Author Archive for: tramontani
About Dino Tramontani
This author has yet to write their bio.
Meanwhile lets just say that we are proud Dino Tramontani contributed a whooping 69 entries.
Entries by
“Climate Action is Slow for a Combination of Understandable Reasons”
26. October 2021 in Digital Salon, ALLEA News /by Dino TramontaniClimate action has been far too slow. Why? The obvious answer: distrust of the science. Yet, even in places where the scientific findings have been accepted, and even as scepticism is waning, the response remains sluggish. Philosopher Philip Kitcher sheds a light on some of the forces that continue to hold climate action back.
ALLEA President at the Black Sea University Network (BSUN) Congress
22. October 2021 in ALLEA News /by Dino TramontaniOn 13-15 October 2021, ALLEA President Antonio Loprieno delivered a virtual keynote at this years’ Black Sea University Network (BSUN) Congress, hosted in a hybrid format by the American University of Armenia (AUA).
ALLEA Responds to European Commission Consultation on New Genomic Techniques
21. October 2021 in ALLEA News, Genome Editing /by Dino TramontaniOn 21 October 2021, ALLEA, the European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities, responded to the European Commission’s public consultation on ‘legislation for plants produced by certain new genomic techniques (NGTs)’.
Stellenausschreibung: Mitarbeiter*in für Personal- und Verwaltungsangelegenheiten
11. October 2021 in ALLEA News /by Dino TramontaniALLEA, der europäische Dachverband der Wissenschaftsakademien, sucht für die Geschäftsstelle in Berlin zum 1. Januar 2022 als Elternzeitvertretung (Teilzeit) bis zum 30. April 2023 eine/n Mitarbeiter*in für Personal-und Verwaltungsangelegenheiten (Human Resources and Administration Officer).
Genome Editing Beyond the EU: A Global Conversation
6. October 2021 in ALLEA News, Genome Editing /by Dino TramontaniOn Thursday 5 October, ALLEA participated in an online Expert Committee meeting of the Re-Imagine Europa-led Task Force on “Sustainable Agriculture and Innovation” to exchange international perspectives on regulatory systems for new genomic techniques in agriculture.
What Europeans Think About Science and Technology
24. September 2021 in ALLEA News, Digital Salon /by Dino TramontaniWhat are the overall attitudes of European citizens towards science & technology? How do Europeans view the role of science in their own lives and in society at large? At the ALLEA Digital Salon, we take a closer look at the latest Eurobarometer survey on ‘European citizens’ knowledge and attitudes towards science and technology’ to find data-driven answers to these questions.
Law, Human Rights & Climate Change: A Conversation with Helen Keller
8. September 2021 in ALLEA News, ALLEA-News, Digital Salon, Madame de Staël Prize /by Dino TramontaniThe 2021 laureate of the Madame de Staël Prize, Professor Helen Keller, shares some insights into her work as a scholar of law and as a judge, having previously worked at the UN Human Rights Committee and at the European Court of Human Rights, where she served as judge between 2011-2020. She also tells us what winning the Madame de Staël Prize means to her and what her current research focuses on.
New Reports on EU Genome Editing Policy for Agriculture Presented
22. July 2021 in ALLEA News, Genome Editing /by Dino TramontaniOn 22 July 2021 Re-Imagine Europa (RIE), together with ALLEA and EU-SAGE, presented two reports on innovation in agriculture in a virtual event. The publications look into existing narratives concerning the role of genome editing for crop improvement and potential ramifications for European policy.
Working Group Kick-Started Project on Climate Sustainability in Academic System
9. July 2021 in ALLEA News /by Dino TramontaniThe newly established working group is led by the German Young Academy with the aim to develop a proposal for a sustainable transformation of academia that is deliberated, balanced and accounts for all relevant perspectives such as to meet the challenge of a climate sustainable academia without compromising excellence in research.
c/o Berlin-Brandenburg Academy
of Sciences and Humanities
Jaegerstr. 22/23
10117 Berlin Germany
Tel +49 (0)30-20 60 66 500
secretariat@allea.org