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Science Studies Laboratory @sciencestudieslab.bsky.social · Jul 24

🔗 Find more about the project here (in Polish): euroreg.uw.edu.pl/pl/kbnmniswn...

#PracticeBasedResearch #Transdisciplinarity #SocietalChange #ScienceStudies #ProjektyNCN

Science Studies Laboratory @sciencestudieslab.bsky.social · Jul 24

It's a collaborative effort between researchers from University of Warsaw, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, and ETH Zürich.
The project is funded by @ncn.gov.pl, @snsf.ch, and Research Foundation Flanders through the OPUS LAP/Weave programme.

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Science Studies Laboratory @sciencestudieslab.bsky.social · Jul 24

🌐 Kamila Lewandowska of the Science Studies Laboratory is part of the international team behind the project “Practice-based research: investigating research practices, outputs and impacts in Belgium-Flanders, Poland, and Switzerland”.

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Science Studies Laboratory @sciencestudieslab.bsky.social · Jul 24

🔗 Read the full post and learn how this work is contributing to innovative forms of knowledge production and cross-sector collaboration: csts.ethz.ch/newschannel/...

The interdependence of research and practice

CSTS leads the Swiss work package in a new international project on practice-based research. Learn how the team is exploring knowledge co-production and impact through ethnographic work on the SNSF Pr...

csts.ethz.ch

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Science Studies Laboratory @sciencestudieslab.bsky.social · Jul 24

❓ How can practice-based research drive societal change?
We’re excited to share a new blog post by the Cultural Studies of Science and Technology Group, exploring how transdisciplinary, practice-rooted approaches are shaping research across diverse contexts.

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Science Studies Laboratory @sciencestudieslab.bsky.social · Jun 30

We're proud to share that Ewa Zegler-Poleska presented her research at #ISSI2025 in Yerevan! Ewa is a member of our Lab at @euroreg-uw.bsky.social, University of Warsaw.
It's rewarding to see our team members participating in global academic networks and representing the Lab at international events.

Ewa Zegler-Poleska @zeglerpoleska.bsky.social · Jun 30

First day back at work from an inspiring week at the International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics (ISSI) 2025 Conference in Yerevan!

Science Studies Laboratory @sciencestudieslab.bsky.social · Jun 26

📸 Apollo 17’s lunar rover, co-designed by Polish engineer Mieczysław Bekker, the namesake of the program. Bekker helped create the rovers for Apollo 15–17.

Science Studies Laboratory @sciencestudieslab.bsky.social · Jun 26

💡A key insight: the value of qualitative methods in capturing impacts that bibliometric indicators alone may overlook, making a compelling case for adopting mixed-method approaches in evaluating grant schemes.

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Science Studies Laboratory @sciencestudieslab.bsky.social · Jun 26

The study finds mobility programs do more than generate publications and grants: they also promote skill development and the exchange of good practices.

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Science Studies Laboratory @sciencestudieslab.bsky.social · Jun 26

New article in PLOS ONE: Dr. Adam Ploszaj (@euroreg-uw.bsky.social) analyzes the impact of international academic mobility, using NAWA Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange Bekker Programme as a case study.
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Science Studies Laboratory @sciencestudieslab.bsky.social · Jun 6

The RESSH Conference was organised by #ENRESSH and hosted by the Federation of Finnish Learned Societies.
👏 Many thanks to the organizers for an inspiring event focused on building more responsible, inclusive, and meaningful research evaluation systems.
#RESSH2025 #ResearchEvaluation

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Science Studies Laboratory @sciencestudieslab.bsky.social · Jun 6

📖 More on our contributions and the full conference program can be found in the Book of Abstracts:
vastuullinentiede.fi/sites/defaul...

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Science Studies Laboratory @sciencestudieslab.bsky.social · Jun 6

Ewa Zegler-Poleska presented in the “Publication Pathways” session with a talk titled “The Role of Preprints in Research Evaluation: Investigating Preprint Withdrawals”. Her presentation stems from her NCN Preludium project, which you can read about here: www.euroreg.uw.edu.pl/en/research,...

New insights into scientific knowledge production and dissemination: studying preprint withdrawals

www.euroreg.uw.edu.pl

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Science Studies Laboratory @sciencestudieslab.bsky.social · Jun 6

This work draws on Kamila’s NCN OPUS LAP project – more here: www.euroreg.uw.edu.pl/en/research,...
Kamila also served on the Scientific Committee of the #RESSH2025 conference.

