News
This section offers the most recent news on the work and outcome of the LIAISE network activities. The monthly LIAISE News Bulletin, the bi-annual Innovation Report, and a direct access to all official project deliverables and to partner contributions and homepage issues relevant for Impact Assessment. News include an up-to-date calendar of events, publication lists, training schools, Toolbox Front office activities, and targeted policy information. Core LIAISE news will be supplemented by information on relevant institutional and individual achievements, modification of the consortium, Policy Advisory Board insights and other topics.
LIAISE Innovation Report No. 5, 'Transdisciplinarity'
Date:
15/01/2013
Excerpt:
The 5th issue of the LIAISE Innovation Report deals with transdisciplinarity. It reflects the fact that knowledge production is increasingly transgressing the (disciplinary) boundaries of science and is becoming more inter- and transdisciplinary. ... LIAISE News Bulletin - 16th Issue
Date:
21/12/2012
Excerpt:
The LIAISE postgraduate training courses aim at both acquiring in-depth knowledge on impact assessment and procedures in specific areas within IA for Sustainable Development, as well as broadening the candidates’ scientific scope and competences.
The LIAISE Winter School in January 2012, which was organised and hosted by UFZ in Leipzig ... Tools in the Policy Formulation Process
Date:
10/12/2012
Excerpt:
The Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK is inviting applications for fully funded places in small, research-intensive workshop examining the role of analytical tools within the policy formulation process. Linking Policy Impact Assessment and Sustainability Expertise: LIAISE Workshop on the Concept of Ecosystem Services in Policy Assessment
Date:
05/12/2012
Excerpt:
A LIAISE workshop on "Ecosystem services in policy impact assessment" was held in Villa Vigoni, Italy, from 18-21 October, 2012. The event brought together researchers and experts working in the field of ecosystem services in policy and practice. The documentation from this workshop is now available! LIAISE Toolbox Update No. 6: Toolbox Beta Testing
Date:
28/11/2012
Excerpt:
The Toolbox Beta version is making good progress. Before calling for wider contributions from the entire LIAISE Network, the Beta version will be tested at the LIAISE Toolbox Testing Workshop in Berlin, on 28 November, 2012. LIAISE News Bulletin - 15th Issue
Date:
09/11/2012
Excerpt:
Early career researchers (Ph.D. candidates, post-docs, pre-docs, master students) play an important role in creating a stable scientific impact assessment community. Their research provides excellent results on specialised topics related to the assessment of policies. 11th Conference of the EIA Association in the German Speaking Countries
Date:
07/11/2012
Excerpt:
The EIA Association in the German speaking countries (UVP-Gesellschaft) holds its 11th biennual conference from 7-9 November, 2012 in Dresden, Germany. The conference language is German (no translation). This year´s conference of the has a theme forum on Sustainability Impact Assessment. ... LIAISE at IIASA 40th Anniversary Conference “Worlds within Reach – From Science to Policy”
Date:
24/10/2012
Excerpt:
The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) celebrated its 40th Anniversary with the conference “Worlds within Reach – From Science to Policy”. In this event, LIAISE researcher Sabine Weiland (FU Berlin) presented a poster of the LIAISE networking activities. LIAISE Policy Brief No. 1 "Impact Assessment Systems and Tools in Europe: Current Practices and User Expectations"
Date:
22/10/2012
Excerpt:
LIAISE Policy Brief No. 1 on "Impact Assessment Systems and Tools in Europe: Current Practices and User Expectations" has just been published. This policy brief presents the key findings on the most comprehensive survey yet conducted of user needs and expectations with regard to Impact Assessment (IA) systems and tools in 17 European countries. LIAISE Workshop on "The Concept of Ecosystem Services in Policy Impact Assessment"
Date:
18/10/2012
Excerpt:
A LIAISE workshop on "Ecosystem services in policy impact assessment" was held in Vigoni, Italy, from 18-21 October, 2012. The event was organised by ZALF in cooperation with JRC and attended by seventeen researchers and policy makers. The results contribute to the development of the LIAISE shared research agenda. ...