Symposium

WIMEK symposium "Research for impact"

Organised by	Wageningen Institute for Environment and Climate Research (WIMEK)
Date	Thu 29 September 2022 12:00 to 18:00
Venue	Gaia, building number 101
Room	GAIA 1+2

Connected to the visit of the WIMEK International Advisory Board (IAB), a WIMEK symposium is organised for the IAB and all WIMEK members: staff, PhD candidates and postdocs.

Participation is free, but registration is required.
Registration deadline: Monday 26 September, 9 AM.

Registration form

Programme

12:00 - 12:15: Welcome by WIMEK director Carolien Kroeze and/or former WIMEK director Huub Rijnaarts; short explanation to the programme and presentation of WIMEK's Grand Challenges.

12:15 - 13:00: Walking lunch / poster presentations

13:00 - 15:00: Transdisciplinary research approaches at WIMEK (chair: dr. Jillian Student)

Introduction by Jillian Student, postdoc Transdisciplinarity at WIMEK
Keynote Simon Bush, professor and chair Environmental Policy WUR
Keynote Peter Mollinga, professor of Development Studies University of London
Case 1: Climate Information Services by Fulco Ludwig, professor Water and Climate Change
Case 2: Plastics in nature and society by Bart Koelmans, professor Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality Management
Case 3: Renewable resources for a circular economy by Nora Sutton, associate professor Environmental Technology
Case 4: SPLENDID: Spatial PLanning for ENvironmentally Diverse cIrcular Development by Martha Bakker, chair holder Land Use Planning Group
Plenary discussion: what can WIMEK do to strengthen transdisciplinary research approaces?

15:00 - 15:30 Coffee and tea break

15:30 - 16:30 Three parallel sessions with PhD pitches connected to WIMEK's Grand Challenges

16:30 - 17:00 Three parallel sessions: How can WIMEK strengthen its societal impact regarding each of its three Grand Challenges?

17:00 - 17:30 Plenary session: summary and reflection

17:30 - 18:00 Drinks and bites