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Research Collaboration in the EU: A UCL-Max Planck Society Conference
27 June 2012, 12:00 am
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27 June 2012
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Background
Two of Europe's leading research institutions, University College London (UCL), currently ranked 7th in the world, and the Max Planck Society (MPS), Germany's most successful research organization, are holding a one-day conference. It will celebrate UK-German research collaboration, provide an outstanding opportunity for senior and junior academics to network and establish new collaborative ventures, and cement the close ties between the two organisations. By so doing, it will also pay tribute to the European Commission Framework Programmes, which provided the funds to enable these two great institutions to work together so successfully.
The conference will focus on topics that are of mutual interest to UCL and the MPS and into which collaborative research is currently being undertaken. One speaker from UCL and one from the MPS will address each of the topics selected. Posters from junior researchers at each institution will be on display during the conference.
The President and Provost of UCL, Professor Malcolm Grant, and the President of the MPS, Professor Peter Gruss, will jointly host the event. The conference will be inaugurated by keynote speeches from key figures in the European research policy field, placing the proceedings in the context of current UK and EU research strategies.
Programme
| 11.00 | Welcome |
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Prof. Malcolm Grant, President and Provost of UCL |
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Prof. Dr. Peter Gruss, President of the Max Planck Society |
| Speakers | Georg Boomgaarden, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the UK |
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Prof David Delpy, Chief Executive, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council UK |
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| Dr. Walter Mönig, Head of the Sub-Department Europe, Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany | |
| Dr. Wolfgang Burtscher, Deputy Director-General of DG Research, European Commission | |
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12.00 |
Lunch |
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Standing lunch for delegates - South Cloisters (UCL Main Building) |
| 13.00 | Conference |
| 1. Civilisation | |
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Prof Chris Hann, MPI for Social Anthropology "Civilization: Theories and Empirical Research Agendas - an anthropological perspective" |
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Prof David Wengrow, Dept. of Archaeology and Anthropology "Rediscovering civilisation as a scale of analysis" |
| 2. Molecular Biology | |
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Prof. Wieland B. Huttner, MPI of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics "Neural stem and progenitor cells and the evolution of the cerebral cortex" |
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Prof. Steve Wilson, Dept. of Cell and Developmental Biology "Making eyes: cell behaviours underlying early eye development" |
| 3. Particle Physics | |
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Prof. Allen C. Caldwell, MPI of Physics "Plasma wakefields - a revolution in particle acceleration" |
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Prof. Matthew Wing, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy "Particle physics at a turning point" |
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| 4. Astronomy | |
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Prof. Thomas Henning, MPI for Astronomy "Laboratory astrophysics of cosmic dust" |
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Prof Louis Harra, Dept. of Space and Climate Physics "An encounter with the Sun" |
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| 15.00-15.30 | Coffee Break |
| 5. Neurosciences | |
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Prof. Ulman Lindenberger, MPI for Human Development "Computational perspectives on psychopathology and ageing" |
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Prof. Ray Dolan, Dept. of Imaging Neuroscience "Computational perspectives on psychopathology and ageing" |
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6. Ageing |
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Prof Linda Partridge, UCL Institute of Healthy Ageing "Nutrient-sensing pathways and ageing" |
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Prof. Nils-Göran Larsson, MPI for Biology of Ageing "The role of mitochondrial dysfunction in age-associated disease and ageing" |
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| 7. IT-Future of Medicine | |
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Prof Hans Lehrach, MPI for Molecular Genetics, Berlin "The IT Future of Medicine" |
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Prof Peter Coveney, Department of Chemistry "Computational Biomedicine: An Agenda for the Twenty-First Century" |
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| 17.00 | Closing remarks |
| 9.00-20.30 |
Posters from Junior Scientists |
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UCL South Cloisters (Main Building) |
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17.45 |
Poster Award Prof Michael Worton (UCL Vice-Provost International) will award a prize for the best poster |
| 17.00-19.00 | Reception |
| Reception for all delegates in South Cloisters |