European Facility For Airborne Research

EUFAR Chair Dr. Thomas Ruhtz Participated in ESF's 50th Anniversary Conference

By SEHIN Sofiia

Chair of the EUFAR Executive Board, Thomas Ruhtz Freie Universität Berlin (Free University of Berlin), participated in the ESF 50th anniversary celebrations as a roundtable speaker. Dr. Ruhtz contributed to a panel discussion titled “Sustained Infrastructures for European Research” alongside Jana Kolar, Executive Director of CERIC ERIC (Central European Research Infrastructure Consortium), and Nigel Mason, Coordinator of the Europlanet Society.

In the roundtable, the panellists shared their insights and experiences in navigating the sustainability challenges in the new era of research infrastructure (RI) policy in Europe. They discussed strategies for maintaining and enhancing the value of smaller scientific infrastructures and networks amid an evolving policy landscape. Dr. Ruhtz's delivered his talk on how the non-profit association form (AISBL) has helped EUFAR community to remain in collaboration and to address its sustainability challenges. He further emphasized the need for alternative funding sources to maintain the transnational access towards EUFAR facilities. The discussion was moderated by Oguz Ozkan, ESF’s RI Cluster lead.

The roundtable discussion offered a chance to underline EUFAR's commitment to fostering collaboration and innovation in European research infrastructures.

Orginally published on July 24, 2024, 17:58
Last update on July 24, 2024, 18:09