Inspiration framework Societal Outreach for PhD-students
A valuable societal contribution to promote the health and well-being of everyone through PhD-research
Goodpractices by PhD-students of the faculty
How to professionalize in societal outreach
Range of activities
Expectations for the SO-activity
Added value for the PhD-student
Objective of the inspiration framework
Nederlandse versie
FAQ's about Societal Outreach in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Objective of the inspiration framework
- Providing guidance to PhD-students on potential initiatives related to societal outreach that can be undertaken during the PhD-trajectory
- Establishing minimum criteria for the "Societal Outreach" activity within the PhD- trajectory
- Equipping process supervisors in the PhD-trajectory with tools to assume their coaching role towards the PhD-student regarding the societal outreach component
Objective
Added value for the PhD-student
- Promoting knowledge dissemination and health literacy among diverse (non-academic) target groups
- Achieving societal impact
- Enriching the PhD-research
- Engaging in societal involvement
- Developing communication-, leadership- and collaboration skills
- Strenghtening professional skills
Added value
Expectations for the societal outreach activity
- The contribution must be substantial and therefore large enough to have a social impact.
- The contribution can be linked to one or more of the spearheads of social outreach.
- The activity is aimed at a non-peer/non-expert target group within society, such as schoolchildren, senior citizens, local communities, vulnerable groups, the general public, etc.
- The activity is relevant to the target group(s) and relates to the doctoral student's research If possible, the student's own research results are shared.
- It is desirable to seek interaction with the intended target group by actively involving them in the activity or following up on the outreach activity.
- If possible, the activity should contribute to sustainable long-term results, such as building long-term relationships with the target group or creating lasting (societal) impact.
Expectations
Focus areas of societal outreach within activities can be developed
Range of activities
Contributing to an active alumni network
Public Engagement
Societal valorization of research
Disseminating academic knowledge to a non-academic audience
Participation in initiatives related to science communication to the general public
Focus area 1
Range of activities:
Pursuing interaction with and unlocking academic knowledge for non-academic audiences
Organise activities for alumni
Focus Area 2
Range of activities:
Contribute to an active alumni network
Supporting societal institutions or actors with scientific expertise
Focus Area 3
Societal engagement
Initiatives with a broad focus of research expertise
Initiatives specifically aimed at supporting socially vulnerable groups
Focusing on societal applications related to the research
Focus Area 4
Societal valorization of research
By developing tools for the social application of research
By focusing on participatory research
Professionalization opportunities in community outreach:
3 possibilities:
How to professionalize in societal outreach?
Generic professionalization initiatives
Learning networks for social valorization of research
More individualized pathways
Through learning networks with small groups of faculty colleagues, expertise is shared around topics related to community outreach
In these plenary sessions, participants are introduced to current topics of community outreach
Intensive professionalization programs social outreach in small groups
All information on professionalization for community outreach can be found on the Intranet
Examples: * How to write a book *How to develop a serious game * How to start a citizen science project
Examples: * Deploying social media tools for science communication * Popularizing communication * Media awareness: how to bring your expertise to the press and media
Examples: * Science Dug Out *Learning to pitch research * Sell your research
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is there financial support provided by UGent for social valorization of research?
- Who can I turn to for questions regarding social outreach?
- Is there a website where all information is brought together regarding social outreach?
- Who can I contact to help assess whether the social outreach initiatives taken during the doctoral program are sufficient?
- Who can I turn to in my department for further support for Societal outreach?
- How can I make my community outreach more visible?
FAQ'sabout societal outreach?
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Members of the departments of the faculty in the Commission Societal Outreach
- GE30: Jan Boone & Eline Lievens
- GE31: Bruce Poppe & Eva De Smedt (CRIG)
- GE32: Peter van Eenoo & Tine D'Hamers
- GE33: Luc De Baerdemaeker
- GE34: Jo Lambert & Lien Vanhoorne
- GE35: Jan De Waele & Beatrijs Vermaercke
- GE36: Guy De Pauw & Martijn Lambert
- GE37: Kristiane Van Lierde & Thibault Bonte
- GE38: Alexander Van Tongel & Séverine Raa
- GE39: Ignaas Devisch & Laurence Hendrickx & Anneke Vandendriessche
Who can I turn to for support for societal outreach in my department?
Learning networks for social valorization of research
More individualized pathways
In the Faculty Commission Societal Outreach there are representatives of each department who can support you for your societal outreach initiatives
Click here to return to the homepage
Want to share your Societal Outreach activities with the general public through social media? Then there are several options:
- Use your own social media channels (and be sure to tag the faculty i.f.f. further distribution
- Make use of social media channels of the department (e.g.Instagram, Linkedin page): contact your department manager for this purpose
- Make use of the social media channels of the faculty: Bluesky, Instagram, Facebook, Linkedin: contact annelies.vermeir@ugent.be or anne.magherman@ugent.be
Above all, make a thoughtful choice in using social media. These tips can help you do so. Would you like to share community outreach activities with press and media? Contact the faculty communications officer annelies.vermeir@ugent.be to explore the options. Are you looking for other channels to give your community outreach more visibility? Then check the opportunities within spearhead 1 'Unlocking academic knowledge for the general public' Questions? anne.magherman@ugent.be of annelies.vermeir@ugent.be
How can I give my societal outreach more visibility?
