Anna-Lena Rüland
@arueland.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at ULaval; political scientist doing research on research; views my own
Come join us at #UCL STEaPP & the Policy Impact Unit for an online webinar on the evolving landscape of #research #security policies across #Europe with Professor Andrew James (The University of Manchester) on 9th September from 13:30 – 15:00 BST 👇
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August 14, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Come join us at #UCL STEaPP & the Policy Impact Unit for an online webinar on the evolving landscape of #research #security policies across #Europe with Professor Andrew James (The University of Manchester) on 9th September from 13:30 – 15:00 BST 👇
Find out more and sign up here: lnkd.in/enK2G4J8
Find out more and sign up here: lnkd.in/enK2G4J8
@williams-r-b.bsky.social, @paultrautt.bsky.social, Kim Hajek & Rena Alcalay managed to put a great #interdisciplinary panel on #uncertainty in data-intensive #research #practices together for @ishpssb2025.bsky.social. As part of it, I discussed uncertainty in the context of #research #security.
July 21, 2025 at 3:08 PM
@williams-r-b.bsky.social, @paultrautt.bsky.social, Kim Hajek & Rena Alcalay managed to put a great #interdisciplinary panel on #uncertainty in data-intensive #research #practices together for @ishpssb2025.bsky.social. As part of it, I discussed uncertainty in the context of #research #security.
@haguediplomacyjrnl.bsky.social invites contributions to a forum on #theorizing #culture in #global #politics 📩
www.universiteitleiden.nl/hjd/news/202...
If you are studying culture in global politics, make sure to submit your proposal by 15 September!
www.universiteitleiden.nl/hjd/news/202...
If you are studying culture in global politics, make sure to submit your proposal by 15 September!
Call for Proposals | Forum: Theorizing Culture in Global Relations
Call for proposals for a new Forum on Theorizing Culture in Global Relations in The Hague Journal of Diplomacy.
www.universiteitleiden.nl
June 26, 2025 at 8:09 AM
@haguediplomacyjrnl.bsky.social invites contributions to a forum on #theorizing #culture in #global #politics 📩
www.universiteitleiden.nl/hjd/news/202...
If you are studying culture in global politics, make sure to submit your proposal by 15 September!
www.universiteitleiden.nl/hjd/news/202...
If you are studying culture in global politics, make sure to submit your proposal by 15 September!
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Join our Symposium on *Japan between the East and the West* in The Hague! Experts from the Asia-Pacific, North America and Europe will debate Japan's international challenges when the 80-year-old international liberal order is shaken if not collapsing.
www.universiteitleiden.nl/hjd/news/202...
www.universiteitleiden.nl/hjd/news/202...
Symposium: Japan between the East and the West
Friday 25 April 2025 | Leiden University Institute of Security and Global Affairs – The Hague
www.universiteitleiden.nl
April 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Join our Symposium on *Japan between the East and the West* in The Hague! Experts from the Asia-Pacific, North America and Europe will debate Japan's international challenges when the 80-year-old international liberal order is shaken if not collapsing.
www.universiteitleiden.nl/hjd/news/202...
www.universiteitleiden.nl/hjd/news/202...
#Regulation is not all there is to #AI governance.
This is why I focus on the role of #STI policy in governing AI in my latest article and trace the history of the so-called “CERN for AI” – a proposal to organize Europe’s AI research in a #CERN-like ecosystem 👇
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
This is why I focus on the role of #STI policy in governing AI in my latest article and trace the history of the so-called “CERN for AI” – a proposal to organize Europe’s AI research in a #CERN-like ecosystem 👇
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
“We Need a CERN for AI”: Organized Scientific Interests and Agenda-Setting in European Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy - Minerva
How do organized scientific interests shape the agenda of science, technology, and innovation (STI) policy in the European Union (EU)? I address this question by investigating how the so-called “CERN ...
link.springer.com
March 17, 2025 at 8:23 AM
#Regulation is not all there is to #AI governance.
