BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.3.5//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:67@charm-eu.eu DTSTART:20250624T080000Z DTEND:20250624T160000Z DTSTAMP:20260612T092011Z URL:https://charm-eu.eu/news-events/events/charm-eu-international-conferen ce-bridging-minds-shaping-futures-transdisciplinarity-in-research/ SUMMARY:CHARM-EU International Conference "Bridging minds\, Shaping futures : Transdisciplinarity in research” DESCRIPTION:As part of CHARM-EU’s Doctoral researcher summer school 2025\ , the University of Montpellier is proud to host the Bridging minds\, shap ing futures:  transdisciplinary in research conference\, a series of talk s by nine inspiring speakers from across the CHARM-EU universities allianc e.Bringing together individuals and knowledge\, connecting communities\, a nd merging ways of thinking... Transdisciplinary research is key to addres sing the complex and interconnected challenges affecting global health\, e nvironment\, food systems and government. To provide sustainable and impac tful solutions\, we must connect people\, knowledge and ideas beyond geogr aphical and academic boundaries in collaboration with communities\, busine ss and government.Inspired by the CHARM-EU doctoral researcher Summer scho ol’s theme of Developing transdisciplinary practice to tackle complex ch allenges\, the conference will provide attendees with an overview of proje cts underway at universities within the CHARM-EU alliance\, with insight f rom researchers who place transdisciplinarity at the heart of their work. Specialising in digital humanities\, economics\, epidemiology\, hydrogeolo gy\, law\, philosophy\, physics and medicine\, the speakers will illustrat e to doctoral candidates\, teaching staff\, and researchers how transdisci plinarity can move research forward.More info on University of Montpellier 's website.Registration essential to attend in person or online. Live (and replay) on the University of Montpellier's YouTube channel. \n \n Apply here to register\n \n Conference programme: \n 9.0 0 - Welcome SpeechPhilippe Augé\, president of the University of Montpell ier9.15 – 12.30 - Morning session9.15 – 9.50 - Laura HellstenThe Trans disciplinary Toolbox: what I learnt when doing ethnographic research in an interdisciplinary research project. \n \n \n Abstract: \n \n \n \n Building on the findings from the fieldwork in an interdisciplinary research project\, and the transdisciplinary collabora tions she has been helping to facilitate\, she will share best practices a nd speak about the skills and competences needed for transdisciplinary res earch. Expanding on Lawrence et. al (2022) descriptions of inter-\, multi - and trans- disciplinary research\, this lecture will give tools for how we can navigate towards getting the benefits of orientation knowledge\, sy stem knowledge\, process knowledge and transformational knowledge in our c ollaborations. \n \n Building on the findings from the fieldwo rk in an interdisciplinary research project\, and the transdisciplinary c ollaborations she has been helping to facilitate\, she will share best pra ctices and speak about the skills and competences needed for transdiscipli nary research. Expanding on Lawrence et. al (2022) descriptions of inter- \, multi- and trans- disciplinary research\, this lecture will give tools for how we can navigate towards getting the benefits of orientation knowle dge\, system knowledge\, process knowledge and transformational knowledge in our collaborations.9.50 – 10.25 - Mircea SofoneaInterdisciplinarity i s key in health crisis management: insights from Montpellier’s research for pandemic surveillance and control. \n \n \n Abstract: \n \n \n \n The unprecedented outburst of the recent pandem ic called for rapid and accurate quantitative assessments to best inform p ublic health responses. This presentation will provide an overview of the research that have been carried out in Montpellier since early 2020 on the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in metropolitan France\, at the interface between vir ology\, evolutionary biology\, public health\, and applied mathematics. Mo re generally\, and in the light of five years’\; hindsight\, the plac e of real-time quantitative interdisciplinary approaches during health cri ses will be discussed\, in terms of generating novel evidence\, supporting decision-making\, and contributing to society’s awareness and trust.  \n \n The unprecedented outburst of the recent pandemic called for rapid and accurate quantitative assessments to best inform public hea lth responses. This presentation will provide an overview of the research that have been carried out in Montpellier since early 2020 on the SARS-CoV -2 epidemic in metropolitan France\, at the interface between virology\, e volutionary biology\, public health\, and applied mathematics. More genera lly\, and in the light of five years' hindsight\, the place of real-time q uantitative interdisciplinary approaches during health crises will be disc ussed\, in terms of generating novel evidence\, supporting decision-making \, and contributing to society’s awareness and trust. 10.25 – 11.00 - Judit Mádl-SzőnyiFrom groundwater flow to societal climate adaptation: a transdisciplinary journey. \n \n \n Abstract: \n \n \n \n Hydroclimatic extremes\, such as droughts and water surpl uses\, have profound impacts on vast regions\, populations\, and economies . Ensuring a reliable water supply for both humans and ecosystems presents a significant challenge. Groundwater\, often overlooked\, plays a crucial role in balancing wet and dry periods. Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) is a technique that stores excess water during rainy seasons for use during d roughts. The NaBa-MAR approach\, developed by the ELTE Hydrogeology Group\ , was implemented in the ClimEx-PE project of the CHARM-EU universities. T his project integrates local MAR methods with regional groundwater flow un derstanding to mitigate extreme hydrological events. Efficient disseminati on of this approach to decision-makers and the public is essential. The pr esentation will showcase the development of the NaBa-MAR concept\, its phy sical demonstration for educational purposes\, and its implementation poss ibilities through a comprehensive campaign targeting societies and stakeho lders. \n \n Hydroclimatic extremes\, such as droughts and wat er surpluses\, have profound impacts on vast regions\, populations\, and e conomies. Ensuring a reliable water supply for both humans and ecosystems presents a significant challenge. Groundwater\, often overlooked\, plays a crucial role in balancing wet and dry periods. Managed Aquifer Recharge ( MAR) is a technique that stores excess water during rainy seasons for use during droughts. The NaBa-MAR approach\, developed by the ELTE Hydrogeolog y Group\, was implemented in the ClimEx-PE project of the CHARM-EU univers ities. This project integrates local MAR methods with regional groundwater flow understanding to mitigate extreme hydrological events. Efficient dis semination of this approach to decision-makers and the public is essential . The presentation will showcase the development of the NaBa-MAR concept\, its physical demonstration for educational purposes\, and its implementat ion possibilities through a comprehensive campaign targeting societies and stakeholders.11.00 – 11.15 - Coffee break11.15 – 11.50 - Mark Oelmann Transdisciplinarity in water: chances\, challenges and best practices. \n \n \n Abstract: \n \n \n \n Transdisciplina rity is a noble goal. For many projects\, this transdisciplinary approach is a basic prerequisite that the most diverse perspectives have actually b een incorporated. This is the only way to ensure that implementation of re sults can be successful. At the same time\, the results of the various dis ciplines should flow into one another. If they do not\, the researchers ar e not pulling in the same direction. But aren’\;t they wasting a lot of time along the way? After all\, the aim of a scientist is to publish pa pers. And to do so for their own discipline…. Can we get out of this dil emma?  \n \n Transdisciplinarity is a noble goal. For many pr ojects\, this transdisciplinary approach is a basic prerequisite that the most diverse perspectives have actually been incorporated. This is the onl y way to ensure that implementation of results can be successful. At the s ame time\, the results of the various disciplines should flow into one ano ther. If they do not\, the researchers are not pulling in the same directi on. But aren't they wasting a lot of time along the way? After all\, the a im of a scientist is to publish papers. And to do so for their own discipl ine…. Can we get out of this dilemma? 11.50 – 12.25 - Quique BassatGl obal health in a nutshell: issues and threats. \n \n \n Abst ract: \n \n \n \n We live in a world of contrasts. Your b irthplace will significantly determine your chances of surviving and thriv ing\, whether you are born healthy or sick. In this talk\, some of these h ealth inequities will be examined\, as well as some of the current trends in global health\, including the threat that infectious diseases still pos e to health globally. This will be analysed in the context of a changing p lanet\, with all the uncertainties emerging from the climatic crisis\, tha t unknown to many\, is going to affect the health of all\, but most signif icantly that of children being born in the poorest areas of the world. \n \n We live in a world of contrasts. Your birthplace will signi ficantly determine your chances of surviving and thriving\, whether you ar e born healthy or sick. In this talk\, some of these health inequities wil l be examined\, as well as some of the current trends in global health\, i ncluding the threat that infectious diseases still pose to health globally . This will be analysed in the context of a changing planet\, with all the uncertainties emerging from the climatic crisis\, that unknown to many\, is going to affect the health of all\, but most significantly that of chil dren being born in the poorest areas of the world.12.25 – 12.55 - Panel discussion With Ronald Österbacka\, Mircea Sofonea\, Judit Mádl-Szőnyi\ , Mark Oelmann and Quique Bassat.13.00 – 14.00 - Lunch break14.00 – 17 .10 - Afternoon session14.05 – 14.40 - Jennifer EdmondThe reality of ima ginaries? Exploring the present and future of applied literary studies.  \n \n \n Abstract: \n \n \n \n The humaniti es fields have long been a conundrum when it comes to transdisiciplinarity . This presentation will look at the way in which literature seems to be emerging as a category of evidence within applied research without what o ne would expect as the natural parallel development of a transdisciplinary arm of literary studies.  It will ask questions about why this might be and what enablers might be needed to better integrate literary scholarshi p and its potential ‘\;users\,’\; looking particularly at the co ntext of the current state of tension between culture and advancing knowle dge technologies such as AI.   \n \n The humanities fields have long been a conundrum when it comes to transdisiciplinarity. This presentation will look at the way in which literature seems to be emerging as a category of evidence within applied research without what one would expect as the natural parallel development of a transdisciplinary arm of l iterary studies.  It will ask questions about why this might be and what enablers might be needed to better integrate literary scholarship and its potential 'users\,' looking particularly at the context of the current st ate of tension between culture and advancing knowledge technologies such a s AI.  14.40 – 15.15 - Isabel FeichtnerReorienting law towards the c ommon(s). \n \n \n Abstract: \n \n \n \n Th is presentation will inquire into the role of law and lawyers in social ec ological transformation. With reference to social movements against approp riation of and value extraction from the common\, it will present a concep t of transformative law with three dimensions: first\, “counterlaw” th at dismantles legal infrastructures of value extraction\; second\, transfo rmative interpretation of (property) rights\; and third\, an organization law for the commons. The presentation will further seek to illustrate how transformative law may be furthered through transdisciplinary research wit hin and outside the university. \n \n This presentation will i nquire into the role of law and lawyers in social ecological transformatio n. With reference to social movements against appropriation of and value e xtraction from the common\, it will present a concept of transformative la w with three dimensions: first\, “counterlaw” that dismantles legal in frastructures of value extraction\; second\, transformative interpretation of (property) rights\; and third\, an organization law for the commons. T he presentation will further seek to illustrate how transformative law may be furthered through transdisciplinary research within and outside the un iversity.15.15 – 15.30 - Coffee break15.30 – 16.05 - Rasmus Slaattelid Transdisciplinarity as academic multiculturalism. \n \n \n A bstract: \n \n \n \n This talk will build on experiences from research and teaching in interdisciplinary and transdisciplinarity co ntexts. The calls for transdiciplinarity give raise to legitimate worries about a watering-down of discipline-based foundational education and resea rch. “You must learn to crawl before you walk” is the general idea\, o r more generally\, in order to develop interdisciplinary competencies\, a solid foundation built in a single discipline is needed. With some example s from current and completed transdisciplinary projects\, as well as from teaching experiences at the SVT\, this presentation will be the opportunit y to sketch a translational approach to transdisciplinarity inspired by Co llins and Evans’\; concept of “\;interactional expertise”\; . \n \n This talk will build on experiences from research and teaching in interdisciplinary and transdisciplinarity contexts. The calls for transdiciplinarity give raise to legitimate worries about a watering-d own of discipline-based foundational education and research. “You must l earn to crawl before you walk” is the general idea\, or more generally\, in order to develop interdisciplinary competencies\, a solid foundation b uilt in a single discipline is needed. With some examples from current and completed transdisciplinary projects\, as well as from teaching experienc es at the SVT\, this presentation will be the opportunity to sketch a tran slational approach