Golf: Putting Competition by Menno van Manen

Length: 30 minutes

Location: Zodiac (building 122), Room B1012

Max participants: 10

Run by: Menno van Manen, Director Operations

Are you a golfer and want to test your skills against Menno van Manen? Or have you never played golf and want to give it a try? Menno has two clubs with him: a putter and a wedge. Who will make the longest putt, and who will chip the ball into the net most often?

Of course, you can also ask questions about golf and the rules of the game. Did you know, for example, that the handicap system in golf ensures that players of different levels can compete on a more equal footing?

Try out: workshop Choices

Length: 30 minutes

Location: to be announced

Max participants: 20

Run by: Margit Govers, Head of Communications ASG

This workshop is a try-out for the House of Commons-style debates we will be organizing in the fall of 2024 to further discuss the ASG narrative.

What do the choices made in the ASG narrative and AGS’s strategic plan mean in practice? How do we deal with the dilemmas we encounter in the choices made? Often, these involve questions of ethics and/or the independent position of ASG/WUR. These questions arise not only in projects/assignments but also in, for example, participation in/giving talks at symposia, cooperating with media requests, and hosting delegations.

You are very welcome to take part in this fun debate (max 20 participants). Spectators are welcome as well; you do not need to register as a spectator.

Workshop Visibility and scientific impact

Pure – Research@WUR – We@WUR – ORCID

Length: 45 minutes

Location: Impulse (building 115), room Reflection

Max participants: 15

Run by: 
Valérie Toebes, Information specialist
Fanrong Meng, Information and Collections specialist

WUR channels for visibility: how does it works? What would you like to share and how can you use the WUR channels for research output? Why should you use ORCID?

In this workshop you will learn how you can showcase your research via WUR channels and how you share your output with your management, colleagues and the world.

Including practical session how to make a perfect profile!

Don't forget to bring your laptop!

Workshop Open Access & Data Management

Length: 45 minutes

Location: Forum Library R:259 (building 102)

Max participants: 15

Run by: 
Chantal Hukkelhoven, Specialist Open & Science Education, Open Access
Joris Geurts, Information Specialist and Project officer
Irene Verhagen, Support Data Management

A practical workshop designed to help you find and use library services & resource effectively. This session covers Research Data Management and Open Access Publishing.

Open Access Publishing

Open Access is a publishing model for scholarly communication that makes research information available to readers at no cost. By publishing your work Open Access, you increase the transparency of your research and your scientific impact. You also enhance the use of scientific knowledge in society.

How can you contribute to Open Science & Education? What are the benefits and challenges? We will help you to find your way.

Research Data Management

How do you handle your research data before, during and after your research? WUR has a policy in place on how to handle research data throughout the research cycle. The research data policy has a focus on keeping research data safe and accessible, both during and after research.

Don't forget to bring your laptop!

Chantal will explain how you can use the support and information of:

• planning and preparing your research
• finding existing data for reuse
• research data management requirements
• protocols & plans

Guided Tour Special Collections of WUR’s library

Length: 45 minutes

Location: Library in the Forum building (building 102)

Max participants: 15

Run by: Anita Dijkstra, information & collection specialist WUR

Library, Special Collections holds several collections that were made or used either in education or during research practices at Wageningen University & Research and its forebears in the past. The major part consists of image collections covering plant, animal and environmental sciences. 

For ASG, a guided tour will be provided featuring a specially curated collection centered around animal sciences and research. Animal models, wall charts, photos, drawings; explore WUR's unique collection of educational materials and learn all about the preservation of these special materials.

For the ASG Festival, a mini exhibition showcasing educational materials from the past will also be set up. 

The Big Animal Quiz

Length: 45 minutes

Location: Festival grounds, tent

Max participants: 40

Run by: Léonie van der Zwet, communications officer

Do you know everything about animals? Then join the Great Animal Quiz! We've gathered a lot of interesting, fun, and 'things you didn't know' questions about animals.

You can participate with a team of four people, and each round can accommodate up to 10 teams. Each team can participate only once.

Come up with a name for your team and sign up! On the day of the quiz, you will receive a form where you write down your team's name and your answers to the questions. At the end of the day, there will be prizes for the team with the best name and the team with the highest score.

