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Sanz Casado, Elías

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Elías Sanz CasadoResearch Institute for HigherEducation and Science(INAECU UC3M-UAM)The interest of science shops for universities: The case of the UC3M-INAECU Science ShopUniversity Carlos III of Madrid November 7th of 2019Open Science International Staff Week UC3MINTRODUCTIONThere are different ways of conducting science: TRADITIONAL SCIENCE and CITIZEN SCIENCEPERSPECTIVE: Traditional science• The researchers define the topic to study• Citizens do NOT participate in the knowledge production process• The scientific findings reach the citizens by the dissemination process (they are passive actors)• The community has little chance of interaction with researchers• Science FOR societyINTRODUCTIONFigure adapted from Haklay (2013)Citizens can participate in all stages of the research projectPERSPECTIVE: Citizen scienceIn this new perspective, the university canplay an important role, because it caninteract with citizens within its missions:teaching, research and knowledge transferactivities.Science WITH AND FOR society (SWAFS)This new vision of research will allow the empowerment of citizensScience shop as a case of citizen scienceWithin the Citizen Science perspective, the Science Shops promote  the relationship between researchers and citizensA Science Shop provides independent, participatory research support in response to concerns experienced by civil society.(Living Knowledge- International Science Shop Network)CITIZEN SCIENCE:  science shopSince the first science shop, which emerged in the Netherlands in the 70s, many others have been created worldwide later. Europe leads these entities in almost all countriesNumbers of Science Shop bycountryIn Spain, one of the recent initiatives is the Science-Shop UC3M-INAECUThe UC3M-INAECU Science Shop SciShops.eu Project “Enhancing the Responsible andSustainable Expansion of the Science Shops Ecosystem inEurope”European Programme: Horizonte 2020Call: H2020-SwafS-2016-1. Participatory research and innovation via Science ShopsDuration: 30 months (2017-2020)Budget: €2.935.887,50Countries involved: 13 Participating Institutions:  18Creation of 10 new Science ShopsUniversitiesNGOsEnterprisesResearchcentersThe contribution of science shops to university Direct communication with the citizens. Forum for discussion.  Know the citizens problems and needs of the local communities. Promoting the scientific and social recognition. Offer solutions to the citizens. Creation of synergies.Main milestones of UC3M-INAECU Science Shop2017Initial phase of the Project “Scishop.eu”2018Development of logistic issues2018Identification and contact with  stakeholders2018-2019problem identification and development of activities 2020…Search for options for continuityUC3M-INAECU Science Shop stakeholdersUniversityResearchersStaffStudentsStudent associationsUniversity authoritiesSocietyCity councilsAssociationsPrimary and  secondary schoolsCitizensIndustrial sectorUC3M-INAECU Science Shop: activitiesParticipatorymethodologiesResearchprojectsDisseminationactivities11Review Meeting  |  BrusselsMeetings with stakeholders to identify traffic and pollution problems in the urban areas of Getafe (September 2019)Knowledge café events12Meeting with different stakeholders to discuss proposals on the reuse of empty lots in Madrid.May 2019April 2019Meeting with various stakeholders to identify problems related to traffic mobility in the municipality of Getafe and discuss proposals/solutions.FOCUS GROUP AND CO-CREATION eventsResearch ProjectsEU Projects on Urban Mobility: Getafe Model CityReuse of empty lots in Madrid (community uses)Citizen mobility monitoring for urban planning through citizen science initiative A specific case of problem identificationProblem identification: mobility of citizens in the city of GetafeTransformation into a research questionParticipatory meetings / activities with the different agents involvedSolution of theproblemCurrent phaseStakeholders involved• Citizens• Local authorities• Organizations (neighbors, disabled, environmental, etc.)• companies• Technical staff (UC3M)• Researchers (UC3M)• NGOsCo-creation of knowledge(Bottom-up perspective)15Dissemination activities"European Researchers' Night“September (2018) "European Researchers' Night“September (2019)16Training for secondary school teachers (September 2018)Workshop with high school students "The Challenge of Water" (April 2019)Workshop in “Youth Speak Forum” (april 2019)Dissemination activities17Workshop "Evolution of research on citizen science". INAECU Institute, Madrid (May 2018)Workshop: How does science reach the citizen? INAECU Institute, Madrid (February 2019)Dissemination activities18Activity with students during Solidarity Week (February 2019)Info session with experts on traffic mobility (September 2019)Dissemination activities19Strengths• Broad knowledge of the local communities problems• Close collaboration with municipalities• Working with topics of interest to communities• Support of the ‘Scishops.eu’ project• Motivated work teamOpportunities• The Mattew Effect (the prestige and recognition of the University)• Collaboration with more experienced European partners (possibility of mentoring and twinning)Weaknesses• Funding until the end of the project• Difficulty for involving certain stakeholders (lack of recognition)• Dependence on political factors in the relationship with municipalitiesThreats• Strong dependence on the university facilities• lack of mid-term financingStrengths and weaknesses of our Science-ShopCONCLUDING REMARKS Activities in citizen science and especially in science shops can be veryuseful to strengthen university activities with their local communities. Science shops are rarely used in Spain for conducting research using theparticipatory community-based research methodology. This knowledge generation process must provide a more social andparticipatory approach to science. The identification of questions and needs of the local communities iscrucial in order to solve the identified problems.Staff Week Open Science UC3MThanks for your ATTENTION!!elias.sanz@uc3m.eshttp://lemi.uc3m.eshttp://www.inaecu.com/Twitter: @inaecuuc3m

The interest of science shops for universities: The case of the UC3M-INAECU Science Shop

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