{"id":474,"date":"2026-01-07T14:19:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T12:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.utu.fi\/tiede-kuuluu-kaikille-staging\/?p=474"},"modified":"2026-10-07T12:11:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T09:11:12","slug":"citizens-in-the-research-cycle-why-and-how-february-5-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.utu.fi\/tiede-kuuluu-kaikille\/en\/citizens-in-the-research-cycle-why-and-how-february-5-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Citizens in the Research Cycle: Why and How? February 5 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How can involving citizens enrich your research, sharpen your questions, strengthen your impact, or open entirely new avenues of collaboration?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.utu.fi\/tiede-kuuluu-kaikille\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1408\/2026\/01\/kuvitus-tapahtuma-360x203.png\" alt=\"kuvituskuva: ikoneja, jotka kuvastavat tutkimuksenteon eri vaiheita\" class=\"wp-image-1151\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Science belongs to everyone! project invites researchers from across disciplines to a half-day event exploring citizen involvement throughout the research cycle. The event builds on the experiences of the newly established University of Turku Citizen research panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event starts with a <strong>joint opening session<\/strong> including a keynote and short talks introducing cross-disciplinary perspectives on citizen involvement. After the joint session and coffee break there are two <strong>parallel workshops<\/strong>, where participants can either develop their own involvement idea, or explore how citizen involvement can support strong funding proposals, including budgeting and addressing engagement and impact requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event is designed for researchers from all disciplines and with all levels of experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tentative&nbsp;Program&nbsp;<\/strong><br>Thursday,&nbsp;5 February 2026<br>Venue: Medisiina D, Kiinamyllynkatu 10<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">9.00&nbsp;\u2013 Opening&nbsp;Remarks&nbsp;<em>Dean Pekka H\u00e4nninen<\/em><br>9.05&nbsp;\u2013 Keynote&nbsp;<em>Research Director Meri Kulmala, University of Helsinki<\/em><br>9.35&nbsp;\u2013 Short Presentations on&nbsp;Citizen Involvement: Experiences, Examples and Possibilities<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Case example: Patient &amp; care taker involvement in my research<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Experiences from University of Turku citizen research panel \u2013 researchers\u00b4 view<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Citizen participants\u00b4 view on citizen involvement &amp; UTU citizen research panel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Possibilities in Funding<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">10.30&nbsp;\u2013 Coffee&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Informational&nbsp;Screenshows<br>11.00&nbsp;\u2013 Workshops: Demo workshop and Funding workshop<br>12.15&nbsp;\u2013 Closing&nbsp;remarks<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Registration: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.webropol.com\/s\/citizensevent\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/link.webropol.com\/s\/citizensevent<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The joint session is held in English. In workshops both English and Finnish can be used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Welcome to explore how citizen involvement can benefit your research!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How can involving citizens enrich your research, sharpen your questions, strengthen your impact, or open entirely new avenues of collaboration? 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