Make sure to register all four team members at the time of the workshop, so sign up simultaneously!

The ASG Speed Dating Event

Length: 45 minutes

Location: Zodiac (building 122), room to be announced

Max participants: 16

Run by: 
- Marije aan den Toorn, Executive Secretary
- Joukje Siebenga, Programme Manager

How can you quickly get to know more colleagues? Right, with a speed date! This workshop is all about getting to know each other in a fun and informal way. It offers the opportunity to meet various colleagues through short conversations. Get to know each other, share (work) experiences, and expand your ASG network!
 

Who knows what productive collaborations may emerge from this networking opportunity?

The roles of the scientist in polarized debates

Length: 60 minutes

Location: Zodiac (building 122), room C2066

Max participants: 18

Run by: Nina de Roo, Advisor Dialogue and Science-Society Interaction in the domain of Food Systems

What to do as scientist when you are drawn into a polarized debate? Which roles can you choose, and what are the implications for how you interact with societal actors about your research? In this workshop Nina de Roo will take you through 5 possible roles and reflect with you in an interactive way about the advantages and downsides of each possible role. This workshop is based on earlier research with WUR colleagues and their challenges when engaging in dialogue about polarized topics like the nitrogen crisis, CRISPR/cas and glyphosate. 

How to tell your story

Length: 60 minutes
Location: Zodiac (building 122), room E0243
Max participants: 23
Run by: Antoinette Thijssen, Head of Marketing & Communications Social Sciences Group (SSG)

Communicating about your research might be more important than ever before. Probably you have a great and important story to tell. Talking about your research (to stakeholder, journalists or the public) can be great fun, but it can also be challenging. How do you translate the often complex context, which is completely clear to you, into understandable language for your audience? Where to start? Which steps to take?

In this workshop Antoinette tells you everything you need to know about how to tell your story. And you are going to practice too. A workshop for everyone who would like to share their research story, but could use some tips and tricks on how to make that work.

How to talk to the press

Length: 60 minutes

Time: 13:30, 14:45 and 16:00

Location: Zodiac (building 122), room E1244

Max participants: 23

Run by: Lenneke Duindam, press officer WUR

WUR promotes an open knowledge society. As scientists, we can contribute to this by feeding the public debate and enriching it with our research results. Or by explaining how science works. Contact with the press is therefore important to take the results of our research into society.

Journalists may contact you for different reasons. Each situation has its own dynamics. Are journalists contacting you in response to your own research results, e.g. in response to a news item on the website? Are they looking for an expert to interpret a current event or development? Are they looking for background information on a topic without publishing it directly?

In this workshop, you will get tips and tricks on how to talk to the press, how to make your own news and how to recognise a story. Our press officer Lenneke Duindam can tell you like no other how you can make a difference.

Campustour

Length: 60 minutes
Location: start at the bicycle basement of Forum (building 102)
Max participants: 15
Run by: Campustours

The Campustour gives a good impression of working and studying on Wageningen Campus. The tour is given by students of Wageningen University & Research who are trained as Campustour guides. During the tour they talk about the various facilities, businesses, special places and art on the Campus. 

The education buildings Forum and Orion will be visited during the tour. You will visit the ground floor of the buildings to see and experience what it is like to walk around in an educational building. The route runs through the Wet Nature Garden, past Omnia, towards Orion, along the bus lane towards Campusplaza, ending at the main entrance of Forum.  

• Starting point: bicycle basement of Forum (5-minute walk from              Zodiac)
• Duration: approximately one hour
• End point: main entrance of Forum (5-minute walk from Zodiac)

Unifarmtour 

Length: 60 minutes 
Location: Reception of Unifarm (building 109) 
Max participants: 15
Run by: Campustours

Changing set-ups of research and trials can be seen in Unifarm's greenhouses. Experiments are running on different types of light, pest control, fertilisation and plant breeding, among others. For much of the year, the tropical greenhouse can also be visited. This tour of Unifarm's greenhouses is given by students trained as Unifarm tour guides. They have a link with nature and plants from their studies and can tell a lot about the research being done in the greenhouses. The tour takes about one hour, starting point is at Unifarm reception.

