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Summer school<\/strong>: 7th<\/sup> \u2013 9th<\/sup> September 2022
Application link<\/strong>: https:\/\/skjemaker.app.uib.no\/view.php?id=12588341<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Welcome to the summer school \u201cengaging in critical research within institutions\u201d, co-organised by the AFINO<\/a> and DLN<\/a> centres!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Engaging in Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) and the critical inclusive, reflexive, anticipatory and responsive steps it demands, sometimes conflicts with the policy and funding institutions\u2019 aspirations for excellence, productivity, growth and measurable and demonstrable impacts, in which this research is embedded. This creates a gap between researchers\u2019 intentions for their research, and the expected outcomes; and navigating this gap is a challenge that involves altogether the research, funding and policy institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Group work at AFINO Summer School 2021, with Jean-Paul Vanderlinden, <\/strong>CEARC<\/a> and Universit\u00e9 de Versailles Saint-Quentin en Yvelines guiding the group. Photo: Eva H. Murvold.<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The summer school will open a space to discuss the important challenges faced by (early career) researchers engaging in critical research within entrenched institutions, and reflect on the types of skills and collaborations that could help navigate this challenge. In particular, we aim to discuss:
(i) the tensions<\/strong> between researcher\u2019s intentions for their research, and the institutions\u2019 expectations and assumptions. As an example, there are important tensions between the skills that are demanded of early career researchers (to be more inter, or transdisciplinary for instance); and their lived reality (precarity of research careers and potentially limited job opportunities);
(ii) new types of<\/strong> collaboration or dialogue<\/strong> needed between research, private, policy and funding institutions, in a context where research and innovation have a focus on addressing complex societal problems; and –
(iii) the skills<\/strong> needed to address this gap between intentions and outcomes, and to facilitate engaging with critical research within institutions \u2013 these skills might, among others, relate to interdisciplinarity, transdisciplinarity or reflexivity as ways to operationalise RRI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The summer school will be articulated around short keynotes, leaving time for plenary discussions and time for group work. On the last day, the groups will present their work (see assignment below).<\/p>\n\n\n\n


The AFINO and DLN summer school at a glance<\/strong>

Topic<\/strong>: Engaging in critical research within institutions
Who<\/strong>: Priority will be given to (early career) researchers affiliated with the AFINO and DLN centres, but everyone is welcome to apply! Notice – there are limited number of places.
When<\/strong>: Summer school: 7th<\/sup> \u2013 9th<\/sup> September 2022
Where<\/strong>: Hotel near Oslo, to be announced soon
Assignment and ECTS<\/strong>: 1 ECTS (+ 2 additional ECTS if essay), consisting in a 5-minute presentation, and a group work presentation, with outcome to be uploaded onto the RRI garden<\/a> webpage.
Costs<\/strong>: Participants are responsible for their own travel costs, but accommodation and food will be covered.
Application link<\/strong>: https:\/\/skjemaker.app.uib.no\/view.php?id=12588341<\/a>
Application deadline<\/strong>: 17th<\/sup> June 2022 \u2013 limited places available
Organisers<\/strong>: Anne Blanchard (anne.bremer@uib.no) leader of the AFINO Research School<\/a>; and Anders Braarud Hanssen (anbh@oslomet.no<\/a>) senior adviser for RRI at DLN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tentative programme:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/td>Wednesday 7th<\/sup> September<\/strong><\/td>Thursday<\/strong> 8th<\/sup><\/strong> September<\/strong><\/td>Friday<\/strong> 9th<\/sup><\/strong> September<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Morning 09:00 \u2013 12:00<\/td>Welcome and introduction<\/strong>
Mapping the tensions between intentions and outcomes in research: <\/strong>Will start with 5-minute presentations from participants: identify doubts, uncertainties, complexities that you face in your research<\/td>		New skills<\/strong>: Focus on inter and transdisciplinarity. What other skills might be relevant?  
Assignment in groups: <\/strong>come up with a set of skills \/ new research design or methodology \/ way of working with policy, etc. that would help navigate the gap between intentions and outcomes in research  <\/td>		 <\/strong> Participants\u2019 presentations<\/strong>      <\/td><\/tr>
Afternoon   13:00 \u2013 16:00<\/td>New collaborations<\/strong>: What new roles for the research, policy, funding institutions? Why? How? What would a collaboration between these institutions look like?<\/td>Assignment in groups continued<\/strong><\/td>Back home after lunch<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Assignment and ECTS<\/strong>: Attendance and working with the following two tasks will give 1 ECTS:<\/p>\n\n\n\n