Event Date: November 21, 2023
Event time: 9:00 h - 17:00 h CET
Event Location: DoubleTree by Hilton Brussels City, The Pagoda Room
Event Address: Rue Gineste 3, 1210 Bruxelles, 1000 Bruxelles
About the Event
Social sciences and humanities research are nowadays deeply intertwined with other research disciplines. The integration of perspectives from different fields enriches discussions on ethical dilemmas and promotes a broader understanding of complex societal issues. Moreover, openness to insights from other disciplines allows for a holistic exploration of ethical considerations, ultimately leading to more robust and ethically sound research practices. For this reason, we invite you all to participate in the 12th ERION Meeting.
Dealing effectively with the ethical implications and issues that arise in research in the humanities and social sciences is a major challenge. Regulations and guidelines are generally not as well established as in the case of biomedical research.
Relevant elements include the potential misuse of research findings, the consent process for participants, or methodologies that require access to data from social media or internet scraping.
At our 12th meeting (Brussels, 21 November), we will focus on how to address the ethical challenges in humanities and social sciences research. As always, we will count on the valuable presence of the Ethics and Integrity Sector of the European Commission, as well as colleagues who will share their experiences, problems, and strategies in helping researchers to manage ethical issues in proposals and projects.
Agenda
November 21, morning: Programme
November 21, afternoon: Programme
Registration Information
The afternoon part after lunch of the ERION Meeting will be shared sessions with participants of the Open Science Meeting.
If you would also like to participate in the Open Science Meeting on November 22, while registering choose "Attending" on the offered option. The participation fee for participating is 95 euros + VAT.
Registration for this meeting is open till November 3, 2023. However, we might still be able to offer you a place afterward if someone cancels. Please, contact us at earma@earma.org.
Logistic Information
The DoubleTree Hotel Brussels City is only a 15-minute walk from Grand Place.Situated across from the Botanical Garden of Brussels, it offers easy access to nature's beauty. Moreover, the hotel enjoys excellent transportation links, allowing guests to effortlessly explore the city's attractions via buses, trams, and taxis.
If accommodation is needed, we recommend staying in the DoubleTree by Hilton Brussels City where the event is organised, or in a close area where good options are Thon Hotel Brussels City Centre, The Hoxton, Hotel Indigo Brussels City, and Hotel Progress.
Registration Confirmation
You can view the confirmation of your event registration in your EARMA profile under the "Account" section. Please note that you must be logged in to view these details.
Registration Fee
You can register by clicking the yellow button above.
Member participation fee: 205 Euros + VAT
Non-member participation fee: 310 Euros + VAT
At own expense: Transport and accommodation
About the EARMA ERION Thematic Group
ERION is the Ethics and Research Integrity Officer Network within EARMA. It is an open community to discuss the practical and implementation side of Research Ethics and Integrity. The community is for all those that need to ensure compliance, efficiency, functionality, fairness, and robustness in the practices and processes in their organisation. Such people may have titles such as Ethics/Integrity Officer, Administrator, and many others. You should have the role of a practitioner within your organisation. This event is NOT about Research in Ethics or Research Integrity.
ERION acts as a stakeholder for the European Commission DG R&I Ethics Sector. A key component of ERION are the European projects on ethics, integrity, responsible research: SOPs4RI, iRECS, PATTERN which are working for a strong responsible research integrity culture in Europe and increasing trust in science.
The community meets 2 to 4 times per year. Topics discussed in past ERION meetings included: Horizon Europe, Open Science, GDPR implementation, training (see report), ethics support in times of COVID-19, research evaluation and many others. More information on the EARMA website and EARMA YouTube channel.
There are around 400 members in the community. To get connected and engage with the other community members, register here.
Speakers
Ana Freire
Ana Freire, Ph.D. in Computer Science, is the Vice Dean of Social Impact and Academic Innovation at the UPF Barcelona School of Management. Dr. Freire conducts research in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence for positive social impact. In 2017 she launched STOP, a multidisciplinary project to help users with mental health issues in social media. She worked at worldwide prestigious institutions such as Yahoo Labs, the University of Glasgow, and the National Research Center of Italy. Dr. Freire has contributed with more than 50 scientific publications, several patents and accumulates numerous national and international recognitions. She was included by Business Insider in the list of 23 young Spaniards called to lead the technological revolution. She also received the Female Young Scientific Talent Award from the Spanish Royal Academy of Sciences.
