ENGAGEgreen

On 24 April 2024 the University of Granada, through MediaLab UGR, in collaboration with the Erasmus Plus EngageGreen project, organised the hybrid seminar "Science and Society: the case of French research policy" presented by Florence Belaën. 

Florence Belaën is a prominent professional at the intersection of science, culture, and society, from Université Lumière Lyon 2. The session will focused on the connection between science and society, referencing the evolution of research policy in France, especially how these policies are promoting a more effective integration of science with the needs and expectations of society. This topic is particularly relevant at a time when trust in academic knowledge faces significant challenges and the need for a fruitful dialogue between science and society has never been more critical.

On 10 April, a training session on data presentation and visualisation in ArcGIS Online was organised by the Department of Geoinformatics at Palacký University Olomouc. The training provided policymakers from the Olomouc Region and the Statutory City of Olomouc with a new set of skills in presenting open data by introducing new forms of visualisation. The participants (16 in total) also learned about effective alternatives for internal communication. The software used was ArcGIS Pro and Esri Storymaps. The research team at UP gained valuable insights, and the exchange of community knowledge during the training enhanced new perspectives in geoinformatics.

Picture: Palacky University Olomouc