From Bernd.Stahl at nottingham.ac.uk  Tue Nov  4 14:41:59 2025
From: Bernd.Stahl at nottingham.ac.uk (Bernd Stahl (staff))
Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2025 14:41:59 +0000
Subject: [Rdf-internal] FW: REF Readiness Review (round 2)
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Hi all,
All the documents that Andy refers to are in our internal RDF folder under REF2029:

[?Folder icon] RDF metrics<https://uniofnottm.sharepoint.com/:f:/r/sites/ResponsibleDigitalFutures-RDFinternal/Shared%20Documents/RDF%20internal/REF%202029/RDF%20metrics?csf=1&web=1&e=0lurUQ>

Kind regards,
Bernd

From: Andy Crabtree (staff) <andy.crabtree at nottingham.ac.uk>
Sent: 04 November 2025 13:00
To: PS-CS-Academic <PS-CS-Academic at exmail.nottingham.ac.uk>
Subject: REF Readiness Review (round 2)
Importance: High

Hi,

I?m sure you will very pleased to hear that the second round of output reviews for REF2029 starts now ?

If you are research active, this guidance applies to you so *please read carefully*

1. Your group leader hosts a shared folder ? called ?R2 (live)? ? with the documentation you will need to complete this round

2. Read the file 'REF infoPack' *before* you nominate any outputs (conference or journal papers, books or book chapters) for review so you understand the assessment criteria; we are looking for 3* & 4* outputs

3. Nominate potential 3* & 4* outputs published since January 2025 in the file ?REF R2 outputs list?

Note 1. Don?t forget to ask your research staff / PGRs if they have published anything this year that could be 3* or 4* quality

Note 2. Previous submissions that were accepted but not published at the time of the last review (e.g., CHI 2025 outputs), were *not* reviewed, so please *add* them to the list as well if you think they are of 3* or 4* quality

Note 3. Any output published since January 2021 that provides a literature review / survey should *not* be submitted *unless* it can be demonstrated it might satisfy 3* or 4* quality criteria; these outputs should be flagged directly to the Director of Research (email me) and be accompanied by a supporting statement (see below) explaining how they meet quality criteria

4. Write a 200 word (max) supporting statement for each nominated output using the Supporting Statement Template and once completed put it in the ?Drop ? here? folder

Note 4. You should *also* write a supporting statement (as above) for every output you submitted in the last round that was deemed potential 3* or 4* (I?ll let you know by email if you have any); you may also have received some useful feedback to draw on, see the 'R1 reviewed? file in the 'R1 (Jan 2025) completed? folder to find out

5. The deadline for submission of outputs to review (including supporting statements) is 30th of January 2026

6. It won?t take a great deal of time to read the guidance, add your nominated output(s) to the list, and write a short supporting statement for each, but please don?t leave it until the deadline. Many of the 100 word descriptions provided last time round (if they were provided at all) were not very informative or useful. So, unfortunately, I will be sending them back to do again as a *priority* if that is the case this time round. Please feel free to ping me with a draft if you want me cast an eye over a statement.

Any queries, any questions, anything you?re not sure about, please let me know

best wishes,
andy

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From Bernd.Stahl at nottingham.ac.uk  Tue Nov  4 15:19:47 2025
From: Bernd.Stahl at nottingham.ac.uk (Bernd Stahl (staff))
Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2025 15:19:47 +0000
Subject: [Rdf-internal] FW: Research group shared folders
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A bit more REF info, explaining the logic of the folder I have circulated earlier.

Bernd

From: Andy Crabtree (staff) <andy.crabtree at nottingham.ac.uk>
Sent: 04 November 2025 11:19
To: Praminda Caleb-Solly (staff) <Praminda.Caleb-Solly at nottingham.ac.uk>; Dario Landa Silva (staff) <dario.landasilva at nottingham.ac.uk>; Andrew French (staff) <andrew.p.french at nottingham.ac.uk>; Steven Furnell (staff) <Steven.Furnell at nottingham.ac.uk>; Christian Wagner (staff) <Christian.Wagner at nottingham.ac.uk>; Graham Hutton (staff) <graham.hutton at nottingham.ac.uk>; Chris Greenhalgh (staff) <Chris.Greenhalgh at nottingham.ac.uk>; Bernd Stahl (staff) <Bernd.Stahl at nottingham.ac.uk>
Cc: Tony Pridmore (staff) <tony.pridmore at nottingham.ac.uk>
Subject: Research group shared folders

Hi,

I?ve been doing some housekeeping on the research group shared folders (the one?s each of you shared with me) so we all have a common set of information

