Special issue: SAPEA new report on ageing has been published

Society must tackle the challenges presented by ageing in every generation – not leave them until old age. This is the key conclusion of a major new Evidence Review Report entitled Transforming the Future of Ageing, published today by SAPEA.

The report is destined for the desks of the new European Commissioners expected to take office later in 2019. It reviews the best evidence on what public policies might help EU countries to achieve inclusive, fair and sustainable health and social care in the future.

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HEIDELBERG INSTITUTE FOR THEORETICAL STUDIES (HITS): CALL FOR “JOURNALIST IN RESIDENCE” IN 2020 AND 2021

Are you an experienced science journalist? Would you like to delve into new areas of research and deepen your technical knowledge? Or learn more about the methods and potentials of data-driven science in Germany? The “Journalist in Residence” program at the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) offers a stay of three to six months. Acceptance into the program is compensated with €5,000 per month, the deadline for applications for two positions — one in 2020 and another in 2021 — is 10 September 2019.
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KONFRERENCE: Science and Mysticism, where the crossroads lie. 15.6.2019

15. června se v prostorách barokní kaple Italského kulturního institutu bude konat mezinárodní konference„Science and Mysticism, where the crossroads lie“. Jak věda vysvětluje fenomén mystické extáze, o níž hovoří mnohá náboženství? Proč mohou některé přírodní nebo uměle vytvořené látky posílit stav vědomí a rozšířit naše smyslové vnímání? Proč mohou šamanské a rituální praktiky uvést do transu? Co si myslí věda o mystických fenoménech? Šestnáct přednášejících z různých zemí, z nichž mnozí jsou z Itálie, představí své pohledy na věc.

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