Careers - Women in Science - Science Policy -
Funding Opportunities

Can careers in science be planned? How can we address overcome lingering and burning gender issues? These questions will be addressed by working groups and case examples. Moreover, policy makers and representatives of funding bodies shall discuss future needs in life science funding and policy making. Special workshops and events shall discuss the start of the FP7 framework program, as well as report on the status of the newly established European Research Council. Female FEBS2007 participants will also have the possibilty to enlist for a WISE-career lunch, where they will have opportunities to discuss career options with leading female scientists. For more information please visit our Women in Science section.

Public Understanding OF and FOR Science -
Science & Society

Scientists need to improve communication with the broad public, policy makers and the media. Special workshops will provide educational activities involving schools, teachers and media journalists, a school competition in genetics, a media writing contest, “Science on Stage” will round up the FEBS2007 program.

Science & Society Workshops

The topics of workshops are:

• Aging of the Brain
• Why Supporting Careers of Women?
• Does Education Meet Future Challenges?
• ELSF/ERC/FP7 Policy Workshop
• EC Cancer Research-Visions and Dreams
• Grant Writing and Career Workshop
• Communicating Science and Media Contest