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Aligning life-science technology promises and societal expectations

How can the promises of scientists and the expectations in society be better attuned to one another?

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Society & Genomics - Communicatie & educatie

Projects

Communication and education

CSG enhances and innovates public communication and education on life sciences, for example by initiating and organising public debate on life sciences themes. CSG also organises the DNA Labs on the Road, an activity carried out together with a number of genomic centres and universities, which is targeted at the upper forms of advanced secondary education. In all these projects, CSG uses research to improve the quality and effectiveness of communication and education efforts.

 

Current projects

  • Science of value. Dialogue as a key to societal valorization

    Dialogue as a tool for societal valorization of environmental and industrial biotechnology

    Can a dialogue between science and society add to the societal value of new biotechnologies?

  • Meaningful science in policy making

    Empowering scientists for societal responsibility in the policy context

    How can scientists play a more meaningful role in policy making on the bio-based economy?

  • Making pupils aware of biotechnology and sustainability

    Assessing and understanding the impact of education and communication in life sciences

    What criteria must educational project in the life sciences meet in order to be successful?

  • Learning genomics through images

    Educating for visual literacy in a genomics world: fostering imagery of cellular and molecular dynamics in science education

    Visualizing the cell - What is the best way to impliment visions of cellulair and moleculair processes in education for high school students?

  • DNA in dialogue

    Doing dialogue and DNA: how to articulate societal issues for genomics research agendas

    How might various forms of interaction among social and scientific parties help improve the relationship between genomics and society in general?

  • Positioning communication on plant genomics

    Psychological positioning of communication on plant genomics: the role of psychological context and mode of thought

    How do citizens decide on matters relating to plant genomics, and how can information best be presented to them?

  • 'DNA-labs on the road' as illuminating example

    Towards a strategy for embedding genomics literacy in science education: In search of common concepts and issues

    How can the success of the DNA labs be capitalised in order to familiarise pupils with genomics?

  • Genes in the waiting room

    Developing training in genetics/genomics for primary health care workers

    How can we make the latest genomics insights accessible to the first-line healthcare?

  • Expertise and citizenship

    Defining expertise and citizenship: on the mutual expectations of experts and citizens in plant genomics

    What goals are experts and citizens aiming for in the genomics about, and how do they reach those?

  • Personalised cancer research

    Beyond finding common ground: Collaborative learning of stakeholders in cancer genomics

    What can doctors, researchers and patients tell one another on choices in cancer research?

  • 'Emotional' debating about industrial biotechnology

    The value of emotions for triggering public-expert interaction

    How can we use emotions and intuitions to involve citizens in the debate about industrial biotechnology and its durability?

Completed projects

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