Social residence permit II
Description
Thinking about the social stay of technology, Rathenau Institute lecture II by Dr Barend van der Meulen, Head of the Science System Assessment Department, title: Technology as a new science.
Technology is not just application, but increasingly science. This has implications for our thinking about what science is and how technology and society relate to each other. Science increasingly legitimises itself through possible technological applications while the value of technology is no longer directly visible
Barend van der Meulen has worked at the Rathenau Institute since October 2008. He researches the dynamics of science and science policy and instruments for science policy. His publications include on the Dutch science system, Europeanisation, research evaluation, foresight and research funding. His current research at the Rathenau Institute focuses on
- internationalisation of science and science policy. Key themes therein are Europeanisation of science (and the development of the European Research Area), international research programmes and the influence of international regimes on local research management.
- evaluation of research and in particular the question of how social returns from research can be evaluated.
Speaker(s)
Education and career: Barend van der Meulen studied chemistry and science dynamics at the Free University of Amsterdam and the University of Amsterdam. He obtained his PhD from the University of Twente in 1992 with a thesis on the evaluation of science. After his PhD, he was active as a researcher and policy officer (Ministry of OCW, KNAW) until 1996. Until April 2009, he was University Senior Lecturer in the Department of Science, Technology and Policy Studies at the University of Twente
Location
Utrecht
Organiser
Philosophy & Technology
Name and contact details for information
Further information from drs.ing. Henk Uijttenhout (vz), tel: 070 - 3875293 / 06 - 26715554 or via the e-mail address below