The European Forum for Studies of Policies for Research & Innovation (Eu-SPRI) Annual Conference will be held at the University of Sussex in Brighton, UK on the 14th – 16th of June on the theme of Research with Impact.
Last year a call for papers for the conference took place. JRC SciArt curator Caterina Benincasa contributed to the development of Track 4 “The emotions and art of the societal impact of research” (info here) calls for full or early-stage articles on the relationship between the societal impact of researchers (including artistic research) and their emotions, their use of art to achieve impact and the representations of the quest for impact in popular culture. Successful applicants to this track will be presenting at the conference.
About the Eu-SPRI Annual Conference
The Eu-SPRI summer conference is the leading, annual European event on science, technology and innovation (STI) policy, providing a forum for scholars and policymakers in the areas of science, technology and innovation policy to exchange ideas, present emerging research and build valuable networks.
Check out the programme, here.
WHEN AND WHERE
· June 14-16, 2023
· Location: University of Sussex Business School, United Kingdom
More info on the 2023 Conference theme 'Research with Impact'
In recent years, STI policy globally has increasingly focused on ensuring that researchers engage with wider stakeholders to deliver positive economic impact and address societal challenges. This reflects the growing societal expectations placed on research and innovation, and increased concerns about how well research systems are aligned with the changing needs of society. Demand for research with impact has generated changes in how research is funded, evaluated, organized and disseminated.There are associated changes in the nature of knowledge production too, with new forms of inter-disciplinary, cross-organisational collaborations and knowledge exchange processes being supported. Demands to support research with impact create new challenges for researchers and STI policy makers, and raises new questions for STI policy researchers. Eu-SPRI 2023 will be a venue for exploration of these questions amongst international colleagues.
More information via the link: https://www.euspri2023.com/
Topic 4. The emotions and art of the societal impact of research
Societal impact of research is gradually steering science agendas. Adapting to this change increases the need to understand the emotional links between researchers and their stakeholders, consider novel impact channels, like art, and novel approaches to the evaluation of impact, like the representations of research impact in popular culture. This track calls for full or early-stage articles on the relationship between the societal impact of researchers and their emotions, their use of art to achieve impact and the representations of the quest for impact in popular culture. : Do researchers with societal impact exhibit particular emotions or other psychological characteristics? Is it different according to the type of stakeholder addressed? Do these researchers achieve higher satisfaction and well-being? : To what extent is the use of literary fiction and other artistic activities linked to societal impact of research? What are the underlying mechanisms? . Does the quest for impact in research appear in literature, films or comics? Do these depictions praise the role of researchers on solving societal problems? To what extent can these portraits generate evidence of societal impact of research?
Keywords: University-industry interaction; Science-society links; Knowledge transfer; Academic engagement; Psychology of science; Public awareness of science; Science communication; Representations of science
More info under Call for Papers (scroll down to Track 4) or at http://personales.upv.es/esplaal/data/PsyArt.pdf
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