Interviews
Data School on impact: ‘We want to take part in shaping the digital society’
Data School’s Mirko Schäfer and Iris Muis are keen to push for a broader definition of impact at university level. Although they do not find the time to publish as often as they would like, their research is having significant impact, with their work used in Austria, Sweden, Finland and Greece.
Schäfer: ‘If you really want to achieve an impact, then a trickle down from universities to society will fall short. It is our ambition not only to study society, but also to help shape it.’