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<p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; min-height: 15px;"><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;">On 2 June 2025 , the Ethical Data Initiative, in collaboration with the Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA), the European Commission, European Network for Research Integrity Offices (ENRIO) , are organising a hybrid conference at the Palace of the Academies, Brussels, titled, ‘Advancing responsible research assessment systems in the digital space: A dialogue on ethics, integrity, and open infrastructures for research in the AI era’.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; min-height: 15px;"><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;">The one-day conference will bring together the full spectrum of European stakeholders involved in research assessment—spanning the European Commission, research funding organisations (RFOs), research performing organisations (RPOs), infrastructure providers and developers, policy experts, and representatives from CoARA, ENRIO, OpenAIRE and affiliated initiatives—for an open dialogue on the responsible integration of artificial intelligence into science and research funding mechanisms.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; min-height: 15px;"><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;">With increasing demand for accountability, reproducibility, and ethical oversight in the digital research ecosystem, the programme will explore themes of ethical compliance, data governance, epistemic integrity, open infrastructures, and methodological soundness in research evaluation practices in the age of AI.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; min-height: 15px;"><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;">For more information on the objectives, session descriptions, and speakers, please see the attached Conference Background and the Agenda. </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; min-height: 15px;"><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;">More details at <a href="https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/2025/05/20/upcoming-conference-on-advancing-responsible-research-assessment-in-the-digital-space/">https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/2025/05/20/upcoming-conference-on-advancing-responsible-research-assessment-in-the-digital-space/</a></p>
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<span style=""><b>From: </b></span>Suchith Anand </div>
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<span style=""><b>Subject: </b></span><b>Expanding UK-Europe research collaborations</b></div>
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<span style=""><b>Date: </b></span>15 March 2025 at 19:26:14 GMT</div>
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The Russell Group and other UK R&D leaders have written to the UK Prime Minister and President of the EU Commission to highlight the importance of research collaboration in the future relationship between the UK and EU. As both sides seek a reset in EU-UK
relations, the R&D community is encouraging both leaders to prioritise science and research collaboration’s vital role in setting the terms of the future relationship.Details at
<a href="https://www.russellgroup.ac.uk/news/rd-sector-issues-joint-call-research-be-agenda-uk-eu-talks" id="m_5075007904956721457OWA95b8caa5-e7d3-6ff2-11a4-2dd273767f6a" target="_blank">
https://www.russellgroup.ac.uk/news/rd-sector-issues-joint-call-research-be-agenda-uk-eu-talks</a></div>
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The Ethical Data Initiative (EDI) is an excellent example of joint collaboration between a Russell Group university in the UK (University of Exeter) and the top university in Germany (Technical University of Munich) to co-lead a global initiative. The Ethical
Data Initiative is jointly coordinated by the <a href="https://www.exeter.ac.uk/" id="m_5075007904956721457OWAce61876c-836e-2041-b2c9-55457efe2a11" target="_blank">
University of Exeter</a> and the <a href="https://tumthinktank.de/" id="m_5075007904956721457OWA118c62e9-870d-8e56-39bb-54d4797d11dd" target="_blank">
TUM Think Tank</a>. EDI is a non-partisan platform fostering open discussions on data ethics, informed significantly by philosophical, historical, and social studies of science, with a focus on equity and engagement across different domains of data work for
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We would like to invite you to participate in the Ethical Data Initiative's annual Townhall meeting taking place in Munich on 31 March, 2025. The event is an opportunity to meet the community, get involved in our work and help shape our priorities. You can
find out more or register to participate remotely here: <a href="https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/2024/12/20/ethical-data-initiative-annual-townhall-event/" id="m_5075007904956721457OWA05d5a045-9f7c-f169-87e3-75b61c493fc7" target="_blank">
Ethical Data Initiative Annual Townhall Event</a></div>
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Our list of open access community resources is up online. Let us know if you would like to add to it:
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Resources - The Ethical Data Initiative</a></div>
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Find out more about how you can get involved in the Ethical Data Initiative's activities here:
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Looking forward to expanding UK-Europe research collaborations.</div>
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Professor of Practice in Science Policy | Senior Adviser to Governments and International Organisations | Scientist | Global Citizen | Science Diplomacy | SDG Volunteer and Advocate</div>
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