Research Activities
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Started in November 2021, the Research component of the European Reform University Alliance – Re:ERUA – aims at developing the research trajectory of the ERUA.
In this page you will find our activities and results to rethink research and innovation from the perspective of responsible R&I and inclusive societal engagement.
This project is funded by the European Union under the Horizon 2020 programme.
Responsible Research and Innovation
Catalogue of approaches in social innovation and co-creation
How can academic research engage society? How do researchers understand and strive for social impact through engaging society in their research projects?
Open Science Activities
Re:ERUA pursues Open Science-related efforts in the context of ERUA by seizing synergies within the alliance to the end of enhancing Open Science- related efforts within the alliance.
Open Science Ambassadors
Collaboration Opportunities for ERUA Researchers
National, European and international funding opportunities and training courses
ERUA Research Portal
The ERUA Research Portal is an platform where you may find information on Research unit, Researchers, , scientific fields.
Find Collaborators
This Ad Board is where any ERUA researcher can post “collaborator wanted” ads for the research projects they are developing or planning to develop.
Gendered Innovation Training and Mentoring Programme
Collaboration Guide: Exploring Dilemmas for Societally Engaged Best Practices
Re: ERUA Publications
This report is a research-based deliverable (WP3) in Re:ERUA project aiming to foster societal engagement though Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) within the European Reform University Alliance (ERUA). Taking the inspiration from existing EU guidelines and the field of RRI, while focusing also on societal engagement and social innovation, it is contributing to the aim of ‘Science with and for Society’ objective of the European Commissions’ Horizon 2020 program.
The finding of the report shows the aim of balancing economic gains and social concerns through RRI is not simple. Subsequently, RRI should also include a democratic and regenerative approach prioritizing social innovation, besides investigating how infrastructure in scientific institutions can support matters of care.
This research-based report contributes to both RRI definitions and to recent discussions of alternative excellence in ERUA by bringing in researchers’ perspectives and disciplinary backgrounds, which inform how ethical concerns and methodologies are developed in their research practices. Also, the analysis concludes that responsibility should be balanced in infrastructural measures to ensure that the connection between outputs of research and its methodological processes are stringent, such as including work conditions, early career staff and stakeholder knowledge sharing and network support. These contributions are central to the strengthening of a reform identity in the alliance.
We believe that we thus provide an approach to responsible research that acknowledges relationality and interdependency, contributing to a (re-)conceptualization of certain aspects of RRI that more explicitly focus on bridging between economic interests and social concerns. This happens amidst calls to transition from understanding of research as efficiency-based indicators and quantifiable outputs towards the creation of responsible and reflective relations with research participants, be it human or more-than-human.
Authors: WP3 team: Assoc. Prof. Katia Dupret, assist. prof. Jennifer Eschweiler, PhD. Anna Umantseva, Student Ronja Hyldkrog – Roskilde University
Dupret et al. 2022. Mapping Innovation and societal engagement – RRI through a care ethics approach
In this context, a publication – in Open Access, of course – has been released, which bundles our experiences in organising and running the events and also addresses “lessons learned”.
Re: ERUA Charters
Re: ERUA Ressources
Here, you will discover comprehensive information about our ongoing efforts in mapping activities and gain insights into the research units and equipment across our alliance.
All the following information will be integrated into the ERUA research portal as soon as possible.
Explore the extensive list of research units within the 5 re:ERUA University alliance and delve into the state-of-the-art equipment housed within these units:
Research & Innovation (Infra)Structures, Resources and Networks
Existing infrastructures and resources sharing assessment and action plan
Following this action plan, we have developed guidelines on infrastructure sharing procedures:
Guidelines on Infrastructure Sharing
Re: ERUA News and Events
Open Science Meet-Up: Organising and Advancing Research Data Management in Federal Germany
On February 12th, between 14.00 and 14.45 (CET), we warmly invite you to our Open Science Meet-Up. The topic is: Organising and Advancing Research Data Management in Federal Germany (Higher) education in Germany
Call for proposals „Freedom of Research: Challenges and Perspectives on Academic Production Today“
Second meeting of international researchers Université Paris 8 – Amphi MR002 – 6, 7 May 2025 We are pleased to invite you to the Second Meeting of International Researchers at Université Paris 8,
Lluís Serra Majem swears in for a second term as Rector of the ULPGC
We are happy to announce that the Professor of Preventive Medicine and Public Health Lluís Serra Majem has sworn today in for a second term as Rector of the University of Las Palmas
Summary of “ER-UA: Strengthening Cooperation with Ukrainian Universities” Project
The year 2024 was a time of close and fruitful international collaboration between SWPS University and several Ukrainian universities. The goal of the project „ER-UA: Strengthening cooperation with Ukrainian universities within the European
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