The Danish Centre for Studies in Research and Research Policy

Hvordan kommer vi fra hype til handling i brugen af AI i dansk forskning? Steffen Bohni Nielsen, Direktør ved NFA, samler op på debatseminar om generativ AI. Budskabet til de politiske beslutningstagere og videninstitutionernes ledelser er klart: -> Styrk fokus på kompetencer inden for datascience i uddannelsen af de næste generationer af forskere og i opkvalificeringen af den nuværende forskerstand på tværs af discipliner gennem understøttende faciliteter og opkvalificeringsforløb. -> Skab rammerne for og opmærksomhed på samarbejde på tværs af discipliner med fokus på inddragelse af kompetencer inden for datascience i eksisterende og nye forskningsteams. -> Etabler en understøttende finansiel og teknologisk infrastruktur, der sikrer forskerne midler og faciliteter i brugen af generativ AI, der kan fremskynde og forbedre innovative forskningsresultater. Anledningen for debatten er, at en ny rapport udarbejdet af The Danish Centre for Studies in Research and Research Policy viser, at anvendelsen af generativ AI stadig er begrænset til trods for, at forskerne på danske universiteter ser mange fordele heri. Kun inden for 8 ud af 32 anvendelsesområder bruger mere end 25% af forskerne generativ AI. DFIR vil gerne takke Timothy Jenkins, Mads Rydahl, Mads Rosendahl Thomsen, Mads P. Sørensen, Ulla Appel Haahr, Anne-Mette Hvas, Michael Friis Lindinger & Kaj Grønbæk for tankevækkende oplæg om mulighederne for anvendelsen af generativ AI i forskningen og for indlæg i debatten om hvordan vi sikrer, at dansk forskning griber netop det. Debatten blev arrangeret af Danmarks Forsknings- og Innovationspolitiske Råd (DFIR) i samarbejde med DIREC - Digital Research Centre Denmark. Læs rapporten om cases, potentialer og risici ved AI i forskning og innovation her: https://lnkd.in/daDZrAK7 Læs DFIRbrief #51 om rapporten her: https://lnkd.in/dSq9UxP8 Læs DFIRbrief #45 med opsamlingen fra tidligere debatmøder her: https://lnkd.in/dnyb56RK Se videoer fra tidligere debatmøder her: https://lnkd.in/dmgjjpEE Læs mere om DFIRs AI projekt her: https://lnkd.in/d_h-TX5B Frede Blaabjerg Mette Birkedal Bruun Jes Broeng Christine Nellemann Tine Jess Lene Tanggaard Søren Nedergaard Poul Toft Frederiksen Thomas Trøst Hansen Anders Kamp Høst Signe Nipper Nielsen Rosa Bennekou

A new CFA research article on the use of questionable research practices has received attention in several media outlets: In the newly published research article “Is something rotten in the state of Denmark? Cross-national evidence for widespread involvement but not systematic use of questionable research practices across all fields of research” authored by several CFA researchers, questionable research practices (QRP) are assessed. The article presents the hitherto most comprehensive study examining QRPs across scholarly fields and knowledge production modes. The paper surveys perception, use, prevalence and predictors of QRPs among researchers in Denmark and in the UK, USA, Croatia and Austria. 9 out of 10 respondents admitted using at least one QRP. On average, prevalence rates were roughly three times lower compared to selfreported use. The paper's findings have been discussed in Weekendavisen and ScienceReport. Read more about the paper and the media coverage of the paper here:

We currently have an open call for fully funded PhD projects in the broad area of "research on research" at our centre (The Danish Centre for Studies in Research and Research Policy). This could be on topics like responsible research, research integrity, bibliometrics, scientometrics, science funding, research policy etc. You can read the call and details about the application process here: https://lnkd.in/dys6hiPu For more information about our research centre and the kind of research we do, take a look here: https://lnkd.in/dHfGU7bk

A new European Commission publication on ethics and integrity in research highlights the CFA related projects SOPs4RI and HYBRIDA as good examples of “innovative EU-funded research results”: According to an interview in the publication with the project coordinator of SOPs4RI, professor Mads P. Sørensen from CFA, the project has created “a collection of easy-to-use standard operating procedures and guidelines that research performing organisations and research funding organisations can use to develop their own research integrity promotion plans.” The procedures and guidelines are provided via the SOPs4RI Toolbox, which is described by the Commission as “comprehensive” having “guidelines addressing all research integrity topics and subtopics” and as being widely used by several European and international institutions. The HYBRIDA project analyses ethical aspects of organoid research and senior researcher Tine Ravn and professor Mads P. Sørensen from CFA led the stakeholder engagement work in the project, conducting deliberative workshops, expert workshops, expert interviews, and a focus group study. The European Commission emphasizes several important outcomes of the research project including operational guidelines on organoids and organoid-related technologies, a Code for Responsible Conduct for Researchers on Organoids and related fields, and a complement to the ALLEA European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity to embed the ethical dimension of organoids-based research and related technologies. Besides Mads P. Sørensen and Tine Ravn, Carter Bloch, Simon Fuglsang, Louise Isgaard Saugstrup, Jens Peter Andersen, Jesper Wiborg Schneider and Niels Mejlgaard took part in the two projects. Read more about the publication here:

A new European Commission publication on ethics and integrity in research highlights the CFA related projects SOPs4RI and HYBRIDA as good examples of “innovative EU-funded research results”: According to an interview in the publication with the project coordinator of SOPs4RI, professor Mads P. Sørensen from CFA, the project has created “a collection of easy-to-use standard operating procedures and guidelines that research performing organisations and research funding organisations can use to develop their own research integrity promotion plans.” The procedures and guidelines are provided via the SOPs4RI Toolbox, which is described by the Commission as “comprehensive” having “guidelines addressing all research integrity topics and subtopics” and as being widely used by several European and international institutions. The HYBRIDA project analyses ethical aspects of organoid research and senior researcher Tine Ravn and professor Mads P. Sørensen from CFA led the stakeholder engagement work in the project, conducting deliberative workshops, expert workshops, expert interviews, and a focus group study. The European Commission emphasizes several important outcomes of the research project including operational guidelines on organoids and organoid-related technologies, a Code for Responsible Conduct for Researchers on Organoids and related fields, and a complement to the ALLEA European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity to embed the ethical dimension of organoids-based research and related technologies. Besides Mads P. Sørensen and Tine Ravn, Carter Bloch, Simon Fuglsang, Louise Isgaard Saugstrup, Jens Peter Andersen, Jesper Wiborg Schneider and Niels Mejlgaard took part in the two projects. Read more about the publication here:

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