SciShops

The Horizon 2020 SciShops project officially finished at the beginning of 2020 running from 2017. The project team investigated how different types of private and public organisations, such as universities, research institutes, companies and non-profit organisations can develop sustainable Science Shops. It involved 18 partner organisations from 13 European countries.

SciShops aims at building on and expanding the capacity of the Science Shops ecosystem in Europe and beyond. Ten new Science Shops were established during the project alongside resources, tools and training to support new Science Shops. Read more on the profiles of the new Science Shops.

Resources for Science Shops

Throughout the project, SciShops partners have developed a range of resources to support the establishment and development of Science Shops. Resources can be found at http://www.scishops.eu, a networking and knowledge sharing platform, which will remain active beyond the life of the project and includes:

• Guide on how to establish and run a Science Shop
• Case studies of Science Shops and best practices
• Tools to support responsible research and innovation (RRI) and stakeholder engagement
• What’s a Science Shop? FAQ
• Online training modules
• Scenarios collection
• CBPR Practitioner’s Roadmap and Methodology toolkit
• Science Shop Tips & Tricks
• Strategy for Participatory Research
• Literature review on community-based participatory research
• Getting the most out of twinning and mentoring – top tips
• Stakeholder survey findings on awareness, experience and opinion about community-based participatory research in 34 countries
• SciShops Collaboration – a virtual meeting space for all stakeholders who are working in Community-Based Participatory Research, including discussions on CBPR-related Jobs, Partnerships, Funding, Staff Exchange, Twinning and Mentoring opportunities.

The SciShops project held two Summer Schools and a Symposium as well as dozens of local participatory events (see news section for reports of events and activities). It also ran the SciShops Pitch Challenge, in which contestants from across the world were invited to present a short video (maximum of 3 minutes) about a societal research project run together with partners in their local community.

A factsheet providing an overview of the project’s activities is also available to download.

Links

https://www.scishops.eu/scishops-celebrates-its-achievements-as-project-comes-to-an-end/

Keywords

Science Shops, participatory research, tips and tricks, pitch challenge, summer school, twinning