Future Seminars
Seminar Colour Guide:
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| Seminar given by an external postdoc | |
| Science and Society | Friday, 22 June 2018, 14:00Slow, closed, expensive and ineffective: How science publishing is killing science and how to fix itMichael Eisen, University of California, Berkeley, USAHost: Halldór StefánssonLarge Operon, EMBL Heidelberg Abstract: The Internet was invented so that scientists could communicate their research results with each other. Yet twenty years after the birth of the modern Internet most of the the scientific literature one of greatest public works projects of all time remains locked behind expensive pay walls.Every year universities, governments and other organizations spend in excess of $10 billion dollars to buy back access to papers their researchers gave to journals for free, while most teachers, students, health care providers and members of the public are left out in the cold. Even worse, the stranglehold existing journals have on academic publishing has stifled efforts to improve the ways scholars communicate with each other and the public, slowing scientific progress and increasing the divide between researchers and the public. In my talk I will describe how we got to this ridiculous place. How twenty years of avarice from publishers, conservatism from researchers, fecklessness from universities and funders, and a basic lack of common sense from everyone has made the research community and public miss the manifest opportunities created by the Internet to transform how scholars communicate their ideas and discoveries. I will also talk about various ongoing efforts to liberate the scholarly literature where we have succeeded and where there is more work to be done. And finally, with these efforts gaining traction, I will describe where I think scholarly communication is headed in the next decade. |
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| Seminar given by an external postdoc | |
| Seminar given by an external postdoc | |
| Seminar given by an external postdoc | |
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| Company Representative | Thursday, 5 July 2018, 16:00Innovation @ Boehringer Igelheim: Company presentation and networking receptionBoehringer Ingelheim, Research and Partnering, GermanyHost: Corporate Partnership ProgrammeCanteen, EMBL Heidelberg Abstract: CHAMPIONING INNOVATION Our track record of bringing breakthrough medicines to patients starts with new ideas and new science. And collaborations with external partners play an essential role in helping us deliver an innovation-led portfolio. Join us at our company presentation followed by a networking reception so we can learn from each other to develop the next generation of medicines. For more information on our partnering interests visit: www.boehringer-ingelheim.com/partnering/interests. MEET RESEARCH AND PARTNERING TEAMS 15:45-16:15 Registration and Welcome Drinks 16:15-17:15 Company Presentation - Boehringer Ingelheim's approach to research and partnering - Strategy and activities of Boehringer Ingelheim's Venture Fund - Boehringer Ingelheim's ongoing activities in the Heidelberg region Q&A and Open Discussion 17:15-19:00 Networking Reception Our research and partnering leadership teams will be available throughout the event and at our networking reception in the evening. Learn more about our research and partnering interests and ways to partner with us, and meet our senior research and partnering leadership teams: - Clive Wood (Global Head of Discovery Research) - Paola Casarosa (Global Head BD&L) - Adrian Carter (Global Head Discovery Research Coordination) - Marcus Kostka (Director BI Venture Fund) and - Many colleagues from our research and licensing teams as well as external collaborators. PLEASE REGISTER TO ATTEND BY 29 JUNE To register your interest please go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/boehringer-ingelheim-networking-reception-tickets-4558374119 For more information please contact Birgit Rogell from BioRN (br@biorn.org) |
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| Career Day | Thursday, 19 July 2018, 09:30EMBL Career Day 2018Various speakers, EMBL Heidelberg, GermanyHost: EICAT (PhD and Postdoctoral Programmes)ATC Auditorium, EMBL Heidelberg Abstract: The EMBL Career Day 2018 features a programme of Speakers from a range of career areas including science innovation who will share their experiencesof career change. |
| Seminar given by an external postdoc | |
| Seminar given by an external postdoc | |
| Science and Society | Tuesday, 11 September 2018, 14:00Genetic history: What ancient and modern DNA tells us about our human pastStephan Schiffels, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, GermanyHost: Halldór StefánssonLarge Operon, EMBL Heidelberg |
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| EMBL Distinguished Visitor Lecture | Monday, 24 September 2018, 14:00To be announcedMasayo Takahashi, Riken Center for Developmental Biology, JapanHost: Anne EphrussiLarge Operon, EMBL Heidelberg |
| EMBL Distinguished Visitor Lecture | Tuesday, 9 October 2018, 11:00To be announcedCraig Thompson, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USAHost: Joel Perez-PerriLarge Operon, EMBL Heidelberg |
| Science and Society | Tuesday, 16 October 2018, 18:00Der Tod - ein Kunstgriff der Natur, das Leben zu erhaltenVolker Storch, Centre for Organismal Studies, Heidelberg University, GermanyHost: Halldór StefánssonPrint Media Academy, EMBL Heidelberg |
| EMBL Distinguished Visitor Lecture | |
| Science and Society | Friday, 9 November 2018, 14:00How should we value "novelty" in science?Barak Cohen, Washington University School of Medicine, USAHost: Halldór StefánssonLarge Operon, EMBL Heidelberg Abstract: Scientist are under increasing pressure to do "novel" research. Journals and funding agencies often specifically list novelty as a key criterion for judging the impact of research. In this lecture, Barak Cohen will examine whether novelty is an important component of good science and will introduce concepts from philosophy and sociology to argue that we currently over emphasise novelty in science. Furthermore, Cohen will discuss the negative effects of this emphasis and will suggest alternatives measures of good science. |
| External Faculty Speaker | |
| EMBL Distinguished Visitor Lecture |