Despite the efforts done to engage societal actors in scientific developments, many citizens still do not see why they should understand science or participate in it. Nevertheless, they potentially engage in science through dialogues and actions (live and digital) that are related to research results. Moreover, they are willing to participate in science when they become aware of the social impacts generated by research outcomes.

Therefore, the general goal of this project is twofold: on the one hand, to create new knowledge about how to transform potential citizen participation in science into actual engagement in scientific research. On the other hand, to unveil new ways to engage societal actors, including young citizens and groups that have traditionally been excluded from science. This will be done in the framework of two Sustainable Development Goals –Quality Education and Gender Equality – and with a mixed method approach, by using digital technology (social media analytics), a survey and an intervention study, including communicative focus groups. By exploring the transformation of potential engagement into actual engagement through fostering awareness of the social impact of research, this project will contribute to understand how societal actors react to and interact with scientific developments.

The aim is to improve the cooperation between science and society, with diverse citizens and societal actors involved in it. The potential pair between scientific excellence and social awareness of social impact of research will be addressed alongside. This proposal has been developed by an interdisciplinary consortium in close dialogue with diverse stakeholders and societal actors. The inclusion of their voices will raise critical dimensions to successfully engage diverse citizens in science. Overall, engaging in a transformative and productive dialogue with citizens throughout the research will be key process in order to achieve the envisioned goal.

WP	Lead Beneficiary	Period
WP1 Citizens’ benefits from social impact	UB	M1-M17
WP2 Raising citizen awareness of social impact	SCSP-ULisboa	M4-M18
WP3 From awareness to citizen engagement in science	UH	M5-M19
WP4 Engagement, co-creation and recruitment of new talent	UNIMIB	M5-M20
WP5 Replicability of actions aimed at citizen engagement in science	RUG	M21-M26
WP6 Informing policy for replicability	UOXF	M27-M30
WP7 Dissemination, exploitation and communication of the project’s results	EPA	M1-M30
WP8 Management	UB	M1-M30
WP9 Ethics requirements	UB	M1-M30

List of deliverables

Number	Deliverable Title	Lead beneficiary	Dissemination level	Deadline
D1.1	Raw data	1 – UB	Public	7
D1.2	Report 1 “How societal actors benefit from the social impact of scientific research in gender and education”	1 – UB	Public	17
D2.1	Report 2 “Initiatives which are making societal actors aware of the scientific research that led to the solutions they appreciate”	5 – ISCSP-ULisboa	Public	18
D3.1	Report 3 “Awareness- raising actions which are encouraging an active engagement of societal actors in direct participation in science”	2 – UH	Public	19
D4.1	Minutes from Worshop 1	7 – EPA	Public	19
D4.2	Report 4 “Actions fostering the recruitment of new talent in science and their participation in the co-creation of knowledge”	4 – UNIMIB	Public	20
D5.1	Report 5 “Study of the replicability of awareness-raising actions which foster citizen participation in scientific research with impact”	3 – RUG	Public	26
D6.1	Minutes from Workshop 2	7 – EPA	Public	30
D6.2	Report 6 “Fostering citizen participation in science through awareness-raising action on the social impact of research: evidence for policy”	6 – UOXF	Public	30
D7.1	Dissemination, Exploitation, Communication and Impact Plan	1 – UB	Confidential	1
D7.2	Data Management Plan	1 – UB	Confidential	2
D7.3	Policy Brief	7 – EPA	Public	20
D7.4	SSH Research guide	1 – UB	Public	30

Number	Deliverable Title	Lead beneficiary	Dissemination level	Deadline
D7.5	Webpage of the Project and social media accounts	1 – UB	Public	1
D7.6	Video-Capsules	7 – EPA	Public	17
D7.7	Sciencethon	1 – UB	Public	17
D7.8	Game Jam	1 – UB	Public	26
D7.9	Science Open Events	7 – EPA	Public	17
D7.10	Chain of Bridging Narratives	1 – UB	Public	26
D7.11	Open Final Conference Channel	1 – UB	Public	30
D7.12	Scientific publications	1 – UB	Public	30
D8.1	Steering Committee meeting minutes	1 – UB	Confidential,	1
D8.2	Gender and Youth Action Plan	5 – ISCSP-ULisboa	Confidential,	2
D9.1	H – Requirement No. 1	1 – UB	Confidential,	4
D9.2	H – Requirement No. 3	1 – UB	Confidential,	6
D9.3	– Requirement No. 4	1 – UB	Confidential,	3
D9.4	H – Requirement No. 5	1 – UB	Confidential,	6
D9.5	POPD – Requirement No. 6	1 – UB	Confidential,	1
D9.6	POPD – Requirement No. 8	1 – UB	Confidential,	1