Dall'ufficio Progettazione e Recruitment dell'Ateneo si segnala l'iniziativa "FORTHEM – For the Future" promossa dall’alleanza europea FOREU, alla quale sono invitati a partecipare anche i ricercatori di tutti gli atenei che fanno parte di un'alleanza universitaria, inclusa Transform4Europe. In calce le informazioni riguardanti la prima conferenza annuale.

Dear colleagues,

we are happy to announce the First Annual FORTHEM conference “FORTHEM – For the Future” on March 6-8, 2024. We would like to cordially invite you to this event, and we would be happy if you join some sessions either as participant or as speaker. The conference is open to everybody.

TOPIC AREAS

Whether enhancing global competitiveness or addressing specific priorities and challenges, the conference seeks to foster interdisciplinary dialogue and growth within its community and to collaboratively shape the future of Europe. Encouraging participation across various disciplines and subjects, FORTHEM conference aims to extend its networks beyond its own boundaries, engaging researchers from other alliances, research institutions, and non-academic partners. 

General sessions:

•          Europe as a hub for inclusiveness and democratic values

•          Cultural heritage, a testimony of the past and reference book

•          Physical and mental health in complex times of crisis, and economic and political instability

•          Overpopulation and overconsumption triggering hunger, resource scarcity, migration, climate change, and the pollution of the atmosphere, the soil and the oceans

•          The role of life sciences in an increasingly aging society

•          The chemistry of the Green Deal

•          The physics of Climate Change Digitization and artificial intelligence as key drivers for science in the future?

•          Digitization and artificial intelligence as key drivers for education and science in the future

Cross-disciplinary sessions specially targeted for Early-Stage researchers:

•          Social Sciences and Humanities – Creative research ideas and their potential societal impact

•          Natural Sciences – Be innovative and shape the future in your field 

More information:

Conference registration form

Call for abstracts

Conference website

For questions, feel free to contact us via fitforthem-info@uni-mainz.de.

We are looking forward to your contribution

The FORTHEM team Mainz

Dr. Nicole Birkle

FORTHEM General Secretary

FIT FORTHEM Managing Coordinator

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

55099 Mainz

Tel.: +49 6131 3920760