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|Title=Transforming Research: Storytelling, Reflection, and the Power of Reimagining Academia
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|Instruction Goal=<span lang="EN-US">By the end of this micromodule, researchers will be able to:</span>

<span lang="EN-US">1.     '''Explain the concept of transformative research'''—including how research can contribute not only to knowledge production but to societal change.</span>

<span lang="EN-US">2.     '''Describe''' the PePe framework (Pluralizing, Empowering, Politicizing, Embedding) and its relevance for advancing more just and impactful research practices.</span>

'''<span lang="EN-US">3.     Apply the</span>''' <span lang="EN-US">Pepe framework to their own research practices and systems.</span> 

<span lang="EN-US">4.     '''Critically evaluate their role as researchers''', including ethical responsibilities, boundary work, and potential influence on change.</span>
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|Is About=<span lang="EN-US">This activity builds on the content of the first episode of Earth to Research, where host Lucy Sabin is joined by Josephine Chambers (Utrecht University) and Rianne Janssen (University of Amsterdam) to explore what it means to do transformative research in times of ecological and social crisis. They discuss how storytelling can help researchers reflect on their values, imagine alternative futures, and build solidarity in the face of shared struggles. From questioning hidden assumptions to experimenting with creative methods, this episode invites listeners to rethink the role of research, not just in describing the world, but in remaking it.</span>
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|Instruction Step Title=Listen to the podcast
|Instruction Step Text='''<span lang="EN-US">Listen to the podcast</span>'''
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|Instruction Step Title=Watch and reflect: transformative research
|Instruction Step Text=<span lang="EN-US">The course described in the podcast titled “''Transformative Research for Sustainability Challenges”,'' was born out of interviews with 71 researchers about how their work connects to societal transformation.</span> 

<span lang="EN-US">What emerged was a striking tension: while many researchers had high aspirations for the societal impact of their work, their day-to-day practice often fell short of those ideals.</span> 

The course supports PhD candidates to question assumptions, build solidarity, and explore new ways of doing research. 

As Josephine puts it: “We’re so trained into certain ways of doing research and thinking that that’s legitimate.” The course encourages participants to reflect not just on what they study, but on why they do it—prompting questions like:

''What are your values? What do you think is important? How do you position yourself in the world and in your research field?''

<span lang="EN-US">The course creates space for reflection, discomfort, and reimagining. PhD candidates are encouraged to break out of their silos, engage in creative methods, and explore their emotions. Through reflection, researchers are</span> encouraged to reclaim ownership over their own narratives of change.


At the heart of the course is the PEPE framework: Pluralizing, Empowering, Politicizing, and Embedding.


<span lang="EN-US">Watch this video to learn more about transformative research and the PEPE framework.</span>
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|Instruction Step Title=Apply: the PEPE framework in your research
|Instruction Step Text=<span lang="EN-US">In the two steps above, we have learned about the PEPE framework.</span> 


*'''Pluralizing''' invites researchers to <span lang="EN-GB">go beyond the superficial combining of     different perspectives that's inattentive to power and to genuinely     reflect on the question: how to attend different knowledge forms and navigate     that plurality of different perspectives?</span>

*'''Empowering''' <span lang="EN-GB">tries to address the fact that in     research we often communicate dry data or facts and publish them, but we     don't attend to all of the emotions and perspectives that play a critical     role in how we do research and the importance of ''whose'' voice     matters.</span>

*'''Politicizing''' <span lang="EN-GB">that attends to the issue of power. We     all have very different assumptions about how research might challenge     power structures. And that could be more of a scholar activist     perspective, but it could also be deeply collaborative.</span>

*'''Embedding''' <span lang="EN-GB">addresses the fact that we're operating in     systems that are not necessarily always supportive of what we're doing. H</span><span lang="EN-US">ow do we move beyond temporary     experiments to lasting institutional change?</span>
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