Research Webinars

Co-organized by the Swiss 3RCC and the FC3R, this half-day workshop aims to deliver cutting-edge insights into replacement methods in oncology research. Experts will present how in vitro and in silico approaches can enhance the understanding of specific cancers and discover new therapies.Register by clicking here.Accreditation for 0.5 day of continuing education (pending confirmation)_____________________Confirmed speakers: Dr. Annabelle Ballesta, The Curie Institure, Paris; Dr. Catherine Monnot, Cordeliers Research Centre, Paris; Dr. Laurent Gros, Cancer Research Institute, Montpellier; Dr. George Ramzy, University of Geneva; Dr. Muriel Cuendet, University of Geneva; Dr. Olivier Preynat-Seauve, University of Geneva; Alicia Pliego Mendieta, University of Zurich.

Open Science is at the centre of the European Union's research and innovation agenda. It makes scientific research, data, and outputs more accessible to all, aims to remove barriers to sharing knowledge and fosters collaboration across disciplines. Through closer cooperation and transparency, Open Science seeks to democratise knowledge, address global challenges, and drive societal progress. Open Science is a legal obligation under Horizon Europe, based on the principle ‘as open as possible, as closed as necessary’. How familiar are you with the Open Science approach, its practices and enablers?How does Open Science improve collaboration between researchers across different disciplines and countries?What are the main challenges in implementing Open Science practices, and how can they be addressed?How does Open Science contribute to solving global challenges such as climate change or public health crises?What are the ethical considerations in making scientific data openly accessible to the public?How can Open Science promote innovation and accelerate the development of new technologies or solutions?Join our Webinar on “The Future of Research: An Introduction to Open Science” on Tuesday, 1 October 2024, 9:00 - 10:00 CET,  a partnership between EURAXESS ASEAN and the not-for-profit organisation Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL).Register here for the Zoom Webinar.Our Expert Speakers are:Iryna Kuchma, Manager, EIFL Open Access ProgrammeIryna Kuchma has been managing the EIFL Open Access Programme (EIFL-OA) since 2008. Working in collaboration with libraries and library consortia in more than 50 countries in Asia, Africa and Europe, she advocates for open access to research results, facilitates the development and implementation of open science policies and infrastructures, and provides support and training. Iryna sits on the boards of Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR), the Global Sustainability Coalition for Open Science Services (SCOSS) and the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD). Milica Ševkušić, Project Coordinator, EIFL Open Access ProgrammeMilica Ševkušić is a Project Coordinator for the EIFL Open Access Programme and a librarian at the Institute of Technical Sciences of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. In the capacity of the EIFL-Open Access Programme Country Coordinator she has been supporting Open Access journals in Serbia since 2014. Her professional interests focus on Open Science, library services aimed at supporting research activities, training in academic services and tools, support to Open Access journals, information literacy and research ethicsThe Webinar takes in preparation of the Singapore Open Research Conference on 12 November 2024, led by Nanyang Technological University (NTU). EURAXESS ASEAN supports the conference by organising a pre-conference Workshop on Intellectual Property and Open Science on 11 November 2024 as well as its bi-annual EU-Singapore Research and Innovation Community Meeting.More information about Open Science policies and practices under the EC's Horizon Europe framework can be found here.

The ASPIRE Project (Actioning a Schools & Prisons Independent Research Evaluation)In July 2023, the Welsh Government commissioned the ASPIRE Team for a 12-month period to provide options and considerations for a national model of support to improve wellbeing and educational outcomes for children affected by parental imprisonment in Wales. The ASPIRE team is a collaboration led by Families Outside (a national Scottish charity that supports families affected by imprisonment) and supported by two academics, two independent consultants specialising in policy and practice related to children affected by imprisonment, and two research assistants.The study involved five phases of data collection, and included interviews with children, interviews with mothers, observation of the School Zone operating in HMP Parc and HMP Cardiff, and focus groups with fathers in prison. The study also involved a roundtable, stakeholder event held at Cardiff University.This webinar will present the key findings from the study and the recommendations for a pan Wales model of support for children and young people in Wales who have a parent in prison.Presenters and Panellists:Dr. Ben Raikes (Security Lead and Head of Governance) is a Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Huddersfield.Professor Nancy Loucks OBE, Chief Executive of Families Outside, and visiting Professor at Strathclyde University.Professor Alyson Rees is a Professor in the School of Social Sciences and Assistant Director of CASCADE Research Centre at Cardiff University.Sylvia Stevenson (Research Assistant) a final-year PhD student at Cardiff University, exploring services in Wales that support birth parents following the compulsory removal of their children by local authorities.

This presentation will include findings from ‘Wellbeing in Schools and Colleges (WiSC)’, an empirical research study in Wales, where the objective was to understand stakeholder experiences of delivering and receiving mental health and wellbeing provision for care-experienced children and young people (CYP) in secondary schools and FE Colleges, in order to develop recommendations to enhance service quality and ensure equitable access. In particular, it explored the relationships between social workers, school and college staff, mental health professionals, and care-experienced CYP and how they impacted on delivery and receipt of wellbeing provision. The focus of the presentation will be on the qualitative findings from this mixed methods study including case studies with secondary schools, FE colleges, social care teams, and mental health teams. Firstly, study themes relating to care-experienced CYP’s mental health and wellbeing needs and how schools and colleges try to meet these needs will be explored. Then themes relating to the role of cross-professional boundary working between social care and education staff will be discussed, including the challenges and opportunities of working in this way and how they differ according to age and care experience, e.g. foster care and kinship care. The presentation will conclude with recommendations for practice and policy in relation to care-experienced CYP’s mental health and wellbeing in educational settings and as they transition between them.Presenter: Dr. Sarah MacDonald, Research Associate, DECIPHer Research Centre, Cardiff University.

