Water: Unite and Divide.
Interdisciplinary approaches for a sustainable future
Stresa, Lago Maggiore, Italy
27-30 August 2012
27-30 August 2012
The European Science Foundation (ESF) offers, on a competitive basis, full-cost awards to leading early career scholars to participate in the first ESF Junior Summit "Water: Unite and Divide. Interdisciplinary approaches for a sustainable future"
On this occasion, the next generation of leading scientists (‘early career researchers’) across the academic spectrum – from Humanities and Social Sciences to Life, Environmental, Natural and Mathematical Sciences - are invited to participate in a four-day, in-depth discussion of the challenges and opportunities posed by inter (multi, trans) disciplinary research. Discussions will be fuelled by world-class experts from very different academic backgrounds.
An outline of the schedule can be downloaded here. Further details will be available shortly.
Discussions may focus on various issues related to the event’s general theme of “Water: Unite and Divide. Interdisciplinary approaches for a sustainable future”. An important restriction though is that the Summit will focus on fresh water. Examples – to be taken in a global context – include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. Water management and governance
1a. Dialogues: Conflicts and cooperation
1b. Water quality and Public Health
2. The value of water
3. Climate change and Adaptation
1a. Dialogues: Conflicts and cooperation
1b. Water quality and Public Health
2. The value of water
3. Climate change and Adaptation
A group of maximally 36 early career researchers will be selected by open competition and invited to address both the multi-layered challenges inherent in this kind of research and its possibilities.
Application
Before submitting an application, please read the Call text carefully.
Application is possible via the Application Form.
Application is possible via the Application Form.
Deadline for application:
30 April 2012, 12:00 (noon) CET
Note that the application material must be submitted as 1 document (in pdf, word or rtf format).
The ESF award will cover travel costs (economy class, up to a maximum of 500 Euro), meals and accommodation (5 nights).
Programme Committee
- Prof. Milena Žic-Fuchs, Dept. of English, University of Zagreb (Chair)
- Prof. Mats Gyllenberg, Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Helsinki
- Prof. Pieter Hooimeijer, Dept. of Human Geography and Demography, Utrecht University
- Dr. Aslihan Kerç, Dept. of Environmental Engineering, Marmara University, Istanbul
- Dr. Tatiana Kluvankova-Oravska, Centre for Transdisciplinary Studies of Institutions, Evolutions and Policies, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava
- Prof. Judit Padisák, Institute of Environmental Science and Limnology, University of Pannonia, Veszprém
- Prof. Gisli Palsson, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Iceland, Reykjavik
- Prof. Hanne Ruus, Dept. of Scandinavian Studies and Linguistics, University of Copenhagen
- Prof. Matti Sintonen, Dept. of Philosophy, University of Helsinki (SCH)
- Dr. Theodoros I. Zachariadis, Dept. of Environmental Science & Technology, Cyprus University of Technology
