Are universities the best option we have?

In this episode, Benedikt Fecher and Wouter talk about this question to discuss what research actually is and how we create knowledge in our society today. Science is not only about research and education, but more and more about trying to bridge the gap between scientific results and society. Also they speak about increasing science's actual impact on society and HIIG's recent project "twentyforty", an essay competition on the future of digital society in 2040.

In this episode:

• Benedikt Fecher
• his research programme at HIIG
• the Elephant in the Lab Journal blog
• the Research Impact Canvas
• our project twentyforty