Team 35 - Role of Climate Change in Applied Research

Applied researchers have an important societal role in influencing real-world practice, bridging academic research, theory and practical experiences. Despite this, relatively little is known about the processes or mechanisms of feedback adopted by this community to promote contemporary scientific standards in transparency and rigour. The current study explores what feedback processes are readily adopted by applied researchers and whether they are aware of, and use, practices and feedback mechanisms established through the open scholarship movement (e.g., Registered Reports or pre-mortems). As the escalation of climate change continues, applied researchers have a pivotal role in encouraging more sustainable practices in individuals, organisations and governments. Despite this, relatively little is known about how their work considers or impacts climate change, how climate change impacts their current practice, how these practices are expected to change, and the range of barriers and opportunities climate change may provide for impactful applied research.