Early Career Network
With the generous support of GEWINA and the Science History Institute
We are happy to announce that the ESHS Early Career Network and GEWINA – Belgo-Dutch Society for the History of Science and Universities will co-host a networking roundtable for early-career researchers in the history of science, universities, and knowledge in general.
Short introduction
- Alexia Coussement, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Antwerp / Gewina
- Dr Charlotte A. Abney-Salomon, Director, Beckman Center for the History of Chemistry, Science History Institute
Presentation of ESHS Early Career Network
Dr Alexander Stöger, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Leiden University / ESHS
Registration for this event is mandatory through the conference registration form
Centaurus, Open Access, and Open Science
With the generous support of Brepols
Organisers: Theodore Arabatzis (University of Athens) and Koen Vermeir (CNRS – Paris Diderot University)
In conversation with Alexander Sterkens, Publishing Manager and Johan Rooryck, Executive Director of cOAlition S
In this roundtable, ESHS and Brepols representatives will discuss, with policy makers, the mission of Centaurus, the official journal of the ESHS. They will address its recent transformation into an Open Access journal, as well as its prospects for the future, in the context of the broader movement of Open Science in academia.
ERC Granting Opportunities
This roundtable aims to introduce the funding schemes of the European Research Council – ERC, including Starting, Consolidator, Advanced, and Synergy grants. It will present the SH6 panel on “The Study of the Human Past” as well as the potential of ERC grants for applicants at diverse career stages. In addition, an ERC grantee will present his experiences in going through the selection procedure and running ERC projects in history of science.
“ERC Granting Opportunities for Potential Applicants in the Field of History of Science” – Dr. Flavia Cumoli (ERC Scientific Department, Brussels)
“Presentation of the ERC project ALFA – Shaping a European Scientific Scene: Alfonsine Astronomy” – Dr. Matthieu Husson (PI, CNRS – Paris Observatory)
Business History Chair
With the generous support of the Kurgan-van Hentenryk Chair in Business History (Solvay Brussels School, Université libre de Bruxelles)
From Life Sciences to Healthcare Provision: Lessons from Past and Present Experience
Confirmed speakers: Victor G. Rodwin, Professor Emeritus of Health Policy and Management, Wagner School, New York University, and Reinhilde Veugelers, Professor at KU Leuven, Senior Fellow at Bruegel and at the Peterson Institute for International Economics
In conversation with Mathias Dewatripont and Kenneth Bertrams (Université libre de Bruxelles)
Prof. Victor G. Rodwin (New York University)
“The Evolution of Health Systems in the United States and Europe: Towards Convergence?”
Prof. Reinhilde Veugelers (KU Leuven)
“Biomedical Ecosystem, Innovation Policy, and Risk-Taking in Breakthrough Technologies: The mRNA Story for Corona-Vaccines”
The event will be followed by an evening reception.