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EUROPEAN FORUM ON RESEARCH SYSTEMS · INAUGURAL EDITION · 2027
RESEARCH SYSTEMS IN THE AGE OF AI
Rethinking how research is produced, evaluated, shared and governed in the age of AI.
researchsystemsforum.eu/202701 · THE FORUM
A European Forum for the Changing Research System.
The European Forum on Research Systems brings together researchers, universities, research managers, libraries, funders, infrastructures and policy communities to examine how the conditions of research are changing. The inaugural edition connects artificial intelligence, research integrity, assessment, Open Science, scholarly communication and university governance within one shared conversation about the future of research systems.
The Forum is not organised around a single discipline. It focuses on the structures, rules, infrastructures and institutional choices that shape how research is produced, evaluated, shared and governed.
02 · SCIENTIFIC STRUCTURE
Four Pillars. One Evolving System.
The inaugural edition connects four dimensions that are often discussed separately but increasingly shape one another.
Trust, Integrity & Research Assessment
Research integrity, peer review, paper mills, research culture, metrics, careers and changing systems of research evaluation and assessment.
Open, Equitable & Multilingual Knowledge
Open Science, FAIR practices, scholarly communication, bibliodiversity, multilingualism, research infrastructures and global inequalities in knowledge circulation.
Research Systems, Universities & Society
Research governance, funding, science-for-policy, public trust, innovation, knowledge transfer and institutional transformation within universities and research organisations.
03 · FORUM FORMAT
Designed for Serious Exchange.
A compact two-day forum designed for meaningful exchange rather than excessive parallelisation. The programme combines plenary debate, focused labs, emerging-researcher participation and institutional dialogue.
Keynotes & Plenary Debates
Three keynote interventions and major plenary debates addressing system-level change across research.
Shared room · No parallel sessionsResearch Systems Labs
Focused working sessions around practical, institutional and policy problems affecting research systems.
6-8 curated labsDoctoral Forum & Lightning Talks
A visible space for doctoral and early-career researchers to test ideas, present work and connect across institutions.
Posters · Lightning talks · MentoringInstitutional & Policy Roundtable
University leaders, research offices, funders, infrastructures and policy actors discuss implementation choices.
Cross-sector dialogueOpen Research Infrastructure Showcase
A curated, non-commercial showcase of tools and infrastructures supporting open, trustworthy and connected research.
Curated participationNetworking & Research Community
Structured opportunities for new collaborations between researchers, institutions and research-support communities.
Reception · Community exchange04 · PARTICIPATION
Three Ways Into the Conversation.
Participation is designed around contribution, attendance and institutional engagement. Calls and registration can be activated progressively as the inaugural edition moves from institutional development to public launch.
Call for Contributions
Submit a proposal for the scientific programme, Research Systems Labs, Doctoral Forum or poster and lightning-talk formats.
Call status & scope →Registration
Join the two-day Forum as a researcher, doctoral participant, research-support professional, policymaker or institutional representative.
View key dates →Institutional Partnerships
Universities, research organisations, infrastructures and academic networks can engage with the Forum through clearly defined institutional roles.
Partnership enquiries →05 · WHO IT IS FOR
A Cross-System Research Community.
The Forum is designed for people who shape research and for people whose work is shaped by research-system change.
Researchers & Faculty
Across disciplines and career stages.
Doctoral & Early-Career Researchers
With dedicated participation formats and mentoring.
Research Offices & Managers
Research support, grants, integrity, assessment and institutional strategy.
Libraries & Scholarly Communication
Open Science, publishing, repositories, metadata and research infrastructures.
Policy, Funding & Assessment Communities
Actors shaping incentives, standards and research policy.
Research Infrastructures & Networks
Open, digital and community-governed research services and collaborations.
06 · KEY DATES
2027 Timeline.
The final dates and host university will be published once the institutional co-organisation is formally confirmed.
Scientific co-organiser, academic host and final 2027 dates.
Opening and deadline for scientific contributions.
Early, regular and final registration periods.
Publication of the confirmed scientific programme.
INSTITUTIONAL ARCHITECTURE
Distinct Roles. Shared Responsibility.
The inaugural edition combines permanent institutional continuity, academic co-organisation, specialist academic partnership, executive governance and independent scientific governance. Each role carries a defined responsibility in the development of the Forum.
THE PERMANENT FORUM
Founding organisation, owner of the Forum name and mark, and executive producer of the edition.
Visit organisation ↗Pending confirmation
The host university will participate through scientific co-organisation, academic hosting and shared programme governance after formal confirmation.
Academic cooperation focused on multilingualism, knowledge diversity, Global South participation and Europe-Latin America relations.
Visit organisation ↗Executive Committee
Executive governance supporting institutional development, organisational coordination, partnerships and the long-term continuity of the Forum.
View Executive Committee →International Scientific Committee
Independent scientific governance supporting review, programme curation, conflicts of interest and scientific quality.
View Scientific Committee →INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIPSUniversities, research organisations, infrastructures and academic networks.
Partnership enquiries
EUROPEAN FORUM ON RESEARCH SYSTEMS · 2027
Follow the Inaugural Edition as It Takes Shape.
For institutional enquiries, scientific collaboration or advance information about participation, contact the Forum Secretariat.