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SCIENCE SHOPS and
PERARES – Europe Update
Public Engagement with Research
And Research Engagement with Society
Henk Mulder
University of Victoria, Oct 18-2012
www.livingknowledge.org
[email protected]
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University of Groningen
Since 1614
Classical University
27,000 Students
5,000 Staff
5 Science Shops (since 1979)
-Business Management and
Economics
-Medical Faculty
-Languages, Culture, Communication
-Didactic and Educational Studies
-Mathematics and Natural Sciences*
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(merger of 4 departemental shops)
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University
Society
Research
KNOWLEDGE
Graduates
Education
Classical Model (Humboldt)
Mode I
Popularisation
- Economy
- Culture
- Democracy
Graduates
- Employment
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University
Research
Society
Issues
KNOWLEDGE
Education
Joint Knowledge Development
Co-creation, Mode II
Application /
Experience
Knowledge Exchange
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
(United Nations, 1948)
Article 27 (1)
Everyone has the right freely to participate
in the cultural life of the community, to
enjoy the arts and to share in scientific
advancement and its benefits
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A Science Shop
in response
to
(is a unit that) provides
concerns expressed
by civil society.
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Research Capacity Supply
Research done by
science shop staff
students
- voluntary
- course/diploma
- internship
researchers
- voluntary
- paid
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Examples Groningen
Science Shop Physics
Wind Turbines –
Noise at night (Residents)
 PhD
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Utrecht Examples
• Effects climate change on dune ecosystems
(Dune Conservation Agency)
• Fish protection in hydro power
(Environmental NGO)
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Science Shop Groningen
• City of Assen: Street Lighting in Natural Area:
– Social Safety
– Energy saving
– Does not disturb nature
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Ecology Department
NGO “Bats Working Group”
Green coloured LED lights
GREEN LIGHT FOR BATS!
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University of Tilburg
• MA project
– Position of patients in mental health care:
consequences of having to repeat their stories to
new psychs (Patients Asssociation).
• PhD projects:
– Young veterans and sense of guilt (Association
of Veterans)
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Impact for
Society
Media / Public Attention
Legal success
Policy influencing success
New product, service,
organisation
Empowerment !!!
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Benefits “Science Shops”
› Empowered CSOs
› Enhanced learning for students, including social
and political awareness, employability!
› Case materials/networking for researchers
› PR and social responsibility for institute
› Policy: Informed decisions
› This is one of the working dialogue
systems between science and society.
› Interactive science communication!
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Limitations
› Timing (students)
› Merits (staff)
› Grants
 Often only ‘scientific excellence’
 Or for economic development at best
› Reviews still quite traditional
› Existing funding schemes scattered
 E.g. EC’s “Research for the benefit of special
groups: CSOs” remains under-applied
› But: EU H2020 Responsible Research &
Innovation!
Netherlands:
1970s
start
1980s
established and professionalised
1990s
2000s
commercialisation means threats,
closures, adaptations; still vital
strengthening by international
contacts, Brussels, Science
Communication, Science & Society
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Dutch Law on Higher Education and
Scientific Research
• Mission of University
• Education
• Research
• Service to society:
“…and they transfer knowledge on behalf of
society” (art 1.3.1, 1992).
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Dutch Law on Higher Education and
Scientific Research
Art 1.3.4: The Universities give
attention as well to the personal
development and the raising of the
awareness of societal responsibility
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Dutch Science Shops
University of
Utrecht (5x)
Erasmus
University
Rotterdam
Middelburg
Groningen
Twente
Utrecht
Wageningen
Rotterdam
University of
Groningen
(5x)
Technical
University of
Twente
Wageningen
Agricultural
University
Tilburg
Eindhoven
Roosevelt
Academy
Middelburg
University
of Tilburg
Technical
University of
Eindhoven (2x)
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Meanwhile, back in Brussels….
2001:
Directorate Science & Society
at DG Research:
Science and Society Action Plan
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“ Every science
- and every society needs a science shop”
(2001)
Dr. Rainer Gerold
former Director Science and Society,
DGXII - EC
European Commission &
Science Shops
1. Trust of citizens in Science
2. Shorter communication line Citizens - European
research policy
3. Raising Public Awareness of Science
4. Raising Science’s Awareness of the Public
5. Social themes of research
 NETWORKING GRANTS
 PR and POLICY CONSULTANCY
 FUNDING SCHEME ‘RESEARCH for CSOs’
 More engagement in their next programmes!
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Science Shop
- Wetenschapswinkel
- Boutique
de Science
- Videnskabsbutiken
- Wissenschaftsladen
- Bazar
de las Ciencias
- InterMediu
EU High Level Expert Group
• Promote the creation
and the advancement of
Science Shops at
Universities (p.13)
(May 2005)
International Science Shop Network
‘Living Knowledge’
General objective:
To give citizens around Europe (and beyond)
better access to
scientific information and expertise!
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Science Shop
- Wetenschapswinkel
- Boutique
de Science
- Videnskabsbutiken
- Wissenschaftsladen
- Bazar
de las Ciencias
- InterMediu
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Bazar de las Ciencias – InterMediu – Interchange - CUPP HelpDesk
Community Knowledge Exchange - Research Shop - Echop a Sciences
Forskningstorg - Knowledge Co-Op - Community Based Research Center
Knowledge Co-Op - Students Learning With Communities - Teadusturg –
Office of Community Based Research - xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
1970’s Netherlands (+ USA, community-based research)
1980’s Australia, Denmark, England, Northern Ireland, Germany,
Austria, France, Belgium
1990’s Canada, Spain, Romania, New Zealand, Malaysia, Czech Rep,
South Korea, South Africa
2000’s Belgium, France, South Korea, Portugal, Latvia, Japan, Wales,
Ireland, Turkey, Hungary, China, Italy, South Africa
2010s Cyprus, Estonia, Greece, Israel, Norway
Living Knowledge (Since 2001)
• More than 60 active Science Shops worldwide.
