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The Institute for Global Prosperity (IGP) is a research and teaching institute, at University College London. The IGP was founded to rethink prosperity for the 21st Century, particularly to push beyond GDP growth as a measure of prosperity by working towards locally-specific, broader understandings of what makes a good life. The IGP works in partnership with communities, businesses and local governments around the world, to develop local measures of prosperity which can guide policy-making.
This project aims to explore the potential of citizen science as an innovative form of engaging citizens in solving social problems of local communities and to develop recommendations for governmental institutions and other stakeholder groups. Objectives of the project:
(1) To actualize the concept of citizen science by analysing scientific literature and documents, highlighting the potential of citizen science for solving social problems in local communities; (2) To develop a conceptual model and instrument for empirical research for the application of citizen science in solving social problem of local communities through analysis of scientific sources and international best practices; (3) To explore the scope and potential of citizen science in solving social problems of local communities in Lithuania through analysis of factors and attitudes of various stakeholders (citizens, communities, researchers, policy-makers, etc.); (4) To provide recommendations for public institutions and stakeholder groups on ethical principles, preconditions, barriers, and potential for the use of citizen science in addressing social problems in local communities.
This project is implemented by Kaunas University of Technology and funded by Research Council of Lithuania (agreement No. S-GEV-20-6). Duration of the project: 2020-04-01 - 2021-12-31
The Citizens' Science Association has been operating in Lithuania since April 2020. Main activities of association:
(1) The association seeks to bring together researchers and practitioners to study and engage in citizen science; (2) The association acts as a communication and coordination center for the growing citizen science community; (3) The association organizes science popularization events, presents research and citizen science projects; (4) The association works closely with international organizations to disseminate citizens' science ideas in the European Union.
With 33 locations throughout Vienna, the Vienna Adult Education Centers represent the largest adult education institution in the German-speaking world. In addition to the regular education and training program in adult education, they run numerous projects together with the municipality of Vienna. For example, they support schoolchildren with learning assistance projects, provide youth coaching to prevent early dropout from the educational process, and offer numerous language and integration courses every year.
A research institute created within the University of Deusto, through the Deusto Foundation, for the study of competitiveness and regional development through different lines of research, with three goals:
(1) Contribute to the improvement of the Basque Country's competitiveness; (2) Promote the improvement of citizens' wellbeing; (3) Create knowledge of regional competitiveness.
Formed in 2006, the Orkestra team promotes transformative research. This type of research is defined by analysis, reflection, evaluation and the proposal of actions, in a permanent form, aimed at providing innovative answers for the resolution of the challenges considered, while research knowledge is acquired.
La Comarca Científica is a Valencian (Spain) association focused on social science dissemination. The methodology to reach the goal is explaining the Valencian comarques (34 small regions of the Valencian Community) through the social sciences such as sociology, history, political science, geography, psychology, anthropology, economy or criminology.
The Hungarian Permaculture Association (MAPER) has been established to represent officially the permaculture movement in Hungary and to connect it to the wider, national and international permaculture and food-sovereignty movement. Our main mission is to promote permaculture through establishing the education scheme for permaculture (introduction, full design course, and diploma course). The other main focus is to develop an umbrella for the stakeholders in the movement, farmers, teachers, academics, civil society members etc. and to provide space for collaboration. Our members are farmers, teachers and academics who have long-standing experience of permaculture, many of us have a Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC). Our activity is organized in the following working groups: research, education, planning, peoplecare (permaculture and society), online presence and translation.
AFI is a social science institute performing multidisciplinary, action-oriented research. At the Work Research Institute we aim to produce systematic knowledge on working life. We employ close to 60 researchers and have a particular interest in forms of organization and leadership that promote the collective ability to learn, cooperate and adapt, and thereby create a better working environment.
Professional profile and aim: the Institute engages in multidisciplinary research on the basis of social studies. Broad thematic priorities rooted in the demands of working life are emphasized. A major part of our research is action and user-oriented. The Institute’s history is linked to an action research tradition where participatory development work is central. Through its research the Institute intends to provide new knowledge about trends in working life at an early stage. We offer development work, qualitative and quantitative empirical studies as well as general formation of theory.
Commissioners: in addition to the basic funding we receive from the Research Council of Norway, AFI's income derives from the private sector (the process industry, food industry, media corporations and branch unions), government funds, directorates and municipalities, as well as from foreign enterprises and organizations. Moreover, the Institute receives grant funding from the Research Council of Norway, the EU and the Nordic Council of Ministers.
Competencies: AFI is an interdisciplinary research institute. The main emphasis is on sociology, psychology and anthropology, but while you are very likely to run into a social scientist at AFI, the Institute also employs researchers with degrees from various other fields, such as medicine, philosophy, history, journalism and economics. Most of our researchers have a PhD-degree or hold associate professorships.
History: after several decades as an independent research institute, AFI became part of what is now Oslo Metropolitan University in 2014. We are proud to be part of the Centre of Labour and Welfare Research (SVA), along with our sister institutes NOVA, SIFO and NIBR.
OsloMet is a large, urban university home to some of Norway's oldest and best-known programmes of professional study. Many of our alumni work on the front lines of the welfare state. Every year, OsloMet graduates begin working as teachers, social workers, nurses, engineers and other welfare state professionals striving to improve the lives of people across the life cycle.
Our impact does not end here. OsloMet researchers contribute to society in an equally important way—by producing knowledge and proposing solutions to challenges facing the Norwegian welfare state and societies around the world.
