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The Research Integrity Rounds are organized at 3 times a year at Radboudumc to stimulate dialogue and debate about matters of research integrity. All members of the academic community, from student to PhD candidate to professor, are invited to join this exchange, especially for master students and research staff. PhD candidates can add the Research Integrity Rounds to their Training and Supervision Plan (TSP).
Upcoming Research Integrity Round #25 Knowledge Safety & Open Science
This RIR will address the increasingly important topic of knowledge safety and explore its possible tensions with other important aspects of research, especially, the ideal of open science.
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Knowledge Safety & Open Science
Collaboration in science with due regard for risks
Research depends on openness, exchange of ideas, and global partnerships. At the same time, growing geopolitical tensions and the increasing strategic value of scientific knowledge have made knowledge safety an urgent topic for researchers and institutions.
How can we continue to build bridges for international collaboration while safeguarding sensitive knowledge, data, and technologies? How do we remain open without being naive about the risks?
In Research Integrity Round #25, we will address the increasingly important topic of knowledge safety and explore its possible tensions with other important aspects of research, especially, the ideal of open science. The Round will be structured in two parts:
The first part of the Round will focus on awareness for knowledge safety, definitions and background, and its practical relevance.
- Thomas Maal will open with an exemplary case involving sensitive technology and knowledge safety.
- Jan Smit (Dean Radboudumc) will address the importance of institutional awareness and policy, including key definitions and why knowledge safety is increasingly relevant for research practice.
- A representative of the General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD) will discuss current issues in knowledge safety within research and innovation, and send a realistic signal about the threat identified by the AIVD.
The second part of the Round moves from principles to practice.
- Through short interview-style conversations, colleagues with experience in international collaboration will share reflections on the daily realities, challenges, and tensions that researchers face.
- Anita Eerland will provide a broader reflection on Open Science in times of knowledge safety awareness, exploring how the values of openness, transparency, and responsible collaboration can be maintained in a context of increasing security concerns.
As always, members of the audience are invited to actively participate through questions, reflections, polls and discussion.
Links (Radboudumc-intranet):
Time and location
Wednesday 10 June 2026 16.00 – 17.30 hrs
Auditorium, Experience Center
Registration
Registration is required. Please register at via this link.
Target group
We invite all master students, junior and senior researchers and other staff members to attend this event and join the discussion.
Please note that PhD candidates can add the Research Integrity Rounds to their Training and Supervision Plan.
Upcoming rounds
- Wednesday 10 June 2026 from 16:00 – 17:30 hrs (on location)
- Wednesday 2 September 2026 (on location)
- Thursday 3 December 2026 from 15:00 – 16:30 hrs (on location), following the NRIN Symposium 2026 on the renewed Code of Conduct for Research Integrity
Research Integrity Round #24 A new custodianship of science? The international league of scientific sleuths.
Recap of Research Integrity Round #23 You Can’t Say That!
A 'social safety in academia' workshop with a comedy twist.
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This is one of Radboudumc's main research events. Wondering what other events we offer throughout the year?
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- March 2026. A new custodianship of science? The international league of scientific sleuths. Guests: Dorothy Bishop (sleuth; em. Oxford University), Anna Abalkina (sleuth; Free University of Berlin), René Aquarius (sleuth; Radboudumc), Adya Misra (head of the Research Integrity department of publisher Sage), Guillén Fernández, scientific director of Radboudumc. View the webinar.
- September 2025: “You Can't Say That!" – a Social Safety in Academia Workshop with a Comedy Twist (two performances). Read the report
- March 2025: College Tour with three experienced researchers. Guests: Iris Walraven, associate professor of Cancer epidemiology, David Burger, professor of the Department of Pharmacy, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Saskia Middeldorp, professor of Internal medicine.
- December 2024: Scientists on the Barricade? Scientific activism and integrity. Guests: Prof. Teun Bousema, Prof. Chantal Rovers, Efraim Hart MD MSc (VU Amsterdam). View the webinar
- September 2024: Scenes on social safety: Theatre play by Het Acteursgenootschap (Dutch Actors Society) (two performances). Read the report. Photos
- March 2024: Artificial Intelligence and Research Integrity: a good marriage? Guests Dr. Michiel Schinkel, Dr. Guido de Jong, Luc Builtjes, Prof. Joost Wiersinga. View the webinar.