The Basic Income for Care Leavers in Wales pilot, launched in July 2022, is unique in several ways. No other basic income scheme has given regular payments as large as those received by young people involved in the pilot, nor have other basic income schemes been open to a national cohort of care leavers from the age of 18 for two years of payments. The pilot is being evaluated by a team led by researchers at CASCADE, Cardiff University and the evaluation is now in its second year. This session is based on the first annual report from the study, which includes early findings. We will describe the group of young people receiving the basic income, present a picture of how the scheme is intended to work, and discuss perceptions and experiences of professionals involved with the scheme.Presenter: David Westlake, Co-Investigator, CASCADE at Cardiff University.Further information about the programme can be found on the CASCADE website: https://cascadewales.org/research/the-welsh-basic-income-evaluation/

Explore the mission and vision of Nature Reviews journals, their unique role compared to Nature Research journals, and how to use them in your research. Discover new Nature journals launching in 2025 and their link to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).Program Overview:• Introduction to Nature Reviews journals• Unique qualities of Nature Reviews journals• Differences between Nature Reviews and Nature Research journals• Effective utilization of Nature Reviews journals in research• Comparison with other scholarly publications• Preview of new Nature journals launching in 2025• Connection to the SDGs• Q&A sessionNature Reviews journals offer high-quality reviews to enhance scientific understanding and academic progress. Join this webinar to learn what makes them unique and how to use them for your research. Don't miss this chance to gain insights and stay ahead in your field. We look forward to your participation!Speaker: Karina Huynh, PhD - Senior Editor, Nature Reviews Cardiology, Springer NatureKarina Huynh received her PhD from the BakerIDI Heart and Diabetes Institute in Melbourne, Australia, where she studied the role of antioxidant signaling in diabetic cardiomyopathy under the guidance of Dr. Rebecca Ritchie and Dr. Julie McMullen. She moved to London in 2013 and joined the Nature Reviews Cardiology team in 2014 as a locum Associate Editor. In mid-2015, she moved back to Australia, and is continuing her role as a Senior Editor of Nature Reviews Cardiology.

We are pleased to invite you to our upcoming webinar on "Machine Learning for Advancing Human Ageing Research."Date: August 16, 2024 Time: 10 - 11:30 a.m. (UTC+7)Join us for a presentation by Dr. Tossapol Pomsuwan from the Thailand Research Institute Foundation, who will share cutting-edge insights on the roles of artificial intelligence in human ageing research.Agenda • Keynote Address on the Roles of AI in Human Ageing Research • Interactive Q&A and Discussion The presentation will be conducted in English, with a Thai translation available. We look forward to your participation.

The July Implementation Science webinar is titled "Implementation Science and Health Equity: Current State, Challenges, and Future Directions".Join us for this month’s Implementation Science Academy webinar with Dr Guillaume Fontaine. As an implementation scientist, Dr Fontaine navigates the complex terrain of bringing scientific advancements into everyday use, devising strategies to overcome barriers and ensure that research findings effectively enhance healthcare and societal outcomes. In this webinar, he will share his expertise in the methodological approaches to support the adoption of evidence-based interventions, practices, programs, and policies in healthcare.Dr Guillaume Fontaine serves as an Assistant Professor of Implementation Science at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. He currently holds a Visiting Fellow position at the Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney. Dr Fontaine earned his PhD from the University of Montreal and subsequently completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Centre for Implementation Research of the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. His research program is dedicated to advancing implementation research with a focus on infectious diseases, with a focus on health equity.The Implementation Science Academy is presenting webinars each month throughout 2024. The Implementation Science webinar series aims to support researchers, clinicians and consumers to develop an understanding of how to weave implementation science into your research. Each webinar will focus on a topic relevant to implementation science and include a practical case study from an academic, consumer or clinician researcher.

Our Forest Policy Research Network welcomes you to join a webinar to hear about our ongoing research across the Eastern and South Eastern Europe. This event is the first in the series where you get to meet all EFI Research Networks!Join us on 10 June at 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM CET to hear about the forest bioeconomy governance under climate change – Eastern and South Eastern European perspectives. During the webinar we will get to hear from three experts:Jitka Janová, Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic. Motivations behind the decision-making about mixed forests in the Czech RepublicZoran Poduška, Institute of Forestry, Belgrade, Serbia. Traditional intrapreneurial concept as a proxy in the new bio-economy business model for State-owned forest enterprises.Mariana Melnykovych, University of Applied Sciences Bern, Switzerland. Seeing the Forest for the Trees: A Multi-Actor Approach to Trigger Sustainable Forest Governance in Post-War Ukraine

This webinar will cover the importance of context when exploring adolescent movement behaviors. Using examples from the Texas School Physical Activity and Nutrition (Texas SPAN) survey, this webinar will present and discuss findings from two recent studies, one that examines the associations between physical activity context and children meeting daily physical activity guidelines, and another that explores the differential effects of electronic media on sleep among 8th and 11th grade Texas adolescents.