This years' theme:Changes in Life
Changes in Life refers both to the dynamics within living systems and to the transformations taking place in the life sciences research field.
On the biological side, it includes processes such as metamorphosis, development, adaptation, aging, behavioural shifts, and plasticity. These are changes that occur at the level of individuals, populations, or entire systems. Life is, by definition, in constant motion.
At the same time, the life sciences as a discipline are changing rapidly. Technological breakthroughs reshape the way we study biology. Increasing insight into complexity pushes researchers to look beyond traditional boundaries. The field is also becoming more connected to major societal challenges, which raises new questions and new possibilities.
Interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary collaboration play a growing role in this transformation. They enable progress that no single field could achieve alone.
With Changes in Life, the conference addresses these developments within the life sciences. It invites dialogue, highlights emerging trends, and provides a platform to reflect on what the life sciences need in the world of today.
Why NWO Life?
To connect senior and junior researchers from all different disciplines in the life sciences. To explore and push boundaries. To discuss new or desirable developments in the field. To get inspired by each other’s research and approaches and to start new interdisciplinary collaborations.
Who is invited?
Researchers at all scientific research institutes including the university medical centres in the Netherlands, in all career phases including master students, are warmly invited to join and contribute to the programme. People working in the industry, policymakers, and lectors and their master students at Universities of Applied Sciences (HBOs) are also invited to join and contribute.