PERARES - Public Engagement with Research and Research Engagement with Society / Edukad projektid

coordinating country [ NL ] search term [ Wissenschafts und Technologie - Transfer Zittau (WTT) e. V. ]

Public Engagement with Research and Research Engagement with Society

acronym:	PERARES
start:	2010-05-01
end:	2014-04-30

programme:	FP7 - Euroopa Liidu 7. raamprogramm
sub-programme:	SiS - Teadus ühiskonnas
instrument:	CSA-CA - Koordineerivad ja toetavad tegevused - koordineerivad tegevused
call identifier:	FP7-SCIENCE-IN-SOCIETY-2009-1
project number:	244264
duration in months:	48
partner count:	27

abstract:	PERARES strengthens public engagement in research (PER) by developing multi-annual action plans, involving researchers and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in the formulation of research agendas and the research process. It uses debates on science to actively articulate research requests of civil society. These are forwarded to research institutes, and results are used in a next phase of the debate. Thus, these debates move ‘upstream’ into agenda setting. For this, partners link existing debate formats with the science shop network – already linking civil society and research institutes - and start a transnational web portal for debates. This is piloted on nanotechnology, then every few months a new debate starts. These are connected to the European reflection on the grand societal challenges for the future of the ERA. To be able to answer to research requests, it is necessary to enlarge and strengthen the network of research bodies doing research for/with CSOs. Thus, nine new science shop like facilities throughout Europe are started, mentored by experienced partners. Science shop-like work is advanced by adding studies on good practices to the available knowledge base and organising workshops. Guidelines to evaluate the impact of engagement activities are developed and tested. The partners pilot and assess alternative forms of agenda-setting dialogue between researchers and CSOs, e.g. long-term periodic meetings, and direct co-operations in two important social sciences fields: Roma/Traveller’s issues and domestic violence issues. The partners also investigate the potential role of higher education institutes and funding councils in supporting co-operation with CSOs. PERARES discusses its activities with the wider community through two large conferences and ongoing dissemination. Thus, through increased, better structured co-operation, more researchers and CSOs engage in incorporating needs, concerns and knowledge of civil society in research agendas.

partner no and role		partner name	country	contact person	web page
1	coordinator	RIJKSUNIVERSITEIT GRONINGEN	NL	Henk A.J. Mulder	http://www.rug.nl
2	partner	WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITEIT	NL	Ingeborg Oude Lansink	http://www.wageningenuniversiteit.nl/UK/
3	partner	VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL	BE	Martine Follet	http://www.vub.ac.be
4	partner	WISSENSCHAFTSLADEN BONN EV	DE	Norbert Steinhaus	http://www.wilabonn.de
5	partner	QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST	UK	Pauline Mccann	http://www.qub.ac.uk
6	partner	THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE	UK	Keith Cann	http://www.cam.ac.uk
7	partner	UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, CORK	IE	Mary Cusack	http://www.ucc.ie
8	partner	DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY	IE	Catherine Bates
9	partner	UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI	ES	Gomez Aitor	http://www.urv.cat
10	partner	FONDATION SCIENCES CITOYENNES	FR	Glen Millot	http://www.sciencescitoyennes.org
11	partner	UNIVERSITE DE LYON	FR	Béatrice Korc	http://www.universite-lyon.fr
12	partner	VETENSKAPSRADET - SWEDISH RESEARCH COUNCIL	SE	Pär Omling	http://www.vr.se
13	partner	TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE	EL	Vassilios Kelessidis	http://www.tuc.gr
14	partner	UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA DIN BUCURESTI	RO	Rodica Stanescu
15	partner	ESSRG Kft.	HU	Balint Balasz
16	partner	UNIVERSITETET I STAVANGER	NO	Troels Jacobsen	http://www.uis.no
17	partner	Association pour le développement d'une recherche citoyenne active	FR	Isabelle Maugis	http://adreca.e3b.org/
18	partner	UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI SASSARI	IT	Andrea Vargiu	http://www.uniss.it
19	partner	University of Glamorgan	UK	Steven Harris	http://transport.research.glam.ac.uk
20	partner	AS CYPRUS COLLEGE LIMITED	CY	Andreas Efstathiades	http://www.euc.ac.cy
21	partner	Institute of Baltic Studies	EE	Rene Tõnnisson	http://www.ibs.ee
22	partner	DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY	IE	Fiona Killard	http://www.dcu.ie
23	partner	DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET	DK	Michael Søgaard Jørgensen	http://www.dtu.dk
24	partner	Wissenschafts und Technologie - Transfer Zittau (WTT) e. V.	DE	Karl-Heinz Reiche	http://www.wissenschaftsladen.eu
25	partner	The Heschel Center for Environmental Learning and Leadership	IL	Vered Balan	http://www.heschel.org.il
26	partner	STICHTING DIENST LANDBOUWKUNDIG ONDERZOEK	NL	Lèneke Pfeiffer
27	partner	UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE	UK	Nicola Dolman	http://www.newcastle.ac.uk