Responsible Research and Innovation at OsloMet
The resources available on this page are here to enable you to contribute to responsible research practices, open access and open science, diversity and interaction with different social groups.
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Doing Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) at OsloMet
In line with OsloMet’s vision of delivering knowledge to solve societal challenges and its value based aim to be a learning, innovative (interdisciplinary and anticipatory) and diverse organisation, the University supports RRI as an overarching concept for responsibility in research and innovation. For OsloMet, this means that ethical reflection and anticipation shall be embedded in research and innovation processes and that in such processes staff shall seek to involve users, stakeholders and society in general to strengthen relevance and trust; that the University shall facilitate and encourage the broader access to research results by the broader community of researchers, a broad spectrum of interested parties and society in general; work to ensure diversity and gender balance in research and innovation; and further develop the focus on dissemination by facilitating two-way communication and strengthening the understanding of science in the population.
Why talk about RRI? RRI is an important policy framework in Norway and the European Union which aim to open up science to society, ensure that research and innovation is carried out in line with public values and public interests, and conducted in a fair process with quality and integrity. See the European Commission’s RRI approach and the Research Council of Norway’s RRI approach. Research and innovation change the world, and as researchers and innovators we need to be reflective about our activities and responsive to feedback.
RRI is an ambition and institutional goal that relies on staff implementing the dimensions of this framework in ways that make sense in their research and innovation context. There is no one-size-fits-all approach or straitjacket that everyone must apply, – except in the case where regulation applies, for instance with regard to ethical requirements.
These pages provide resources for staff at OsloMet that can be useful in their own research and innovation projects, for leaders implementing such values among their co-workers, as well as in the educational programs. They consist of a collection of resources already developed at OsloMet as well as resources gathered from other institutions and webpages (most prominently the European RRI Tools project), which can be just as useful for OsloMet employees and students:
Ethics
Open science
Gender equality and diversity
Public engagement and stakeholder involvement
RRI-Tools resources (rri-tools.eu)
Science education
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Educational resources
Are you teaching colleagues or students about RRI? Are you organising a reflection workshop in your research group? Many educational resources are available (in English) for you!
Educational resources by topic
About RRI in general
- Facilitating Reflection on Responsible Research and Innovation (rri-tools.eu)
- Concepts and Practice of Responsible Research and Innovation (rri-tools.eu)
Tools for reflection on values and assumptions in ones own research and innovation projects
- Facilitating Reflection on Responsible Research and Innovation (ri-tools.eu)
- Concepts and Practice of Responsible Research and Innovation (rri-tools.eu)
- Take time to reflect (rri-tools.eu)
- Live Flatland (live.flatland.agency)
How to include RRI in your research and innovation proposals and projects
- Take time to reflect (rri-tools.eu)
- Presentation at NARMA conference by Ellen-Marie Forsberg, AFI/OsloMet (docs.google.com)
- Presentation to the RCN by Ellen-Marie Forsberg, AFI/OsloMet (docs.google.com)
Training in research ethics
Research ethics, sikresiden.no
Doing societal engagement
Doing and Experiencing Dialogical Reflection on Research and Innovation (rri-tools.eu)
Train the trainers resources
- The European Heirri project’s train the trainers program (rri-tools.eu)
- Concepts and Practice of Responsible Research and Innovation (rro-tools.eu)
Educational resources by target groups
- Bachelor students (rri-tools-eu)
- Master students: The European Heirri project’s training programs for master students (rri-tools.eu)
- PhD students: The European Heirri project’s training programs for PhD students (rri-tools.eu)
All staff and students involved in research and innovation
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General resources
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Contact
- For questions regarding research ethics, contact Research Ethical Committee - Tor Even Marthinsen (oslomet.no)
- For questions regarding open access and open science, contact the University Library's research support services.
- For questions regarding diversity policy and practice, contact Vibeke Horn
- For questions regarding public engagement and science education, contact Ingvild Straume.