Our university's logo takes the shape of an arrow. This is meant to symbolise OsloMet’s role as an educational institution driving the Norwegian welfare state forward through innovation, cutting-edge research, new approaches to long-standing problems.
Tøyen Unlimited is a neighborhood incubator located in Tøyen (Oslo). Tøyen Unlimited supports young and adult social entrepreneurs who know about local issues and try to respond to them with sustainable solutions. Local actors are supported through shared network and expertise in social entrepreneurship as well as impact-measurement. Furthermore, Tøyen Unlimited offers funding, a community as well as a workplace for local social entrepreneurs.
The Faculty of Economics and Business Administration is one of the 12 faculties of the University of Szeged, a leading Hungarian research university.
University of Pécs Medical School Institute of Transdisciplinary Discoveries was founded in 2018 with the aim of introducing and promoting university culture to the broad strata of society, the effectiveness of scientific research, and creating interaction not only within the university, but also outside its walls. Through the process of transdisciplinarity, we connect actors from different disciplines, economics and civil society with new methodological approaches and the development of effective communication. We want to provide a space that facilitates and encourages cooperation and division of labor between sectors in a way that serves not only participants but society as a whole. The main pillars of our institute's activities are education, research, innovation, science communication and networking.
The University of Central Lancashire is an international, multi-campus University tracing its roots back to 1828 and is leading the way in modern learning today. It is one of the UK’s largest universities with an employment-focussed course portfolio of over 350 undergraduate programmes and 200+ postgraduate courses. As well as the main campus in Preston, there are also campuses in Burnley (East Lancashire), Westlakes (West Cumbria), and Cyprus. On the world stage, research teams work collaboratively with major international organisations, from the United Nations and the World Health Organisation to the European Space Agency and NASA. The University is Lancashire’s largest provider of graduate level qualifications and have established links with global businesses, police constabularies, NHS trusts and more than 1,000 regional enterprises across a variety of sectors.In 1828 the University of Central Lancashire was founded as the Institution for the Diffusion of Knowledge. Our motto ‘Ex solo ad solem’ means ‘from the earth to the sun’; and remains an important part of who we are today. We help people from all walks of life to achieve their potential.
JU:MP (Join Us: Move. Play.) aims to test and learn more about what helps children aged 5 – 14 years, and their families, to be active.
Humanitarian Enhancement Aid for Resilient Transformation-HEART, or HEART Bangladesh for short, is an organization registered with the Department of Local Government, known as a Bangladeshi non-political, local, and national level voluntary, social welfare and non-profit development organization. COVID-19 Post Time Since its inception in 2021, the organization is working for the United Nations Development Goals, Education, Food and Quality of Life, Poverty Alleviation, Youth Empowerment and Development, Entrepreneurship and Skills Development, Unemployment Reduction and Employment, Women Empowerment, Child Care, Adolescent & Elder Age Protection, Environment, Disaster Management and Climate Change, Emergency Assistance and Refugee Services, Local Violence and Prevention of Child Marriage, Nutrition, Legal Aid, Human Rights, Health and Family Welfare. It is a non-communal youth-friendly and women-friendly, entrepreneur-friendly, and SDG-friendly development organization. At present, about 70 international and globalized networks, alliances, and registered members are conducting organizational and institutional activities together with partners.
In the early 1990s the Department of Media and Communication was one of the first higher education institutions in Hungary to offer a program in Media Studies. Initially, the program provided professional training for the new generation of journalists in the young democracy. Later, our curriculum gradually shifted its emphasis to the interdisciplinary study of contemporary culture and media phenomena.
Today the Department is Hungary’s leading institution in the field of Media Studies. The Department has been consistently ranked as first in national academic rankings based on research, teaching quality and career opportunities.
The Department regularly organises conferences, workshops and public debates to address the most important – sometimes exciting, other times alarming – developments in contemporary media and culture. Students have had a significant role in initiating and organising these events. Previous events focused on reality shows (2002), the media coverage of the Paris banlieue riots (2005), the riots in Budapest (2006), media hacks (2007), political change – cultural change (2008) and public broadcasting (2009). In 2010, the Department organized two roundtable discussions on the media discourse on the Roma minority, the representation of gender in the media and a panel discussion on the new media law.
LabCom is a social enterprise and a former academic spin-off (the first in the psychological field) of the University of Florence (UNIFI), being an enterprise based on highly innovative ideas and strong links to academic research. One main goal of LabCom is to promote the social inclusion of all citizens, particularly the minority and/or marginalized groups, by providing social, educational, and health services. The mission of LabCom is delivering research and intervention activities through methods and tools coming from the community psychology approach, which enhances peculiarities and specific features of the contexts/group with whom we work. LabCom is also intensely engaged in Research and Development to design original models and effective services for implementing community-based interventions. The participatory action-research is our methodological approach, aimed to value the strengths of individuals, groups, and communities, and to promote well-being by providing resource-oriented actions. As a member of a national and international network of academic institutions and experts, LabCom is able to continuously implement innovative high-level interventions based on the latest, up-to-date scientific research. All the consultants are social and community psychologists and most of them have a doctoral degree (Ph.D.) in social psychology issues. Some consultants are also psychotherapists, and/or pursuing academic careers as professors, lecturers (at the School of Psychology of the University of Florence), trainers, and research fellows. We strongly believe in a community-based and participatory approach, able to give voice to groups, stakeholders, citizens, and particularly to people who are frequently unheard (e.g., marginalized groups, youth, migrants).