to transdisciplinarity inspired by Collins and Evans' c oncept of "interactional expertise".16.05 – 16:40 - Iris van der TuinCon nective thinking: on strategies for making connections between specialized knowledges. \n \n \n Abstract: \n \n \n \n Inspired by the French philosopher Michel Serres (1930-2019)\, this talk will reflect on institutional\, research and educational experiences cente red around the making of connections between specialized knowledges. It is common practice to argue that dynamically complex socio-environmental pro blems make such connecting more urgent than ever. But what about the unive rsity community and especially students and early-career researchers today ? What boundary-crossing knowledges\, skills and attitudes do they need? H ow can we teach such KSAs\; and why? And what can current university staff learn from the younger generation? Central to this presentation are some tested strategies for connective thinking for inter- and trans-disciplinar ity. \n \n Inspired by the French philosopher Michel Serres (1 930-2019)\, this talk will reflect on institutional\, research and educati onal experiences centered around the making of connections between special ized knowledges. It is common practice to argue that dynamically complex s ocio-environmental problems make such connecting more urgent than ever. Bu t what about the university community and especially students and early-ca reer researchers today? What boundary-crossing knowledges\, skills and att itudes do they need? How can we teach such KSAs\; and why? And what can cu rrent university staff learn from the younger generation? Central to this presentation are some tested strategies for connective thinking for inter- and trans-disciplinarity.16.40 – 17.10 - Panel Discussion With Jennifer Edmond\, Isabel Feichtner\, Rasmus Slaattelid and Iris van der Tuin. \n Speakers will include: \n \n Quique Bassat \n \n \n Jennifer Edmond \n \n \n Isabel Feichtner \n \n \n L aura Hellsten \n \n \n Judit Mádl-Szőnyi \n \n \n Mar k Oelmann \n \n \n Rasmus T. Slaatelid \n \n \n Mircea Sofonea \n \n \n Iris van der Tuin \n \n Quique Bassat \n \n Pediatrician \n Director of the Barcelona Institut e for Global Health (ISGlobal)\, SpainPhD medicineICREA research professor \n \n As a pediatrician with special interest in infectious disease epidemiology and public health\, Qu ique Bassat has attempted to combine his clinical work with biomedical res earch in those diseases that most affect the poor and vulnerable. His main area of interest has been the prevention and treatment of malaria in chil dhood\, with a particular focus on understanding the clinical overlap of m alaria and other common pediatric conditions. His research has also covere d the new paradigm of malaria eradication\, with a particular interest in evaluating the role of drugs in elimination strategies.He has also conduct ed work on the description of the epidemiology and etiology of respiratory infections (viral and bacterial)\, diarrheal diseases\, and neonatal infe ctions in places such as Mozambique\, Morocco or Bhutan. Currently\, his m ain interests are related to the validation and implementation of minimall y invasive autopsy (MIA) tools for the post-mortem investigation of causes of death in the developing world. He is also working on the validation an d evaluation of low-cost technological devices that can be used to improve health in low-income countries.Since 2024\, Quique Bassat is the director general of the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal)\, where h e leads a team of nearly 600 people committed to improving global health a nd promoting health equity. ISGlobal is the result of an innovative allian ce between the “\;la Caixa”\; Foundation\, academic institutions and government bodies to contribute to the efforts undertaken by the inte rnational community to address health challenges in a globalized world.  This consolidated hub of excellence in research takes its expertise from t he world of health care\, with the Hospital Clínic of Barcelona and the P arc de Salut MAR\, and the academic sphere\, with the University of Barcel ona and Pompeu Fabra University.More information about this speaker. \n Jennifer Edmond \n \n Associate professor in Digital Human ities \n Trinity College Dublin\, IrelandPhD Germanic languages and literaturesCo-director of the Trinity Center for Digital Humanities \n \n Jennifer Edmond is an int ernationally recognized expert in the application of arts and humanities i nsight to academic and societal challenges arising at the intersection of information and communication technologies and culture. Her ambition is to utilize her position of leadership in the digital humanities to significa ntly progress consolidation of the emerging subfield of the critical digit al humanities. Most of her publications are in open access.Former presiden t (2018-2022) of the board of directors of the pan-European research infra structure for the arts and humanities DARIAH-EU\, Jennifer Edmond has play ed a leadership role in numerous strategic developments at national and in stitutional level. She has lent her expertise in the development of infras tructure to a wide variety of initiatives and agencies\, from the food man ufacturing industry through to the Korean national maritime agency. She ha s coordinated many significant large-scale interdisciplinary research proj ects\, like CENDARI FP7 (2012-2016)\, a collaborative European digital arc hival infrastructure. She was also a partner in the related infrastructure cluster PARTENHOS\, whose objective was to strengthen the cohesion of res earch across several related fields associated with the humanities.KT4D is her most recent project on AI\, big data and democracy. Led by Trinity Co llege Dublin with a consortium of twelve partner organizations\, the Knowl edge Technologies for Democracy (KT4D) project is investigating how democr acy and civic participation can be better facilitated in the face of rapid ly changing knowledge technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) an d big data. This in order to enable actors across society to capitalize on the many benefits these technologies can bring in terms of community empo werment\, social integration\, individual agency\, and improved trust in b oth institutions and technological instruments while identifying and mitig ating potential ethical\, legal and cultural risks.More information about this speaker. \n Isabel Feichtner \n \n Professor of Pub lic Law and International Economic Law\n \n Julius-Maximilians University of Würzburg\, GermanyDr. jur.