On 26th February international experts discussed upon invitation of the University of Bologna (http://www.unibo.it/en) and the EU Office of the Emilia-Romagna Region the contribution of social sciences and humanities in the joint effort of the scientific community towards the interdisciplinarity required by the programme Horizon 2020.
In this context, the topic of impact and valorization of SSH research took centre stage. In six working groups participants dealt with different topics, such as Social Innovation; Sustainable Lifestyle and Food; ICT and Social Inclusion; Culture and Creativity; Health, Care and Education; Public Policies, Work and Welfare.
Dmitri Domanski, researcher at TU Dortmund University – sfs, took part with the presentation “Social Sciences and Humanities’ role in Social Innovation – Some key observations from the experience of TU Dortmund University – sfs”. Altogether, the event was attended by over 80 participants. More details can be found here: http://www.unibo.it/en/notice-board/rethinking-the-role-of-social-sciences-and-humanities-ssh-towards-a-reflective-and-generative-perspective-1