Day 2 shifts the focus to prize-cultures in the current scientific practice. Should prizes be aimed at scientific collectives and collaboration, rather than on individuals? Do prizes not tend to reward already privileged scientists? How can for instance the gender-gap or global-south-gap regarding the most prestigious prizes be bridged?
Key-note 'Unexpected Recognition' by Louise Gunning, physician, director of the Hollandse Maatschappij der Wetenschappen and former chair of the board of the University of Amsterdam.
Program day 2 - 30 September Prizes in current sciences
9.30-.10.00 Coffee and registration
10.00-10.45 Key-note Louise Gunning, Unexpected recognition
10.45-11.45 Nobel Prizes in times of inclusivity and collaborative science
- Nils Hansson, Nobel Prizes and the Gender Gap
- Frank Miedema, Heroes in Science: Of images and statues.
11.45-12.00 Coffee break
12.00-13.00 Prizes, heroes en culture
- Gijs van der Ham, You are my Hero. Heroism and Worship in the Netherlands
- Olov Amelin, Benchmarking Excellence; Turning a world famous prize into an inspiring museum. An impossible task? * Sponsored by Museums Collections & Society research programme of Leiden University
13.00-13:15 Commentary: Sarah de Rijcke
13.15-14.00 Lunch
14.00-14.45 Interview Spinoza Prize winners: Klaas Landsman and Ineke Sluiter
14.45-15.15 Eddie Brummelman, The genius trap: When and why awards can undermine scientific progress.
15.15-15.45 Wrap up
15.45-16.30 Heroes-of-science-museum-tour by Hilbrand Wouters
16.30-17.30 Drinks
