Basic, long-term Research: Potential and Priorities

Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi inviterer til et åpent møte om grunnforskningens vilkår der redaktøren av Science, Bruce Alberts, og Nobelprisvinner Tim Hunt deltar sammen med statsråd Tora Aasland og direktør Arvid Hallén i Forskningsrådet.

Program:
Welcome by Øivind Andersen, Secretary General of the Academy
Introduction by Professor Erik Boye, chair.

Tora Aasland, Minister of Research and Higher Education:
Basic Research: Rhetoric and Reality

Bruce Alberts, editor-in-chief, Science Magazine:
Promoting Innovation in Science and Technology: where do new Ideas Originate?

Tim Hunt, Professor and Nobel prize winner, Cancer Research UK:
The crucial Importance of free, independent Research

Arvid Hallén, Director General, Norwegian Research Council:
How to strengthen basic Research in Norway

Comments and Discussion