\, LL.M (Cardozo Law School)Found er of the Law Clinic Transformation Law \n \n Isabel Feichtner’s research work is grounded in practice . After her studies\, she was admitted to the New York Bar and worked for the New York office of the law firm Cravath\, Swaine &\; Moore as a cor porate associate in the securitization department for one year. Her resear ch interests cover the distributive effects of law\, the democratization o f society\, and the law of the commons and commoning. She explores how ins titutional experiments\, such as the redesign of money or commons public p artnerships\, can support social-ecological transformation through democra tization and commoning. Her expertise includes international law\, law and political economy\, international law of natural resource extraction and the law of money and finance.From 2022 to 2024\, Isabel Feichtner was fell ow at The New Institute in Hamburg\, a residential fellowship program base d in Hamburg and designed to nourish transformation through interdisciplin ary and trans-sectoral collaboration\, where she chaired the program Recla iming Common Wealth: Towards a Law and Economy of Land Commons. This progr am explored pathways\, processes\, and institutional designs for the gener ation and governance of land commons\, aiming to address discontents arisi ng from institutional investments in land\, assess theories and concepts o f property and value\, and establish a repository of the law and instituti onal design of land commons.Isabel Feichtner founded the Law Clinic Transf ormation Law\, both a teaching format and a forum for transdisciplinary re search to explore how law may serve as a building block of a democratized political economy. She considers this project as an attempt to democratize law and legal education for social-ecological change\, strongly believing that transformative law must rethink and redesign the institutions and in frastructures at the core of political economy\, such as property\, money\ , and the corporation.More information about this speaker. \n L aura Hellsten\n \n Post-doc researcher in theology \n Å bo Akademi University in Turku\, Finland PhD systematic theology \n \n In her first post-doctoral posit ion\, in the Stiftelsen Åbo Akademi foundation Centre of Excellence BACE\ , Laura Hellsten studied the interaction of a team of physics\, chemistry and cell biology researchers. The BACE collaboration centered on developin g a platform for bioelectronic activation that enables the control of cell signals and\, thereby\, the stimulation of cell functions. Hellsten did e thnographic fieldwork with the research group investigating questions of e thics and science communication.To study science communication\, Hellsten further developed and led the research project Avtryck i det okända – Forcing the Impossible (2020-2022)\, which created transdisciplinary colla borations between artists and researchers in the broader context of Åbo A kademi University.She is principal investigator for the research project: Praxis of Social Imaginaries – a Theo-artistic Intervention for Transdi sciplinary Knowledge (2024-2028). This project brings together three diffe rent components: theological understanding of social imaginaries\, cosmolo gies and polysemous reading practices\, artistic research methods of inter vention\, and indigenous or traditional ways of knowledge production inclu ding listening and storytelling. Through creating nomadic and community ba sed symposia where the project brings together people from across the Nord ic region\, with students and researchers from Åbo Akademi University and the global south\, as well as artists and activists to transdisciplinary symposia and art based dialogue sessions\, it is aiming to cultivate pract ices of wisdom\, ask bold questions\, and train critical inquiry into how colonial patterns are influencing society and universities today.More info rmation about this speaker. \n Judit Mádl-Szőnyi \n \n Associated professor in Hydrogeology \n Eötvös Loránd Univ ersity in Budapest\, HungaryPhD\, DSc\, hydrogeologyHead of József and Er zsébet Tóth Endowed Hydrogeology ChairVice-dean for strategic and innova tion affairs of ELTE Faculty of Science \n \n Judit Mádl-Szőnyi specialises in hydrogeology\, focusing on regional groundwater flow systems and basin hydrogeology. With over th ree decades of teaching and research\, she has significantly contributed t o understanding groundwater driving forces\, flow patterns\, and connectio ns between groundwater flow systems and vegetation patterns. Her research group has gained international recognition for their work. She has develop ed groundwater flow models for deep carbonate aquifers and promoted nature -based managed aquifer recharge. Her interdisciplinary research also addre sses climate change and impacts on groundwater\, adaptation options\, and sustainable geothermal energy use. Her work has influenced academic circle s and contributed to practical applications in environmental management an d policy-making. Additionally\, she is actively involved in mentoring the next generation of hydrogeologists\, fostering a collaborative and innovat ive research environment.Since 2011\, she has chaired the Regional Groundw ater Flow Commission of the International Association of Hydrogeologists ( IAH) and led over fifteen R&\;D projects\, including prestigious Europe an projects. Her most notable award is the IAH Presidents’ Award.Over th e last decades\, through Shell\, MOL R&\;D\, and European innovation an d development projects\, Judit Mádl-Szőnyi has adapted her knowledge for hydrocarbon exploration and energy transition goals\, including geotherma l energy and related mineral resources. Judit Mádl-Szőnyi is the princip al investigator of the Water4All project ClimEX-PE\, launched in 2024 amon g partner universities of the CHARM-EU alliance. This transdisciplinary pr oject involves scientists from various fields of natural science and resea rchers with strong socio-legal expertise while also paying special attenti on to public engagement through communication and education.More informati on about this speaker. \n Mark Oelmann \n \n Professor o f Water and Energy Economics \n \n Ruhr West University of Appl ied Sciences in Mülheim an der Ruhr\, Germany PhD economics \n \n Mark Oelmann is the director of the B achelor’\;s program BWL –\; Energy and Water Management at the R uhr West University of Applied science. A diverse and enhanced collaborati on –\; for example\, in dual studies –\; with companies and serv ice providers in the energy and water sectors is at the very heart of this program. As a researcher\, he is doing economic and political studies on water related issues and deals with the various forms of water pricing and is involved in digitalization topics\, such as machine learning or change management.Mark Oelmann has been greatly contributing to a better integra tion of an economic perspective into water management thinking. Over 25 ye ars in the water sector and other adjacent network sectors\, he worked in investment banking at Deutsche Bank\, as a managing consultant at the inte rnationally renowned Capgemini Consulting and a department head at the Sci entific Institute for infrastructure and communication services (WIK) GmbH . He collaborates with the German federal ministry of Education and resear ch (BMBF) on international water issues\, most recently on water and agric ulture in Pakistan. A part of his work is focusing on developing and emerg ing countries: Albania\, China\, Iran\, Indonesia\, Yemen\, Uganda…As an economist and a cultural anthropologist\, Mark Oelmann is the spokesperso n for the Water Economics and Water Management interdisciplinary research focus at Ruhr West University of Applied science\, an interdisciplinary to pic involving the Institute of Economics and the Institute for Civil engin eering and intending to foster a transformation process towards sustainabl e water management. He is also co-partner and co-managing director of the consulting company