Dorota Lepianka
Dorota Lepianka, PhD in sociology, is a member of Collaborative Research Support Team at the University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences. She specializes in research ethics and integrity, and research data management. Before she moved to the field of research support, Dorota conducted cross-disciplinary and multi-method research on poverty and vulnerability, social in/exclusion, in/justice, solidarity and (European) citizenship. Through her career she was affiliated with Utrecht University, University of Tilburg, University of Bristol and Polish Academy of Sciences.
Leonard is a policy officer at the European Commission in Brussels, where he supports the development of ethics structures for EU-funded research and of scientific advice for policymaking. His responsibilities include the management of the ethics appraisal process in Horizon Europe for which he specialises in ethical challenges related to cybersecurity and animal welfare. He also works for the Commission's Scientific Advice Mechanism, on topics such as crisis management and the Farm to Fork strategy and is project officer for the "Science Advice for Policy by European Academies (SAPEA)" project. Leonard holds degrees in Neuroscience and Biorobotics and has lived and studied in Germany, Spain, Austria, Italy and Belgium.
Mihalis Kritikos
Mihalis Kritikos is a Policy Analyst at the Ethics and Integrity Sector of the European Commission (DG-RTD) working on the ethical development of emerging technologies with a special emphasis on AI Ethics. Before that, he worked at the Scientific Foresight Service of the European Parliament as a legal/ethics advisor on Science and Technology issues (STOA/EPRS) authoring more than 50 publications in the domain of new and emerging technologies and contributing to the drafting of more than 15 European Parliament reports/resolutions in the fields of artificial intelligence, robots, distributed ledger technologies and blockchains, precision farming, gene editing and disruptive innovation. He has worked as a Senior Associate in the EU Regulatory and Environment Affairs Department of White and Case, as a Lecturer at several UK Universities and as a Lecturer/Project Leader at the European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA).
Cath Cotton
As a member of TU Delft’s Strategic Development Unit’s Cath advises on various aspects of research policy. With a varied background in research, publishing, science policy and organisational change, her current interest is in aligning research services to improve efficacy and navigation.
Borana Taraj
Borana is working as Head of EU projects for EARMA. She joined EARMA in 2019 working on the topic of research ethics and integrity. She has been deeply involved in strengthening the EARMA Ethics and Research Integrity community as well as shaping the outcomes of the H2020 project "Standard Operating Procedures for Research Integrity", representing the voice of research managers. Since 2022, Borana is also involved in new EARMA projects and community building activities for creating framework conditions and communities of practice for research management to strengthen the European Research Area. She has been working in Brussels since 2013 for several policy initiatives and European-funded projects in research ethics and integrity, energy and business environment for instance at the European University Association, Ernst & Young and the European Commission. She is knowledgeable about university networks and European projects, in particular coordination and support actions for EU Framework Programmes for Research and Innovation (FP7, Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe).
Teodora Konach
Teodora Konach is a researcher and trainer at the Austrian Agency for Research Integrity (OeAWI). In her current role, she is leading the project-based research activities at the Agency, including the pilot studies for the EU Horizon 2020 funded project SOPs4RI and the development of strategic policies and guidelines on Responsible Open Science in the ROSiE Horizon 2020 funded project. She is also responsible for the training and prevention programmes at the OeAWI. With a background in legal, social and cultural studies, Teodora’s interests lie at the intersection of organisational and critical management studies, implementation science and research integrity and ethics. Within the Open Science movement, she is broadly interested in legal and ethical challenges in emerging technologies and in technology transfer, with a particular emphasis on intellectual property rights and cultural rights of individuals and communities. In 2023 she joined EARMA as a project manager and research analyst. She is mostly involved in the EU funded projects, in the fields of research integrity and ethics. Furthermore, she is supporting EARMA’s European Network of Ethics and Research Integrity Officers (ERION). Since 2019 Teodora cooperates as an external expert and evaluator with the European Commission’s Research Executive Agency (REA), the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) and the Council of Europe.
Maura Hiney
Maura Hiney has been working on research integrity policy for over 20 years, and has been involved in many influential documents during that time, including the Irish National RI Policy, the Council of Ministers Conclusions, the ALLEA 2017 and 2023 European Code of Conduct. She is currently Adjunct Professor for Research Integrity at University College Dublin, Chair of the ALLEA Permanent Working Group on Science and Ethics, Co-Chair of the 8th World Conference on Research Integrity, International Advisor to the Irish National Research Integrity Forum, a board member of the Embassy of Good Science Foundation, and on the advisory boards of several European projects.
Any queries?
