V4 Conference on Benefits and challenges of participation in co-funded partnerships with a thematic focus on Cluster 6: Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment.

The National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NRDIO) together with the Czech Liaison Office for Education & Research (CZELO), the Polish Science Contact Agency of the PAS (PolSCA) and the Slovak Liaison Office for Research and Development (SLORD) are organising a joint event under the Hungarian presidency of the Visegrád 4 Group with the title: “Benefits and challenges of participation in co-funded partnerships with a thematic focus on Cluster 6: Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment”.

Networking and fundraising event “Solidarity with Ukraine” on June 14th in Brussels

Polish Science Contact Agency PolSCA together with the NCBR Office in Brussels | Business & Science Poland and the Polish Institute in Brussels would like to invite you to the networking and fundraising event “Solidarity with Ukraine”, which will be held on Tuesday, June 14 at 17h45 in the atrium of NCBR office in Brussels, at Rue Belliard 40.

The purpose of this event is to present the Ukrainian R&I landscape as well as the potential of Ukrainian scientists to the international community in Brussels and to facilitate networking among experts in the field of research and innovation. It is also a unique opportunity to talk about the cultural heritage, to enjoy Ukrainian art and music and most of all, to raise funds for the current needs of Ukrainian society.

There will be a chance to directly support the activities carried out by the Help Centre Belgium, an NGO that since the beginning of the conflict provides material support for the Ukraine or to donate funds to:

• the recently established Polish-Ukrainian Cooperation Program, launched by the Foundation for Polish Science, which will finance projects in the social sciences and humanities, conducted jointly by scientists from Ukraine and Poland
• and to the Polish Support Center for Culture in Ukraine, established by the National Heritage Institute, to coordinate both domestic and foreign initiatives to save the cultural heritage in Ukraine.

Invited guests only.

Falling Walls Lab Warsaw – great minds, 3 minutes, 1 day! Sign up until June 30.

Three minutes is all it takes! Falling Walls Lab is a world-class pitch competition, networking forum, and steppingstone that brings together a diverse and interdisciplinary pool of students and early-career professionals by providing a stage for breakthrough ideas both globally and locally. Join the global platform for students and early-career professionals. Submit your application by June 30. Polish Science Contact Agency (PolSCA) in Brussels is among the partners of the event.

Every year in November, students, PhD students, scientists, start-up founders and innovators from around the world talk about the ideas what can demolish walls. Previously, national qualifying rounds are organized in over 70 countries. The first conference was held on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall in 2009. This year, the event will be held for the fourteenth time. Why is it worth to apply? Falling Walls is the unique global hub connecting science, business, and society.

• Win a trip to Berlin (travel and accommodation included)
• Participate in the global Falling Walls Lab Finale (November 7, 2022) in Berlin
• Receive a ticket to the prestigious Falling Walls Science Summit (November 7-9, 2022), where leaders in science, industry, and policymaking meet and discuss which walls will be the next to fall in science and society
• Take part in an exclusive extended program (the extended program events in past years have included a Springer Nature event on science publishing, an ‘Insights into German Research’ information session and science excursion, a networking dinner, etc.)
• Gain access to inspiring braindates with other Falling Walls Science Summit participants
• Increase your innovative project’s global reach and visibility with a pitch video in the Falling Walls content library
• Join the global Falling Walls community platform Falling Walls Connect

Falling Walls Lab Warsaw will take place on September 15, 2022, at the Warsaw University of Technology. It is organised by pro science, the largest specialist PR agency in Poland dedicated to working with the science, R&D, and education communities. It operates in the space where science, business and society meet because our aim is for these sectors to interconnect. The company’s goal is to bring value to the academic world – better communication that develops science, and to provide companies with inventive thinking and original solutions.

To take part in Falling Walls Lab Warsaw, go to the website. Submit your application via the red ‘Apply’ button by June 30, 2022, at 23:59. Also, make sure to send an email to lab@proscience.pl. In July, pro science will invite you to a free online training in public speaking. The training will be held in July or August.

It is also possible to apply for the competition later – until August 15, 2022. However, participation in the training is reserved for those who do so on the first date.

The initiator of the creation of the network is the Falling Walls Foundation, a non-profit organization based in Berlin. It is supported by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, the Robert Bosch Foundation, the Helmholtz Association, the Berlin Senate, as well as numerous recognized academic institutions, foundations, companies, and NGOs.

Horizon Europe Navigators MeetUp – partner search & networking

The next meeting of the Horizon Europe Navigators network of science managers will be dedicated to the topic of effective networking and searching for partners for cooperation in the context of international projects financed under Horizon Europe, which will be discussed by Dr. Magdalena Głogowska from the National Contact Point.

In addition, in terms of participation in brokerage events or scientific networking meetings, issues related to the self-presentation by scientists and research managers will introduced by Natalia Osica from Pro Science.

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Societal Transformations in the Digital Age: Opportunities for Interdisciplinary Research in Horizon Europe

We are pleased to invite you to attend a webinar and networking event on «Societal Transformations in the Digital Age: Opportunities for Interdisciplinary Research in Horizon Europe» which will be held online on 12 May 2022 from 9.30 to 13.00 (CEST).

Effective communication, dissemination, and exploitation – successful valorisation of knowledge and research results in Horizon Europe

Communication, dissemination, and exploitation activities are an integral part of Horizon Europe projects to maximise the impacts of the EU research & innovation funding, deriving from the Implementation Strategy for Horizon Europe and principles of the European Research Area (ERA) that aims to create a single, borderless market for research, innovation and technology across the EU.

Opportunities for Social Sciences and Humanities – Horizon Europe (Cluster 2 & SSH integration) and beyond

As the European Union is currently facing many complex challenges, the role of social sciences and humanities (SSH) is crucial to understand rapid and structural transformations of the European societies and to prepare evidence-based policy responses.

To foster the role of SSH, the EU issued several programs and grant schemes supporting researchers, innovators and civil organizations engaged in social sciences and humanities, including a special place for SSH in Horizon Europe, the biggest research and innovation program of the EU.

Gender Equality Plan – How to develop and implement a Gender Equality Plan in a research institution?

The European Union undertakes a number of activities to promote gender equality in the research, innovation and higher education (R&I, HE) sectors. An example of this is the strengthening of the ‘gender equality’ aspects in the EU framework program – Horizon Europe, which is the largest instrument for financing research and innovation in Europe.

International mobility in research. Funding schemes of the PAS, the NAWA and the NCN

The Polish Academy of Sciences together with the Polish Science Contact Agency (PolSCA) in Brussels of the PAS and in cooperation with the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) and the National Science Centre (NCN) invites you to an information meeting dedicated to research programs supporting incoming mobility and the internationalization of science in Poland.

Webinar “Gender equality in European Research, Innovation and Higher Education. How to enhance scientific excellence through Gender Equality Plans?”

The EU is committed to advancing gender equality in all areas, the Research and Innovation (R&I) sector being no exception. Despite the progress achieved, many structural barriers to gender equality in research and innovation persist. The She Figures 2021 report provides data and analysis for approximately 88 indicators monitoring the state of gender equality in R&I across Europe. A new indicator shows that women represented less than a quarter of self-employed professionals in Science and Engineering (S&E) and ICT. Furthermore, gender equality has been mainstreamed in the Horizon Europe programme, i.e. by Gender Equality Plans.