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Sharing on behalf of research impact: Kia ora koutou,  Please join us for our next instalment in the Research Impact for Public Good webinar series, The research is clear, why aren't things changing? with science communicator Ceridwyn Roberts. The webinar will be held online on Wednesday 16 October, 12pm-1pm NZDT. There is a common belief that if someone truly understands scientific findings and the consequent impact on humanity, they will immediately change their behaviour. Unfortunately, this is rarely the case. When science is "mission-led" or a collaborative, transdisciplinary, multi-organisational approach to solving ‘big picture’ problems, how do we go about creating impact? This webinar will look at mission-led science communication and engagement and how it goes beyond explaining research, instead aiming to help people respond to science with meaningful action. Using her recent report for the Prime Minister's Chief Science Advisor as a starting point, Ceridwyn will explore best practice of the communication and engagement involved in mission-led science across the Aotearoa New Zealand science system. Ngā mihi, Brittany Bennenbroek  Kaitohutohu Pānga Rangahau | Research Impact Advisor Dr Cherie Lacey  Poutaki Pānga Rangahau | Research Impact Manager https://lnkd.in/g5AjcFNE

Another important next step in changing the research culture and especially research and researcher assessment: we should somehow make societal impact also visible, somehow 'measurable' and reward it. https://lnkd.in/d79sgBU3

"Research in Action: how to define, measure and communicate the societal impact of your work? Societal value creation is at the heart of the universities’ third mission, and it is the ambition of publicly funded research. However, measuring and communicating the achieved and potential impact of research results is not always straightforward. Societal benefits arise from all disciplines and from a wide range of approaches to knowledge valorisation. Several initiatives have been developed to support researchers in identifying and presenting the value of their work for society. This way, researchers’ work benefits from increased recognition and impact outside science, including informing policy making. Learn about successful practices to capture and promote the societal value of your research in this webinar!  You can register to receive a reminder shortly before the Talk. https://lnkd.in/eyuT6S8R You can also tell us the aspects of the topic which you would like speakers to explore. Registration is not compulsory to watch the event. No password or account is needed." European Commission knowledge management | social sciences Tuesday 24 September 2024, 13:00 - 13:40 (CEST) Online only Live streaming available

🔍 What Do Research Managers Do? by Saskia Hoving 👇 to better understand the importance of the role in impactful research and behind-the-scenes efforts of skilled Research Managers 😊 #researchmanagers #cocreators #addedvalue #frontierresearch #impactfulresearch

📚 Reading recommendation 📗 In the “The Quest for Impact Research: Position, Strategies and Future Directions” by Kent Williams, Loretta Baidoo, Tony R. Walker PhD, Binod Sundararajan & Alexander Davis share their position on: why impact research is important, what impact research is, and how researchers can ensure to conduct impact research that is embedded in purposeful shared partnerships and collaborations. They embed their advice within the sustainable development goals and native science.   Access the whole reading here: https://lnkd.in/g2PNveKs #impact #research #impactresearch  

If you are part of the science sector, I strongly recommend you engage with the four challenge workshops Christopher Anderson has outlined below to inform The Australian Academy of Science’s capability assessment, Australian Science, Australia’s Future: Science 2035.

We had an excellent workshop yesterday at Audencia with our international affiliate professor Constantin Blome on "Aligning practical and research impacts in research project development". Addressing these dual - and seemingly conflicting - objectives is challenging and not least when designing funded research projects. Constantin offered his view on ways forward, pointing to the importance of how we design and explain our research projects right from the start. Tackling the double hurdle of rigour and relevance has never been more important!

Last week, the Ed Husic MP released the Australian Government's National Science and Research Priorities. While the concept of setting such priorities isn’t new—many governments have done so with varying degrees of success over the past 35 years—this latest iteration will undoubtedly raise questions within the scientific community. Some will agree with the focus areas, others may disagree, and many will be concerned if their field doesn't neatly align with the designated priorities. The key question now isn't whether we agree with these priorities but whether the Australian scientific community can rise to the challenge. Our attention must now turn to whether we have the necessary scientific expertise, a robust pipeline, and the infrastructure to tackle these critical research areas and meet the government's ambitions. We've been actively engaging with this challenge at The Australian Academy of Science. Since the beginning of the year, we've focused on assessing whether Australia has the scientific capability to meet these national ambitions through Australian Science, Australia’s Future: Science 2035. Our approach centres on evaluating whether we have the right people—scientists— to address our greatest challenges and identify the conditions for success, including the foundational support needed to achieve our goals. In the coming weeks, we’ll be inviting scientists to participate in four challenge workshops. These will focus on critical questions: What science is needed to achieve net zero and protect biodiversity? How can we address demographic changes? What research will help us build resilience to pandemics, extreme weather events, and geopolitical tensions? And what science is essential to navigate technological transformations? We aim to provide the government and society with insights into critical capability gaps that need to be addressed and recommend changes in funding, infrastructure, and the scientific ecosystem to make this happen. Stay tuned to the link below for more updates—we have exciting developments on the horizon!

𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆, 𝐄𝐕𝐀𝐋𝐔𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍, 𝐀𝐂𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘, 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐇, 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 (𝐌𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐋)   𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: Citizen Science Exploring its trends and its role in sustainable development 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲? Citizen science is part of a paradigm that is gaining ground globally. It is based on the collective creation of scientific knowledge. Citizens can lead, contribute, collaborate, and co-participate with academics (or not) in one or several scientific processes and knowledge-building stages. There is no globally acceptable definition of citizen science but generally, definitions vary according to the type of scientific activities or practices, including citizen participation in collecting and monitoring data and even their intervention in the design and implementation of research and experiments. 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲: 1.# 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Volunteers from the general public participate in scientific research, often without formal scientific training. 2.# 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Projects are typically designed and overseen by professional scientists who guide and support the citizen participants. 3.# 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀: Citizens help collect, analyze, and sometimes interpret data, contributing valuable insights to scientific studies. 4.# 𝗪𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱𝘀: Citizen science projects can span various scientific disciplines, including astronomy, ecology, environmental monitoring, health research, and more. 5.# 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀: Participants often gain knowledge and skills, and the projects can foster a sense of community and connection to scientific endeavors. This publication about citizen science is based on the UNDP Argentina Accelerator Lab project. Nevertheless, there are multiple projects of citizen science across the globe Nice reading!   𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐡𝐮𝐚𝐁𝐲𝐞𝐧𝐤𝐲𝐚 MEARL Consultant Evaluation Partners Ltd 𝖤𝗆𝖺𝗂𝗅: 𝗃𝖻𝗒𝖾𝗇𝗄𝗒𝖺𝟩@𝗀𝗆𝖺𝗂𝗅.𝖼𝗈𝗆 𝖳𝖾𝗅: +𝟤𝟧𝟨𝟩𝟢𝟢𝟨𝟤𝟦𝟥𝟥𝟢 (𝖶𝗁𝖺𝗍𝗌𝖠𝗉𝗉)

"Digitalisation can help support facilitating setting up potential cross-departmental and societal research collaborations for science-centred research and impact creation to deal with ever-increasing complexity of societal challenges" 👉 Read more about the new ePlatform FUSIO-n in our last blog authored by Serdar Türkeli https://lnkd.in/dqDcQRKA