Two-Day Symposium on Neuroplasticity and Synaptic Function in Neuropsychiatric Disorders’
A two-day symposium on Neuroplasticity and Synaptic Function in Neuropsychiatric Disorders took place on 27th and 28th April 2017.
Open Science – panel debate
On 17th February, the Cardiff Hub hosted a panel discussion on Open Science, as part of our Lunchtime Debate series on key aspects of change in science and research.
Interdisciplinary research: opportunities and challenges (Lunchtime Debate Series)
Date: Friday 9th June 2017
Time: 12:00-1400 hours (including 30-minute lunch: 12:00-12:30)
Location: Room C/O.13, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University
Interdisciplinarity has developed in many areas of science and research over the past half-century, as diverse disciplines increasingly work together to provide new insights into multifaceted research questions and to address complex policy areas.
At the same time, interdisciplinarity presents a series of challenges. It requires time, commitment and leadership skills to run new forms of collaboration. There are calls for fresh approaches to evaluation and publication to take account of interdisciplinary research.
What are the critical issues? What are the possible solutions?
Read our report
Special seminar by Professor Alexei Tepikin
A special seminar was given on behalf of the Cardiff Hub by Professor Alexei Tepikin, University of Liverpool, on 14th November.
The future of UK research and scholarship: a panel debate hosted by the Cardiff Hub
Following the referendum result, many questions have been raised around the future of UK research and scholarship in a post-Brexit world. On 11th November, a panel session organised by the Academia Europaea Cardiff Knowledge Hub, explored ideas about how best to pursue European and other international collaborations in a post-Brexit world.
Sir John Skehel, Royal Society and Crick Institute, delivers a lecture at Cardiff
Sir John Skehel, Vice-President and Biological Secretary of the Royal Society, delivered a lecture at the new CUBRIC Building in Cardiff on Friday 11th November.
Annual Conference 2016
The Academia Europaea Annual Conference 2016 was hosted by the Cardiff Hub in June.