C-BASC newsletter
September 2023
Call to lead a workshop at meeting between researchers and local players on December 12, 2023
C-BASC is launching a Call for university staff to lead a workshop on a theme of their choice at annual Meeting between researchers and local players on December 12, 2023 (deadline October 19). The aim of these small workshops is to initiate a process of co-designing projects in favor of the (agro)ecological transition of a large area around the university. The event is organized by the VivAgriLab living lab, made up of research and teaching organizations, local authorities and associations, the Ile-de-France Chamber of Agriculture...
Save the date: Local actors and researchers meeting on December 12, 2023
The annual meeting between researchers and local players will take place on December 12, 2023. This day is organized by the VivAgriLab living lab, created in 2019 to bring together research and teaching organizations and other local players. It is open to Université Paris-Saclay staff, local players and partners. Registration is now open.
Change in C-BASC coordination team
Gwenola Yannou-Le Bris (Sayfood laboratory) succeeds Maia David (PSAE) on the C-BASC coordination team. Gwenola is a university professor in sustainable innovation management at AgroParisTech and a researcher in the SayFood unit. Find out more about C-BASC governance.
June / July 2023
5 projects to start in September
The C-BASC Steering Committee has approved 2 half-thesis grants and 3 other projects as part of the 2023 general call. They will be described shortly in the research projects section.
April / May 2023
Launch of a General Call for projects 2023
On April 28, the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies on Biodiversity, Agroecology, Society and Climate launched a Call for Research, Innovation and Training Projects 2023. The call for proposals is open until June 19, and includes under certain conditions half-grants for theses.
February / March 2023
Possibility of submitting a small application at any time
In order to encourage small-scale initiatives, C-BASC offers researchers the possibility of submitting a request of up to 3k at any time. The Steering Committee will assess the relevance of requests to C-BASC's objectives, within the limits of the available budget. To find out more, visit our Calls page.
8 small projects to get off the ground
The Steering Committee has approved 8 small-scale projects in line with C-BASC objectives. Find out more about these research, training and innovation projects.
November 2022
Meeting between researchers and local stakeholders on December 6: registration now open
The program and registration link for the annual meeting between researchers and local players, to be held on the afternoon of December 6 at INRAE Versailles, are now available. Open to all, participation is free with compulsory registration. This event is organized by the VivAgriLab living lab, which aims to encourage the emergence of action research projects in favor of (agro)ecological transition, over a wide area in the south-west of Paris.
October 2022
Launch of a call for expression of interest
C-BASC will launch around October 10th call for expression of interest within the scientific community, to lead a project co-design workshop with local actors on a theme of your choice that is part of the ecological and agroecological transition (+-45 minutes). These workshops will take place during the annual meeting between researchers and local actors on December 6, 2022. The event is organized within the framework of the ViVagriLab Living Lab, which aims to develop applied research projects on the territory of 3 agglomeration communities and 3 associations leading an agri-urban program.
September 2022
Interdisciplinary animation
At the beginning of the school year, the C-BASC Steering Committee made two decisions in terms of scientific animation:
- the upcoming launch of regular thematic lunches, to forge links within the C-BASC community -composed of 15 laboratories and 5 Graduate Schools of the university newly installed on the plateau-, in order to develop new collaborations.
- organize the 1st scientific day of the community in early 2023
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July 2022
7 new projects will begin
The C-BASC Steering Committee has approved 7 research and innovation projects under the 2022 call for projects.
Partnership with Silicon Valley
A delegation of Californian decision-makers and researchers came to visit from July 11 to 15, to discuss innovative solutions that enhance biodiversity and climate resilience for communities adjacent to natural and agricultural landscapes. A public conference was held on July 12.
April / May 2022
Start of the first projects
The C-BASC Steering Committee has approved 10 research, innovation and training projects from the two 2021 calls.
Launch of a new call for projects
The Center for Interdisciplinary Studies on Biodiversity, Agroecology, Society and Climate (C-BASC) launched a Call for Research, Innovation and Training Projects 2022.
February / March 2022
Co-construction day with local actors
An annual meeting between local actors and researchers took place within the framework of the Living Lab Vivagrilab, in order to bring out applied research projects for the (agro)ecological transition of the territory around the university.
Agroecology Network Day
The Interdisciplinary Network of Researchers in Agroecology organized its Annual day open to all. Two themes punctuated the meeting.
December 2021
Launch of the first calls
C-BASC launched 3 calls in mid-December for wide dissemination: (i) a Call for research, innovation and training projects (ii) a Call for research and innovation projects in the framework of the Living Lab and (iii) a Call for expression of interest (AMI) to lead a co-design workshop during the annual Living Lab day on February 17, 2022.
September 2021
1st Steering Committee
At its first meeting, the C-BASC Steering Committee decided to allocate the majority of the budget to emergence projects (i.e. innovative, structuring projects of modest amount with an expected leverage effect). The Steering Committee is the decision-making body, composed of the directors of the 15 C-BASC laboratories.
Launch Conference
C-BASC organized a conference on the occasion of its launch. The presentatinos emphasized some innovative aspects of C-BASC compared to the previous project (LabEx BASC): (i) participation in a multi-actor platform for the (agro)ecological transition of a territory around the university (Living Lab); (ii) consideration of food systems from production to consumption; (iii) training proposals.
