Launch of the ERC Synergy project Synergy-Plague
There will be a celebration of the launch of the ERC Synergy project Synergy-Plague. It will be an open event at the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, where the PIs and partners will present the project, followed by a more general discussion of what it takes to create and sustain environments that support the development of such high-level research projects.
Background
Synergy-Plague is a multi-disciplinary and international project to bring our knowledge and understanding of plague, past and present, to new heights. It will focus on the environmental, biological, and societal aspects of plague outbreaks in Eurasia between circa 1300 and 1900 CE. Over the next six years, four PIs from the natural sciences and humanities, together with their team members, will jointly study how plague re-emerged in 14th century Central Asia and radiated repeatedly from Eurasian wildlife reservoirs in the following centuries, only to disappear in the 18th-19th centuries.
The project will be presented by the PIs and a few of the partners, and there will be a general discussion on the need for creating and sustaining environments that support high-level research in Norway.
Programme
Program with lecture titles is available as a pdf-file.
