Paper short abstract:

“Science with society” is a key notion in current scientific agenda expressing both coproduction of knowledge and responsibility. The present paper focus on exploring these issues within undergraduate training and on the context of science training as major in that regard.

Paper long abstract:

The awareness of societal challenges, the ability to think about science in the broader context of society as well as the involvement in multidisciplinary collaborations are part of the idea of responsible research. The present paper explores this idea in the context of science training. It takes as starting point the case of (undergraduate) biochemistry education and explores the place of societal issues and of the science-society dialogue within training in the life sciences. In this purpose, I will argue the relevance of (briefly) presenting the social sciences and the humanities as research to students in this other field, emphasizing their specific and distinct methodologies. In the other way round, my analysis will also consider the ways in which the life sciences can be presented to students in the social sciences and the humanities. Creating space for this kind of analysis in training - that might also occur in course units dedicated to science-society relations gathering students from different disciplinary backgrounds - may be an adequate approach towards fostering future multidisciplinary collaborative work, the enactment of responsibility and the practice of "science with society".