The Unifarm tour guides are students of Wageningen University & Research.

• Starting point: Reception of Unifarm (building 109)
• Duration: approximately one hour
• End point: Reception of Unifarm

Workshop filming with your smartphone

Length: 60 minutes 
Location: Zodiac (building 122), coffee corner WLR
Max participants: 16
Run by: Circe van der Heijden, Kim Groenendaal and Marit van der Ster

During this hands-on workshop you'll learn essential tips and tricks for creating high-quality videos with your smartphone. We will share tips and techniques to improve your everyday video recordings. You will get hands-on experience with practical assignments and learn more about topics such as composition, lighting, and framing. After a brief outdoor filming session, we'll guide you through the editing process using the free app Capcut, showing you how to trim, combine clips, add text, transitions, and music. Finally, you'll have time to edit your own footage with our support.

It is recommended to download the app Capcut - Video Editor on your phone in advance. 

Soapstone pendant making workshop

Length: 60 minutes

Location: Zodiac (building 122), Festival grounds

Max participants: 10

Run by: Ivy Fargaly, Management Assistant for Staff and Executive Team

Join us at the ASG festival for a creative Soapstone Pendant Making Workshop! In this hands-on session, you'll have the opportunity to craft a couple of unique pendants from soapstone, a soft and malleable material that’s perfect for beginners and experienced crafters alike.

What to Expect:

• Selection of Stones: Start by choosing from a variety of soapstones, each with its own unique color and texture.
• Shaping and Sculpting: Shape your stone using small files and rasps. Ivy will guide you through the process.
• Sanding and Polishing: Progress step-by-step from coarse to fine sanding techniques, refining your pendant until it’s smooth. Finish by polishing the stone with water and sandpaper to reveal its natural beauty.
• Finishing Touches: Once polished, you'll wax your stone to enhance its shine and durability. Finally, choose a cord that complements your pendant, creating a finished piece ready to wear or gift.

Come and unleash your creativity, and take home a piece of handmade art.

Understanding Polarisation

Length: 90 minutes

Location: Impulse (building 115), room Ncountr

Max participants: 30

Run by: 
- Inge Wallage, Corporate Director Communications & Marketing

- Laura Witlox, Communications Advisor AFSG

What is needed to sustain yourself as a scientist or researcher in times of polarization?

Polarization, or "us-versus-them" thinking, intensifies the divisions between population groups or political parties. Examples of scientific topics include the nitrogen debate, the energy transition, the habitat of the wolf, the protein transition: in these discussions, groups of people are often (very) fiercely opposed to each other, and scientific facts matter less and less. How do you recognize polarization and how can you turn it around?

Scientists do not deal in opinions, but they are often pigeonholed as such. WUR helps researchers recognize the dynamics of polarization. What is wise to do when the outside world runs away with your research, when elements are named in an unfounded manner, or are even used for improper purposes?

This workshop will be offered once in English and once in Dutch (see registration form).

LinkedIn training

Length: 90 minutes
Location: Zodiac (building 122), Room E1242
Max participants: 18 participants
Run by: Marloes Klaasse, Social Media Coordinator WUR

Message from your trainer:

Dear ASG-ers,

We are excited to announce that we will soon be hosting an inspiring LinkedIn training session, designed specifically to help you strengthen your professional online presence! 

Here's a sneak preview of what you can expect:

• What? An interactive LinkedIn training covering everything from an introduction to in-depth exploration, storytelling, message optimisation, to understanding the algorithm and driving engagement.
• You can join this training if you have a LinkedIn profile and know the basics
• Do not forget to bring your laptop!

We are sure this training will help you take your LinkedIn skills to the next level!

Kind regards,
Marloes Klaasse - Social Media Coordinator WUR

Braiding Bonds: bracelet crafting with Ernst van den Ende

Length: 90 minutes
Location: Zodiac (building 122), Room B1080
Max participants: 15 participants
Run by: Ernst van den Ende, Managing Director ASG

Do you know the art of making bracelets? Not just any bracelet, but one with a beautiful pattern, woven with precision and patience.
Ernst van den Ende is excited to guide you through creating a personal bracelet, where you choose the colors yourself. Ernst will provide the pattern for the bracelet.