Invited Key lectures and Panel Discussions 2010

Initiative for Science in Europe, ERC - From Programme to Institution, Barcelona, May 28, "ERC - future development"

Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wa(h)re Forschung? Science - Change of Paradigms? Vienna, May 21, "Wissenschaftliche Freiheit und politische Zwänge"

Royal Society, Science, Engineering and Innovation Summit, London, May 19

Zentrum für Angewandte Kulturwissenschaft, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Jean Monnet Keynote Lecture, Karlsruhe, May 18

Institut für Soziologie, University of Vienna, Woche der soziologischen Nachwuchsforschung, Vienna, May 3-8, "Soziologie nach Barcelona"

ECRI, 6th European Conference on Research Infrastructures, Barcelona, March 22-24, The governance and future of RIs in ERA

Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Hedy Lamarr Lectures 2010, Vienna, March 15, "Von der Reise auf Darwins Beagle zu Sorcerer II: die Ko-Evolution von Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft"

Züricher Hochschule der Künste, 2. Hochschultag der Züricher Hochschule Neuland. Künste und Wissenschaften im Dialog, Zürich, March 4

University of Vienna, "Living Changes in the Life Sciences", Vienna, 1-2 February, "ERC an outlook on past, present and future"

University of Exeter, Panel Discussion "European Science Policy and European Integration", Exeter, January 18

EUROHORCs, Implementing the ERA: Joining Forces at National Level, High Level Workshop, Zurich, 16-17 January

97th Indian Science Congress, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, January 03-07, "The ERC - a unique funding opportunity for frontier research"

Invited Key lectures and Panel Discussions 2009

The Royal Society, Policy Lab, "The public nature of science - Why and how should governments fund basic research?", London, December 1

Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, ERC Symposium, Stockholm, November 18

University of Stockholm, Seminar, Stockholm, November 18, "What should we do to stay competitive in science? Some reflections from the European Research Council"

University of Stuttgart, Networks, Clusters, Alliances - Where are the Scientists? On the Diversity of Research and Research Funding, Stuttgart, September 17-18, Round Table "Larger and Bigger - Expanding University Research Going Astray?"

Swedish EU Presidency, Mini Seminar on the Mid-term Review of the European Research Council´s Structures, Brussels, September 15

Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences, Darwin in Science and Society, Zurich, September 4-5, "From the voyage of the Beagle to Sorcerer II: What kind of transformation?" ( to see the whole presentation please go to the texts side)

European Sociological Association, 9th European Sociological Association Conference, Lisbon, September 2-5, Round Table "European Research Area, Sociology and the Scientific Community"

IIASA International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Young Scientists Summer, Laxenburg, July 16, "Out of Science, Out of Sync? Reflections on science and policy"

Swedish Presidency Conference, New Worlds New Solutions, Lund; July 7-8, "The future European Research and Innovation Landscape in a Global Context"

European Science Foundation, Mapping Interfaces: The Future of Knowledge, Reykjavik, June 16-17, "Mapping the interfaces of biosociality in time and space"

Central European University, Concepts and the Social Order: Robert K. Merton and the Future of Sociology, Budapest, June 7-9, "The Accumulation of Advantages and Disadvantages in Science: a 21st Century Perspective"

European Science Foundation-Bielefeld University, Bielefeld Conference Science and Values: The Politicisation of Science, Bielefeld, May 25-30, "Science in the public arena: the passions and the interests"

University Bicocca, La Settimana della ricerca scientifica, Milan, May 25, "Climate change revisted from an STS perspective"

32. Deutscher Evangelischer Kirchentag, Bremen May 21, "Macht Zeit Sinn"

The World Social Science Forum in Bergen, May 10 - 12 2009 ISSC-ICPHS joint workshop: "Humanities and Social Sciences: intersections and shared paradigms", "Frontier Research in the Social Sciences and Humanities: what does it mean, what can it mean?"