spun off from Ruhr West University of Applied science: MOcons. Strongly committed to water issues\, he’s participating in a vol unteer network supporting start-ups in building a more sustainable energy future.More information about this speaker. \n Rasmus T. Slaate lid \n \n Professor of Philosophy of Science \n \n Unive rsity of Bergen\, Norway PhD philosophyHead of the Centre for the study of the sciences and the humanities (SVT) \n \n Rasmus Slaattelid is a Professor of Philosophy of Science a nd Head of the Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities at the University of Bergen. This Centre teaches courses for PhD students on philosophical\, societal and ethical problems of science and technology\, and conducts research on corresponding topics. Both the research and the t eaching activities require dialogue across scientific disciplines and acad emic cultures\, but also across different forms of knowing and knowledge p ractices.Rasmus T. Slaattelid’\;s main research is the translation be tween knowledge cultures. He is involved into few research groups at the U niversity of Bergen. His most recent research work is accessible online. P ublished in 2023\, the book Translations of Responsibility : Innovation Go vernance in Three European Regions tells the story of how a Horizon 2020-f unded research project translated responsible research and innovation (RRI ) into practice\, all the way from philosophy of technology to EU policy j argon\, to the project contract\, and finally into the real-life events in these regions. In 2020\, a group of European researchers got a European U nion (EU) grant to do a project called TRANSFORM. The objective of this pr oject was to integrate the principle of responsible research and innovatio n (RRI) into the research and innovation policies of three European region s: Lombardy\, Brussels\, and Catalonia. The book analyses the broader cont ext of the desire for better governance of technoscience and proposes to t hink of governance in technoscience\, rather than governance of technoscie nce. On the same subject\, the article Translating tools and indicators in territorial RRI efforts to document and evaluate the achievements in TRA NSFORM using evaluative inquiry and theoretical reasoning whereas the arti cle Transformative Translations? Challenges and tensions in territorial in novation governance | NOvation –\; Critical Studies of Innovation pre sents a comparative analysis of different territorial RRI-pilots within th e project TRANSFORM and reflects on the concept of RRI.More information a bout this speaker. \n Mircea Sofonea \n \n Associate pro fessor in Epidemiology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases \n University of Montpellier\, France PhD infectious disease evolutionPathog enesis and control of chronic and emerging infections (PCCEI) research uni t\, University of Montpellier\, INSERMEpidemiologist at Nîmes University Hospital (CHU) \n \n Biologist and applied mathematician by training\, Mircea T. Sofonea is an associate professor at the University of Montpellier\, where he oversees spatial an alysis\, biostatistics\, epidemiology\, and population dynamics courses to biology\, pharmacy and medicine students. Trained in anti-infective thera peutics and health information\, he is also an epidemiologist at Nîmes Un iversity Hospital (CHU).Within the Pathogenesis and Control of Chronic and Emerging Infections research unit (University of Montpellier\, INSERM)\, he co-leads the modelling thematic addressing basic and applied questions related to the epidemiology\, evolution\, and control of respiratory virus es. An executive member of the local university hospital’s Federation of Infectiology (FHU TIE) and of the Modelling Network of the National Agenc y for Emerging Infectious Diseases (ANRS | MIE)\, he co-organizes yearly t ransdisciplinary events on infectious diseases. As a member of the Air &am p\; COVID committee of the French Agency for Food\, Environmental and Occu pational Health &\; Safety (ANSES)\, he regularly provides expertise to media and decision-makers.Since 2022\, Mircea T. Sofonea is head of resea rch at the ExposUM Institute\, in charge of accelerating interdisciplinary projects on environmental health led by the University of Montpellier and its partners\, aiming to establish an interdisciplinary\, off-site instit ute dedicated to exposome research and environmental health. The exposome encompasses the lifelong set of environmental and social factors that\, co mbined with individual intrinsic characteristics\, influence the onset\, p rogression\, and severity of both infectious and non-communicable diseases . The ExposUM Institute explores the exposome through four complementary a pproaches: biological mechanisms of exposure\, environmental exposure moni toring\, host-pathogen-vector ecology\, and the interplay between the expo some and human health.The institute is structured around three core missio ns: research\, training\, and science-society engagement. These axes work in synergy\, organizing annual calls for proposals and providing leadershi p for Montpellier’s exposome research community\, currently supporting o ver 40 projects. Aligned with its scientific and societal ambitions\, Expo sUM fosters interdisciplinarity\, new collaborations\, a One Health and Gl obal Health perspective\, regional resource mobilization\, and open\, sust ainable research.More information about this speaker. \n Iris v an der Tuin \n \n Professor of Cultural Inquiry Theory \n Utrecht University\, Netherlands PhD humanitiesChair Theory of cultural inquiryDean of Interdisciplinary Education of Utrecht University \ n \n Trained as a feminist epistemolo gist and working as an interdisciplinarian\, Iris van der Tuin works at th e intersection of philosophy of science and humanities\, cultural theory a nd critical as well as creative practices of cultural inquiry. She is inte rested in the new and interdisciplinary humanities and in theoretical and practice-based approaches to the research of interdisciplinary teaching an d learning. The name of her chair is Theory of Cultural Inquiry as she dee ply believes that there is room for philosophies and theories of knowledge enriched by reflections on humanities and how humanities do not only stud y the works of culture but also work together with artists.In 2014–18\, Iris van der Tuin chaired the COST Action New Materialism: Networking Euro pean Scholarship on ‘How Matter Comes to Matter’. Then she worked in t he H2020 project Ethics of Coding: A Report on the Algorithmic Condition. In 2020\, she founded the Susanne K. Langer Circle\, an international and multidisciplinary group interested in the work of the American philosopher Susanne Langer. She is also founding co-editor of the book series New Mat erialisms at Edinburgh University Press and of the special issue Practice- based Research of Interdisciplinary Higher Education of HSSCOMMS\, an impr int of Nature.Her research is part of the group Transmission in Motion of the Institute of Cultural Inquiry (ICON) of Utrecht University\, a hybrid research community that brings researchers across disciplines together wit h artists and other external stakeholders\, focusing on how technological developments reconfigure our senses. Archives are turned into ‘dynarchiv es\,’ setting knowledge cultures in motion. Movement\, gesture\, and emb odied interaction are also central to new insights into embodied practices of teaching and learning\, creation and performance. This requires new co ncepts and methods\, opening up to new transdisciplinary horizons for rese arch and development\, and offering new possibilities for cross-sector col laborations between the humanities\, the sciences\, and the arts\, as well as with societal and industry partners.Iris is also a member of the Resea rch Institute for Philosophy and Religious Studies (OFR) of Utrecht Univer sity. This institute is the home of reflection on interdisciplinarity in r esearch\, teaching and learning from historical\, philosophical and empiri cal points of view. Together with her group she has published Key Texts on Interdisciplinary Higher Education for Bristol University Press.More info rmation about this speaker. \n Quique Bassat \n \n Pedia trician \n Director of the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGl obal)\, SpainPhD medicineICREA research professor \n \n As a pediatrician with special interest in infectious disease epidemiology and public health\, Quique Bassat has attempted to combine h is clinical work with biomedical research in those diseases that most affe ct the poor and vulnerable. His main area of interest has been the prevent ion and treatment of malaria in childhood\, with a particular focus on und erstanding the clinical overlap of malaria and other common pediatric cond itions. His research has also covered the new paradigm of malaria eradicat ion\, with a particular interest in evaluating the role of drugs in elimin ation strategies.He has also conducted work on the description of the epid emiology and etiology of respiratory infections (viral and bacterial)\, di arrheal diseases\, and neonatal infections in places such as Mozambique\, Morocco or Bhutan. Currently\, his main interests are related to the valid ation and implementation of minimally invasive autopsy (MIA) tools for the post-mortem investigation of causes of death in the developing world. He is also working on the validation and evaluation of low-cost technological devices that can be used to improve health in low-income countries.Since 2024\, Quique Bassat is the director general of the Barcelona Institute fo r Global Health (ISGlobal)\, where he leads a team of nearly 600 people co mmitted to improving global health and promoting health equity. ISGlobal i s the result of an innovative alliance between the "la Caixa" Foundation\, academic institutions and government bodies to contribute to the efforts undertaken by the international community to address health challenges in a globalized world.  This consolidated hub of excellence in research take s its expertise from the world of health care\, with the Hospital Clínic of Barcelona and the Parc de Salut MAR\, and the academic sphere\, with th e University of Barcelona and Pompeu Fabra University.More information abo ut this speaker. \n Jennifer Edmond \n \n Associate professor in Digital Humanities \n Trinity College Dublin\, IrelandPhD Germanic languages and literaturesCo-director of the Trinity Center for Digital Hum anities \n \n Jennifer Edmond is an interna tionally recognized expert in the application of arts and humanities insig ht to academic and societal challenges arising at the intersection of info rmation and communication technologies and culture. Her ambition is to uti lize her position of leadership in the digital humanities to significantly progress consolidation of the emerging subfield of the critical digital h umanities. Most of her publications are in open access.Former president (2 018-2022) of the board of directors of the pan-European research infrastru cture for the arts and humanities DARIAH-EU\, Jennifer Edmond has played a leadership role in numerous strategic developments at national and instit utional level. She has lent her expertise in the development of infrastruc ture to a wide variety of initiatives and agencies\, from the food manufac turing industry through to the Korean national maritime agency. She has co ordinated many significant large-scale interdisciplinary research projects \, like CENDARI FP7 (2012-2016)\, a collaborative European digital archiva l infrastructure. She was also a partner in the related infrastructure clu ster PARTENHOS\, whose objective was to strengthen the cohesion of researc h across several related fields associated with the humanities.KT4D is her most recent project on AI\, big data and democracy. Led by Trinity Colleg e Dublin with a consortium of twelve partner organizations\, the Knowledge Technologies for Democracy (KT4D) project is investigating how democracy and civic participation can be better facilitated in the face of rapidly c hanging knowledge technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and bi g data. This in order to enable actors across society to capitalize on the many benefits these technologies can bring in terms of community empowerm ent\, social integration\, individual agency\, and improved trust in both institutions and technological instruments while identifying and mitigatin g potential ethical\, legal and cultural risks.More information about this speaker. \n Isabel Feichtner \n \n Professor of Public Law an d International Economic Law\n \n Julius-Maximilians University of Wü rzburg\, GermanyDr. jur.\, LL.M (Cardozo Law School)Founder of the Law Cli nic Transformation Law \n \n Isabel Feichtn er’s research work is grounded in practice. After her studies\, she was admitted to the New York Bar and worked for the New York office of the law firm Cravath\, Swaine &\; Moore as a corporate associate in the securi tization department for one year. Her research interests cover the distrib utive effects of law\, the democratization of society\, and the law of the commons and commoning. She explores how institutional experiments\, such as the redesign of money or commons public partnerships\, can support soci al-ecological transformation through democratization and commoning. Her ex pertise includes international law\, law and political economy\, internati onal law of natural resource extraction and the law of money and finance.F rom 2022 to 2024\, Isabel Feichtner was fellow at The New Institute in Ham burg\, a residential fellowship program based in Hamburg and designed to n ourish transformation through interdisciplinary and trans-sectoral collabo ration\, where she chaired the program Reclaiming Common Wealth: Towards a Law and Economy of Land Commons. This program explored pathways\, process es\, and institutional designs for the generation and governance of land c ommons\, aiming to address discontents arising from institutional investme nts in land\, assess theories and concepts of property and value\, and est ablish a repository of the law and institutional design of land commons.Is abel Feichtner founded the Law Clinic Transformation Law\, both a teaching format and a forum for transdisciplinary research to explore how law may serve as a building block of a democratized political economy. She conside rs this project as an attempt to democratize law and legal education for s ocial-ecological change\, strongly believing that transformative law must rethink and redesign the institutions and infrastructures