Workshop: What is RRI, SDG and RSSR – How is it important to your research?

By Graham UCC on December 10, 2020

OBJECTIVES

• To understand the concepts of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI), Sustainable 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, 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 – Prof Alexander Gerber
• Results from RRI surveys – Dr Eric Jensen & Xiaoyoe Tan
• 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: GROUP 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

 

Download the agenda HERE.