- December 2023: Research ethical issues in the physician/researcher/patient/participant quadrangle. Guests Dr. Jeroen Janssen, Dr. Bart van de Warrenburg, Klaartje Spijkers (MSc) and Prof. dr. Gerard Rongen. View the webinar.
- September 2023: The Learning Curve: Theatre play about (sexual) intimidation and abuse of power in academic context.
- June 2023: 'Patents at Radboudumc: a blessing or a curse?'. Guests: Jolanda de Vries (Radboudumc, Joram Sjoerts (Radboudumc) and Hans Radder (Vu Amsterdam). View the webinar.
- March 2023: Collegetour with Prof. Hedi Claahsen and Prof. Sandra Heskamp. View the webinar.
- September 2022: "Publication ethics: Promises, problems and perspectives". Guests: Dr. Tamarinde Haven (Charité, Berlin), Prof. Iris Nagtegaal (Radboudumc), Prof. Bart Kiemeney (Radboudumc). View the webinar.
- March 2022: "Research Integrity in times of crisis: Juggling slow and fast science". Guests: Dr. Daniel Warmerdam, Prof. Debby Gerritsen, Prof. Marcel Olde Rikkert, Prof. Saskia Middeldorp. View the webinar. Read the blog.
- December 2021: "The challenges of collaboration with profit and non-profit organisations". Guests: Tanya Sluyter (Novartis Pharma B.V.), Prof. Carel Hoyng (Dept. of Opthalmology) and Prof. Lex Bouter (Amsterdam UMC). View the webinar. Read the blog. Presentation Prof. Lex Bouter. Presentation Tanya Sluyter.
- September 2021: “The Dark Side of Science: Misconduct in Biomedical Research”. Guest: Dr Elisabeth Bik. Read the blog
- March 2021: Research Integrity Rounds - College Tour. Dorine Swinkels - professor of Laboratory Medicine, Maroeska Rovers - professor of Evidence-based Surgery and Marcel Olde Rikkert - professor of Clinical Geriatrics. View the webinar
- December 2020: “Recognition and Rewards for Radboudumc Academics”. Guests: Prof. Jeroen Geurts (Director ZonMw), Dr Annemijn Algra (UMC Utrecht, Young Science in Transition), Dean Prof. Jan Smit. View the webinar. Read the blog.
- September 2020: “Sex and gender and research integrity: a tale of how and who”. Guests: Prof. Hanneke Takkenberg (Erasmus University), Prof. Sabine Oertelt, Dean Prof. Jan Smit. View the webinar
- March 2020: “Can we change science? Yes, we can?” Guest: Prof. Frank Miedema, one of the persons who started the Dutch Science in Transition movement in 2013
- December 2019: “Facing Integrity Challenges: How does Peer Review cause or resolve issues?”. Guests: Serge Horbach, researcher and expert on peer review in relation to scientific integrity, and Prof. Roshan Cools, researcher and editor of a scientific journal
- September 2019: “Scientists on the sofa. How to survive as researcher without losing your integrity”. Guests: Joeri Tijdink, author of the book “Wetenschappers op de sofa”, DCMN director Prof. Guillen Fernandez and PhD candidate Tamara van Woezik
- March 2019: College tour with three experienced Radboudumc researchers (Prof. Alessandra Cambi, Prof. Judith Prins, Dr Edo Richard) who spoke about their experiences with perverse stimuli but also about their passion for research
- February 2019: Introduction of the new Netherlands Code of Conduct for Research Integrity with the interactive play “The ConScience App” followed by a discussion based on the new code
- December 2018: Movie ‘On being a scientist’ with a discussion led by one of the initiators of the movie Prof. Frans van Lunteren, Professor of history of the Natural Sciences at Leiden University
- September 2018: Authorship of Master students: a matter of scientific integrity?
