AE Cardiff Hub Participates in the “Welsh Policy and Politics in Unprecedented Times” Conference

AE Cardiff Hub Participates in the “Welsh Policy and Politics in Unprecedented Times” Conference

The AE Cardiff Hub participated in the conference Welsh Policy and Politics in Unprecedented Times, organised by the Wales Centre for Public Policy and the Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research, Data and Methods (WISERD) on Friday 24th May 2019 at Swansea University.

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Cardiff Hub Director visits China

Cardiff Hub Director visits China

Professor Ole Petersen CBE FRS, Academic Director of the Academia Europaea – Cardiff University Knowledge Hub and Vice-President of Academia Europaea, visited Jinan University in Guangzhou, China last week. Jinan University is one of the oldest and largest (~50000 students) Universities in China, dating back to the Qing Dynasty and belongs to the elite group of “211 Project Universities” as well the more recently established category of “Double First Class Disciplines Universities”.

Professor Petersen giving one of his three lectures at Jinan University’s Main Campus.
Professor Petersen giving one of his three lectures at Jinan University’s Main Campus.

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AE Cardiff Hub promotes its work at UKRI GCRF Event on Food Systems and Resilience

AE Cardiff Hub promotes its work at UKRI GCRF Event on Food Systems and Resilience

On 26th March, the AE Cardiff Hub contributed to a UKRI (UK Research and Innovation) – GCRF (Global Challenges Research Fund) Regional Event on Food Systems and Resilience, organised by Cardiff University’s Research and Innovation Services Team. This was one of a series of events, for the UKRI to provide an update on live and upcoming ODA (Official Development Assistance) calls/activities, and to discuss key topics.

Delegates networking in the Hadyn Ellis Building foyer
The event took place in the Hadyn Ellis Building, home to the AE Cardiff Hub

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AE Cardiff Hub supports Bremen-Cardiff Alliance launch

AE Cardiff Hub supports Bremen-Cardiff Alliance launch

The AE Cardiff Hub was delighted to be invited to the Bremen-Cardiff Alliance launch event which took place in Cardiff University’s Main Building Council Chamber on 25th March 2019.

Bremen-Cardiff launch ceremony
Professor Colin Riordan, Rainer Sulzer, Baroness Randerson and Professor Bernd-Scholz-Reiter

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AE’s 30th Annual Conference takes place in Barcelona

AE’s 30th Annual Conference takes place in Barcelona

Over 100 members of Academia Europaea travelled from far and wide to attend Academia Europaea’s 30th Annual Conference, Building Bridges, in Barcelona which took place on 29th November 2018. The event was held at the atmospheric Institut d’Estudis Catalans (IEC), home to the Barcelona Knowledge Hub.

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Cardiff and Bergen Hubs strengthen cultural ties: Prisoner of War exhibition in Cardiff Bay

Cardiff and Bergen Hubs strengthen cultural ties: Prisoner of War exhibition in Cardiff Bay

The Cardiff Hub was delighted to be one of the invited guests to the opening of a new art exhibition at the Norwegian Church in Cardiff Bay.  Prisoner of War is the work of Bergen artist Bodil Friele and draws on wartime experiences of her father, recorded in his notebooks and poems.  He was in a Halifax bomber plane shot down near Hamburg in 1943 and spent the rest of the war in a Nazi POW camp.

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Academia Europaea Vice-President at the Armenian National Academy’s 75th Anniversary

Academia Europaea Vice-President at the Armenian National Academy’s 75th Anniversary

Armenia’s National Academy of Science, now officially named the National Academy of Sciences Republic of Armenia (NASRA), was established in 1943 and celebrated its 75th Anniversary on 17th and 18th October.

Panel discussion with the Armenian Prime Minister.
Panel discussion with the Armenian Prime Minister. From left to right: Graham Caie (Vice-President of ALLEA), Ole Petersen (Vice-President of AE), Tadej Bajd (President of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts), Chunli Bai (President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Foreign Member of AE), Radik Martirosyan (President of NASRA) and Nikol Pashinyan (Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia) (Image courtesy of the Press Office of the Armenian Government)

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Cardiff Hub presents at Lisbon Academy of Sciences

Cardiff Hub presents at Lisbon Academy of Sciences

Louise Edwards, Hub Manager, represented SAPEA (Science Advice for Policy by European Academies) and Academia Europaea at a high-profile event held at the Lisbon Academy of Sciences on 23rd May.  The meeting brought together a number of Portuguese experts to examine the Food from the Oceans reports, published through the European Commission’s Scientific Advice Mechanism last November.

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“This is how science for policy can work”: Sofia symposium

“This is how science for policy can work”: Sofia symposium

Food from the Oceans, was one of the case studies at the policy symposium,  Shaping European science advice: insights and experience, held in Sofia on 17th May.  Food from the Oceans was the first evidence review to be led by the SAPEA (Science Advice for Policy by European Academies) consortium, with the Cardiff Hub as project manager.

Prof Pearl Dykstra and Prof Ole H Petersen during the session on Food from the Oceans
Prof Pearl Dykstra and Prof Ole H Petersen during the session on Food from the Oceans

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