Learning networks for social valorization of research
More individualized pathways
There are several ways to make your outreach activities more visible
click here to return to the homepage
U...
Good practices
Anneke Vandendriessche
Eva De Jaegere
Eline Lievens
Eline snagged first prize at the PhD cup and was one of the finalists of the Thesisthread. Eline also penned her PhD-research into a book that supports sports coaches and teaches insights on the importance of muscle fiber type in sports. More information?Eline.lievens@ugent.be
During her PhD, Anneke Vandendriessche, developed a program with young people to promote healthy sleep. She presented this program in an accessible handout that was widely distributed to the public. More information? Ann.vandendriessche@ugent.be
During her PhD, Eva De Jaegere developed a serious game offered as an app for better prevention of suicidal thoughts in young people. She also developed educational materials for teachers and pupils about suicide.More information? eva.dejaegere@ugent.be
Promoting knowledge dissemination and health literacy
Societal outreach enables PhD-students to share their research and expertise with a broader audience beyond the academic world. This contributes to the dissemination of knowledge and increases public awareness of relevant topics in health sciences.
Within the context of the institutional policy on social impact of research, researchers can apply twice a year for funding through the Social Valorization Fund to support social valorization activities. Such activities can be of many kinds: science communication and contributions to the public debate, community service, development of tools and guidelines for user groups, policy advice, etc. More information on procedure and modalities can be found via the UGent Intranet.
Funding by UGent for social valorization of research
For all faculty-related questions regarding social outreach, please contact the chair of the Faculty Committee on Social Outreach (hannelore.denys@ugent.be) or the supporting policy officer (anne.magherman@ugent.be). There is also a social outreach teamleader in each department who can serve as your first point of contact. Soms departments also have a societal outreach team, for more information contact your teamleader. An overview of these team leaders can be found on the Intranet.
Social outreach contacts
Experience with societal outreach can benefit PhD-students in the job market. Employers often value candidates' skills and ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with various stakeholders
Strenghtening professional skills
Achieving societal impact
By engaging in societal outreach, PhD-students can create a direct impact on society. They can, for example, contribute to solving societal problems, influence healthcare policy, or stimulate public debate within the field of healthcare.
Engaging in societal involvement
By being involved in societal outreach, PhD-students are encouraged to become aware of societal issues and to actively contribute to positive changes in society.
Engaging various stakeholders through societal outreach can enrich PhD-research by integrating new perspectives, insights, and ideas into the research. This can lead to more relevant and impactful research outcomes
Enriching PhD-research
Societal outreach provides PhD-students with the opportunity to develop valuable communication-, leadership-, and collaboration skills. This involves explaining complex concepts in an accessible way and learning to communicate and collaborate effectively with diverse target groups.
Developing communication-, leadership- and collaboration skills
From each department there are one or more social outreach representatives who are member of the Social Outreach Committee. You can contact them in case of further questions or need for support for social outreach. The names of these representatives are mentioned in this link: In case there is a social outreach team in your department, they will be happy to help you realising your outreach-plans.
Support in the departments for societal outreach
All information about community outreach in the faculty was brought together on an external page as well as specific information for employees was compiled on the Intranet (search by topic community outreach).
Website with all faculty information on community outreach
You can consult your process supervisor and your doctoral supervision committee to help you assess whether the initiatives taken for social outreach are sufficient. If you have any further questions about this, please contact PhDGe@ugent.be.
Role for process supervisor and doctoral supervision committe
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Inspiration framework Societal Outreach for PhD-students
A valuable societal contribution to promote the health and well-being of everyone through PhD-research
Goodpractices by PhD-students of the faculty
How to professionalize in societal outreach
Range of activities
Expectations for the SO-activity
Added value for the PhD-student
Objective of the inspiration framework
Nederlandse versie
FAQ's about Societal Outreach in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Objective of the inspiration framework
Objective
Added value for the PhD-student
Added value
Expectations for the societal outreach activity
Expectations
Focus areas of societal outreach within activities can be developed
Range of activities
Contributing to an active alumni network
Public Engagement
Societal valorization of research
Disseminating academic knowledge to a non-academic audience
Participation in initiatives related to science communication to the general public
Focus area 1
Range of activities:
Pursuing interaction with and unlocking academic knowledge for non-academic audiences
Organise activities for alumni
Focus Area 2
Range of activities:
Contribute to an active alumni network
Supporting societal institutions or actors with scientific expertise
Focus Area 3
Societal engagement
Initiatives with a broad focus of research expertise
Initiatives specifically aimed at supporting socially vulnerable groups
Focusing on societal applications related to the research
Focus Area 4
Societal valorization of research
By developing tools for the social application of research
By focusing on participatory research
Professionalization opportunities in community outreach:
3 possibilities:
How to professionalize in societal outreach?
