"What can Research and Development do for Sustainability?" Dr Nicole Dewandre (Head of the Sustainable Development Unit, European Commission Directorate General for Research)
Starts: 17 February 2009
The Regeneration Institute and Research and Commercial Division are delighted to invite you to our next public lecture
What can Research and Development do for Sustainability?
Speaker: Dr Nicole Dewandre (Head of the Sustainable Development Unit in the European Commission Directorate General for Research)
Chair: Professor Terry Rees
Date: Tuesday 17th February 2009
Time: 5:30pm drinks reception, 6pm Lecture
Venue: Committee Rooms, Glamorgan Building, Cardiff University, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff
In this presentation, Nicole will address the linkages between sustainability policies and research policies at EU level, questioning what research can do for sustainability. A cross-reading of both policies unveils the strong sustainability potential of FP7. Nicole will explain how the Commission's services are organised to keep pledges and engage Member States in this endeavour. In conclusion, and to launch debate, Nicole will point to the need to avoid panaceas, and to be inspired by the "Think we must!" of Virginia Woolf.
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Open To: Public
Staff and Students