Bernard Reber

CEVIPOF-Sciences Po, France Bernard Reber is a CNRS-affiliated Senior Research Fellow at the CEVIPOF-Sciences Po. He is a philosopher by training and obtained the HDR (a French qualification for the supervision of research) to supervise research in Philosophy from the Sorbonne University in 2010. He is a general coordinator for the Human and Social Sciences section of Read more about Bernard Reber[…]

Georgios Kolliarakis

German Council on Foreign Relations Georgios Kolliarakis is an advisor for research strategy at DGAP. He serves as the principal investigator of the EU’s MEDEA (“Mediterranean Practitioners’ Network Capacity Building for Effective Response to Emerging Security Challenges”) and of the pilot Preparatory Action on Defence Research SOLOMON (“Strategy-Oriented anaLysis Of the Market fOrces in EU defeNse”). Kolliarakis has more than 15 Read more about Georgios Kolliarakis[…]

Nina Braun

Aerospace Center Project Management Agency, Germany Nina Braun is National Contact Point Society/ Cluster2 and/ or Net4Society Project Coordinator. Nina Braun has worked at the German Aerospace Center Project Management Agency (DLR-PT) since 2009, where she coordinates the international network of National Contact Points for Societal Challenge 6 (SC6) —“Europe in a changing world: inclusive, Read more about Nina Braun[…]

Mathias W. Nielsen

University of Copenhagen, Denmark Mathias W. Nielsen is an associate professor at the Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. He is a sociologist by training and holds a Ph.D. in social science from Aarhus University. Nielsen’s research focuses on career trajectories and social stratification in the science system. 

Niels Mejlgaard

Aarhus University, Denmark Niels Mejlgaard is professor of political science and associate dean at the School of Business and Social Science at Aarhus University, Denmark. He is interested in research policy and practice and the interactions between science and society. He has been involved in several collaborative projects about responsible research and innovation.

Eileen Focke-Bakker

Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management at Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands Eileen Focke-Bakker is a sociologist of non-western countries with a major in education. She has lived and worked in many countries across the world teaching and supporting schools in new areas. She has worked in various roles and across many sectors at Delft University of Technology (DUT) and Read more about Eileen Focke-Bakker[…]

Raj Kumar Thapa

GenØk – Centre for Biosafety, Norway Raj Kumar Thapa is currently engaged with NewHoRRIzon Project (WP Lead: Excellent Science & Social Lab Manager: FET and FOOD Social Labs) Research interest/area: Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Responsible Innovation, Social innovation and entrepreneurship, Digital innovation and entrepreneurship.

Margit Hofer

Center for Social Innovation, Austria Margit Hofer is a senior researcher at the ZSI with extensive experience in research and co-ordination alongside of EU projects. Her main research interest include the implication of innovations in education, workplaces and life in general. Over the past years, she has been actively involved in European research projects related to responsible Read more about Margit Hofer[…]

Katharina Handler

Center for Social Innovation, Austria  Katharina Handler is working as researcher and project manager at ZSI.  She studied sociology at the University of Vienna and is involved in research and co-ordination projects, mainly covering participation, social inclusion and science communication. She is experienced in working with qualitative, quantitative and participatory methods and also in the Read more about Katharina Handler[…]