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The ERA Chair in Science and Innovation Policy and Studies (SInnoPSis) aims to bring together excellent academics from the linked scientific departments and consolidate all related research activities at the University of Cyprus (UCY). The chair is funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under Grant Agreement number: 857636 — SInnoPSis — H2020-WIDESPREAD-2018-2020/H2020-WIDESPREAD-2018. The principal investigator and driving force for the project has been Marios Demetriades, a scholar as well as a practitioner of research and innovation management.
I am honored to have been chosen as the Chair holder. In this role, I will be leading a group of scientists in the field of Science and Innovation Policy and Studies (SIPS), as well as work towards the establishment of a multidisciplinary research unit which will allow optimal exploitation of the existing research capacity and infrastructures of UCY.
The principal thematic focus will be on Science and Innovation Policy and Studies, including all connected fields such as Economics, Social Sciences, Philosophy, Information Technology and Biomedicine. The Chair will conduct a research and innovation program including multidisciplinary research output and innovative educational and training programs.
The SInnoPSis project will interact with key stakeholders interested in assessing research and innovation practices, both at the national and international level. These will include EU Joint Research Centers focusing on Research & Innovation, the newly established National Council of Research and Innovation of Cyprus, the Ministry of Education and Culture, the National Academy for Sciences, Arts and Letters, and Research and Innovation Foundation.
In particular, the new Office of the Chief Scientist is aimed at undertaking the chief executive role in designing and implementing R&I policy in Cyprus - with the National Council of Research and Innovation acting as an advisory body. The activities of the ERA Chair will inform the Chief Scientist and the National Council of Research and Innovation of Cyprus in significant issues related to SIPS and implementing science and innovation policies in Cyprus with emphasis on the Research Promotion Foundation, which will publish calls on competitive R&I funding.
My Vision
The organization of my team, the development of my research agenda, as well as the impact and networking activities of the chair will be informed by my general vision about Economics of Science and its place in understanding the challenges facing science today.
First, I believe that science should utilize complementary approaches in a truly interdisciplinary manner to understand its own processes. Many disciplines are affected by similar forces that shape the scientific environment and incentives. Hence, it is only natural that they all contribute to our understanding - of what drives these forces and what should change - according to their relative advantages.
Second, I argue that economics methods should be integral part of the modern discipline of meta-research (‘’studying the processes and decisions that shape the evolution of scientific research’’). This is because they provide the tools and methods to study incentives and institutions.
Finally, I envision a future where research institutions, such as research funders and universities, systematically use science to rigorously assess and reconsider their own research practices.
Affiliated Centers and Partners
Meta-Research Innovation Center at Stanford
Meta-Research Innovation Center Berlin
Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex
Manchester Institute of Innovation Research
MAER Network at Hendrix College
Deakin Lab for the Meta-Analysis of Research (DeLMAR)
Economists Using Experiments in MENA Region (Middle East and North Africa)
Affiliated Institutions in Cyprus
UCY Laboratory for Experimental Economics (UCY LExEcon)
Chief Scientist for Research and Innovation
National Board for Research and Innovation
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