This is why I focus on the role of #STI policy in governing AI in my latest article and trace the history of the so-called “CERN for AI” – a proposal to organize Europe’s AI research in a #CERN-like ecosystem 👇
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
This is why I focus on the role of #STI policy in governing AI in my latest article and trace the history of the so-called “CERN for AI” – a proposal to organize Europe’s AI research in a #CERN-like ecosystem 👇
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Check out this super interesting piece by my brilliant colleague and co-author👇
❗Publication alert ❗
Our INSCONS colleague, Jeongwon Choi, just published a commentary in #Science:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/....
In the very timely piece, Jeongwon & colleagues discuss the implications of the recently announced 15% cap on facilities & administrative cost reimbursements.
Our INSCONS colleague, Jeongwon Choi, just published a commentary in #Science:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/....
In the very timely piece, Jeongwon & colleagues discuss the implications of the recently announced 15% cap on facilities & administrative cost reimbursements.
Is flat 15% fair?
An NIH funding policy is misguided and damaging
www.science.org
March 14, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Check out this super interesting piece by my brilliant colleague and co-author👇
Great to see our first anniversary issue published 🤩🥳 Should you be at the @isanet.bsky.social Convention in #Chicago and interested in publishing with us, please feel free to reach out 📩
@Haguediplo.bsky.social 20:1 is out now. Is a regular issue really regular when its authors are from 5 continents? HJD 2025:1 is the first issue celebrating our 20th anniversary.
March 3, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Great to see our first anniversary issue published 🤩🥳 Should you be at the @isanet.bsky.social Convention in #Chicago and interested in publishing with us, please feel free to reach out 📩
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@haguediplomacyjrnl.bsky.social is looking for a European Associate Editor to join our diverse team and help shape the future research agenda in Diplomatic Studies. @europeanisa.bsky.social
February 16, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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Interested in the influence of mobility policies on global research dynamics & scientific collaboration? 🎓 Then submit an abstract to the Symposium on Government Policies and Scientific Collaborations that our colleague Dominika Czerniawska is organizing @unileiden.bsky.social: scicolnet.github.io
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January 30, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Interested in the influence of mobility policies on global research dynamics & scientific collaboration? 🎓 Then submit an abstract to the Symposium on Government Policies and Scientific Collaborations that our colleague Dominika Czerniawska is organizing @unileiden.bsky.social: scicolnet.github.io
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Very excited that my first PhD article on the promotion of climate objectives at trade committees is now out in @ripejournal.bsky.social!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Trading off climate: how conventional trade interests shape climate discussions at PTA committees
Debates over the role of trade policy in addressing climate change have gained steam in recent years. One proposed mechanism that might lead to improved climate outcomes runs through preferential t...
www.tandfonline.com
November 25, 2024 at 10:17 AM
Very excited that my first PhD article on the promotion of climate objectives at trade committees is now out in @ripejournal.bsky.social!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Thanks @ingaulnicane.bsky.social for featuring my blog post on local resistance to #Big #Science on the Europe for Knowledge blog 🙏 If you are interested in the science-society interface, go check it out: era.ideasoneurope.eu/2024/11/25/w....
When does local resistance to Big Science persist and raise wide-spread attention? Lessons learned from the Thirty Meter Telescope controversy.
Anna-Lena Rüland Large science projects, also known as “Big Science”, are typically presented as a win-win for all stakeholders involved, including for the local community. Yet research has shown that...
era.ideasoneurope.eu
November 25, 2024 at 11:53 AM
Thanks @ingaulnicane.bsky.social for featuring my blog post on local resistance to #Big #Science on the Europe for Knowledge blog 🙏 If you are interested in the science-society interface, go check it out: era.ideasoneurope.eu/2024/11/25/w....
