The RIOS Collaborative Program

Our first edition (2025) is now CLOSED to submissions.

This new initiative supports projects that aim to bolster and connect our research integrity & open science community.

Note: You can find the details of the program, submission requirements, selection process, etc. at the bottom of this page.

RIOS is thrilled to announce the three projects selected for the 2025 edition RIOS Collaborative Program.

After a competitive selection process, RIOS is proud to support:

  • "Empowering Masters Students Towards Responsible Decision Making" submitted by Barbara Leitner of Amsterdam UMC
  • "Qualitative Innovation in Action: Advancing Open Research through Qualitative Methods" submitted by Bogdana Huma and Elliott Hoey of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)

Selected Proposals

Empowering Master’s Students Toward Responsible Decision Making – A Discussion Series

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.

Barbara’s proposal highlighted a worrisome gap: “Master’s students often lack a clear understanding of the full responsibilities, requirements, and realities of starting a PhD….Although pursuing a PhD is often encouraged towards the end of Master’s programs, many students lack the information needed to make an informed decision. Without this insight, new PhD candidates may feel disempowered, which can negatively impact their mental wellbeing and the quality of their research.”

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.

Qualitative Innovation in Action: Advancing Open Research Through Qualitative Methods – A Symposium

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

When:  12th of December 2025

What: This one-day event will feature four speakers that will showcase advances in Qualitative Open Research based on their own work. The symposium will comprise two hybrid plenary talks and two in-person interactive workshops that attendees can choose from.

Registration (OPEN SOON): Participation is free-of-charge and lunch will be provided.

Program Details and Submission Guidelines (2025)

What is the RIOS Collaborative Program 2025? 

We invite all research integrity and open science researchers, teachers and other stakeholders at the VU and Amsterdam UMC to send us ideas about events we can organise as RIOS this year.

Proposed activities should fall into at least one of RIOS’s four pillars (see more information here) and clearly demonstrate the benefit for the VU and Amsterdam UMC communities.

Events can include trainings, workshops, symposia, or hosting guest researchers on campus for a maximum of one month.

The motivation behind this program is to fill the gap regarding our community’s needs.

How should I design my event idea?

Event ideas can be max. 500 words and should include the following:

  1. Rationale – why is this activity important and necessary, which RIOS’s pillar does it fall into, and why should RIOS organise it?
  2. Target group of the event and who will benefit from it?
  3. Details about the event – how do you envision this event taking place?
  4. Those involved – In what ways do you want to contribute to the event yourself? Who else will be involved and what are their affiliations?
  5. Budget – taking into account reasonable costs (e.g. max. €5,000 for symposia, trainings).
  6. Timeline – the event needs to take place this year.

What is the event criteria?

  1. Relevance for RIOS’s mission and target community – namely researchers, teachers and other stakeholders working on research integrity and open science at the VU and Amsterdam UMC
  2. Relevance for broader VU and Amsterdam UMC community
  3. Feasibility

How do I submit my event idea?

To submit an event idea, please send us an email to info@rios-vu.nl by April 15, 2025. 

When is the deadline to submit my idea?

Submission Deadline: April 15, 2025 

Announcement Date: May 1, 2025