Incorporating societal values and aspirations in science is central to the theoretical framework of RRI but implementing such objectives in practice is less obvious and does not happen automatically. Debates on incorporating responsibility in scientific work many times suggest embedding ethnographers to work alongside natural scientists and engineers. But how does cooperation between different disciplines… Continue reading The role of ethnography in aligning science with society
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Preliminary reflections from our experiences with RRI in practice
12 national case studies about RRI are now finalised in the project (see https://www.rri-practice.eu/knowledge-repository/publications-and-deliverables/) and we have concluded a consortium meeting with much reflection on our work, especially related to how the organisations we have worked with have regarded RRI as a concept and as practices. We are now starting the comparative part of the… Continue reading Preliminary reflections from our experiences with RRI in practice
RRI in the Brazilian University: notes from our focus group at UNICAMP
Author: Marko Monteiro The UNICAMP focus group for the RRI Practice Project was held on Dec. 11th, 2017, with full support from the University’s Dean of Research Dr. Munir Skaf, who was present and enabled a very rich and engaging discussion between the participants. We managed to bring together a very representative group of… Continue reading RRI in the Brazilian University: notes from our focus group at UNICAMP
RRI in a complex world: some reflections on the international RRI workshops
Last week a major milestone in the RRI-Practice project was achieved when representatives of research conducting and research funding/policy organisations from 14 countries within and outside Europe, as well as project researchers, met at the beautiful premises of the Helmholtz Foundation in Berlin to share experiences in implementing RRI in practice. Two workshops were held… Continue reading RRI in a complex world: some reflections on the international RRI workshops