The ITER international fusion project is a unique blend of basic science – to enable scientists to study never-before-seen plasma physics phenomena – and the first-of-a-kind engineering needed to support this research platform. The applied science outcome hoped for, the capacity to harness fusion as a safe, clean, abundant source of energy, builds on fundamental…
CERN strives to deliver world-class scientific results and knowledge, while embedding environmental responsibility and sustainability in its activities that also include future accelerator studies. This talk by Sonja Kleiner will present CERN’s approach for environmentally responsible research and will outline current projects aimed at minimising the impact of the Organization on the environment, targeting both…
Synchrotron-light sources are super microscopes with different sets of experimental techniques. Those are powerful enough to reveal the tiniest and the most vital details about matter; revealing the unknown of physics, chemistry, biology, pharmaceuticals and biomedicine, as well as materials science, environment and agriculture, many industrial sectors, in addition to cultural heritage and archaeology. In…
What do you think is the need for more gender equality in scientific research? Is your institute committed to any other policies/changes in their gender equality policy? What policies, if any, do you think would make a good addition to your institute’s current policy on gender equality? These questions, and others, will be discussed by…
The global climate crisis is a pressing issue that we are currently facing, primarily due to the increasing levels of greenhouse gases caused by human-generated emissions. However, our understanding of greenhouse gas dynamics is still insufficient, which adds to the uncertainty surrounding future climate predictions. In this presentation, Jinho Ahn, from Seoul National University, will…
Every time researchers have pushed the energy boundary in particle physics we have found something new about our Universe. Neutrino Telescopes use neutrinos from the cosmos as excellent tools to continue this exploration. The Pacific Ocean Neutrino Experiment (P-ONE) is a proposed initiative to construct one of the largest neutrino telescopes deep in the northern…
From physiological changes in plants to interactions between an endangered butterfly and its host plant by Youngsung Joo, Schools of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea Climate change is a major threat to biodiversity, and plant-herbivore interactions are a key component of biodiversity. We studied how climate change might affect the way plants…
Shakeel Atchia, from Mauritius Institute of Education, will elucidate the pivotal role of basic sciences in driving STEM education towards sustainability. STEM education for Sustainability encourages students to draw on their ‘Scientific, Technological, Engineering and Mathematical’ knowledge and competences to contribute to the development of citizens who understand global problems and support actions in society…
This panel will be presented by Cristina Sizun, from CNRS, France, and member of the executive board of the International Union of Pure and Applied Biophysics. It will show the extent of biophysics contribution to sustainability through the contributions by four internationally recognized biophysicists. Using structural biology and biophysics to design rational malaria vaccines by…
In this talk, with the help of specific example, L.S. Shashidara, from National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bengaluru, India and past president of the International Union of Biological Sciences will highlight how fundamental discoveries in genetics and evolutionary biology have shaped all our innovations in agriculture and biomedical sciences and beyond.