Kontaktstelle Frauen in die EU-Forschung (FiF), Chancen für Wissenschaftlerinnen im 7. EU-Forschungsrahmenprogramm, Berlin, 4 May 2009, "Erfolgsfaktor EU" - Chancen und Hürden für WissenschaftlerInnen in der europäischen Forschungsföderung"

Department of Sociology, Copenhagen University, Science Studies Meet Climate Change: A Rendezvous with Consequences?, Copenhagen, 23-24 April 2009,

PASOK, Round Table discussion "Tertiary education in Greece: The preconditions for a modern university", Athens, 31 March 2009, "The search for quality: a (pre)view of 21st century education and research in universities in Europe"

Vienna University of Economics and Business, Prämienveranstaltung, Vienna, 30 March 2009 "Exzellenz erkennt man, wenn man ihr begegnet"

Haus am Dom, Domgespräche, Wissenschaft neu denken: Über Wissenschaft in einer zukunftsfähigen Welt, Frankfurt am Main, 18 March 2009

University of Vienna, Dies Academicus 2009, Vienna, 12 March 2009, "Current Global Trends in Higher Education and Research - their Impact in Europe",

City of Vienna, European Research Cocktail, City Hall Vienna, 24 February 2009

EFMD 2009 Meeting for Deans and Directors General "Competing through Knowledge", Milan, 29-30 January 2009, "The Why and How of Competition over What: Integrating Knowledge and Expertise"

Invited Key lectures and Panel Discussions 2008

EMBL/EMBO Science and Society Conference 2008, Heidelberg, 7-8 November 2008, "A Systems`Approach to Medicine: Catalyzing the Transformation of Healthcare"

Festival della Scienza, Genova, 26 October 2008, "Idee diverse per la Governance della Ricerca"

ESOF 2008, Barcelona, 18-22 July 2008

38th IIs World Congress Budapest 2008, Budapest, 26-30 June 2008, "What we can learn from contemporary encounters between the natural and the social sciences"

Centre for Social Studies, Routes into the Future: New Maps for the Social and Human Sciences, Coimbra, June 18-21 2008, Outlining Futures

Universität Jena, Ringvorlesung - Die Rolle der Universität in Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft - Regionale und europäische Perspektiven, Jena 22 May 2008

ItaliaCentoCinquanta, Turin Book Fair, A che punto è l'Italia nella scienza?, Torino 8-12 May 2008

Gulbenkian Foundation/Instituto Gulbenkian de Cienca, International Workshop: Curriculum Development in the second phase of the Bologna Process, Lisbon, 14-15 April 2008

24th Meeting of ESFRI, Brdo, 6-7 March 2008, "News from the ERC"

Bruno Kreisky Forum, Wissenschaft im Gespräch, Vienna, 3 March 2008, "Science between Policy and Politics: Where are the Honest Brokers?" Invited Guest: Roger Pielke

Gulbenkian Foundation/Instituto Gulbenkian de Cienca, "Scientific Advice and Policy Making: Where Are We Heading?", Lisbon, 22-23 January 2008, "Change in scientific activities, Lessons learned and lessons to learn"

Tübitak, EU 7th Framework Programme, Launch Conference for the ERC Advanced Grant, Ankara, 11January 2008, "The ERC promotes excellence: Outlook and first results"

Invited Key lectures and Panel Discussions 2007

University of Lausanne, Lausanne, 13 December 2007, "The potential of the life sciences and its constraints", and "Tracking the latent future: the impact of the life sciences on society and vice versa"

Institut für Forschungsinformation und Qualitätssicherung, Exzellente Wissenschaft im 21. Jahrhundert oder Harvard weltweit in fünf Jahren?, Berlin, 6-7 December 2007, "European Research Council fördert Exzellenz auf EU-Ebene: vorläufige Bilanz und Ausblick"

Euroscience, the ICCR Foundation, What future for Euopean Science? Vienna, 30 October 2007, "The ERC: Has the European Dream Come True? Preliminary Experience and Lessons"

Gulbenkian Foundation/Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Is Science near its Limits?, Lisbon, 25 - 26 October 2007, "Knowledge Production and its Constraints: epistemic and societal considerations"

Institut for Advanced Studies at Lancaster University, Lancaster, 10 October 2007, "The Limits of Science, Frontiers of Research and Other Open Questions"

University of Trento, Trento, 27 September 2007, "Knowledge production and innovation for a fragile future"

Bruno Kreisky Forum, Wissenschaftspolitik im Gespräch, Vienna,17 September 2007, "Science and the Culture of Numbers: The History of Innovation and its Indicators" Invited Guest: Benoit Godin

ESRC Centre for Research on Socio-Cultural Change, University of Manchester, Manchester, 28 - 29 June 2007, International Symposium: Public Knowledge: Redistributions and Reinstitutionalisations

Bruno Kreisky Forum, Wissenschaftspolitik im Gespräch, Vienna, 21 June 2007, "Reasons of State: Comparative Perspectives on Public Rationality" Invited Guest: Sheila Jasanoff (postponed)

The London School of Economics and Political Science, BIOS Annual Public Lecture, London, 11 June 2007, "How concepts behave: the potential of the life sciences and their impact on society"

Hellenic Republic, Ministry of Development, FP7 Formal Presentation, Athens, 1 June 2007, "ERC a Contribution to the European Research Area"

Bruno Kreisky Forum, Wissenschaftspolitik im Gespräch, Vienna, 21 May 2007, "Europäische Universitäten - Globale Herausforderungen. Wie lassen sich forschungs- und lehrfreundliche Strukturen schaffen?" Invited Guest: Wilhelm Krull

FEST International Science Media Fair, Trieste, 17-20 May, "What researchers 'really do' - and how to communicate it"

Austrian Science Fund, Science Impact - Rethinking the Impact of Basic Research on Society and the Economy, Vienna, 10-11 May 2007, Chair: "Scope, Limits and Role of Impact Evaluation"

Bruno Kreisky Forum, Wissenschaftspolitik im Gespräch, Vienna, 8 May 2007, "The Globalization of Knowledge - what follows?" Invited Guest: Yehuda Elkana

32nd annual AAAS Forum on Science and Technology Policy, Washington, DC, 3-4 May 2007, "R&D in International Perspective: The European Case"

European University Association, 4th EUA Convention, Europe´s universities beyond 2010 - diversity with a common purpose, Lisbon, 30 March 2007, Chair: "Future Directions for Higher Education and Research - Institutional Perspectives: a Debate"

Heidelberger Forum Biosciences & Society, Heidelberg, 29 March 2007, "Elpis oder die gesellschaftlichen Erwartungen an die Zukunft: Das Potential der Lebenswissenschaften"

Cardiff School of Social Sciences, New Challenges for the Social Sciences, Cardiff, 22 March 2007, "New Frontiers of Knowledge in the Social Sciences: Frontier Questions and the Setting of Research Priorities"

AutoUni, " Wie Neues entsteht - Innovationskultur als Unternehmenskultur", Wolfsburg 22 February 2007, "Innovationskultur - zur Produktion neuen Wissens"

InnovAction 2007, Fiera di Udine, 15 - 18 February 2007, "We are all for innovation - but we mean something different"

Branco Weiss Fellowship, Rethinking the Intellectual Foundations of the 21st Century: From Local Universalism to Global Contextualism, Bangalore, January 30-February 1, 2007, "More is Different: on the Globalization of Knowledge"

Novartis, Vienna, 26 January, "Frontier Research: die europäische Forschung im Kontext der Globalisierung"

Swiss FP7 Launch Conference, Bern, 16 January 2007, "Der europäische Forschungsrat: Auswirkungen für die Mitglieds- und assozierten Staaten"

Università di Milano-Bicocca/Dipartimento di Sociologia e Ricerca Sociale, Milan, 10 January 2007, "Scientific curiosity, technological sweetness and the quest for innovation"