Overview The main objective of the SSUNGA76 virtual meetings will be to raise awareness of the role and contribution of science to the attainment of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The event will also demonstrate initiatives that provide models for global science mechanisms and activities in support of the SDGs, particularly in the area… Continue reading (REF OP14) Opening Plenary: How Science will Support the Attainment of the SDGs

Tuesday September 14, 2021 6:00pm - 8:00pm CEST   Poverty Reduction

The session will examine how a systems approach will be necessary to ensure the transition and translation of research into tangible innovation outcomes to address grand challenges. Innovation has many dimensions and has many different policy expressions. The session will look at a more robust integration between SDG objectives and how to realize change efficiently,… Continue reading (REF SY15) A Systems approach to Innovation for Agrifood and Life Sciences Matthias Berninger

15 September 2021 15.00 – 17.30 CEST UN GA 76 SCIENCE SUMMIT THE UNIQUE ROLE OF ASTRONOMY IN ADVANCING THE SDGS1,2 Organised under auspices of Intelligence in Science and AERAP by the International Astronomical Union Office of Astronomy for Development and its European Regional Office3 15 September 2021 15.00 – 17.30 CEST PROGRAMME 15.00 –… Continue reading (REF AS15) The Unique Role of Astronomy in Advancing the SDGs

SDG 3 Good Health and Wellbeing The SDG 3 is a universal and urgent call for action by all countries – developed and developing - to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages by 2030. The goal, being adopted in 2015 is a follow-up of the partially achieved millennium goals. Among… Continue reading (REF S316) Science and SDG 3: Good Health and Wellbeing. Health and Medical Science Plenary

Healthy Resilient Communities by design means bringing the social determinants of health into the set of interventions of health and medicine, to complement the clinical interventions which have up to now been the primary focus of medical scientific research. What makes a healthy community? Economic stabilityFood security Access to quality education Stable housing and neighborhoods Social and community support Access… Continue reading (REF MSP16) Health and Medical Science Plenary Anne Quaadgras

How to Write a Competitive Proposal for EU Funding Programmes UN Summit 16th and 23rd September 2021 Dr. Seán McCarthy Hyperion Ltd (www.hyperion.ie) European Funding Programmes are one of the instruments used by the European Union to implement EU Policies. In the current funding period (2021-2027) there are over 30 funding programmmes – and each… Continue reading (REF HY16) Research Proposal Writing Workshop Seán McCarthy

Join us on Friday, 17 September for a live discussion of how advances in data and technology can help achieve UN Sustainability Goals #2 and #9, specifically: #2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture #9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation Such goals are… Continue reading (REF AC17) How Data and Tech can Feed the World and Strengthen Critical Infrastructure . Convened by the Atlantic Council and the SDGs Dr. David Bray

SDG 4 Quality Education The SDG 4 is a universal and urgent call for action by all countries – developed and developing - to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all by 2030. The goal, being adopted in 2015 is a follow-up of the partially achieved millennium goals. Among… Continue reading (REF S417) Science for SDG 4: Quality Education