WTMC Summer School 2027
Theme TBD
Date
21-24 June 2027
Location
Study and Conference Centre Soeterbeeck
Elleboogstraat 2
5352 LP Deursen-Dennenburg
The Netherlands
Registration
Registration for this event will open in spring 2027.
WTMC PhD candidates can register for free. PhD candidates not participating in the full WTMC training trajectory can register and participate for a fee. This fee includes accommodation and meals for the duration of the summer school.
The theme is yet to be decided. Klaus Høyer from the University of Copenhagen will be this year’s anchor teacher.
About the anchor teacher:
Klaus Høyer is Professor of Medical Science and Technology Studies at the Centre for Medical Science and Technology Studies at the Institute of Public Health of the University of Copenhagen. He is interested in the organization and regulation of the healthcare system and medical research, in particular with respect to introduction of new medical technologies. Klaus Høyer belongs to the interdisciplinary field known as Science and Technology Studies (STS) and has a background in social anthropology, empirical ethics and African area studies. He has worked with research biobanking, stem cells, property issues, forensic biobanking, bone, blood, and organ transplantation, public-private partnerships, ethics regulation, EU health regulation, data-intensification and public perceptions of various of these topics.
Contact
If you have any content-related questions regarding this workshop, please feel free to contact the training coordinators Evelien de Hoop e.de.hoop@vu.nl or Noortje Jacobs: n.jacobs@erasmusmc.nl.
For practical questions, please contact wtmc@vu.nl
