Objectif The emerging field of synthetic biology promises to engineer the living world. This is potentially extremely contentious, so scholars from the social sciences and humanities have been incorporated into synthetic biology research programmes from the outset. The ENLIFE project’s distinctive contribution will be to study both the engineering of biology and the role of social scientists within this. Its two objectives are: to investigate the movement of ideas, practices and promises from engineering into the life sciences, and to examine the ways in which social scientists and other groups are being mobilised as part of this endeavour.We will carry out novel social scientific research into the engineering of living things, by collecting a rich body of empirical data. This will involve semi-structured qualitative interviews, participant observation at conferences, and ethnographic research in synthetic biology laboratories that are attempting to make biology easier to engineer. We will simultaneously address the interdisciplinary entanglements that arise in all these contexts, which involve scientists, engineers, social scientists, philosophers, lawyers and sometimes even artists and designers. We will also run four experimental interdisciplinary workshops, where we will explore the possibility of producing new knowledge together, across disciplinary divides.The project aims to provide a critical, empirically grounded analysis of a field that promises to drive the next industrial revolution and is currently the target of high levels of investment across the globe. It will also provide insights into the engineering imagination, how it is applied to living things, and how it is challenged and expanded in interdisciplinary interactions. The study of these interactions will build on our understanding of the role of the social sciences in interdisciplinary collaborations, and contribute to pressing debates about the future of Science and Technology Studies. Champ scientifique natural sciencesbiological sciencessynthetic biologysocial sciencespolitical sciencespolitical transitionsrevolutionssocial sciencessociologyanthropologyscience and technology studieshumanities Programme(s) FP7-IDEAS-ERC - Specific programme: "Ideas" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Thème(s) ERC-CG-2013-SH2 - ERC Consolidator Grant - Institutions, Values, Beliefs and behaviour Appel à propositions ERC-2013-CoG Voir d’autres projets de cet appel Régime de financement ERC-CG - ERC Consolidator Grants Institution d’accueil THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH Contribution de l’UE € 1 338 033,52 Adresse OLD COLLEGE, SOUTH BRIDGE EH8 9YL Edinburgh Royaume-Uni Voir sur la carte Région Scotland Eastern Scotland Edinburgh Type d’activité Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contact administratif Alan Kennedy (Mr.) Chercheur principal Jane Calvert (Dr.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée Bénéficiaires (2) Trier par ordre alphabétique Trier par contribution de l’UE Tout développer Tout réduire THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH Royaume-Uni Contribution de l’UE € 1 338 033,52 Adresse OLD COLLEGE, SOUTH BRIDGE EH8 9YL Edinburgh Voir sur la carte Région Scotland Eastern Scotland Edinburgh Type d’activité Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contact administratif Alan Kennedy (Mr.) Chercheur principal Jane Calvert (Dr.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS États-Unis Contribution de l’UE € 221 355,48 Adresse 660 S MILL AVENUE CENTERPOINT 312 85281 Tempe Voir sur la carte Type d’activité Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contact administratif Heather Clark (Ms.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée