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Session on EU collaboration projects (Vienna)

Beyond providing basic understanding of how our planet works, geoscience research provides a major service to most of today’s societal challenges: from food security to exploitation of natural resources, from climate adaptation and mitigation to renewable energies, from ecosystem services to natural hazards and disaster risk reduction.

As global population growth exponentially, and anthropogenic impact with it, the next generation of geoscientists will be under pressure to deliver relevant knowledge and solutions to a greater range of interdependent societel challenges. Speeding up innovation in geoscience research will depend on capitalizing on new workflows, principles and infrastructures that allow new ideas to circulate optimally and find fast application in the academic or applied sectors.

The collection of Sessions, talks and Short Courses will deal with issues of Open Science, and how it can benefit career impact, bridge the science-society gap, and speed up innovation towards resolving societal challenges.

More information on the event can be found on: https://www.fosteropenscience.eu/event/european-geosciences-union-general-assembly-2015