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The Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities plays a central role in the European project HEIRRI: Higher Education Institutions & Responsible Research and Innovation, which aims to integrate the concept of “Responsible Research and Innovation”, or RRI, into the science and engineering degrees, mainly focusing on universities and other higher education institutions (HEI).
The European Union recently published a new expert group report called
"Indicators for promoting and monitoring Responsible Research and
Innovation". The expert group was chaired by Roger Strand, professor at
the Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities and the
CCBIO, University of Bergen.
Is new technology always a good idea? Or should we as a society think twice before we start using technologies and applications that are presented as new and revolutionary? And how can different types of knowledge play a part when we assess the actual value of new technology?
May 7.-8. SVT organize a kickoff meeting for the SAMKUL funded project Understanding Cultural Conditions for Climate Change Adaption
The Council of Europe, with its 47 member states, has for years been involved in international efforts for human rights and bioethics. In particular, it is known for the so-called Oviedo Convention that outlines ethical principles for biomedicine.
In December 2014 SVT organized a mini-symbosium focusing on post-normal science. If you are interested to see more of the symposium, please follow the links at the right of this side.
ReDig - Responsibility as an Integral Component of Digital Research Practices in Bio-and Nanotechnology.This project will produce knowledge on how responsibility should be integrated within digital research practices.
Podcast from kick-off workshops in Bangladesh
Zora Kovacic is a visiting phd fellow from Univeristat Autònoma de Barcelona for three months at SVT. The title for her project is "The use of quantitative science for governance: How to assess the promises of a sustainable future"
