PERARES: Public Engagement with Research and Research Engagement with Society

Abstract

PERARES is a four-year project funded by the European Community's Seventh Framework
Programme which started in 2010. The acronym stands for "Public Engagement with Research
and Research Engagement with Society”. The project brings together Science Shops, Civil
Society Organisations (CSOs) and Universities from 16 European countries. The PERARES
project aims to strengthen public engagement in research (PER) by involving researchers and
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in the formulation of research agendas and research
processes, both at the institutional level of research organisations (including Higher Education
Institutions), and at regional and transnational/European levels