GRRIP Winter Newsletter 2022-2023

By Graham on February 24, 2023 in News Articles, Newsletter

Dear GRRIP odyssey companions,
We come to the end of the GRRIP project!

Over the past four years, the GRRIP project has worked on embedding sustainable Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) practices in four research performing organisations (RPOs) and one dual-function RPO and research funding organisation (RFO) (total 5 RPOs&RFO) in the marine and maritime sector to achieve institutional and cultural change. These organisations are:

  • The Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Energy, Climate and Marine research and innovation, Ireland
  • Swansea University, United Kingdom
  • Institut Universitaire Mer et Littoral (Sea and Littoral Research Institute), France
  • The Oceanic Platform for the Canary Islands (PLOCAN), Spain
  • WavEC Offshore Renewables (WavEC), Portugal

Despite the multitude of challenges which are part of organisational change projects, compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic, GRRIP has been successful in bringing about evidence-based institutional changes in the RRI areas of gender equality (and broader equality, diversity, and inclusion aspects), public engagement, science education, ethics, and open access.
All reports from the project will be available on the GRRIP website soon!
We take this opportunity to express our heartfelt thanks to you for joining us in this journey, as advisors and participants!

Click here to download the GRRIP Winter Newsletter 2022-2023.

GRRIP Autumn Newsletter 2022

By Graham on October 21, 2022 in News Articles, Newsletter

We’re pleased to present the latest edition of the GRRIP Project Newsletter. The Autumn 2022 edition contains:

  • Foreword by Professor Malcolm Fisk, Professor of Ageing and Digital Health in the Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Media at De Montfort University (page 1).
  • Interview with Jeremy Gault, formerly Beaufort Operations Manager and MaREI Thematic Lead for Coastal and Marine Systems (pages 2-5).
  • Partner Profile: MaREI (page 6).
  • Article by Eric Jensen, looking at stories of RRI implementation (pages 7-8).
  • Updates on the latest project related events and collaborations (page 9).

GRRIP AUTUMN NEWSLETTER 2022

GRRIP Summer Newsletter 2022

By Graham on August 30, 2022 in News Articles, Newsletter

We’re pleased to present the latest edition of the GRRIP Project Newsletter. The Summer 2022 edition contains:

  • Foreword by Alexander Gerber, Full Professor and Programme Chair of Science Communication at Germany’s international Rhine-Waal University, and Research Director at the extramural Institute for Science and Innovation Communication (page 1).
  • Interview with Dr. Ruth Callaway, Senior Research Officer, Department of Biosciences at Swansea University (pages 2-4).
  • Partner Profile: Swansea University (page 5).
  • Article by Dr. Xiaoyue Tan and Prof. Dr. Hub Zwart entitled ‘GRRIP Project – collective reflection through Mutual Learning: a continuous process’ (pages 6-7).
  • Updates on the latest project related events and collaborations (pages 8-9).

GRRIP SUMMER NEWSLETTER 2022

GRRIP Spring Newsletter 2022

By Graham on May 10, 2022 in News Articles, Newsletter

We’re pleased to present the latest edition of the GRRIP Project Newsletter. The Spring 2022 edition contains:

  • Foreword by Dr. Eric Jensen, Senior Research Fellow, International Consortium of Research Staff Associations (ICoRSA) (page 1).
  • Interview with Professor Franck Schoefs, Director/CEO of the Sea and Littoral Research Institute (IUML), one of the five marine and maritime (M&M) case study sites in the GRRIP project implementing Responsible Research & Innovation (RRI) dimensions  – during the interview Professor Schoefs discusses the implementation of RRI, the importance of societal engagement and how it benefits IUML as well as the Institute’s motivations for joining the GRRIP project (pages 2-4).
  • Partner Profile: FR CNRS 3473 Institut Universitaire Mer et Littoral/Sea and Littoral research Institute (IUML) (page 5).
  • Article by Dr Malcolm Fisk entitled ‘The RRI Implementation Journey: Barriers and Enablers’ (pages 6-7).
  • Updates on latest project related events and collaborations (pages 8-9).

GRRIP Spring Newsletter 2022

GRRIP Winter Newsletter 2021 / 2022

By Graham on January 18, 2022 in News Articles, Newsletter

With 2022 upon us GRRIP is preparing for a hectic (and productive) final year. Work is ongoing in terms of implementing the Responsible Research & Innovation (RRI) interventions that will facilitate the desired institutional change at our five Marine & Maritime case study sites – MaREI (Ireland), IUML (France), Swansea University (UK), PLOCAN (Spain), and WavEC (Portugal).

In the meantime, we’re pleased to present our Winter (2021 – 2022) GRRIP Project Newsletter. The newsletter contains:

  • Foreword by Dr. Gordon Dalton, GRRIP Project Coordinator (page 1).
  • Interview with Dr. Ayoze Castro Alonso, Head of the Innovation Unit at PLOCAN (The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands), one of the five M&M case study sites in the GRRIP project – during the interview Dr. Alonso discusses the implementation of Responsible Research & Innovation (RRI), the importance of societal engagement and how it benefits PLOCAN as well as PLOCAN’s motivations for joining the GRRIP project (page 2).
  • Partner Profile: PLOCAN (page 3).
  • Article on ‘Democratising research and innovation’, by Dr. lndrani Mahapatra, GRRIP’s Project Manager, where she provides a summary of the workshops that are being done by the case study sites with the involvement of representatives from society, academia, business, and government (Quadruple Helix) to inform research direction and to help lobby funding bodies to consider supporting the topics identified. The article looks at how these workshops can be used to raise awareness of the need to make research relevant to local community and stakeholders of research institutions (pages 4-5).
  • Updates on various project related events and collaborations that took place during 2021 (page 6).

GRRIP Winter Newsletter 2021 – 2022