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The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is a partner of the IANUS consortium. KIT is one of the largest scientific research institutions in Europe, the largest in Germany and the only university in the federally funded Helmholtz Association, which in turn is the largest research organisation in Germany. KIT is also a German university of […]

In 2017 George Gaskell and colleagues reported on the views of the public in 10 European countries and the US on the uses of gene editing. Across all the countries support was consistently greater for treatment than enhancement and for intervention on adults than pre-natals. It was suggested that it was time to set up

The Public Communication of Science and Technology Conference (PCST 2023) is taking place between the 11th and the 14th of April 2023 in Rotterdam. The global science communication community will come together for PCST 2023 and three full days, composed of pre-conference workshops, an exciting line-up of plenary speakers, visual and oral presentations, performances and

Research and innovation are increasingly called upon to contribute to overcoming societal challenges. The Competence Center Policy and Society at the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI examines the resulting requirements for research and innovation systems, as well as for the design of a research, technology and innovation policy committed to sustainability and

An interview has been held with the coordinator of the IANUS project Prof Hub Zwart, professor of philosophy and dean of the Erasmus School of Philosophy at the Erasmus University of Rotterdam. Prof. Zwart provided interesting insights on the course of the project and the overall topic of trust in science. The full interview is

Inspiring and anchoring trust in science, research and innovation is the key general goal of the IANUS project. For this reason, IANUS is devoted to promoting Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI). According to Rene von Schomberg, RRI is a transparent, interactive process by which societal actors and innovators become mutually responsive to each other with

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) is a partner in the IANUS consortium. AUTH is the largest university in Greece, comprising 10 faculties that consist of 40 schools and 1 single-School Faculty. The strategic objectives of AUTh, in the framework of its vision and mission, remain high and consistently oriented to the continuation of its tradition,

The core objective of the IANUS project is to strengthen trust in science, research and innovation. But what does it mean? It is not quite clear what is meant by trust in science, i.e., what is the object of trust. Is it trust in individual researchers? Research institutions? Products of science? This question is very

For the Erasmus University Rotterdam, the IANUS Project is a trailblazing collaboration between two faculties – of Philosophy and of History, Culture and Communications. It is coordinated by the Erasmus School of Philosophy, under the guidance of Professor Hub Zwart, dean of Erasmus School of Philosophy, who is joined by dr. Yogi Hendlin. To increase

Trust in science, technology, and innovation (STI) is a topic preoccupying multiple stakeholder groups, from philosophers and researchers up to citizens. Given the increased ‘popularity’ of STI and its ability to produce both benefit and harm, various views exist towards the benefits and risks potentially emerging from STI. The Eurobarometer surveys constitute a series of