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Francesco Tava Awarded Prestigious Czech Fellowship

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We’re excited to announce that Dr Francesco Tava has been awarded the Josef Dobrovský Fellowship. This prestigious fellowship will enable Francesco to undertake an intensive two-week research stay at the Institute of Philosophy of the Czech Academy of Sciences.

The Josef Dobrovský Fellowship offers international scholars a chance to conduct short-term research at the Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS). This program, lasting 15 to 45 days, welcomes Ph.D. students, postdocs, and senior researchers focusing on Czech-related studies. Fields of interest include history, culture, art, linguistics, geography, ethnography, and natural sciences.

Fellows can advance their research projects while fostering connections with CAS institutes. This opportunity allows for in-depth exploration of Czech-centric topics and collaboration with local experts.

The Josef Dobrovský Fellowship is a highly competitive program that supports international scholars in their pursuit of Czech-related studies. Francesco’s successful application speaks volumes about the quality and relevance of his research in the field of philosophy.

During his stay, Francesco will have the opportunity to:

  1. Immerse himself in the rich philosophical resources available at the Institute
  2. Collaborate with leading Czech scholars in his area of expertise
  3. Advance his current research project with access to specialized materials
  4. Forge valuable connections within the Czech academic community

This fellowship not only recognizes Francesco’s scholarly contributions but also promises to yield exciting developments in his research. We look forward to the insights and discoveries that will emerge from this intensive two-week period.

Stay tuned for updates on Francesco’s research progress and any publications that may result from this valuable opportunity.

Dr. Francesco Tava is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at UWE Bristol, specializing in political philosophy, phenomenology, and applied ethics. His research focuses on political solidarity in Europe and data ethics. Francesco has authored “The Risk of Freedom” (2016) and edited several scholarly works. He leads the BA Philosophy program at UWE and is co-Editor-in-Chief of Future Humanities. His current projects include a monograph on political solidarity and work on ethical models for data governance. Beyond academia, Francesco co-founded Thought in Action, partnering UWE with Bristol’s Watershed cinema to foster intellectual discourse.

Past DRAGoN Webinars: The importance of solidarity in Data sharing.

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DRAGoN runs a very popular webinar series that brings academics together with practitioners and members of the public facilitating conversation to flow from theory to practice. The next run of these webinars are due to start at the end of February 2023.

In the first of three blogs looking back on the Data Ethics and Governance webinar series so far Francesco Tava reflects on past seminars and the impact they have had on his work . In this post Francesco focuses on the webinar closest to one of his main research areas – data ethics.

Francesco starts by explaining “The idea of this series is to overcome the typical academic boundaries by involving professionals working in various sectors of data governance in a discussion around ethical concepts and problems arising from the use, access and sharing of data.” From the webinars we have held so far, one that aligns to my current research interests was the discussion on solidarity-based data governance.” with Barbara Prainsack (University of Vienna)

Francesco goes on to say that often the first and only consideration underpinning data governance is how to defend privacy. However, there are other principles which are equally important when it comes to data access and sharing that tend to fall by the wayside. One of which being solidarity. How can we rebalance this approach to include principles such as solidarity when assessing the practicalities and risks involved in data management?

‘’Data, not just
something completely
 impersonal, objective material…
Somehow describes
 who we are”

The talk that Barbara Prainsack held and the discussion that followed was very valuable. Not only did this discussion investigate a series of issues stemming from data management, but it also envisaged how a solidarity-based approach can provide possible solutions to these problems.

You can listen to the whole conversation for a deeper dive into Francesco’s reflection of this webinar here

You can listen to past DRAGoN talks here.

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