FREEDOM AND RESPONSIBILITY: ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS’ PUBLIC ADVOCACY

FREEDOM AND RESPONSIBILITY: ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS’ PUBLIC ADVOCACY

CNRS Ethics Committee aims to provide researchers with keys to understanding and ethical guidelines concerning public advocacy.

By CNRS

Date and time

Fri, 26 Jan 2024 12:30 - 15:30 CET

Location

Maison Irène et Frédéric Joliot-Curie

100 Rue du Trône 1050 Ixelles Belgium

About this event

Social challenges and social media have given a new dimension to the question of public advocacy by researchers. The research community is questioning the modalities of such forms of engagement in the public sphere.

Can researchers engage in the public debate in the name of academic freedom without questioning their impartiality and their credibility ?

The CNRS office in Brussels invites you to discuss this issue with the rapporteurs of the opinion paper of the CNRS Ethics Committee (COMETS), Dr Virginie Courtier-Orgogozo & Dr Eric Guilyardi

OPINION-Academic Researchers Public Advocacy

Summary of the opinion

AVIS-Engagement public des chercheurs

Résumé de l'avis


Program

12h30-13h30 : Lunch open to registred participants

13h30-14h : Key note speakers Virginie Courtier & Eric Guilyardi , rapporteurs of the opinion paper of the CNRS ethics committee

14h-15h : Panel discussion with :

Prof. Dr. Koen Lemmens, Department Public Law, KU Leuven

Faustine Bas-Defossez, Director for Nature, Health and Environment, European Environmental Bureau

Gosse Simon Vuijk, Parliamentary Assistant from Christian Ehler, European Parliament

15h-15h30 : Q&A session

Organised by

CNRS

The French National Centre for Scientific Research is among the world's leading research institutions. Its scientists explore the living world, matter, the Universe, and the functioning of human societies in order to meet the major challenges of today and tomorrow. Internationally recognised for the excellence of its scientific research, the CNRS is a reference in the world of research and development, as well as for the general public.

The French state has entrusted the CNRS with the role of advancing knowledge for the benefit of society. The organisation seeks to accomplish this national mission while respecting ethical rules and showing commitment to professional equality.

A five-pronged mission

1. Conduct scientific research

The CNRS conducts “research that is in the interest of science as well as the technological, social, and cultural advancement of the country”. Oriented toward the common good, this research approach is multidisciplinary in nature, long-term in outlook, and open to the unknown.

2. Transfer research results

The CNRS’s aim is for society to benefit from the advances it achieves, whether they relate to technologies, sustainable development, or societal issues. Numerous measures for technology transfer and application have been implemented to that effect, notably with industrial partners.

3. Share knowledge

The CNRS gives access to research results and data, for they are part of our common heritage. This sharing of knowledge is intended for different audiences, including the scientific community, the media, and the general public.

4. Train through research

Knowledge is also transmitted through training and the conduct of research, with the CNRS welcoming hundreds of future researchers, PhD students, and postdoctoral fellows in its laboratories each year.

5. Contribute to scientific policy

The CNRS participates in the national research strategy with its partners, notably at major French university locations. It also carries out evaluations and expert assessments on scientific matters.

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