Science diplomacy as a means to tackle infectious diseases: The case of Zika
Dr Jenn Chubb
Researcher
Department of Computer Science
University of York
Jenn is a postdoctoral researcher interested in the ethics and impact of science and technology. She is currently working on a qualitative project examining the societal implications of AI over the coming decades examining the views of scientists, thought leaders and industry about the future implications of AI for humanity. Jenn has a background and interests in moral philosophy, ethics and science/ research policy.
Her postdoctoral research interests concern the politics and philosophy of research and emerging science, specifically with respect to epistemic responsibility, policy development, impact and ethics.
Her PhD titled ‘Instrumentalism and epistemic responsibility: researchers and the impact agenda in the UK and Australia’, explored the political and philosophical implications of impact as an emerging phenomenon. She has published academic work in internationally peer-reviewed journals, co-written policy documents the governance of emerging technologies and has presented her work nationally and internationally including a keynote in Perth, Australia. She recently conducted research into academic attitudes towards the Research Excellence Framework, corruption and academic integrity.
Jenn has a keen interest in collaborative work of an interdisciplinary nature often working across all disciplinary boundaries. She also has over 12 years’ teaching and training experience in Higher Education.
Publications
A conducive environment? The role of need support in the higher education workplace and its effect on academics' experiences of research assessment in the UK
The impact a-gender: gendered orientations towards research Impact and its evaluation (2020)
Writing impact case studies: a comparative study of high-scoring and low-scoring case studies from REF2014
21st Century PhDs: Why we need better methods of tracking doctoral access, experiences and outcomes. Research on Research Institute
Real-Time REF Review Full Working Paper
Science Diplomacy and Infectious Diseases: Between National and European Narratives
Real-Time REF Review Summary
A review of recent evidence on the governance of emerging science and technology
Evaluating ‘impact’ in the UK’s Research Excellence Framework (REF): Liminality, looseness and new modalities of scholarly distinction. Studies in Higher Education, 2018
The politics of research impact: academic perceptions of implications for research funding, motivation and quality British Politics, Special Edition; Impact, 2018
Epistemic responsibility as an edifying force in academic research: investigating the moral challenges and opportunities of an impact agenda in the UK and Australia. Palgrave Communications
Fear and loathing in the academy? The role of emotion in response to an impact agenda in the UK and Australia. Higher Education Research and Development, 36 (3).
Artifice or integrity in the marketization of research impact? Investigating the moral economy of (pathway to) impact statements within research funding proposals in the UK and Australia. Studies in Higher Education.
How does the impact agenda fit with attitudes and ethics that motivate research? In P.M. Denicolo (ed), Success in Research: Achieving Impact in Research. (pp. 20 – 32)
What skills are needed to be an impactful researcher? In P.M. Denicolo (ed), Success in Research: Achieving Impact in Research. (pp. 113-126).