Our partners Dr Chris Foulds (ARU) and Prof. Marianne Ryghaug (NTNU) were invited by the European Commission’s DG for Research & Innovation to be on a panel at the European Research & Innovation Days Policy Conference
The deadline for applications is Thursday 31 October 2019 at midnight CET. The application should be submitted in two parts. (1) Interested applicants should send their CV to Tessa de Geus (geus@drift.eur.nl) and (2) via the Google Forms survey.
Reflections on the Energy-SHIFTS Workshop, “Use of evidence in energy policy: the roles, capacities and expectations of Social Sciences & Humanities”
“It’s possible to reap more results if SSH complements technology because SSH increases compatibility between technology and people’s everyday life needs”. Don’t miss these interesting interviews approaching several ways to engage with energy transition.
“We need to phase out fossil fuels and we need to do it fast”. This is one of the topics stakeholders discussed in the workshop in Prague. Find out other conclusions from the workshop in this video.
The deadline to apply is Monday 9 September 2019. As part of our Early Stage Researcher (ESR) programme, we offer access to current energy policy dilemmas and the chance to become part of a close-knit network of researchers bridging the policy-research gap.
"The aim is to mobilise and build on the capacity of the european universities to contributing the energy transition". Douglas Halliday, Chair of the Energy&Environment Platform at the European University Association (EUA) describes in this interview how crucial the academic community is to enhancing topics such climate change, technologies, or how societies responds to
"Society requires SSH studies more than technology or science". Lidia Borell Damian, director for Research and Innovation at European University Association explains in this interview the role of ESR engaging with energy transition. Find out more about EUA: https://energy.eua.eu/
Our scoping workshop "Evidence in the energy policy process"held in Brussels during the EnergyWeek provided several conclusions with which participants could enhance their knowledge about the use of energy-SSH evidence in policy development and evaluation. Find out the highlights in this video.
Discussing transition to sustainable energy sources in Central Europe – but while caring about the needs of mining regions` inhabitants.
