The Lower Saxony–Scotland Joint Forum 2026, bringing together all members of higher education from both regions to strengthen collaboration in #research, #innovation & #academicexchange, will take place in Lower Saxony, hosted by @tu-braunschweig.de.
🗓19+20 Nov 2026
More details coming soon!
We are looking for a Student or Graduate Assistant to support our team in building and shaping ECAS as a successful research institution! For further information please visit our website: ecas-academia.org/vacancy-noti....
We are looking forward to receiving your applications!
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🔔 #Reminder:
Join our Zoom session on Stream II – Excellence Track of the Lower Saxony–Scotland Research & Innovation Scheme by @volkswagenstiftung.de
📅 26 Feb 2026
🕛 12 pm GMT / 1 pm CET
For researchers in Lower Saxony & Scotland
📩 Register: research_innovation@ecas-academia.org
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Join our first information session tomorrow! Find all information below.
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@volkswagenstiftung.de @royalsoced.bsky.social
🔬#ResearchFunding in Lower Saxony&Scotland:
Join our Zoom info sessions on Stream II – Excellence Track of the Lower Saxony–Scotland Research & Innovation Scheme @volkswagenstiftung.de
📅27 Jan 2026 |9 am GMT/10 am CET
📅26 Feb 2026 |12 pm GMT/1 pm CET
Register: research_innovation@ecas-academia.org
The second day has finished! The Lower Saxony - Scotland #JointForum2025 was closed by Prof. Dr. Anne Anderson @royalsoced.bsky.social.
We are thanking all the speakers, workshop holders as well as participants for yet another successful event!
We are looking forward to seeing you next year!
We really enjoyed today’s workshop, meeting our @leuphana.bsky.social collaborators & discussing
diverse perspectives on sustainability with participants at our world cafe stations in the second half!
Many thanks to @ecas-academia.org and @royalsoced.bsky.social making bringing us all together
Exploring the nexus of social justice, intercultural communication and sustainability: Perspectives from Lower Saxony and Scotland Prof. Di: Anne Barron (Leuphana University of Lüneburg) Onur Croek (Leuphana University of Luneburg) Prof Lizzie Rushton (University of Stiling) Dr. Viola Wiegand (Unversity of String) Dr Adnan Yilmaz (University of Stiling)
Workshop 5 Exploring the Nexus of Social Justice, Intercultural Communication, Sustainability: Perspectives and from Lower Saxony and Scotland Hosts & Speakers: Prof. Dr. Lizzie Rushton, Professor of Education, Head of the Education Division, University of Stirling Dr. Viola Wiegand, Lecturer in Education (TESOL), University of Stirling Dr. Adnan Vilmaz, Lecturer in Education (TESOL), University of Stirling Prof. Dr. Anne Barron, Professor of English Linguistics, Leuphana University Lüneburg Onur Ciçek, Ph.D. Researcher, Leuphana University Lüneburg
WORKSHOP ORGANISATION A) LIGHTNING TALKS • Understanding sustainability, Prof Lizzie Rushton (University of Stiring) • Saying it kindly, saying it well: Teaching pragmatics for sustainability and global citizenship, Onur Cicek & Prof Dr Anne Barron (Leuphana University of Luneburg) • From words to worlds: Integrating environmental justice into language education, • Dr Adnan Yilmaz & Dr Viola Wiegand (University of Stirling) • Follow up Open discussion
Our @stirtesol.bsky.social & @leuphana.bsky.social workshop on social justice, intercultural communication and sustainability at the @royalsoced.bsky.social & @ecas-academia.org #Jointforum2025 has just kicked off 😊
Workshop Hosts:
Dr. Deval Desai @devalsdesai.bsky.social
Dr. Rowena Azada Palacios @rowsterr.bsky.social
Bhavinee Singh
from @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social and
Dr. Franca Bülow
Dr. Matthias Packeiser
Stephanie de Sousa Vieira
Saumya Raval
from @leuphana.bsky.social. 2/2
The sixth and last workshop "Who Holds Responsibility in Global Supply Chains? Concepts from the Global South to Rethink European Corporate Governance" explores how perspectives and concepts from the Global South can inform more inclusive approaches to mandatory due diligence governance. 1/2
Workshop Hosts:
Prof. Dr. Lizzie Rushton @rushtondr.bsky.social
Dr. Viola Wiegand violawiegand.bsky.social
Dr. Adnan Yilmaz
from @stir.ac.uk and
Prof. Dr. Anne Baron
Onur Çiçek
from @leuphana.bsky.social. 2/2
Workshop 5 "Exploring the Nexus of Social Justice, Intercultural Communication, and Sustainability: Perspectives from Lower Saxony and Scotland" highlighted that students "are not the consumer of the knowledge some researcher produced for [them], but are also the researchers [themselves]." 1/2