Hey #STS crowd 👋 I would like to follow scholars working on the political sociology of science. Do you have any recommendations? Cheers 😊
November 22, 2024 at 2:05 PM
Hey #STS crowd 👋 I would like to follow scholars working on the political sociology of science. Do you have any recommendations? Cheers 😊
Thoroughly enjoyed my first in-person #EASST4S2024. It was a real treat to be back in beautiful #Amsterdam, to make new connections here and to catch up with my @inscons.bsky.social colleagues 🤩 Kudos to @vuamsterdam.bsky.social for the great organisation (and food)!
July 19, 2024 at 3:55 PM
Thoroughly enjoyed my first in-person #EASST4S2024. It was a real treat to be back in beautiful #Amsterdam, to make new connections here and to catch up with my @inscons.bsky.social colleagues 🤩 Kudos to @vuamsterdam.bsky.social for the great organisation (and food)!
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Three INSCONS presentations at #EASST4S2024 on the socio-cognitive structure of #fusion, the role of #geopolitics in #fusion collaboration and #AI research governance in two days💪 Many thanks to the attendees and panel convenors for the interesting discussions 👥
July 17, 2024 at 12:43 PM
Three INSCONS presentations at #EASST4S2024 on the socio-cognitive structure of #fusion, the role of #geopolitics in #fusion collaboration and #AI research governance in two days💪 Many thanks to the attendees and panel convenors for the interesting discussions 👥
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@inscons.bsky.social represented at #EASST with no less than three presentations. If you are interested in #fusion & #AI research governance, join the presentations of INSCONS team members @arueland.bsky.social, Dominika Czerniawska & Richelle Boone today at 2pm and tomorrow at 8:30am 🤓
July 16, 2024 at 9:06 AM
@inscons.bsky.social represented at #EASST with no less than three presentations. If you are interested in #fusion & #AI research governance, join the presentations of INSCONS team members @arueland.bsky.social, Dominika Czerniawska & Richelle Boone today at 2pm and tomorrow at 8:30am 🤓
I am #PhDone! On 4 July, I successfully defended my #thesis @unileiden.bsky.social. Many thx to @inscons.bsky.social for funding my #PhD research and my opposition committee, @ingaulnicane.bsky.social, @jameswilsdon.bsky.social, JC Mauduit, Jan Melissen and Maria Rentetzi, for the great discussion.
July 14, 2024 at 8:53 AM
I am #PhDone! On 4 July, I successfully defended my #thesis @unileiden.bsky.social. Many thx to @inscons.bsky.social for funding my #PhD research and my opposition committee, @ingaulnicane.bsky.social, @jameswilsdon.bsky.social, JC Mauduit, Jan Melissen and Maria Rentetzi, for the great discussion.
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In case you can read German and wonder how a professor at a public university can afford a private plane
Schwere Vorwürfe: Insider erzählen von millionenschweren Nebenverdiensten von Professoren an der RWTH Aachen. Neben der Lehre protzen einige mit dem Reichtum, den sie durch ein undurchsichtiges Drittmittel-System erlangen konnten. Einige seien dabei „von China gekauft“.
Die Bling-Bling-Professoren aus Aachen
Privatflugzeuge, Sportwagen, Luxusimmobilien: Insider an der RWTH Aachen sprechen von einem korrupten System. Viel Geld fließt aus China.
correctiv.org
June 18, 2024 at 8:38 AM
In case you can read German and wonder how a professor at a public university can afford a private plane
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Yesterday, INSCONS postdoc @arueland.bsky.social chaired a policy panel on #ResearchInfrastructures at #Eu-SPRI24. Panelists Emanuela Reale, Andrea Scharnhorst & Robert Feidenhans'l discussed issues like geopolitics and sustainability. We thank them & the audience for a thought-provoking exchange.
June 7, 2024 at 9:41 AM
Yesterday, INSCONS postdoc @arueland.bsky.social chaired a policy panel on #ResearchInfrastructures at #Eu-SPRI24. Panelists Emanuela Reale, Andrea Scharnhorst & Robert Feidenhans'l discussed issues like geopolitics and sustainability. We thank them & the audience for a thought-provoking exchange.