Practice-based research: investigating research practices, outputs and impacts in Belgium-Flanders, Poland and Switzerland

www.euroreg.uw.edu.pl

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Science Studies Laboratory @sciencestudieslab.bsky.social · Jun 6

Kamila Lewandowska spoke in two sessions:
• With Michael Ochsner (on behalf of all coauthors) she presented work on evaluating applied & practice-based research in social work & health sciences.
• In another, she discussed impact case studies from Poland (with Z. Smolarska & Alfredo Yergos-Yergos).

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Science Studies Laboratory @sciencestudieslab.bsky.social · Jun 6

We're a bit late, but excited to share highlights from our participation in Research Evaluation in the Social Sciences and Humanities Conference 2025 in Helsinki!
Kamila Lewandowska, Zofia Smolarska & Ewa Zegler-Poleska from Science Studies Lab presented on research-practice links and preprints. 👇🧵

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Science Studies Laboratory @sciencestudieslab.bsky.social · May 13

📈 How aligned are business & academia in innovation?
A new study by K. Szczygielski, J. Lewkowicz & A. Ploszaj proposes a patent-based thematic coherence index for national innovation systems.
More coherence = more innovation output per R&D input!
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Science Studies Laboratory @sciencestudieslab.bsky.social · Apr 24

✈️ Do direct flights boost scientific collaboration?
A new study by Adam Ploszaj published in “Scientometrics” shows long-haul connections increase co-authored papers, even across great distances.
“Air travel and research collaboration: a quasi-experimental insight”🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s111...

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Science Studies Laboratory @sciencestudieslab.bsky.social · Apr 1

New article in Scientometrics by Adam Płoszaj @euroreg-uw.bsky.social. Why are some Polish scholars more internationally mobile than others? What roles do gender, childcare, and finances play? Read the OA article here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#academia #scientometrics #academicmobility

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Science Studies Laboratory @sciencestudieslab.bsky.social · Mar 27

Zapraszamy na wykład "Polska innowacyjność – w poszukiwaniu straconego czasu", który wygłosi mgr Krzysztof Gulda (CTTW UW). Wydarzenie w ramach czwartkowych seminariów @euroreg-uw.bsky.social 27.03.25, godz. 11:30-13:00. Link do ZOOM na stronie EUROREG www.euroreg.uw.edu.pl/pl/seminaria.

Science Studies Laboratory @sciencestudieslab.bsky.social · Mar 7

🇬🇧 Yesterday, we enjoyed participating in #UWagaNauka meeting on best practices in science communication. Thanks to Centrum Współpracy i Dialogu for an inspiring event and valuable discussions. Looking forward to the next edition! #UWagaNauka #UWagaNauka2025 #ScienceCommunication #EUROREG #EUROREG_UW

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Science Studies Laboratory @sciencestudieslab.bsky.social · Feb 19

Radio Kampus podcast:
radiokampus.fm/podcasty/slu...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9B9...
open.spotify.com/episode/4IiE...

About the TISP study:
www.tisp-manylabs.com/home

📷 Noel Strahm/TISP

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Science Studies Laboratory @sciencestudieslab.bsky.social · Feb 19

Recently, Ewa @zeglerpoleska.bsky.social discussed the study’s findings on the “Kampus Nauka” program on Radio Kampus (University of Warsaw). The podcast, available in Polish, can be listened to on various platforms – find the links in the next post! Check it out for more details on the study! 👇

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Science Studies Laboratory @sciencestudieslab.bsky.social · Feb 19

❓ But how much do we really trust science and scientists? An international research team from the Trust in Scientists and Science-related Populism (TISP) project, including Adam Płoszaj and Ewa Zegler-Poleska of our Lab and EUROREG @euroreg-uw.bsky.social, explored this question.

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Science Studies Laboratory @sciencestudieslab.bsky.social · Feb 19

🇵🇱 Today is Polish Science Day, a celebration of the achievements of Polish scientists and their contributions to global knowledge. We mark this day on the anniversary of Nicolaus Copernicus’ birth.

#PolishScienceDay
#DzieńNaukiPolskiej

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