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CRESS Annual Symposium : ‘From Participation to Impact: Rethinking Research with Citizens and Stakeholders’

Published on 28 June 2026
Modified on 22 October 2026

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Date : 2026-11-17

Hour : 9h - 16h30

Venue : Odéon Campus, Université Paris Cité (12 Rue de l'École de Médecine, 75006 Paris)

Is public : Yes

Title: From Participation to Impact: Rethinking Research with Citizens and Stakeholders

Abstract: Participatory research and citizen science are emerging as key drivers for rethinking the production and dissemination of knowledge by closely involving citizens, socio-economic stakeholders, and researchers. These approaches raise major challenges: scientific challenges, in terms of methodological rigor and innovation in data collection and analysis; societal challenges, through the democratization of science and the territorial embeddedness of projects; and strategic challenges, in response to funders’ expectations and to strengthen the visibility and attractiveness of research activities.

Through keynote lectures, and discussions, this symposium will explore these different dimensions and provide a better understanding of how these approaches are transforming research practices. It will offer a space for reflection on the conditions for success, methodological and ethical challenges, and the opportunities opened up by these new forms of collaboration between science and society.

Keynote Speakers

  • Dr Susanne Hecker, Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, Germany
  • Sara Riggare (MSc, PhD), Uppsala University, Sweden
  • Dr. Ria Wolkorte, University of Twente, Netherlands

 

CRESS Speakers

  • ComPaRe: From Patient-Reported Data to Patient-Partnered Research,Viet Thi Tran (Professor of Epidemiology, Université Paris Cité)
  • Co-creating nutritional interventions with university students and stakeholders: benefits and challenges of participatory research, Alice Bellicha (Associate Professor of Nutrition, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord) & Goran Kaymak (President of the Solidarity and Participatory Grocery Store Alter’Nature)
  • Programme Malin and the ECAIL study: from action to intervention research, and vice versa, Sandrine Lioret (Research Director, Inserm) & Benjamin Cavalli (Director of the Association Programme Malin)
  • From participation to decision-making: methodological challenges in defining what matters in depression research, Chris Veal (PhD Student, Université Paris Cité)

📅 17 November 2026 | 9:00 AM–4:30 PM, followed by a Closing Reception
📍 Odéon – Paris city centre

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