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Monday 29

Theatre, emoji, science centres and RRI – sharing experiences from the Ecsite Conference 2016

Posted by Ecsite on 29 Aug 2016

A report on the RRI-related workshops and sessions during the Ecsite Annual Conference 2016.

Now that the call for proposals for the next Ecsite Annual Conference 2017 just opened we think it is the right moment to sit down and reflect on the past Ecsite Conference 2016 in Graz and what exactly we learned from it.

Science centres, museums and other science engagement organisations are finding themselves in the middle of the transformation of the science&society relationship. With the concept of RRI (Responsible Research and Innovation), actively promoted by the European Commission, the ongoing process of aligning research and innovation with societal needs and expectations is one of the most important science policy trends in EU funding scheme Horizon 2020. Does it have any implications on the work of science engagement organisation? What kind of role are they ready to take up in this transformation? These and many other questions were the main themes of several sessions and workshops during the Ecsite Annual Conference 2016 in Graz, Austria. The conference offered a great platform to discuss and share concrete experiences with RRI that are relevant specifically for science engagement organisations.

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Sunday 19

Making responsibility a reality

Posted by Ignasi López-Verdeguer and Melanie Smallman on 19 Jul 2015

RRI Tools' Ignasi Lopez-Verdeguer and Melanie Smallman wrote an article about the project in Research Europe on 19th June, in advance of their presentation at the EARMA conference in Leiden , Netherlands(28 June-1st July 2015). An abridged version of the article is below.

Venue of the EARMA conference in Leiden from the EARMA 20115 website​

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