Just in time for my defence in July, my third PhD article is now available #OA at Technology in Society: sciencedirect.com/science/arti.... Of my three PhD projects, this one was by far the most instructive & challenging. It taught me a lot about #positionality, #reflexivity & #Hawaiʻi.
Sustaining local opposition to Big Science: A case study of the Thirty Meter Telescope controversy
Big Science projects, which are extremely costly and typically revolve around large and complex instruments, are increasingly common in research. Prop…
sciencedirect.com
May 29, 2024 at 10:03 AM
Just in time for my defence in July, my third PhD article is now available #OA at Technology in Society: sciencedirect.com/science/arti.... Of my three PhD projects, this one was by far the most instructive & challenging. It taught me a lot about #positionality, #reflexivity & #Hawaiʻi.
The UCL-based @inscons.bsky.social project is hiring two postdocs. If you are interested in international research collaboration, consider applying. Pls spread the word & message me if you'd like to chat about the position(s) 🗣️
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
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April 30, 2024 at 8:48 PM
The UCL-based @inscons.bsky.social project is hiring two postdocs. If you are interested in international research collaboration, consider applying. Pls spread the word & message me if you'd like to chat about the position(s) 🗣️
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
#STS peeps, I am looking for literature on the social structure (i.e. working styles, practices, norms etc) of the social sciences & humanities. I am particularly interested in the social structure of specific subfields (i.e. economics, history, polsci etc). Who can help me? 😊
April 24, 2024 at 10:18 AM
#STS peeps, I am looking for literature on the social structure (i.e. working styles, practices, norms etc) of the social sciences & humanities. I am particularly interested in the social structure of specific subfields (i.e. economics, history, polsci etc). Who can help me? 😊
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"40% of English and Northern Irish universities (plus 36% of Scottish ones...) are expected to go into the red this year"
Just an absolutely WILD stat (at least from a US pov).
Just an absolutely WILD stat (at least from a US pov).
Britain’s universities are in freefall – and saving them will take more than funding | Gaby Hinsliff
Fundamental restructuring must happen, and an honest debate about what – and who – higher education is really for, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
www.theguardian.com
March 29, 2024 at 8:23 AM
"40% of English and Northern Irish universities (plus 36% of Scottish ones...) are expected to go into the red this year"
Just an absolutely WILD stat (at least from a US pov).
Just an absolutely WILD stat (at least from a US pov).
Was greeted with sunshine & cherry blossoms in #Atlanta for the 2024 Atlanta Academy on #Science & #Technology #Policy yesterday 🌸 very impressed with my cohort of fellows & their research. Many thanks to Cassidy Sugimoto, John Walsh & Georgia Tech for bringing us together!
March 18, 2024 at 1:39 PM
Was greeted with sunshine & cherry blossoms in #Atlanta for the 2024 Atlanta Academy on #Science & #Technology #Policy yesterday 🌸 very impressed with my cohort of fellows & their research. Many thanks to Cassidy Sugimoto, John Walsh & Georgia Tech for bringing us together!
Today I had the pleasure of talking about #publishing & #networking before & during the #PhD at a #PhD workshop for #IR MA students @unileiden.bsky.social. Big shout-out to the organisers of the workshop - supporting (aspiring) PhDs is so important!
March 6, 2024 at 1:55 PM
Today I had the pleasure of talking about #publishing & #networking before & during the #PhD at a #PhD workshop for #IR MA students @unileiden.bsky.social. Big shout-out to the organisers of the workshop - supporting (aspiring) PhDs is so important!
It's official 🥳 Today marks the first day of my #postdoc at #UCL where I will continue working on #science #diplomacy, #research #infrastructures & #science, #technology and #innovation #policy. I am very excited to start this new chapter, but will miss beautiful #Leiden.
March 1, 2024 at 10:39 AM
It's official 🥳 Today marks the first day of my #postdoc at #UCL where I will continue working on #science #diplomacy, #research #infrastructures & #science, #technology and #innovation #policy. I am very excited to start this new chapter, but will miss beautiful #Leiden.