AE Cardiff Hub hosts key SAPEA meetings
The Hub hosted two key meetings of the SAPEA (Science Advice for Policy by European Academies) consortium on 10-11 April 2018.
Annual Report 2017
Annual Report 2017 is now available.
Royal Irish Academy Breakfast Briefing on Food from the Oceans
The Royal Irish Academy hosted a Breakfast Briefing on Food from the Oceans in Dublin on Wednesday 4th April 2018.
Cardiff Hub contributes to the Vision 2020 Building Consortia for Energy 2018-2020 event
The AE Cardiff Hub had an active role in the Building Consortia for Energy 2018-2020 event organised by Vision 2020 along with Cardiff University at Wales House in Brussels on 5-6 May 2018. Cardiff University is the leader of the Energy Helix, one of fifteen active communities of researchers and companies hosted by Vision 2020. Every helix focuses on a different Horizon 2020 topic area and serves as a collaboration platform.
Hub hosts major international symposium to mark the milestone birthday of Prof Ole Petersen
On 6th/7th March, the Cardiff Hub hosted a major international symposium, Physiology and Pathophysiolgy 2018, to mark the 75th birthday of Professor Ole Petersen CBE FRS ML MAE, Vice-President of Academia Europaea. The event attracted 90 delegates from across the world, many of whom had worked with or been mentored by Professor Petersen.
Food from the Oceans presented at Blue Innovation event in Brussels
The Food from the Oceans Evidence Review Report and Scientific Opinion were discussed during the ‘Blue innovation: Oceans to Feed the Planet‘ Roundtable. The event took place on 27th February 2018 in Brussels and was organised by the Science Business Network, a highly prestigious European think-tank.
Scientific integrity, public policy and better regulation
Academia Europaea and the Cardiff Hub were active participants in the European Risk Forum Conference on Scientific integrity, public policy and better regulation, as part of our work on science advice for policy-making (the SAPEA project). The meeting took place in Brussels on 20th February.
Professor Petersen in the ‘Meeting on the future UK and EU research partnership’ organised by the Royal Society
The Royal Society and The Wellcome Trust organised a “Meeting on the future UK and EU research partnership” on 29-30 January 2018 at Chicheley Hall, led by the President of the Royal Society, Sir Venki Ramakrishnan and the Chair of the Wellcome Trust, Baroness Manningham-Buller.
Prof Mike Bowker, Cardiff University, contributes to Scientific Expert Workshop on “Carbon Capture and Utilisation”
We are delighted that Prof Mike Bowker, Professor of Surface Science at School of Chemistry Cardiff University and Deputy Director of the Cardiff Catalysis Institute, is contributing to the Scientific Expert Workshop on “Carbon Capture and Utilisation” organised by SAPEA (Science Advice for Policy by European Academies) today.
Congratulations to Professor Peter Halligan on his appointment as Chief Scientific Adviser for Wales
The Welsh Government has announced the appointment of Professor Peter W Halligan PhD DSc FBPsS FPSI FMedSci FRSB, Chief Executive Learned Society of Wales and Honorary Professor at the School of Psychology Cardiff University, as the new Chief Scientific Adviser for Wales.