at the core of p olitical economy\, such as property\, money\, and the corporation.More inf ormation about this speaker. \n Laura Hellsten\n \n Post-doc r esearcher in theology \n Åbo Akademi University in Turku\, Finland Ph D systematic theology \n \n In her first p ost-doctoral position\, in the Stiftelsen Åbo Akademi foundation Centre o f Excellence BACE\, Laura Hellsten studied the interaction of a team of ph ysics\, chemistry and cell biology researchers. The BACE collaboration cen tered on developing a platform for bioelectronic activation that enables t he control of cell signals and\, thereby\, the stimulation of cell functio ns. Hellsten did ethnographic fieldwork with the research group investigat ing questions of ethics and science communication.To study science communi cation\, Hellsten further developed and led the research project Avtryck i det okända – Forcing the Impossible (2020-2022)\, which created trans disciplinary collaborations between artists and researchers in the broader context of Åbo Akademi University.She is principal investigator for the research project: Praxis of Social Imaginaries – a Theo-artistic Interv ention for Transdisciplinary Knowledge (2024-2028). This project brings to gether three different components: theological understanding of social ima ginaries\, cosmologies and polysemous reading practices\, artistic researc h methods of intervention\, and indigenous or traditional ways of knowledg e production including listening and storytelling. Through creating nomadi c and community based symposia where the project brings together people fr om across the Nordic region\, with students and researchers from Åbo Akad emi University and the global south\, as well as artists and activists to transdisciplinary symposia and art based dialogue sessions\, it is aiming to cultivate practices of wisdom\, ask bold questions\, and train critical inquiry into how colonial patterns are influencing society and universiti es today.More information about this speaker. \n Judit Mádl-Szőnyi \n \n Associated professor in Hydrogeology \n Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest\, HungaryPhD\, DSc\, hydrogeologyHead of József a nd Erzsébet Tóth Endowed Hydrogeology ChairVice-dean for strategic and i nnovation affairs of ELTE Faculty of Science \n \n Judit Mádl-Szőnyi specialises in hydrogeology\, focusing on regi onal groundwater flow systems and basin hydrogeology. With over three deca des of teaching and research\, she has significantly contributed to unders tanding groundwater driving forces\, flow patterns\, and connections betwe en groundwater flow systems and vegetation patterns. Her research group ha s gained international recognition for their work. She has developed groun dwater flow models for deep carbonate aquifers and promoted nature-based m anaged aquifer recharge. Her interdisciplinary research also addresses cli mate change and impacts on groundwater\, adaptation options\, and sustaina ble geothermal energy use. Her work has influenced academic circles and co ntributed to practical applications in environmental management and policy -making. Additionally\, she is actively involved in mentoring the next gen eration of hydrogeologists\, fostering a collaborative and innovative rese arch environment.Since 2011\, she has chaired the Regional Groundwater Flo w Commission of the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) and led over fifteen R&\;D projects\, including prestigious European proje cts. Her most notable award is the IAH Presidents’ Award.Over the last d ecades\, through Shell\, MOL R&\;D\, and European innovation and develo pment projects\, Judit Mádl-Szőnyi has adapted her knowledge for hydroca rbon exploration and energy transition goals\, including geothermal energy and related mineral resources. Judit Mádl-Szőnyi is the principal inves tigator of the Water4All project ClimEX-PE\, launched in 2024 among partne r universities of the CHARM-EU alliance. This transdisciplinary project in volves scientists from various fields of natural science and researchers w ith strong socio-legal expertise while also paying special attention to pu blic engagement through communication and education.More information about this speaker. \n Mark Oelmann \n \n Professor of Water and En ergy Economics \n \n Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences in Mülh eim an der Ruhr\, Germany PhD economics \n \ n Mark Oelmann is the director of the Bachelor's program BWL - Energy and Water Management at the Ruhr West University of Applied science. A divers e and enhanced collaboration - for example\, in dual studies - with compan ies and service providers in the energy and water sectors is at the very h eart of this program. As a researcher\, he is doing economic and political studies on water related issues and deals with the various forms of water pricing and is involved in digitalization topics\, such as machine learni ng or change management.Mark Oelmann has been greatly contributing to a be tter integration of an economic perspective into water management thinking . Over 25 years in the water sector and other adjacent network sectors\, h e worked in investment banking at Deutsche Bank\, as a managing consultant at the internationally renowned Capgemini Consulting and a department hea d at the Scientific Institute for infrastructure and communication service s (WIK) GmbH. He collaborates with the German federal ministry of Educatio n and research (BMBF) on international water issues\, most recently on wat er and agriculture in Pakistan. A part of his work is focusing on developi ng and emerging countries: Albania\, China\, Iran\, Indonesia\, Yemen\, Ug anda…As an economist and a cultural anthropologist\, Mark Oelmann is the spokesperson for the Water Economics and Water Management interdisciplina ry research focus at Ruhr West University of Applied science\, an interdis ciplinary topic involving the Institute of Economics and the Institute for Civil engineering and intending to foster a transformation process toward s sustainable water management. He is also co-partner and co-managing dire ctor of the consulting company spun off from Ruhr West University of Appli ed science: MOcons. Strongly committed to water issues\, he’s participat ing in a volunteer network supporting start-ups in building a more sustain able energy future.More information about this speaker. \n Rasmus T. Slaatelid \n \n Professor of Philosophy of Science \n \n Univer sity of Bergen\, Norway PhD philosophyHead of the Centre for the study of the sciences and the humanities (SVT) \n \n Rasmus Slaattelid is a Professor of Philosophy of Science and Head of the Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities at the University of Bergen. This Centre teaches courses for PhD students on philosophical\ , societal and ethical problems of science and technology\, and conducts r esearch on corresponding topics. Both the research and the teaching activi ties require dialogue across scientific disciplines and academic cultures\ , but also across different forms of knowing and knowledge practices.Rasmu s T. Slaattelid's main research is the translation between knowledge cultu res. He is involved into few research groups at the University of Bergen. His most recent research work is accessible online. Published