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📣 Don't miss the 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥, 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐨-𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭 conference which is taking place on 4-5 June in the frame of the Belgian Presidency of the European Council in Brussels, at the Royal Library of Belgium. 🔎 Our new Director General as many other ERIC directors and representatives are attending the conference, focused on three following main issues, crucial for the present and future perspectives of the Research Infrastructures (RIs): - RIs as key players of strategic autonomy in a changing global context; - the socio-economic and environmental impact of RIs; - the broad ecosystems of RIs. 🎥 👉 The full programme and the streams are available here: https://lnkd.in/eHqxnwJH

We are thrilled to announce that our team (PI: Ayat Al Assi; co-PIs: Rubayet Bin Mostafiz, Carol Friedland, Md Adilur Rahim, Kevin T. Smiley) has been awarded a grant from The RESTORE Act Center of Excellence for Louisiana! This project aims to incorporate wind risk assessment and risk reduction through advanced building code practices into the Louisiana Coastal Master Plan. Our initiative will explore how social equity factors impact individuals' direct economic experiences from wind events. Moreover, we will assess the effectiveness of enhanced building code practices in reducing wind risk. Our goal is ambitious: to create a comprehensive library of wind-risk metrics to support resilience efforts in Coastal Louisiana. This research isn't just about understanding the dynamics of wind—it's about making a lasting impact on our communities through informed, equitable policy-making. Stay tuned as we embark on this crucial journey to fortify resilience and protect our communities from the increasing threats of wind-related natural disasters. For more details: https://lnkd.in/ezRwN-5J #WindResilience #CoastalEngineering #SocialEquity #LSUAgCenter #BuildingCodes #ResearchImpact

❄️🌊Scotland in the Arctic: an introduction to ScAN’s research at MASTS Annual Conference 2024❄️🌊 Earlier this month, Dr Lauren McWhinnie and Dr Kate Gormley hosted a special science session at the Marine Alliance for Science and Technology Scotland (MASTS Scotland) Annual Science meeting, at the Technology & Innovation Centre, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. 🚢🦞❄️🏔️🐻❄️ “It’s been fantastic to see the interest in Arctic research this year at the MASTS ASM", Dr McWhinnie explained, "the session was the first time ScAN has been present at the MASTS ASM, and it was an opportunity to showcase some of the marine related Arctic research that is currently underway at Scottish institutions." 🚢🦞❄️🏔️🐻❄️ "ScAN is similar to MASTS in that the network aims to bring together a diverse group of researchers, practitioners and policy makers. Events like this are a great opportunity for academics like myself and Kate to showcase our own research considering the impacts of Arctic vessel traffic, but also to learn about the work of others from other disciplines and identify opportunities for collaboration.” Read more about the or projects involved in the showcase on our blog: https://lnkd.in/gJTCp5xZ

Non-metropolitan areas face unique challenges when trying to establish thriving research ecosystems. In this week's 3-Minute Read, we explore these challenges and how university-industry partnerships can help. See the full 3-Minute Read: https://lnkd.in/ewQnp4b2

New members have been appointed to the Reef 2025 Plan Independent Expert Panel (IEP). The IEP provides government with scientific and expert advice relating to the Great Barrier Reef. This includes implementation of the Reef 2050 Plan, managing key threats and research needs. The new panel members will advise government on key challenges and opportunities for the Reef over the next five years. The IEP is chaired by Professor Margaret Sheil AO, who is a highly experienced scientist and advisor. The new members are: • Dr. Katharina Fabricius • Dr. Beth Fulton • Dr. Melissa Walsh • Prof. Karen Vella • Dr. Nathan Waltham • Dr. Cass Hunter • Dr. Tracy Ainsworth • Dr. Christina Howley • Prof. John Rolfe Read more: https://brnw.ch/21wOWiK #GreatBarrierReef #Reef2050 Queensland Government

🎉 Dr. Margit H. Simon is awarded a prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant of 2,17 million Euros to lead the PIONEER project which will transform our understanding of how environmental factors influenced human behavioural evolution. Simon will lead a groundbreaking five-year project called PIONEER, investigating how climate and environment have shaped human evolution. 👇 Link with full story is commented below.

