Members are based in different countries and institutions – they do not work together in a single location. Instead, collaboration happens through a series of scheduled in-person meetings and online sessions. This model ensures focused, high-intensity interaction while allowing participants to continue their regular research at their home institutions. Working Groups typically bring together around 5–15 participants.
Most of the participants in a working group are typically scientists but the inclusion of stakeholders, practitioners or commercial innovators is encouraged. Diversity is crucial to the success. This diversity includes interdisciplinarity of scientific fields, but also diversity of gender, career stage and national origins.
New Working Groups are created gradually, in response to emerging scientific needs, available expertise, and opportunities for collaboration.
Each Working Group focuses on a specific research theme. For potential topics of future Working Groups, see Potential WG Topics.
Working Groups typically aim to produce collaborative outputs such as scientific papers, policy briefs, databases, or other synthesis-based results.
Approved Working Groups are expected to:
FISC provides support for the organisation and operation of approved Working Groups, including:
Accommodation is arranged by FISC. Travel and meals are typically paid by participants and reimbursed by CZU/FISC, with travel plans discussed in advance with FISC staff.
Project HIVE 101187384. Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