Workshop Hosts:
Prof. Dr. Emma Thomson (@cvrinfo.bsky.social) and
Dr. Joe Grove (@grovearmada.bsky.social)
from @glasgow.ac.uk,
Prof. Dr. Thomas Schulz (@resist-cluster.bsky.social) and
Prof. Dr. Jens Bosse (@bosse-lab.bsky.social)
from the MHH Hannover. 2/2
Workshop 4 "Virology and Pandemic Preparedness:
Building Scotland-Lower Saxony Collaborations for Global Health" mentions there is an incredible potential of the applications of artificial intelligence to identify proteine structure & clarifies that not vaccines save lives but vaccination does. 1/2
Workshop Hosts:
Prof. Dr. Gioia Falcone and
William Nibbs from @glasgow.ac.uk and
Prof. Dr. Thomas Schomerus from @leuphana.bsky.social. 2/2
Workshop 3 "Enabling the Heating and Cooling Transition: A Strategic Workshop for Cross-Border Cooperation on Underground Thermal Energy Storage (UTES)" mentions heat storage is a crucial part in the energy transition & there are vast opportunities for energy storage in Scotland & Lower Saxony. 1/2
Workshop Hosts:
Prof. Dr. Sian Bayne
Dr. Chen Qu
Dr. Deepshika Beher
Dr. André Vieira
Dr. Eleonora Mameli
from @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social and
Dr. Martin Kohler from @leuphana.bsky.social. 2/2
Workshop 2 „Educating for Responsible Al: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on
Ethics and Literacy" examines how Al in universities across Germany/EU and UK can lower the barrier to engage with unknown topics but could also lead to longterm loss of knowledge retention through missing
Al literacy. 1/2
Workshop hosts:
Prof. Dr. Lorna Marson,
Prof. Dr. Sarah Walmsley,
Dr. Rachel Guest
from @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social,
Prof. Dr. Christian Delles,
Dr. Angela Lucas-Herald
from @glasgow.ac.uk,
Prof. Dr. Dr. Anette Melk,
Prof. Dr. Frank Michael Bengel,
Dr. Jannik Ruwisch
from MHH Hannover 2/2
Workshop 1 "Opportunities and Challenges in Scotland and Lower Saxony for Clinician Scientists" is exploring opportunities and challenges in training and supporting clinical academies, drawing on experiences from dedicated programs in Scotland and Lower Saxony. 1/2
The second day of the #JointForum2025 has begun! Prior to the workshops, Dr. Lauren Douglas @royalsoced.bsky.social and Dr. Harald Barre @volkswagenstiftung.de pointed out the success of the first round of the Lower Saxony - Scotland Research and Innovation Scheme and presented its two streams.
The first day of the Joint Forum 2025 is slowly coming to an end. The participants appreciated the closing words of ECAS Academic Directors Prof. Dr. James Conroy and Prof. Dr. Markus Reihlen. During the reception, they concluded the day with a tour through the @royalsoced.bsky.social.
The second panel discussion approaches a variety of global challenges reaching from CO2 storage to animal suffering
and the cure of Parkinson's.
#JointForum2025 #LeadinginExcellentResearch #BuildingNewPartnerships #AcademicExchange
Moritz Dütemeyer announced additional 1 Mio. € for the Research and Innovation Scheme.
In the further discussion, panellists talked about the ECAS Flagship Initiative, elaborating on dealing with cultural difficulties and building trust in partnerships.
#JointForum2025
Moritz Dütemeyer announced additional 1 Mio. € for the Research and Innovation Scheme.
In the further discussion, panellists talked about the ECAS Flagship Initiative, elaborating on dealing with cultural difficulties and building trust in partnerships.
#JointForum2025
The first panel discussion gave rise to critical engagement with the democracy of knowledge and the importance of international research collaborations. #JointForum2025
The guests were welcomed by Prof. Dr. Anne Anderson (Vice President @royalsoced.bsky.social), a video message by Lower Saxonian Minister for Science and Culture) and Christiane Hullmann (Consul General in Edinburgh for Germany). #JointForum2025
The sixth edition of the Joint Forum is about to start! The venue is ready for the participants to arrive. @royalsoced.bsky.social @volkswagenstiftung.de @leuphana.bsky.social
#LeadinginExcellentResearch #BuildingNewPartnerships #AcademicExchange
⏳ Just 1 week left until Lower Saxony - Scotland #JointForum2025 at the @royalsoced.bsky.social!
Last chance to register for the international networking event on 27–28 November (free): www.conftool.net/joint-forum-....
Workshop 6 at #JointForum2025: “Who holds Responsibility in Global Supply Chains? Concepts from the Global South to Rethink European Corporate Governance” is
exploring how Global South perspectives can reshape the EU’s CSDDD & build more just, globally responsive corporate governance.