Edukad projektid

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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