Science shops: participatory innovation, research and equity
Acting on the interface of science and society, Science Shops have developed inspiring, socially innovative and often experimental formats to tailor research to real social concerns. They operate in higher education institutions, public institutions or not-for-profit consultancies, organising research cooperation with civil society actors.
Does a Science Shop work in the same way in The Netherlands and Tunisia? Do social movements or groups express their demands in Bolivia like in Hungary? Hear stories chosen from several Science Shops experiences and gain an understanding of how this methodology could be adapted in your own context. With this session we aim to enhance creativity at the intersection of education, research, social exclusion and community development.
More about the session: Our interactive session will entail honest open-ended stories chosen from several Science Shops experiences currently being developed in seven countries as part of the InSPIRES EU-funded project. Participants will also be invited to analyse their own needs and research aspirations.
Session speakers
Coordinator International Science Shop Contact Point
Wissenschaftsladen Bonn - Bonn Science Shop
Norbert’s experience and warm teaching capacity on the topic of Science Shops will guide participants across the origins, limits and horizons of this methodology. Furthermore, thinking about new Science Shops’ possibilities, Norbert will keep challenging his audience towards the systematic, ethical and creative involvement of civil society actors and their societal concerns in the research and innovation processes.
Head of Living Lab for Health
As leader of the task: “Implementation of Science Shops around Europe and beyond” in InSPIRES project Rosina will explain how new innovative Science Shop 2.0 models aligned with Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI), Open Science and impact evaluation requirements, can be more culturally adapted, with a focus on innovative and participatory techniques for systematically engaging civil society and other key RRI stakeholders in research and innovation.
Giovanna works in the Department of Physics, University of Florence, one of the InSPIRES partners that are experimenting the new Science Shop model. This model integrates the principles of RRI and the methods for encouraging participation and engagement of citizens. Giovanna will present the first pilot project of the Florence Science Shop and illustrate how of Science Cafés, a well know methodology of science communication, can be exploited in the running of Science Shop projects.
The Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) - Hospital Clínic
As leader of InSPIRES project, María Jesús will explain how the project aims to widely disseminate these models and to promote international strategic alliances through the implementation of Trans-disciplinary and Transnational Science Shops projects and through policy impact. The researcher will also present current experiences InSPIRES partners are facing with new and creative Science Shops projects in Tunisia and Bolivia.
