Promoting more inclusive,
sustainable, and responsible research by strengthening the
collaborative relationship between researchers, citizens,
policymakers, organizations, and businesses (Open RRI). This is
the starting point of the Pattern project, launched in January
and funded by the EU under Horizon Europe's Widera program. The
aim is to design and propose educational activities for female
researchers at every stage of their careers, according to an
Open RRI approach and in favor of research that supports
society.
The project, which will last 42 months, involves 19 partners
from 13 countries working together to enhance education in
science communication, research integrity, fair data management,
and open access.
The International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA) in
Trieste is among the partners and is the leading partner for
science communication. As SISSA's Agnese Baini explains, the
project was launched in January. Also collaborating among the
partners is the Ruder Boskovic Institute in Zagreb, Croatia's
leading institute for natural, biomedical, and environmental
sciences.
"Open RRI approach impacts the relationship between
researchers, citizens, policymakers, and organizations,"
explains Baini, a research fellow involved in the project, "The
idea is that research is supportive of society. The project is
now finishing its first phase, mapping best practices and
assessing the quality of existing European educational
activities. SISSA is doing this for science communication. Then,
we will create educational material from this analysis and test
it with our researchers, just as RBI in Zagreb will do
independently. After evaluating the first test, we will do a
second one. A new evaluation will follow, and we will create a
public course platform soon." According to the program, the new
courses will start in April 2024.
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