1 september 2019

Students' Research for Society

This project expands the ‘existing circle’ of the role, societal relevance and impact of the work of the University. Why wait until students graduate and contribute to society in their professional activities? Let us not wase good students’ research! For instance, if your student has written a good paper on how to combat climate change in the court room, ensure that it reaches relevant societal actors such as NGOs, law firms or the government! We created a comprehensive overview of possible channels of how students’ research results can have societal impact (research, teaching, societal outreach). On this website, we offer a number of ideas that have been initiated by teachers at Utrecht University as part of ongoing courses or extra curriculum.

28 november 2016

Societal Aspects of the Biobased economy

2019

How to 'Design for Values'

If we were to design a technology from scratch, how could we design it in a way that it preserves the values we as the society hold dear? How can we systematically codify these values and translate them into design requirements? These questions, and more, will be answered in this module, where we will be discussing 'Designing for Values' (DfV) also known as Value Sensitive Design (VSD). This resource provides a link to materials (web lectures, readings, examples) that address the following learning objectives: o Recognize why values should play a key role in design and innovation process. o Make better decisions in the design process to enhance socially acceptable products and technologies. o Apply the 'design for values' method to systematically integrate ethical and societal values (such as sustainability, safety, equity and privacy) into the design of your own technology or projects. o Develop/adapt strategies for dealing with value conflicts. These materials are also part of the MOOC Responsible Innovation

7 juni 2019

Business & the sustainable development goals

(RSM, 2018, 123 pag) . In dit boek presenteert Rob van Tulder een raamwerk voor ontwerpen vanbedrijfsstrategieën die effectief zijn voor duurzame ontwikkeling. Bevat daarnaast case studies van bedrijven die SDGs toepassen in hun strategie.

13 juli 2021

Better Academic Research Writing: A Practical Guide

A pratical guide for better academic research writing, written by René Bekkers.

21 mei 2025

Open Pedagogy: a driving force for meaningful learning

Report on how Open Pedagogy can support meaningful learning.

10 augustus 2023

Research Data Management: Open Data

What is Open Data? Open Data is data that anyone can access, use and share. Open Data challenges intelligent and creative minds to provide societal value. Open Data applications allow us to make better use of existing resources and create new products and services. Open Data is also one of the cornerstones of Open Science, a concept central to science practitioners and policy makers of today, promoting (re)use of research data and results amongst scientists, the business community and society as a whole. Open Data and academic research In academia, Open Data are used in humanities and cultural heritage research communities (e.g. Journal of Open Humanities Data (JOHD), Europeana); Open Data are also common in the life sciences (e.g. Elixer) and in economics (e.g. World Bank). Some open datasets can be useful to explore societally relevant questions relevant to current policy debates and topics of interest to specific demographics. Open Data is also important for educational purposes (e.g., see Bishop & Kuula-Luumi, 2017). Open Data applications Open Data helps to create (new) value for societies, citizens and businesses. There are now several examples of successful startups with innovative applications of Open Data. Appealing examples are available in health, transport, energy and the environmental sector (see ODINE for examples). I want to work with Open Data. Where to start, who to contact? A good starting point for information and inspiration on “all things” Open Data is the Open Data Handbook. This online handbook provides case studies, learning resources and networked information on Open Data. Related. Support.