INVITATION
The College of Humanities is pleased to invite you to the CROSS (Collaborative Research on Science and Society) event on Friday, December 13, from 1:30pm to 4:30pm at BC 420, EPFL.
During one afternoon, researchers who have been awarded CROSS grants in 2022 (Responsible Innovation), 2023 (Crisis) and 2024 (Open Theme), will present and discuss their research results and experiences, in the presence of members of the CROSS scientific committee and an audience from EPFL and the University of Lausanne.
Three aspects will be explored:
- Interdisciplinary collaboration (synergy and integration, challenges and learning, advancing interdisciplinary knowledge)
- Social impact (relevance and reach, engagement with society, long-term impact)
- Perspectives and future directions (future research and development, broader implications and trends, reflections on responsible innovation)
The usefulness and effectiveness of CROSS funding, as well as its operational form, will be addressed in view to the 2026 Call for projects next spring.
The EPFL-UNIL CROSS Program encourages interdisciplinary projects that deal with current issues in society and technology, associating specialists in the human and social sciences on the one hand, with specialists in the life sciences, natural sciences or engineering on the other. Through an annual call for projects, CROSS provides competitive grants (up to CHF 60’000 per project) to support new seed research endeavors that have the potential to grow into full-scale interdisciplinary research projects, with a view to obtaining major funding.
> The event is open to EPFL and UNIL communities.
An apero will be offered to all participants at the end.
Deadline for registration: Thursday, 5 December, 10pm.
Don't miss the opportunity to get first-hand information about the CROSS research program!