in 2023\, th e book Translations of Responsibility : Innovation Governance in Three Eur opean Regions tells the story of how a Horizon 2020-funded research projec t translated responsible research and innovation (RRI) into practice\, all the way from philosophy of technology to EU policy jargon\, to the projec t contract\, and finally into the real-life events in these regions. In 20 20\, a group of European researchers got a European Union (EU) grant to do a project called TRANSFORM. The objective of this project was to integrat e the principle of responsible research and innovation (RRI) into the rese arch and innovation policies of three European regions: Lombardy\, Brussel s\, and Catalonia. The book analyses the broader context of the desire for better governance of technoscience and proposes to think of governance in technoscience\, rather than governance of technoscience. On the same subj ect\, the article Translating tools and indicators in territorial RRI eff orts to document and evaluate the achievements in TRANSFORM using evaluati ve inquiry and theoretical reasoning whereas the article Transformative Tr anslations? Challenges and tensions in territorial innovation governance | NOvation - Critical Studies of Innovation presents a comparative analysis of different territorial RRI-pilots within the project TRANSFORM and refl ects on the concept of RRI.More information about this speaker. \n M ircea Sofonea \n \n Associate professor in Epidemiology and Evoluti on of Infectious Diseases \n University of Montpellier\, France PhD i nfectious disease evolutionPathogenesis and control of chronic and emergin g infections (PCCEI) research unit\, University of Montpellier\, INSERMEpi demiologist at Nîmes University Hospital (CHU) \n \n Biologist and applied mathematician by training\, Mircea T. Sof onea is an associate professor at the University of Montpellier\, where he oversees spatial analysis\, biostatistics\, epidemiology\, and population dynamics courses to biology\, pharmacy and medicine students. Trained in anti-infective therapeutics and health information\, he is also an epidemi ologist at Nîmes University Hospital (CHU).Within the Pathogenesis and Co ntrol of Chronic and Emerging Infections research unit (University of Mont pellier\, INSERM)\, he co-leads the modelling thematic addressing basic an d applied questions related to the epidemiology\, evolution\, and control of respiratory viruses. An executive member of the local university hospit al’s Federation of Infectiology (FHU TIE) and of the Modelling Network o f the National Agency for Emerging Infectious Diseases (ANRS | MIE)\, he c o-organizes yearly transdisciplinary events on infectious diseases. As a m ember of the Air &\; COVID committee of the French Agency for Food\, En vironmental and Occupational Health &\; Safety (ANSES)\, he regularly p rovides expertise to media and decision-makers.Since 2022\, Mircea T. Sofo nea is head of research at the ExposUM Institute\, in charge of accelerati ng interdisciplinary projects on environmental health led by the Universit y of Montpellier and its partners\, aiming to establish an interdisciplina ry\, off-site institute dedicated to exposome research and environmental h ealth. The exposome encompasses the lifelong set of environmental and soci al factors that\, combined with individual intrinsic characteristics\, inf luence the onset\, progression\, and severity of both infectious and non-c ommunicable diseases. The ExposUM Institute explores the exposome through four complementary approaches: biological mechanisms of exposure\, environ mental exposure monitoring\, host-pathogen-vector ecology\, and the interp lay between the exposome and human health.The institute is structured arou nd three core missions: research\, training\, and science-society engageme nt. These axes work in synergy\, organizing annual calls for proposals and providing leadership for Montpellier’s exposome research community\, cu rrently supporting over 40 projects. Aligned with its scientific and socie tal ambitions\, ExposUM fosters interdisciplinarity\, new collaborations\, a One Health and Global Health perspective\, regional resource mobilizati on\, and open\, sustainable research.More information about this speaker. \n Iris van der Tuin \n \n Professor of Cultural Inquiry Theor y \n Utrecht University\, Netherlands PhD humanitiesChair Theory of c ultural inquiryDean of Interdisciplinary Education of Utrecht University \n \n Trained as a feminist epistemologist a nd working as an interdisciplinarian\, Iris van der Tuin works at the inte rsection of philosophy of science and humanities\, cultural theory and cri tical as well as creative practices of cultural inquiry. She is interested in the new and interdisciplinary humanities and in theoretical and practi ce-based approaches to the research of interdisciplinary teaching and lear ning. The name of her chair is Theory of Cultural Inquiry as she deeply be lieves that there is room for philosophies and theories of knowledge enric hed by reflections on humanities and how humanities do not only study the works of culture but also work together with artists.In 2014–18\, Iris v an der Tuin chaired the COST Action New Materialism: Networking European S cholarship on ‘How Matter Comes to Matter’. Then she worked in the H20 20 project Ethics of Coding: A Report on the Algorithmic Condition. In 202 0\, she founded the Susanne K. Langer Circle\, an international and multid isciplinary group interested in the work of the American philosopher Susan ne Langer. She is also founding co-editor of the book series New Materiali sms at Edinburgh University Press and of the special issue Practice-based Research of Interdisciplinary Higher Education of HSSCOMMS\, an imprint of Nature.Her research is part of the group Transmission in Motion of the In stitute of Cultural Inquiry (ICON) of Utrecht University\, a hybrid resear ch community that brings researchers across disciplines together with arti sts and other external stakeholders\, focusing on how technological develo pments reconfigure our senses. Archives are turned into ‘dynarchives\, ’ setting knowledge cultures in motion. Movement\, gesture\, and embodie d interaction are also central to new insights into embodied practices of teaching and learning\, creation and performance. This requires new concep ts and methods\, opening up to new transdisciplinary horizons for research and development\, and offering new possibilities for cross-sector collabo rations between the humanities\, the sciences\, and the arts\, as well as with societal and industry partners.Iris is also a member of the Research Institute for Philosophy and Religious Studies (OFR) of Utrecht University . This institute is the home of reflection on interdisciplinarity in resea rch\, teaching and learning from historical\, philosophical and empirical points of view. Together with her group she has published Key Texts on Int erdisciplinary Higher Education for Bristol University Press.More informat ion about this speaker. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://charm-eu.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/D octoralSummerSchool_Confrence_Visuel-web.jpg CATEGORIES:Innovation,Learning LOCATION:University of Barcelona. 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