Date
11-Feb-2021 to 11-Feb-2021
Location
Virtual
Format
International
Workshop Objectives:
  • To understand the concepts of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI), Standard Development Goals (SDGs) and Recommendations on Science and Scientific Researchers (RSSR) and their relevance in research from a global perspective.
  • To find out more about Global Responsible Research and Innovation based on the findings of the RRING project.
  • To find out more about the UNESCO Recommendation for Science and Scientific Researchers and how it relates to the SDGs and discuss why it is important that these are incorporated in research.
  • To consider how this relates to your own work and research.

Agenda:

09:00 – 09:15: Introduction
  • Opening and welcoming remarks - Chairperson
  • Introductions – ALL
09:15 – 10:45: SESSION 1 - RRI
  • RRI in global projects - Dr Gordon Dalton (Project Coordinator) Results from RRI surveys - Dr Eric Jensen & Tan Xiaoyou
  • Q&A
  • The relevance and challenges of RRI in non-European countries
  • Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA) - India
  • National Research Foundation (NRF) – South Africa
  • Q&A
10:45 – 11:00: TEA BREAK

11:00 – 12:00: SESSION 2 - RRI Briefing
  • The competitive advantage of implementing RRI in your research - Wageningen University, Netherlands
  • Impact of Open Access in research from the global survey - Meiji, Japan
  • Q&A
SHORT BREAK
  • Impact of gender equality in research from the global survey - University of Bradford
  • UK Impact of Ethics in research from the global survey - Vilnius University, Lithuania
12:00 - 13:30: SGROUP DISCUSSIONS
  • Q&A, Mentimetre and Discussions
 13:30 – 14:30 LUNCH BREAK
 
 14:30 – 16:30: SESSION 3 - SDGs and RSSR
  • The relevance of RSSR in research - UNESCO How does RRI fit with the SDGs? – UNESCO
  • Open Science in RRSR and SDGs – PRIA
SHORT BREAK
 
16:30 - 18:00: GROUP DISCUSSION
  • Q&A, Mentimetre and Discussions
 18:00 – 18:05: CLOSING REMARKS