From 17 to 20 November, the CISSE doctoral students had the opportunity to take part in Art Science Week – an immersive four-day programme delivered by Ohme in Brussels and Namur that invited the young researchers to explore the fertile intersections between art, science, and technology.
To start the week, the doctoral students benefitted from a theoretical introduction to art science and surveyed its history and current practices. They then learned to identify point of connection between scientific and artistic practice to share scientific knowledge with the public in a more embodied manner. Creative sessions included the design of scientific posters; the modelling of physical systems with creative coding; and sensory augmentation.
Each day, the students visited Belgian cultural venues that host art science exhibitions – including iMAL, KKK Galaxy, Le Pavillion, Kaaistudios, ISELP and Bozar in Brussels as well as Trakk in Namur – to become familiar with different formats, experience scientific mediation strategies and create valuable connections.
Through a series of practical sessions, the doctoral researchers also began prototyping their own art science projects with the aim of transforming scientific research conducted within CISSE into artistic forms.
As part of CISSE’s training and career development activities, Université Libre de Bruxelles organised an in-person workshop on Open Science and Data Management on 6 December. The doctoral candidates were introduced to best practices in these areas as well as Horizon Europe requirements.
On 28 September, the CISSE consortium members met virtually to discuss progress accomplished within the technical work packages (‘From chirality to spin polarization’, ‘From spin polarization to chirality’) in the first six months of the project. It was also an opportunity for the ten newly recruited doctoral candidates to introduce themselves and to discuss upcoming training activities.