🏆 We did it! My PhD supervisor Clemens Thielen and me won the EURO Prize for the Common Good 2024 👨🔬 This would never have been possible without the support of our wonderful team, Inka Kaufmann Alves and Mirjam Lawens-Rotter from Hochschule Mainz - University of Applied Sciences, Stefanie Seiffert from igr GmbH, Michael Marques Alves from VG Enkenbach-Alsenborn, and Lars Stuckert from KMB. A big thank you for your support and cooperation during and after the project! 🚀 Congratulations also to the other nominees who had great projects. Ohad Eisenhändler and his colleagues showcased how Israel could transform its energy-mix towards renewables until 2050 and Ashraf Labib and his colleagues were part of an impressive project investigating search and rescue strategies in the arctic sea. I can only encourage everyone to also check out their work. ⚖ Also thanks to the jury consisting of Cathal Brugha, Claudia D'Ambrosio, Alec Morton, Eeva Vilkkumaa, and Ulrike Reisach and to EURO - The Association of European Operational Research Societies for offering the prize. Your engagement inspires all members from the OR-community to think how their science can make the world a better place. 🏛 I could probably tag half my LinkedIn-contacts in this post, which I will not, but I definitely have to thank my research group at Johannes Kepler Universität Linz (and I will not tag them all) since working with them is just awesome. Period. 🔜 What's next? Tbh, idk. I'm coming home from the conference with a bunch of new ideas and I will have to get them sorted in the next days. In any case, I spent my last months on evaluating how open-source APIs can be integrated into my software. First APIs are already connected and I'm hoping to release the next generation of rocket science municipal flood mitigation soon. Considering this year's floods, we all need it desperately. 🚅 By the way, I realized that taking the night train is a great way to travel to conferences. If you want to save about 1t of CO2 equivalents, or just want to avoid not getting onto your flight because it was overbooked, you're very much invited to take the railway next time.

Today's the day! The Atlantic Meridional Transect (AMT) research cruise sets sail on a 5-week voyage from Southampton to Argentina, taking an abundance of marine measurements along the way: Find out more: https://lnkd.in/e8Kn2-qZ Scientists onboard, including PML's Dr Gavin Tilstone will be sharing updates from the ship on the new AMT LinkedIn page here: Atlantic Meridional Transect (AMT) The UN Ocean Decade-endorsed Atlantic Meridional Transect (AMT) is a research programme that samples the open ocean between the UK and the South Atlantic. This research cruise, led by Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) and funded by NERC: Natural Environment Research Council’s National Capability, is a highly important expedition for the marine science community as it collects samples along the length of the Atlantic, producing a unique dataset and the opportunity to monitor changes in this expansive ocean.

📢 Register for the International Conference "The European Space between Consolidation and New Challenges" in #Rome, 🗓 10 to 11 October 2024 📢 The International Conference on "European Space between Consolidation and New Challenges. Spatial Planning and Spatial Research from 1975 to the Present" hosted by ARL - Academy for Territorial Development in the Leibniz Association and University of Rome Tor Vergata will take place in Rome from 🗓 10 to 11 October 2024.    📌 There is no conference fee. However, registration is required. 📌 🔖 Programme, Venue and Registration: https://lnkd.in/dSEjPA7w As the Iron Curtain was lifted step by step at the end of the 1980s, the contours of a new Europe – politically and spatially – gradually emerged, which by the first decade of the new millennium increasingly included former Eastern bloc states.  The geopolitical situation may have changed, but the forms of regional differentiation or disparities and the competition between the various European economic areas increased even more.  In addition, there is a continuation of urban-rural divergencies with considerable differences in their social and national configurations and in the perception and shape of spatial politics and policies in relation to their political implications – not the least in shaping political orientations and their impact on political culture, regionally, nationally, and Europe wide. These considerations result in three thematic complexes: - Intra-regional social and economic problems or boom and bust on an inter-regional scale  - The actual functioning of the transformation paradigm for the mitigation of the above-mentioned problems, beyond purely normative or rhetorical policy approaches - The challenges related to Europe’s loss of importance on a global scale, regarding the European model of society and questions of environmental and climate protection Don’t miss out on this exceptional opportunity to discuss with us insights from the past to understand and shape the future. Wendelin Strubelt, AESOP - Association of European Schools of Planning,Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Detlef Briesen; Prof.Arch.Maria Prezioso,