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    Economics of Big Science Workshop

    20–21 Apr 2026
    LSE, Marshall Building
    Europe/London timezone

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    1. 1. Welcome address
      20/04/2026, 09:30
    2. 3. How Governments Assesses the Value of Science
      Prof. Riccardo Crescenzi (London School of Economics and Polical Science)
      20/04/2026, 09:45
    3. 4. A Word from the European Commission
      Mrs Patricia Postigo McLaughlin (European Commission)
      20/04/2026, 09:55
    4. 5. European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures
      Prof. José Luis Martinez Peña (ESFRI)
      20/04/2026, 10:05
    5. 6. Rethinking the Evaluation of Big Science
      Ms Charlotte Glass (STFC, Head of Evaluation)
      20/04/2026, 10:15
    6. 16. Translating Big Science into National Benefit : an Example from the Paul Scherrer Institute
      Dr Mirjam van Daalen (PSI)
      20/04/2026, 10:25
    7. 7. Q&A
      20/04/2026, 10:35
    8. 8. Session 2 - Roundtable Discussion: The Why, What, How, and When of Big Science Evaluation
      20/04/2026, 11:20

      Chair and Lead Discussant: Dr. Silvia Vignetti (CSIL)

      Format: ~10min – initial kick-off on the importance of evidence, followed by a moderated roundtable with 4 rounds of interventions

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    9. 17. Where Big Science Meets Social Science
      Prof. Mark Thomson (CERN)
      20/04/2026, 14:00
    10. 9. Session 3: Evidence for Science Policy: What can Public R&D do for Innovation and Growth?
      20/04/2026, 14:20

      Moderator: Fiona Larner (Head of Monitoring and Evaluation, The British Academy)

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    11. 10. Session 4 - Roundtable Discussion: Socio-Economic Impact Assessment for Future Big Science Investments
      20/04/2026, 15:30

      Chair and Lead Discussant: Prof. Massimo Florio (University of Milan)

      Format: 10min initial kick-off on the importance of evidence for future projects, followed by a moderated roundtable with 4 rounds of interventions

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    12. 11. From Curiosity to Prosperity: Sharing the Gains of Science
      20/04/2026, 18:30

      Why should governments back “Big Science” when discoveries are uncertain and the benefits may seem distant from taxpayers’ daily lives? In this public lecture, France Anne Córdova—astrophysicist and former Director of the US National Science Foundation, NASA Chief Scientist, and President of the Science Philanthropy Alliance—explores how curiosity-driven research and the large...

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    13. 12. Session 5 - Roundtable Discussion: Knowledge Spillovers through Big Science Procurement
      21/04/2026, 09:45

      Chair and Lead discussant: Prof. Elvira Uyarra (University of Manchester)

      Format: 10-minute introductory presentation, followed by a moderated roundtable with four rounds of interventions

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    14. 13. Session 6 - Roundtable Discussion: Sustainability of Big Science
      21/04/2026, 11:20

      Moderated by Prof. Jonathan Pershing (London School of Economics and Political Science)

      Format: A moderated roundtable with four rounds of interventions

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    15. 14. Closing remarks
      Prof. Riccardo Crescenzi (London School of Economics and Polical Science)
      21/04/2026, 12:30
    16. 15. Light Lunch
      21/04/2026, 12:45