Elevating Research Integrity - VIRT2UE Training Program

1. VIRT2UE Laura Hartman & Guy Widdershoven NRIN— 27 May 2019

2. Coming up VIRT2UE and EnTIRE What is VIRT2UE about? The consortium and workpackages Structure of the VIRT2UE training The train-the-trainer programme EnTIRE: the Embassy of Good Science

3. VIRT2UE and EnTIRE 1

4. VIRT2UE and EnTIRE Virtue based ethics and Integrity of Research: Train-the-Trainer program for Upholding the principles and practices of the European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity (VIRT2UE) & Mapping Normative Frameworks for EThics and Integrity of REsearch (EnTIRE)

5. What is VIRT2UE about? 2

6. Goals VIRT2UE project What is VIRT2UE about? Developing a sustainable train-the-trainer blended learning program enabling: understanding and upholding the principles and practices of the European Code of conduct for research Integrity contextualized ERI teaching across Europe training 3050 trainers in Europe by the end of the project building a community of ERI trainers

7. Target VIRT2UE Project For trainers that are experienced researchers themselves (305 ERI trainers– reaching 3050 European researchers) For trainers and trainees/researchers (ALL users of The Embassy!) 1) Offline Face to face training 2) Online (E-learning course- open access) educational tools and learning materials (Podcasts, Videos, Q&A…)

8. Target VIRT2UE Project What is VIRT2UE about? Theoretical background: The train-the-trainer training will have a strong focus on training virtues and stimulate reflection on research integrity instead of a more rule-based approach that focuses on compliance

9. Consortium and Work packages 3

10. VIRT2UE partners: ANKU, Turkey NTUA, Greece UH, Finland LU, Latvia Momkai, the Netherlands UCP, Portugal UNINS, Italy Consortium VIRT2UE-WP leaders: KUL, Belgium MEFST, Croatia EUREC, Germany Universitetet I Oslo, Norway OeAWI, Austria Central coordination VUmcAmsterdam

11. Core tasks Conceptual mapping - identify and rank the virtues which are essential for good scientific practice and their relation to the principles and practices of the ECoC (WP1) Understand existing capacity and deficiencies in ERI educational resources (WP2) Develop the face to face train-the trainer programme (WP3) Develop the online part of the train-the-trainer programme (WP4) Organize the train-the-trainer training in Europe (WP5) Iterative methodology - combining development and evaluation, and adapting the program on the basis of user input. (WP6)

12. Overview of the WPs —

13. Structure of the VIRT2UE training 4

14. Flow of the VIRT2UE training —

15. Blended learning program 1) Face-to-face training -Learning by doing -Focus on real cases (own experience) -Facilitate group reflection on moral dilemmas in practice -Focus how to apply the content of the teaching material to concrete situations in daily practice 2) Online components –described on The Embassy -Theoretical knowledge (i.e. European Code of Conduct, ERI issues, Virtues etc…) -Input for part II face-to-face training (feedback, reflection forms, questions, learning goals) -Community of trainers (and trainees!)

16. About the VIRT2UE training Exercises (offline and online) targeting different learning goals: Adaptable to context Easy to use and train Modular

17. The train-the-trainer programme What has been achieved and what is coming up? 5

18. What has been achieved (June 2018-June 2019) Report on the stakeholder focus groups on virtues (WP1) Report on stakeholder focus groups and report on the analysis of all existing educational material (WP2) Pilot of the face to face training in Athens (WP3) First draft on the introduction of the training & plan for the video’s (WP4) Protocol for & start with recruitment of trainees across Europe (WP5) Online evaluation of the face to face training and a pilot for the e-learning module (WP6) End of project: may 2021

19. What is coming up The consortium is trained (30 trainees) The consortium members provide a VIRT2UE training (305 trainees) The 305 trainers provide a VIRT2UE training (3050 trainees) Sept – Nov 2019 Spring 2020 Fall 2020 End of project: may 2021

20. Interested in hearing more about the training? Please e-mail me: Laura Hartman La.Hartman@vumc.nl

21. 6 The Embassy of Good Science

22. H2020-Swaf-2016-17 – start date May 2017 Initiative: wiki platform serving the research community A platform that makes information about RE+RI easily accessible Supports the application in research and evaluation Involves all stakeholders in a participatory way Achieves sustainability

23. Coordination VUmcAmsterdam EnTIRE: Dublin City University, Ireland Universidad Europea De Madrid, Spain DebreceniEgyetem, Hungary The University Of Manchester, United Kingdom Gesinn.IT, Germany Consortium EnTIRE and VIRT2UE: KUL, Belgium MEFST, Croatia EUREC, Germany Universitetet I Oslo, Norway

24. Iterative self sustainable wiki Content will be edited and continuously updated and amended by a community of users The platform will: Use publically funded, open source, freely available software: (Semantic) MediaWiki Front end design by an award winning web design agency (Momkai) to ensure it is attractive and intuitive Enable content to be easily searched by using new techniques such as automatic text data mining and semantic analysis (FAIR)

25. Content: • Laws, Guidelines & Regulation • Cases & Scenarios • Themes • Q&A • Education (Training materials) • Trainings VIRT2UE and…

26. Wiki platform: let the community take over Unique “go to” platform where ERI questions can be answered and training material can be found

27. An Embassy for all who advocate good science Community building Here, we gather as researchers to find support, get empowered and improve our daily practice. From here, we go out as ambassadors to inspire and teach the people around us.

28. The launch of The Embassy of Good Science

29. The Embassy of GoodScienceopensitsdoorstothe community! • Preconference workshop (June 2, 1-4 p.m.) The first users of The Embassy will become the first community contributors • Official launch: Plenary session “Solutions that make the difference” presentation by Prof Ana Marusic • Exihibition stand Register, ask questions, learn more, become and embassador!

30. The Embassy of Good Science Platform design for launch at the World Conferenceon Research Integrity in Hong Kong

31. Disclaimer Platform design for launch at the World Conferenceon Research Integrity in Hong Kong These are static designs not a functioning platform (our team is working on it right now!) The text in these designs are dummy text The designs representthe scope for a first release and launch in Hong Kong. Tostayupdated follow theEmbassy on Twitter: @EmbassySci

40. Experts and committees

42. Thank you! See you in Hong Kong!