Plenary Programme
Please note that all times listed below are according to Central European Time (CET).
DAY 1: WEDNESDAY, 20 OCTOBER 2021
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10:30 am |
Welcome to Building Bridges 2021 |
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Sierd Cloetingh, AE President, Distinguished Professor, University of Utrecht |
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10:45 am |
Recap of Class meetings |
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Chairs of AE Classes: Poul Holm, A1-Humanities, Trinity College, Dublin; Bjorn Wittrock, A2-Social and Related Sciences, Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study; Don Dingwell B-Exact Sciences, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich; Alexej Verkhratsky, C-Life Sciences, University of Manchester |
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11:15 am |
Break |
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11:45 am |
Academia Europaea Erasmus Medal and Lecture, “Upside-Down: Revolutions in Physics, Old and New” |
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AE Erasmus Medallist: Sir Roger Penrose, Oxford University, and 2020 Nobel Laureate in Physics |
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Laudatio: Lord Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal, University of Cambridge |
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Introduction: Sierd Cloetingh, AE President |
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12:30 pm |
Academia Europaea’s Gold Award: “Science, Scientific Publishing and Scientific Advice for Policy: 50 years of personal experiences” |
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Gold Award recipient: Ole Petersen, Cardiff University, AE Cardiff Knowledge Hub |
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Laudatio: Sierd Cloetingh, AE President |
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1:15 pm |
Break for lunch |
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3:00 pm |
Balzan Prize Lecture I: “The Amazon and Global Change” |
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2020 Balzan Prize Winner: Susan Trumbore, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry |
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Chair: Sierd Cloetingh, AE President |
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3:45 pm |
Barcelona 2021 speaker I: “Volcanism: from wonder and fear to experiment and intervention” |
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Don Dingwell, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich and AE Munich Knowledge Hub |
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Chair: Sierd Cloetingh, AE President |
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4:30 pm |
End of Day 1 |
DAY 2: THURSDAY, 21 OCTOBER 2021
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9:30 am |
AE Annual Business Meeting of AE members |
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Chair Sierd Cloetingh, AE President |
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10:45 am |
Break |
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11:30 am |
Welcome and introduction from the new AE President |
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Marja Makarow, AE President-Elect, Professor, University of Helsinki, and Director, Biocenter Finland |
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11:45 am |
Balzan Prize Lecture II: “How Should We Think About Freedom?” |
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2006 Balzan Prize Winner: Quentin Skinner, Queen Mary University of London Chair: Bjorn Wittrock, Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study |
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12:15 pm |
André Mischke YAE Prize 2021 for Science and Policy |
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André Mischke YAE Prize 2021 winner: Marian Verhelst, KU Leuven |
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Introduction: Gemma Modinos, Chair, Young Academy of Europe (YAE) |
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Laudatio: Arild Husby, Uppsala University |
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1:00 pm |
Break |
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2:30 pm |
Young Academy of Europe (YAE) Panel: “Redefining Rewards & Recognitions for European Scholars” |
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Chair: Gemma Modinos, Chair, Young Academy of Europe (YAE) |
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Panellists: Michael Murphy, European University Association; Konstantinos Glinos, Unit for Open Science, European Commission; Rebecca Lawrence, F1000Research (TBC); Moniek Tromp, Vice-Chair, Young Academy of Europe (YAE). |
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3:45 pm |
Barcelona 2021 speaker II: “The mysteries of memory: how it is stored (the engram) and how it is retrieved (the ecphory). How to erase, manipulate or cure memory loss” |
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Mara Dierssen, Centre for Genomic Regulation, Barcelona |
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Chair: Éva Kondorosi, Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences Centre of Excellence |
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4:20 pm |
Close and farewell toast from outgoing President Sierd Cloetingh |
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4:30 pm |
End of Building Bridges 2021 |