The 2nd HEIRRI Conference ‘Education towards a responsible society, transforming universities through RRI’ will present the results of nearly three years of project activities designed to promote the integration of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) within the education of scientists, engineers and other professionals involved in the R&D process. It will be held in Vienna
[ Read More ]A pilot trial of the Summer School on Responsible Research and Innovation has taken place at the University of Split (UNIST) from the 16th to 20th October 2017, within the framework of the European project HEIRRI. The aim of the Summer School was to introduce current concepts of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) and to
[ Read More ]The GUNi’s Regional Office in Africa, together with the Association of African Universities (AAU) and the Global University Network for Innovation Secretariat, organized the workshop ‘Facilitating reflection on Responsible Research and Innovation’ on the 17th October 2017 in Accra, Ghana, in the framework of the HEIRRI internationalization plan to spread the project amongst Higher Education
[ Read More ]The first Summer School on Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) has taken place at Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) from the 12th to the 15th of September. This course has been the first pilot trial to validate the educational materials developed by the UPF within the framework of the European project HEIRRI. The aim of this
[ Read More ]The GUNi’s Regional Office in Africa, together with the Association of African Universities (AAU) and the Global University Network for Innovation Secretariat, organize the workshop ‘Facilitating reflection on Responsible Research and Innovation’ in the framework of the HEIRRI internationalization plan to spread the project amongst Higher Education Institutions outside Europe. It will take place next 16th October
[ Read More ]The last issue of the European Business and Innovation Centre Network (EBN) magazine “the Business Innovator” features HEIRRI as part of the report “The Responsible Response”. You can read it online via this link (edition called “Business Sans Frontières”). The text consists of an interview to Gema Revuelta, director of the Science, Communication and Society
[ Read More ]The 9th Consortium meeting of the HEIRRI project took place on the 22nd and 23rd June in Vienna (Austria). The gathering was hosted by the Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS), who welcomed the rest of the project members to the magnificent Austrian capital city. This 2-day meeting was a key moment to discuss important issues
[ Read More ]The HEIRRI project involves 2 new Higher Education institutions, from Algeria and India, interested in Responsible Research and Innovation and its integration into the curricula for a pilot test of two of the HEIRRI training programs and materials. After reviewing the applications received on the call to test the HEIRRI training materials, which was launched last 1st March 2017 by
[ Read More ]The Research and Innovation portal of the European Commission has published very useful guidelines about Open Access and how it affects all sorts of H2020 projects. Using simple language, direct messages and revoking misconceptions, the page explains the main ways to Open Access and why the EU advocates for it: Broader access to scientific publications
[ Read More ]Some months ago, we published an article encouraging all of you to become part of the HEIRRI Forum Online, either through Twitter or through the email list. Now the results are visible: the number of Twitter followers keeps increasing (we have reached 900 followers already!), as well as the people wanting to receive the emails
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