A short video from the 2014 Future Earth Young Scientists Networking Conference now online
17 December 2014
Early career scientists discuss their perspective on a greener economy. A brief video from the 2014 Future Earth Young Scientists’ Networking Conference at Villa Vigoni, Italy.
New video: 2014 Young Scientists' Networking Conference

From 25-31 May, 30 young scientists from across the disciplines met at Villa Vigoni, the German Italian Centre for European Excellence in Menaggio, Italy, to work on their vision for a sustainable economy. In this video, they give an insight into the broad range of their research interests and their ideas for the future.

The conference was organized by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the International Social Science Council (ISSC) and the German Research Foundation (DFG), in collaboration with the International Network of Next-Generation Ecologists (INNGE) and Institute for New Economic Thinking – Young Scholars Initiative (INET YSI).

The call for applications for the next conference is open until December 22nd. The topic of the 2015 edition will be “Future Sustainability—the role of Science in the SDGs.”

The video can be accessed here: http://vimeo.com/114228394

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