• 500 individuals
• ‘Members’: Persons at organisations that meet the
definition of a Science Shop and those who support
this mission
• FREE of charge, informal (no legal entity), organic
• Ad-hoc member groups submit project proposals and
fund network activities
• Secretariat: Bonn Science Shop (Norbert Steinhaus)
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Science Shop
- Wetenschapswinkel
- Boutique
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- Videnskabsbutiken
- Wissenschaftsladen
- Bazar
de las Ciencias
- InterMediu
Living Knowledge
Practical Use
• Increase of visibility and accessibility
• Exchange of information
Internat.Contact Point (24 nat. contact points),
Discussion list, Newsletter and Magazine,
Website, Conferences (Seville 2005, Paris 2007,
Belfast 2009, Bonn 2012, Copenhagen 2014)
• Dissemination of results
magazine and newsletter, database(s), linking
networks,
Get visible:
The cooperation in
international projects
lead to a world wide
recognition of the
Science Shop model
• Mentoring and training
consultancy, advise, exchange, Science Shop toolbox,
summer schools
• Research Cooperation
ecology, urbanisation, environmental education,
health, social issues ...
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Science Shop
- Wetenschapswinkel
- Boutique
de Science
- Videnskabsbutiken
- Wissenschaftsladen
- Bazar
de las Ciencias
- InterMediu
Living Knowledge Network
Strategic Impacts
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Critical mass
International alliances
National spin off
government, national institutes
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Local spinn off
hosting institutes, media,
public awareness, empowerment
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Funding opportunities
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Proposal submissions
EC Science & Society
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Science Shop
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- Boutique
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- Wissenschaftsladen
- Bazar
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Groningen-Romania-EC
› Utrecht initiatives in CzechoSlowakia mid 90s (twin city
Brno); workshop Groningen 1996:
› Setting up science shops in Romania (1996-2005)
 Environment
 Higher Education Reform
 Finance: Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
› Setting up science shops all-over
 TRAMS project
 PERARES project
 Finance: European Commission
› Spin-off: Living Knowledge Conference, Website and
Summer Schools
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Groningen-Canada-Brussels
› Visit Canadian SSH Federation to Groningen (1996)
› Report SSHF to SSHRC (1998)
› CURA pilot (2000)
 CURA regular  participatory projects general
 More opportunities for CBR/Science Shops Canada
 EC consults with SSHRC (2012)
Science Shop Call European Commission (2007)
Research for the Benefit of Specific Groups/CSOs (2008)
Ile de France Conseil Regional: Partenariat institutionscitoyens pour la recherche et l’innovation PICRI (2005);
Bretagne: appropriation sociale des sciences ASOSc
(2006); Nord Pas-de-Calais: Chercheurs Citoyens
(2011)
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Science-in-Society Call 2008
› Science Communication: From ‘transmission’ to
‘interaction’ (‘understanding’  ‘engagement’)
› …engagement that will make a difference to
research strategies…
› …broadest European coverage…
 PERARES: 26 partners, 17 countries,
May 2010 – April 2014, Grant: 2.7M Euro
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University of Groningen; Wageningen University (WU) and Research
Centres (SDLO) (Netherlands),
Free University Brussels (Belgium),
Science Shop Bonn; WTT Science Shop Zittau (Germany),
Queens University Belfast; University of Cambridge; University of
Glamorgan (Until 10/10), University of Newcastle (From 1/11)(UK),
University College Cork; Dublin Institute of Technology; Dublin City
University (Ireland),
University Rovira I Virgili Tarragona (Spain),
Foundation Citizen Science; Foundation for the Development of an
Active Citizen Research ADReCA; University of Lyon (France),
Swedish Research Council (Until 11/11) (Sweden),
Technical University Crete (Greece),
Politehnica University Bucharest (Romania),
ESSRG Science Shop (Hungary),
University of Stavanger (Norway),
University of Sassari (Italy),
European University (Cyprus),
Institute for Baltic Studies (Estonia),
Technical University of Denmark (Until 10/12), Aalborg University (from
11/12) (Denmark),
Heschel Centre (Israel).
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PERARES Objective
› Strengthen interaction in formulating research
agenda’s between researchers and CSOs
(CSOs = Civil Society Organizations).
= Upstream Engagement
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By structuring Public Engagement
› Debates / dialogues on science and research
 At Science Festivals and other organised
meetings
 On-line dialogues
“Q & A”
› Research for/with CSOs
 Science Shops
 Co-operative Projects funded by Research
Funders
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› Setting research agenda’s in dialogue with CSOs:
 Continuous dialogue research labs-CSOs (France: Health
Education; UK: Biodiversity)
 Local Human Rights: Roma/Traveller’s Communities Issues
 Domestic violence
› International (on-line + local) dialogue to set research
questions/agenda: Pilot Nanotechnology
› 10 more Science Shops!
› Potential role of Higher Education and Research Funders
 HE Policy Review; Monitoring Post-doc project;
Good practice overview & sharing by Research Funders
› Evaluation packages
› Conferences + Networking Globally (GACER, CRNC, ….)
› EC Science in Society Program works!
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PERARES:
Let’s Make Dialogues
More Than Just Talk!
For more info on PERARES and Science Shops:
www.livingknowledge.org
The PERARES project received funding from
the European Commission in its 7th
Framework Program for Research
under contract SiS-244264.