The RIOS Collaborative Program

RIOS is excited to support Barbara Leitner in organizing a series of discussion sessions between Master’s students and PhD candidates from various faculties at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) and Amsterdam UMC.

Through this discussion series, Barbara, in collaboration with RIOS, aims to bridge this gap and empower Master’s students in crafting their futures, ultimately promoting a healthy, well-informed research culture.

RIOS believes that both raising awareness on research culture and building responsible research practices should start as early as possible –young researchers should know what to expect from supervision and understand what responsible supervision entails before they begin their PhD journey.

This initiative aligns beautifully with RIOS’s pillars dedicated to Outreach & Service and Connecting RI and OS stakeholders.

We look forward to seeing this series come to life — stay tuned as we drop more details on our LinkedIn, here on our website, and in our Newsletter.

RIOS is excited to support Bogdana Huma and Elliott Hoey in organizing an international hybrid symposium showcasing state-of-the-art initiatives in Open Qualitative Research (OQR).

In organizing this unique event, Bogdana and Elliot, in collaboration with RIOS, aim to increase OQR capacity, spark enthusiasm about OQR, and further drive innovation in OQR at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) and Amsterdam UMC.

This initiative aligns beautifully with RIOS’s pillars dedicated to Teaching, promoting Research, and facilitating Connection in the RI and OS community.

We look forward to seeing this symposium come to life — stay tuned as we drop more details on our LinkedIn, here on our website, and in our Newsletter.

EVENT DETAILS

Save-the-dates!

🗓 14th October 2025: 13:00-17:30 (walk in lunch from 12:00)

🗓 2nd December 2025 9:30 – 13:00 (walk in coffee at 9:00)

📍 Location: Amsterdam UMC (location VUMC) – Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam

RIOS is excited to support Giulia Inguaggiato, Natalie Evans and Margreet Stolper in organizing a two-day participatory event aimed at fostering open dialogue among researchers and staff at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) and Amsterdam University Medical Center (AUMC) on ethical challenges and dilemmas related to responsible conduct of research (RCR) in everyday practice

You’re Invited: Join Us in Mapping Research Integrity Challenges Together

Join us for a unique, collaborative session co-organized by the Center for Research Integrity and Open Science (RIOS). This event brings together researchers from VU Amsterdam and Amsterdam UMC to explore and map the real-world challenges and dilemmas we face in practicing responsible conduct of research (RCR).

This is your opportunity to contribute to a collective reflection on the ethical tensions we encounter in our daily work and help shape a more supportive and open research culture.

Open to all disciplines and career stages.
Your experience matters—come share it!

When 

Day 1: 14th October 2025: 13:00-17:30 (walk in lunch from 12:00)

Day 2: 2nd December 2025 9:30 – 13:00 (walk in coffee at 9:00)

Location: Atrium Room, Amsterdam UMC (location VUMC) – Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam

🔍 What’s This All About?

This initiative aims to:

• Create a safe space for open dialogue about ethical challenges in research.
• Foster a culture of reflection and openness across disciplines and institutions.
• Co-create a joint statement that captures shared themes and needs, to be presented to the executive boards of VU and Amsterdam UMC as a foundation for future support, policy development and publication.

🧭 What to Expect

The project unfolds in three phases:

Phase 1: In-Person Dialogue (Day 1)
Join a small, facilitated group session (max. 20 participants) to reflect on real-life dilemmas you’ve encountered. Using the “Middle Position” method, we’ll ensure a respectful, confidential, and constructive environment. Together, we’ll identify common themes and share them in a plenary session.

Phase 2: Collaborative Drafting
Based on the themes from Phase 1, the research team will draft a joint statement. You’ll be invited to review and refine it—anonymously or as a credited contributor.

Phase 3: Final Reflection & Next Steps (Day 2)
Two months later, we will reconvene for a second in-person session to discuss the draft, gather final feedback, and explore how to move forward with the statement and its recommendations.

🤝 Why Participate?

• Contribute to a meaningful dialogue on research integrity.
• Help shape institutional support for ethical challenges in research.
• Be part of a cross-disciplinary, cross-institutional initiative that values your experience and insights.

Participation is voluntary, and you can withdraw at any time. All data will be handled with strict confidentiality, and no recordings will be made during the sessions. Detailed information about the project, along with an informed consent form, will be provided to all participants in advance.

📅 Ready to Join?

If you’re interested or have questions, please register via this link: REGISTRATION

Let’s work together to build a more ethically aware and supportive research environment—one conversation at a time.