SAVE THE DATE! 20 & 21 June 2019 – Le Plaza, Brussels Pathways to Transformation Insights from global institutional experiments in Responsible Research and Innovation In the drive for more sustainable futures, research and innovation actors are increasingly called upon to anticipate and respond to expectations and concerns from citizens and policy, industry and a… Continue reading Pathways to Transformation conference – 20 & 21 June 2019, Brussels
Tag: RRI (concept)
The role of ethnography in aligning science with society
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
An RRI-workshop at the OsloMet Academy
Research group leaders and administrators from across OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University came together on Monday, February 4, to learn about RRI, in a course developed under the auspices of RRI-Practice. Current and past members of the OsloMet RRI group Mads Dahl Gjefsen, Erik Thorstensen and Ellen-Marie Forsberg presented RRI efforts from the policy and… Continue reading An RRI-workshop at the OsloMet Academy
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
Responsible Research and Innovation Practice in the Australian Context
On September 5 and 6, the Australian arm of the RRI-Practice project hosted a workshop to discuss the meaning of RRI in the Australian context. Throughout the two days up to 50 representatives engaged in lively discussion across the RRI keys and dimensions and their applicability, or not, to Australia. Those in attendance represented a… Continue reading Responsible Research and Innovation Practice in the Australian Context
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
Advisory Board recommendations to RRI-Practice consortium
The RRI-Practice consortium meeting that took place in Berlin on September 21st 2017 included a session on which the Advisory Board members reflected on the presentations dealing with organisational approaches to RRI, barriers and drivers, and visions for best practices. The Advisory Board noted that the following issues are of particular importance for the project:… Continue reading Advisory Board recommendations to RRI-Practice consortium
First RRI-Practice Newsletter published
RRI-Practice team has the pleasure to invite you to read the first issue of our Newsletter. You can learn more about the RRI-Practice project; read an article on national RRI differences; get basic information about the Berlin workshops that took place in September; and see what lies ahead. Finally, some of the distinguished experts associated… Continue reading First RRI-Practice Newsletter published
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
Three days of RRI discussions in Berlin
On 20-22 September 2017, Helmholtz Association hosted two important RRI Practice events in Berlin: the third consortium meeting and two workshops. Soeren Wiesenfeld, Head of the Research Section at the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres, delivered a keynote speech on Helmholtz Association’s Perspective of 21st Century Science Policy Challenges. The workshops, attended by representatives… Continue reading Three days of RRI discussions in Berlin