Beyond Academia: translating research into practice

Masterclass guided by Fieke Jansen, University of Amsterdam.

Join us for a masterclass for early-career researchers on translating research into practice, guided by Fieke Jansen (University of Amsterdam). The event is a collaboration between the Center for Tracking and Society and DALOSS. More information on the agenda and Fieke below.

Times are a-changing. Next to research and publications, researchers are increasingly expected to demonstrate how their work contributes to society beyond academic publications. This might sound easy, but how do we actually achieve impact, what are the challenges in making our research applicable, and where are the opportunities?

In this masterclass, Fieke Jansen will start by reflecting on her and the Critical Infrastructure Lab praxis of doing socially relevant research and how she tries to get research insights into public debate and policy work. After Fieke’s reflection, participants will work in small groups to discuss their own experiences, opportunities, and difficulties in making research socially relevant. There will be an open discussion on what prevents researchers from translating academic knowledge into practice and how those obstacles might be overcome.

All early-career researchers interested in research impact and doing socially relevant research are welcome.

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Agenda

  • Who is in the room
  • Short presentation
  • Workshop 
  • Closing

Bio

Fieke is an Assistant Professor at the Media Studies department and a co-principal investigator with the critical infrastructure lab at the University of Amsterdam. Her research interest is to understand how the material impact of expanding infrastructures is shaping the management, distribution, and depletion of natural resources. She is part of the 'Sustainable AI Futures' research project, led by Professor Samantha Walton, Bath Spa University and is a strategic advisor of the Green Screen Coalition.

Fieke did her PhD at the Data Justice Lab of Cardiff University and is a former Mozilla and Green Web Foundation fellow where she explored ways to frame the climate crisis as a core digital rights issue.