The Science-Society Interface Discussed at FEBS Meeting in Barcelona
How do we achieve a real dialogue between Science and Society? What are scientists' responsibilities in this regard? These questions were discussed at a Round Table event 26 October 2017 at the "FEBS3+" conference in Barcelona, gathering biochemists and life scientists from France, Portugal and Spain.
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Looking to Norway
Roger Strand was听part of the 3-member expert panel and gave an introduction to the concept of听Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) in an EU context but also with听practical examples from the RRI work at CCBIO and within .听The "Norwegian听experience" was also the topic at a dedicated seminar the day before at听the .听
While RRI in general has been more visible in the North of Europe,听Catalan universities and research centres have taken an active role for听years in the development of RRI, not the least through听EU projects such as and ,听the latter also with the participation of the听University of Bergen.
Trust and distrust
听 - At one level, it could feel strange to take part in academic听seminars on the science-society interface in the exact moment when the听rest of Catalonia and Spain were following the intense developments听leading up to the declaration of independence by the Catalan Parliament,听Roger Strand reports. - On another level, it is easy to see the deep听interconnectedness between issues of trust and distrust in political,听economic and scientific elites throughout modern societies. To the听extent that RRI indeed may offer a "", the Catalan interest in RRI is not much of a surprise.
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CCBIO book release:听"Cancer Biomarkers: Ethics, Economics and Society".
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