PANGEOS COST’s Post

Meet #SandraBouwhuis, scientific director of the Institute for Avian Research in Wilhelmshaven and professor at the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg. In this short interview, she shares with you her story, her experiences and her advice on becoming and being a professor. 𝟭. 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗱𝗼𝗰 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽? The first, I would say, was learning how to support someone else take ownership of a project, i.e. supervising, rather than leading a project. There was no training involved to learn how to do this, and the skillset needed was a totally different one from the one I had. The second was learning that good lectures run at perhaps 5% of the speed of good talks you'd give at a conference. Again, there was no training involved to learn how to do this, so it took a lot of 'studying my students' to figure it out by trial-and-error. The third was maybe to learn how to live without someone telling me whether I did a good job or not. Although independence came natural to me in terms of doing science, it did not in terms of managing a group of people. The responsibility felt (feels) enormous and 'knowing' on your own whether you're doing a good-enough job a bit petrifying. 𝟮. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿? I thoroughly enjoy watching my PhD students become independent researchers, and feel the German term 'Doktormutter' is highly accurate - group members feel like extended family members and learning about their hopes and dreams for life and trying to support them as they chase these is a really beautiful thing. I also thoroughly enjoy the freedom, insecurity and excitement that come with shaping research trajectories and doing research. Allowing myself to still do fieldwork and write the occasional paper from start to finish is a privilege. 𝟯. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀? Hang in there, even when you're the underdog things might still work out. And prioritise. As a people-pleaser I personally find this very hard, but I do think the key to success is choosing wisely how to spend your limited time. Safeguarding time to do the things that are important to your career (read, think, discuss with colleagues, and write, write, write), while also protecting some time to do the things that others could do too, but that keep you happy and healthy (fieldwork, in my case) is what I would recommend. #professorship #career #academia

We need more open hybrid workshops on interdisciplinary subjects! Beginning of last week was truly insightful for me thanks to the Behave lab at the University of Milan. Almost two full days of presentations devoted to agent-based models of social networks! Interdisciplinarity of this topic has a twofold effect: on one hand many researchers from different areas are able to enrich it with their unique perspectives, on another hand the amount and wide diversity of related studies hinder the systematization of material. The latest was a significant challenge for a literature review within my work on master thesis where I explored how social networks influence emergence of endogenous institutions for small-scale fisheries. Therefore I was beyond happy to join this workshop aimed at young professionals in this field. It was great to listen to different academics that share your interests and to hear that these people often encounter the same dilemmas. Even though I joined from my bedroom in the Hague and was deprived of insightful informal discussions and the beauty of the city Milan, I have gained a ton of inspiration (and validation of my thesis struggles). But let's return to my call at the beginning of this post: "we need more open hybrid workshops on interdisciplinary subjects!". Do you agree? Thank you to Federico Bianchi, Flaminio Squazzoni, Raffaele Vacca for organizing this! #ABM #SNA

🆕 𝗘𝗨-𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗨𝗦 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡 𝗟𝗔𝗕 𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗦  We are pleased to announce that the applications for the third 5-day research training in EU-CONEXUS Open Lab Hours (OLH) 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡.   𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲: "Quality Analysis in Aquaculture" 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗮: Marine Science 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: 09-13 December 2024 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 ⏳: 05 December 2024   𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺 ＆ 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻：https://lnkd.in/e5hzq84G   𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝗯 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀❓ Open Lab Hours (OLH) are short 5-day training sessions on research topics provided by an intra-alliance team of mentors. They are designed for undergraduate and post-graduate master students of EU-CONEXUS universities with a keen interest in exploring research avenues related to Smart Urban Coastal Sustainability. During OLH, students will gain essential competencies from various alliance partners. Each OLH will take place in a hybrid format, combining simultaneously:   🔹 𝗢𝗻-𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 provided by the home University, focusing on advanced instrumentation and specimen/data collection;   🔹 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 featuring literature search, specialized software implementation, research methods, ethics, scientific writing, and preparation for international competitions.   More information 👉 https://lnkd.in/e5hzq84G   #EUCONEXUS #ResearchinEducation #OpenLabHours 

Excited to share my first LinkedIn post! 🏆 Achievement: Participated in the Mini Anveshana Competition 🏫 Organized by: SDM INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (SDMIT), UJIRE and Agastya International Foundation As an Engineering student, this competition was an excellent opportunity to: • Apply our knowledge to real-world problems • Collaborate with peers on innovative solutions • Enhance my presentation and pitching skills Our project, "Stray Animal Rescue Hub," focused on developing an app to rescue and save animals that are injured, abandoned, or in need. Key takeaways: 1. The importance of teamwork in bringing ideas to life 2. The value of constructive feedback in refining concepts 3. The excitement of contributing to technological innovation for social good A big thank you to my team members, our mentor, and the organizers for this enriching experience. Looking forward to more such opportunities to learn, grow, and contribute to the field of computer science! #InnovationInTech #StudentInnovator #ComputerScienceEngineering #SDMInstituteOfTechnology #AgastyaInternationalFoundation #MiniAnveshana #AnimalRescue

