{"id":24881,"date":"2025-10-21T09:56:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T07:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uni.opole.pl\/wydarzenia\/registration-for-responsible-bio-innovation-x-rethinking-knowledge-conference-is-in-progress\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T21:44:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T20:44:43","slug":"registration-for-responsible-bio-innovation-x-rethinking-knowledge-conference-is-in-progress","status":"publish","type":"wydarzenia","link":"https:\/\/uni.opole.pl\/en\/wydarzenia\/registration-for-responsible-bio-innovation-x-rethinking-knowledge-conference-is-in-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"Registration for &#8216;Responsible Bio Innovation x Rethinking Knowledge&#8217; conference is in progress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>\u2018Democratic &amp; Responsible Bio-Innovation\u2019 and \u2018Rethinking Knowledge in Democratic, Inclusive &amp; Evolving Europe\u2019 are the topics of the FORTHEM conference: \u2018Responsible Bio Innovation x Rethinking Knowledge\u2019, which will take place online from 26 to 28 November 2025.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>The conference will bring together researchers and practitioners from the fields of biology and engineering, as well as social sciences, humanities and education. The aim is to create responsible, democratic and sustainable innovations for Europe.<\/p>\n\n<p>We invite you to submit works that combine modern science with ethics, inclusion and social impact, works inspired by the FORTHEM Alliance&#8217;s efforts to bring the worlds of science and society closer together.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>The conference agenda will cover two areas:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Democratic &amp; Responsible Bio-Innovation \u2014 aligning bio-tech breakthroughs with ethics, safety, sustainability, and security.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rethinking Knowledge in Democratic, Inclusive &amp; Evolving Europe \u2014 re-imagining how knowledge is produced, governed, taught, and shared across cultures and systems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p>We will particularly value interdisciplinary projects, collaborative works by researchers from various FORTHEM universities, and submissions that link scientific progress with social and humanistic thought.<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/conferences.lu.lv\/event\/769\/\"><strong>REGISTRATION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Sessions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>\u201eDemocratic &amp; Responsible Bio\u2011Innovation\u201d&#013;\n<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Topics include (but are not limited to):<\/p>\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>AI\u2011Driven Biosciences &amp; Ethical Autonomy<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 algorithmic transparency, bias, and autonomy in genomics, diagnostics, and drug discovery.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bioconvergence &amp; Resilient Innovation Ecosystems<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 inclusive governance for biology \u00d7 engineering \u00d7 digital convergence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sustainable Bioeconomy &amp; Nature\u2011Based Solutions<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 circular biotech, algae\u2011based fuels, waste\u2011to\u2011resource systems, environmental justice.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Next\u2011Gen Therapies &amp; Fair Health Innovation<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 equity, long\u2011term safety, and regulation of gene editing, mRNA, and cell\u2011based therapies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Green, Safe &amp; Digital Laboratories<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 sustainable lab infrastructures, automation, and risk management in digital transitions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Microbiome &amp; 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Epistemic Justice<\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u2014 <\/strong>trust, polarization, citizen science, open science, research evaluation<strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Transforming Higher Education: Governance, Values &amp; Alliances<\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u2014 <\/strong>European University Alliances as spaces for institutional change (e.g., FORTHEM).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Researching Learning &amp; Teaching in Multicultural, Digital Contexts<\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u2014 <\/strong>engagement, digital literacy, AI in education, decolonizing curricula.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Migration, Belonging &amp; Plural Knowledge Systems<\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u2014 <\/strong>inclusive citizenship, indigenous and migrant knowledge.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ethics, Governance &amp; Human Impact of Technology<\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u2014 <\/strong>responsible AI, surveillance, data protection, inclusive design.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Environmental Humanities for Sustainability &amp; 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