Generic professionalization initiatives
Learning networks for social valorization of research
More individualized pathways
Through learning networks with small groups of faculty colleagues, expertise is shared around topics related to community outreach
In these plenary sessions, participants are introduced to current topics of community outreach
Intensive professionalization programs social outreach in small groups
All information on professionalization for community outreach can be found on the Intranet
Examples: * How to write a book *How to develop a serious game * How to start a citizen science project
Examples: * Deploying social media tools for science communication * Popularizing communication * Media awareness: how to bring your expertise to the press and media
Examples: * Science Dug Out *Learning to pitch research * Sell your research
Click here to return to the homepage
Frequently Asked Questions
FAQ'sabout societal outreach?
Click here to return to the homepage
Members of the departments of the faculty in the Commission Societal Outreach
Who can I turn to for support for societal outreach in my department?
Learning networks for social valorization of research
More individualized pathways
In the Faculty Commission Societal Outreach there are representatives of each department who can support you for your societal outreach initiatives
Click here to return to the homepage
Want to share your Societal Outreach activities with the general public through social media? Then there are several options:
- Use your own social media channels (and be sure to tag the faculty i.f.f. further distribution
- Make use of social media channels of the department (e.g.Instagram, Linkedin page): contact your department manager for this purpose
- Make use of the social media channels of the faculty: Bluesky, Instagram, Facebook, Linkedin: contact annelies.vermeir@ugent.be or anne.magherman@ugent.be
Above all, make a thoughtful choice in using social media. These tips can help you do so. Would you like to share community outreach activities with press and media? Contact the faculty communications officer annelies.vermeir@ugent.be to explore the options. Are you looking for other channels to give your community outreach more visibility? Then check the opportunities within spearhead 1 'Unlocking academic knowledge for the general public' Questions? anne.magherman@ugent.be of annelies.vermeir@ugent.beHow can I give my societal outreach more visibility?
Learning networks for social valorization of research
More individualized pathways
There are several ways to make your outreach activities more visible
click here to return to the homepage
U...
Good practices
Anneke Vandendriessche
Eva De Jaegere
Eline Lievens
Eline snagged first prize at the PhD cup and was one of the finalists of the Thesisthread. Eline also penned her PhD-research into a book that supports sports coaches and teaches insights on the importance of muscle fiber type in sports. More information?Eline.lievens@ugent.be
During her PhD, Anneke Vandendriessche, developed a program with young people to promote healthy sleep. She presented this program in an accessible handout that was widely distributed to the public. More information? Ann.vandendriessche@ugent.be
During her PhD, Eva De Jaegere developed a serious game offered as an app for better prevention of suicidal thoughts in young people. She also developed educational materials for teachers and pupils about suicide.More information? eva.dejaegere@ugent.be
Promoting knowledge dissemination and health literacy
Societal outreach enables PhD-students to share their research and expertise with a broader audience beyond the academic world. This contributes to the dissemination of knowledge and increases public awareness of relevant topics in health sciences.
Within the context of the institutional policy on social impact of research, researchers can apply twice a year for funding through the Social Valorization Fund to support social valorization activities. Such activities can be of many kinds: science communication and contributions to the public debate, community service, development of tools and guidelines for user groups, policy advice, etc. More information on procedure and modalities can be found via the UGent Intranet.
Funding by UGent for social valorization of research
For all faculty-related questions regarding social outreach, please contact the chair of the Faculty Committee on Social Outreach (hannelore.denys@ugent.be) or the supporting policy officer (anne.magherman@ugent.be). There is also a social outreach teamleader in each department who can serve as your first point of contact. Soms departments also have a societal outreach team, for more information contact your teamleader. An overview of these team leaders can be found on the Intranet.
Social outreach contacts
Experience with societal outreach can benefit PhD-students in the job market. Employers often value candidates' skills and ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with various stakeholders
Strenghtening professional skills
Achieving societal impact
By engaging in societal outreach, PhD-students can create a direct impact on society. They can, for example, contribute to solving societal problems, influence healthcare policy, or stimulate public debate within the field of healthcare.
Engaging in societal involvement
By being involved in societal outreach, PhD-students are encouraged to become aware of societal issues and to actively contribute to positive changes in society.
Engaging various stakeholders through societal outreach can enrich PhD-research by integrating new perspectives, insights, and ideas into the research. This can lead to more relevant and impactful research outcomes
Enriching PhD-research
Societal outreach provides PhD-students with the opportunity to develop valuable communication-, leadership-, and collaboration skills. This involves explaining complex concepts in an accessible way and learning to communicate and collaborate effectively with diverse target groups.
Developing communication-, leadership- and collaboration skills
From each department there are one or more social outreach representatives who are member of the Social Outreach Committee. You can contact them in case of further questions or need for support for social outreach. The names of these representatives are mentioned in this link: In case there is a social outreach team in your department, they will be happy to help you realising your outreach-plans.
Support in the departments for societal outreach
All information about community outreach in the faculty was brought together on an external page as well as specific information for employees was compiled on the Intranet (search by topic community outreach).
Website with all faculty information on community outreach
You can consult your process supervisor and your doctoral supervision committee to help you assess whether the initiatives taken for social outreach are sufficient. If you have any further questions about this, please contact PhDGe@ugent.be.
Role for process supervisor and doctoral supervision committe