✅Ensure high standards in all project activities, contributing to meaningful advancements in digital transformation. ✅ ✅Provide detailed recommendations to enhance project execution, particularly regarding interdisciplinary methodologies and European Studies. 💡 ✅Prepare periodic reports summarizing achievements, challenges, and suggestions to support continuous improvement throughout the ESPERIDTA project. 📝 We look forward to Prof. Dr. Olena Semenog’s contributions as we work together toward impactful progress in European Studies and digital transformation in education! #ESPERIDTA #EuropeanStudies #DigitalTransformation #InternationalCollaboration #EducationalInnovation #UniversityOfEconomicsAndHumanSciences #AcademicExcellence #InterdisciplinaryResearch 🌍📚

Highly recommended for exceptionally qualified individuals aiming to excel their professional research and development in world-class, state-of-the-art facilities, made possible by the visionary leadership of Prof. Zhiming Wang, Director of the #Shimmer_Center. The Shimmer Center aims to build a comprehensive development platform integrating education, technology, talent, and industry, actively promoting full-chain innovation from theoretical research, material development, device fabrication to system integration. Starting from first principles combined with machine learning, the center focuses on the scientific research application of multi-scale, multi-physics heterogeneous coupling systems, dedicated to developing multi-dimensional micro-nano structure multifunctional integrated sensing detection systems, to achieve intelligent technological breakthroughs in optoelectronic information integration. #ResearchInnovation #Optoelectronics #Nanotechnology #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning #HeterogeneousSystems #MaterialScience #DeviceFabrication #SystemIntegration #MultidisciplinaryResearch #MicroNanoTechnology #IntegratedSensing #Photonics #CuttingEdgeResearch #VisionaryLeadership #ScientificBreakthroughs #AppliedPhysics #AdvancedMaterials #R&DLeadership #HighImpactResearch #TechnologicalInnovation #IntelligentSystems #SmartSensors #EducationAndResearch #IndustryCollaboration #InnovationEcosystem #FutureTechnology #AdvancedEngineering #OptoelectronicIntegration #Multiphysics #NextGenResearch #EmergingTechnologies #AcademicExcellence #ScienceAndTechnology #ResearchOpportunities #ProfessionalDevelopment #TechnologyLeadership #EngineeringResearch #MultifunctionalDevices #SensorsAndSystems #PhysicsAndEngineering #ResearchAndDevelopment #HighTechInnovation #ScienceDriven #InnovationLeaders #ResearchCommunity #EngineeringInnovation #AdvancedResearch #SmartTechnology #TechnologyBreakthroughs #AcademicLeadership

Next steps for CoARA initiatives in DK: Meeting on September 24 with the aim to enhance Collaboration Between Danish Foundations and Universities 📅🤝   Today, representatives from the Danish foundations and universities meet to discuss how to collectively push forward the CoARA agenda. The aim is to include more diversity in research evaluation and assessment at the universities and by the foundations. 🌍📊 With an increasing focus on Open Science, new demands for documenting quality of research impact, including societal impact is key, and traditional metrics can no longer stand alone 📚🔍   Solutions are necessary to provide infrastructure to assess research projects and researchers more broadly, and the use of responsible metrics and documentation of different types of impact calls for collective efforts. To address these questions and find possible solutions, Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond (DFF), Villum Fonden, and Aalborg Universitet (AAU) have invited Danish funders and universities to discuss how collaboration on the CoARA agenda can take place to ensure transparent, sustainable, and responsible solutions to research assessment.   #CoARA #OpenScience #AAU #DFF #VillimFoundation

Alongside Serhiy Kovalchuk at the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Sophia D'Angelo, PhD, Aissata Assane Igodoe, and I produced an article for the International Journal of Educational Development which provides an inside look at the research process for deciding the themes for research funding for the Global Partnership for Education Knowledge and Innovation Exchange (GPE KIX). In this article, we detail the process of engaging representatives from more than 60 countries and some of the challenges in 'localising' decision-making - part of our work for Education Development Trust. If there are any researchers in international development interested in this concept of localisation and power-sharing between Global North and South research institutions, please get in touch! Much thanks to IDRC for ensuring Open Access to the article itself. https://lnkd.in/enA5yHPp