16 Jan 2024
EUA provides policy input on 'Enhancing research security in Europe'
The European University Association (EUA) has published an input paper in response to the European Commission’s call for evidence on ‘Boosting research security in the EU’.
The EUA states that consistently applied research security policies, with a strong emphasis on open and responsible cooperation, should set the tone for policies regarding EU’s global role in research and education. In its response to the EC's call for evidence, the association in its input paper 'Enhancing research security in Europe' highlights that Europe’s universities are by nature internationally-oriented institutions that recognise and manage the challenges to security, ethics and integrity that are inherent in their global activities. Moreover, the paper states, it is vital for Europe’s standing in the international research community that central values regarding academic freedom, universities’ institutional autonomy, ethics and integrity are upheld within the European research and education system.
Therefore, the document outlines how open cooperation should be the default option in research and education. As such, it addresses key considerations such as the principle of proportionality, the risk of non-cooperation, the importance of close dialogue between authorities, universities and the academic community, necessary support for developing and strengthening risk management within institutions, and the role that cooperation in research and education plays for building bridges and creating inter-cultural understanding.
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