Responsible Research and Innovation 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

• RRI-Tools resources (rri-tools.eu)

• OsloMet resources in English

• OsloMet resources in Norwegian

Open science

• RRI-Tools resources (rri-tools.eu)

• OsloMet resources on Open access

Gender equality and diversity

• RRI-Tools resources (rri-tools.eu)

• OsloMet resources in English

• OsloMet resources in Norwegian

Public engagement and stakeholder involvement

RRI-Tools resources (rri-tools.eu)

Science education

• RRI-Tools resources (rri-tools.eu)

• OsloMet resources in Norwegian

• Sometimes governance is also seen as an aspect of RR) (rri-tools.eu)

• About the holistic concept of RRI (rri-tools.eu) 

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)

• Take time to reflect (rri-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

• Facilitating Reflection on Responsible Research and Innovation (rri-tools.eu)
• Concepts and Practice of Responsible Research and Innovation (rri-tools.eu)
• Take time to reflect (rri-tools-eu)
• Research community (rro-tools.eu)

• ​​​Heirri training programmes (rri-tools.eu)
• Education community (rri-tools-eu)
• Research community (rri-tools.eu)
• Relevant literature on RRI (cns.asu.edu)
• Relevant literature on Open science /opensciencemooc.eu)

• ​​​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.