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Third FERN-UK Day: Science Diplomacy

09 July 2024, 2:00 pm–6:00 pm

FERN-UK

Join us for this event organised by the French Education & Research Network in the UK and hosted by UCL European Institute

This event is free.

Event Information

Open to

Invitation Only

Availability

Yes

Cost

Free

Organiser

Lucy Shackleton

Location

Denys Holland Lecture Hall (second basement)
Bentham House
4-8 Endsleigh Gardens
London
WC1H 0EG
United Kingdom

About the event

Join us for the third FERN-UK day, an event promoting and celebrating Franco-British research collaborations and knowledge exchange. 

This iteration's theme is science diplomacy and will see guest speakers discuss different perspectives on the topic, its applications and examples of bilateral collaborations.

This event is hosted by UCL European Institute and supported by the French Embassy in the UK and UCL Global Engagement. 

Organizing Committee: Jean-Christophe Mauduit, Minh-Hà Pham, Lucy Shackleton, Rebecca Holt, Yanis Gillmann and Emma Armand

Programme

2:00 - 3:05 PM: Science diplomacy - EU & Bilateral

  • Science Diplomacy from different perspectives, with Jean-Christophe Mauduit, Minh-Hà Pham, and Cyril Robin-Champigneul
  • Examples of scientific collaborations at European level, with Javier Pardo-Diaz

3:05 - 3:30 PM: Coffee networking

3:30- 5:00 PM: Bilateral UK-France relationship

  • Bilateral UK-France relationship Examples of bilateral France-UK collaborations, with Pascal Marty, Benjamin Guedj, Hugo Clarke, and Fang Xie (TBC)
  • Testimonies, with Amelle Zaïr, Loïck Behr, François Sicard and Perig Pitrou
  • Funding schemes overview, with Katia Wehbe and Damien Vialle

5:00 - 6:00 PM: Cocktail networking

Ticketing

This event is by invitation only. If you are interested in attending, please contact Lucy Shackleton at l.shackleton@ucl.ac.uk