💡 A Milestone for Education and Science in Portugal! 💡 The Same Home Town programme has received support from the @Portugal Inovação Social, enabling workshops in all TEIP schools in Northern Portugal over the next three years. 🙌🏼 Thanks to this funding, over 5,400 children will experience transformative educational activities that spark curiosity and connect students with scientists who share their backgrounds. 🔬 The first workshop was held in Mogadouro, where the scientist Irene Marques, from Universidade de Coimbra, explored with the students the biodiversity and DNA extraction through fun, interactive sessions. 📢 Find out more about this impactful funding and how we’re bridging science and education: http://bit.ly/3E7x0Dr #ScienceForAll #SocialInnovation #TransformativeEducation #NativeScientists

🔥🔥🔥 Great insights on the potential of citizen science in transformative change! 👉 👉👉 Read the post on the ECSA - European Citizen Science Association conference from Alexandra Czeglédi, Karmen Czett, and Kata Fodor drawing on lessons of the BioAgora Project and RADIANT EU

Please follow the Newclim project to learn more about new training methods to tackle climate change in viticulture and apple production!

🎉 We proudly announce the continuation of our collaboration with DTU - Technical University of Denmark to help get the talent needed for tomorrow´s workplace (since 2019!). This is especially true when it comes to developing a sustainable food industry, through innovative ideas managing human impact and environmental change 🌎 WebinarLeads4u is contributing to this goal with 2 engaging webinars, already with the following results (so far): ✅ targeting primarily non-EU students to provide them a chance to study in one of world´s happiest/ safest country Denmark, to learn firsthand about the world-class developments in aquaculture. ✅ Marketing campaigns through all main socials (IG, FB, targeted Linkedin Groups) as well as invites and Partners already drove almost 4000 page-views ✅ Through qualification filters to ensure there´s a right fit >350 qualified potential students registered (besides many ending up on their own website) with still 2 weeks to go. ✅ mainly through our new service of ´Webinar Repurposing´ we were both able to inform and qualify potential students in the promotions, as well as help convert registered candidates and ReTarget potential applicants for months to come. Special thank you´s go out to Vanita Singh , Ollie Westbye and Xenia Dam Frank´s support, and trust in us, for making this a reality for potential future students! 🤝 Curious to see if this could work for your institute? Check out our work and request info here: https://lnkd.in/gGcEZDc

#TheAfricanResearchFellowship (ARF) program, launched by the #EuropeanSpaceAgency (ESA) in collaboration with the #AfricanUnionCommission, is now accepting applications for the #2024/2025cohort. This program, initiated in 2021, empowers African researchers with #PhD or $Master’s degrees and extensive #EarthObservation (EO) research #experience to #address key #challenges in #Africa through the use of #EOdata and #technology. Four #fellowships are available, offering selected researchers the opportunity to work at the ESA-ESRIN facility in Frascati, #Italy, for #oneyear, beginning no later than #June2025. The program focuses on key #Africanchallenges, particularly in #waterresourcemanagement and #foodsecurity, leveraging EO data and #cloudbased modeling #approaches. The ARF program aligns with the EO AFRICA initiative, which promotes long-term African-European partnerships in EO research. The program also supports the broader GMES & Africa program, enabling researchers to develop data-driven solutions to pressing social, environmental, and economic issues across the continent.

WISE-SCOPE Fellowship This aims to provide opportunity to Women Scientists and Technologists who have completed Ph.D. and want to utilize their S&T knowledge and expertise for the benefit of society. This program promotes projects that directly deal with challenges at grassroots level and address them through S&T interventions. Projects under WISE-SCOPE (WISE-Societal Challenges with Opportunities) should provide S&T solutions to our social problems, livelihood generation, drudgery reduction, health and nutrition related issues, management of natural resources, sustainable agriculture, climate change, disaster management etc. Project proposal should include the development of viable technology/technique with possibility of lab-to-land transfer, adaptation and scaling up for the benefit of society under following identified broad thematic areas. 1. Energy, Water and Waste Management (EWWM) 2. Engineering and Technology Development (ETD) 3. Environment, Climate and Sustainable Development (ECSD) 4. Agriculture and Allied Sciences (AAS) 5. Health, Food and Nutrition (HFN) For more details please visit: https://onlinedst.gov.in Apply by 31st August 2024