With the association Sciences Citoyennes and the Mouvement pour des Savoirs Engagés et Reliés, physicist Pablo Jensen is working for greater citizen participation in decisions concerning scientific research
Since 2023, the University of Toulouse has been implementing the Toulouse Initiative for Research’s Impact on Society, with 4% of its budget directly dedicated to the development of interactions between all sciences and society.
The director of an association providing social support and advice to people in need tells why they engaged in a research project about social workers practices, and why she wants to pursue this kind of actions
Starting with his own work in conservation biology, Romain Julliard built an expertise on data collection by citizens, that he help today others to implement
“A kind of scientific knowledge production in which people from civil society participate actively and deliberately”: this definition of participatory science guides Fabian Docagne to develop science and society synergies.
Engaging with the community in research projects from the very outset ensures that research translates into meaningful real-world solutions, says the head of the National Research Council of the Philippines.