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1st SE–NSFC Scientists' Networking Workshop on COVID-19

Major epidemic prevention and control strategies & operating mechanisms within care systems

14>14 Dec. 2020

Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in late 2019 and early 2020, the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) contacted many of Science Europe's members, proposing to organise networking events between Chinese and European scientists. Science Europe's High-level Policy Network on Cross-border Collaboration discussed and agreed that a co-ordinated approach at European level would be preferable to many individual intiatives.

A task force set up networking workshops to foster scientific exchange, focusing on two topics:

  • Major epidemic prevention and control strategies & operating mechanisms within care systems.
  • Social consequences, social behaviours, and the impact on care systems and society at large.

1st SE–NSFC Scientists' Networking Workshop on COVID-19

The objective of the workshop is to promote scientific exchange between European and Chinese researchers working on COVID-19-related topics (see more information below), who are funded by respectively European research agencies and by the NSFC. Participants will be able to engage in scientific discussions with peers and establish contacts for possible future collaboration.

Topics

The first networking workshop will focus on 'Major epidemic prevention and control strategies & operating mechanisms within care systems'. The following subtopics will be addressed within this theme:

  • Predictive numerical models of the epidemic.
  • The epidemiological, economic and financial impact of the epidemic.
  • Prevention and control measures, knowledge about the effectiveness of preventive measures.
  • The organisation of care and prevention, organisation in crisis situations.
  • Care and prevention for vulnerable citizens.

The members of the Science Europe Task Force on Collaboration with NSFC have identified research projects addressing these sub-topics. Five projects were selected to be presented at the workshop (see the programme).

Target Audience

This networking event is open to Principal Investigators and senior researchers who currently work on projects related to one of the topics mentioned above, and who:

  • work in a Science Europe Member Organisation,
  • are funded by Science Europe Member Organisations, or
  • are funded by the NSFC.

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