Empowering Higher Education Institutions by trainings for researchers on Open and RRI practices

The EU-funded PATTERN project aims at promoting the practice of Open and Responsible Research and Innovation (Open RRI) by developing and testing trainings for researchers at all stages of their careers. The project has defined 8 main transferable skills on Open RRI: Open Access; FAIR data management; Citizen Science; Research Integrity; Gender, Non-discrimination and Inclusion in research; Dissemination and Exploitation of results; Science communication; Management and Leadership. For each of them, specific training modules will be developed and tested in 14 Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and made publicly accessible on the PATTERN platform. Moreover, PATTERN will address authorities responsible for researcher training, presenting evidence-based recommendations on educational policies to empower HEIs in contributing to bridge the gap between science and society.

This poster will provide an overview of PATTERN methodology and discuss the results of the first 9 months of the project. In particular, it will focus on two aspects:

1. Consolidated knowledge about the existing trainings on Open RRI and learning opportunities for researchers, identifying existing gaps, as the basis for the development of PATTERN training modules
2. The analysis of European policies (including guidelines and policy framework) focusing on understanding how they contribute to including Open RRI practices in trainings and training materials aimed at researchers. The establishment of the EU level baseline will then be a basis for further analysis on how the EU approach is embedded at national level in the countries hosting the pilots.

The findings of the two-level policy mapping, in addition to building on the mapping of trainings, will be a cornerstone for co-creating policy recommendations with and for EU and national authorities, as well as for actors in HEIs and RPOs.