They look like this at the moment:
[cid:76498956-e713-4f8f-8e96-b2ecc306ae3d at eurprd06.prod.outlook.com]


I?m about to announce the next round of REF outputs reviews. You will find a dedicated folder and files in the REF2029 outputs reviews / R2 (live):
[cid:f088930a-7287-47fd-a7af-92f47d76210a at eurprd06.prod.outlook.com]


Please make this folder available to your team so they can add entries to the outputs list and drop supporting statements

I?ll forward timelines to all staff shortly

Any questions, let me know

best wishes,
andy



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From Bernd.Stahl at nottingham.ac.uk  Thu Nov  6 12:42:03 2025
From: Bernd.Stahl at nottingham.ac.uk (Bernd Stahl (staff))
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2025 12:42:03 +0000
Subject: [Rdf-internal] Fw: AIED Digest - 30 Oct 2025 to 31 Oct 2025
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Hi all
Here is an AI tool for research. No idea what it does, but maybe it is of interest.
Bernd


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Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2025 16:14
To: Bernd Stahl (staff) <Bernd.Stahl at nottingham.ac.uk>; Claire Edwards (staff) <Claire.Edwards at nottingham.ac.uk>
Subject: Fw: AIED Digest - 30 Oct 2025 to 31 Oct 2025 (#2025-78)

Hi both

In case the below is of interest!

Mia



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Topics of the day:

  1. Invitation to AI Tool Demo: Profectus ? How AI Elevates Research Proposal
     Success 11/11/25 4pm GMT/ London

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From:    "Aston, Anna" <a.aston at IMPERIAL.AC.UK>
Subject: Invitation to AI Tool Demo: Profectus ? How AI Elevates Research Proposal Success 11/11/25 4pm GMT/ London

Dear All,

The AI in Research Operations Network (AIRON) warmly invites you to our next event, where we will explore an innovative AI-powered tool designed to help researchers, research managers, and institutions develop more competitive funding applications.

Here are the event details:

AI Tool Demo: Profectus ? How AI Elevates Research Proposal Success
?? Tuesday, 11 November 2025
? 4:00 PM ? 5:00 PM (GMT/ London time)
? Event registration: (14) AI Tool Demo: Profectus ? How AI Elevates Research Proposal Success | LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/events/aitooldemo-profectus-howaieleva7388510141651775488/>

About Profectus
Profectus is an AI-powered tool trained on hundreds of real research proposals and expert panel evaluations from a major European funder. It provides detailed, constructive feedback that mirrors expert reviewers and delivers it in minutes rather than days.
What makes Profectus Academy interesting is that the team behind the tool, was founded by experienced research professionals who have seen first-hand the challenges faced by researchers and administrators in preparing strong grant proposals.

The tool is already being used at one university in Finland and is currently being piloted in Germany, helping institutions offer consistent, expert-level proposal support while saving valuable time.

Speakers
Dr Anders Wennstr?m
Accredited Research Manager with over 15 years? experience across Sweden and Australia. Former Head of Research Support at Ume? University and the University of Melbourne, and co-founder of Profectus Academy.
Dr Folmer Bokma
Researcher and proposal development specialist with expertise in evolutionary biology, proposal coaching, and AI-supported learning. Co-founder of Profectus Academy.

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We look forward to seeing you at the event.

Best wishes,
Anna



Anna Aston, MBA, Research Manager (ARMA)
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From Bernd.Stahl at nottingham.ac.uk  Thu Nov  6 08:43:33 2025
From: Bernd.Stahl at nottingham.ac.uk (Bernd Stahl (staff))
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2025 08:43:33 +0000
Subject: [Rdf-internal] Fw: REINFORCING: Policy Workshop on Open Responsible
 Research and Innovation in FP10 | Policy Brief finalised
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Hi all,
Here is a policy brief from the REINFORCING project that I contributed to. I am sharing this partly because you may find it interesting to see how the discussion of the future of RRI in Europe and the Framework Programme is progressing. Secondly, this policy brief has the format of policy briefs that was developed in the context of the EU and was promoted by the EU in the past, so it may be interesting to look at the structure and logic for policy briefs that we are working on.

Kind regards,
Bernd
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From: Lindner, Ralf <ralf.lindner at isi.fraunhofer.de>
Sent: Thursday, November 6, 2025 08:03
To: Lindner, Ralf <ralf.lindner at isi.fraunhofer.de>
Cc: Yorulmaz, Merve <merve.yorulmaz at isi.fraunhofer.de>; B?hrer-Top?u, Susanne <susanne.buehrer-topcu at isi.fraunhofer.de>; angela.simone <angela.simone at fondazionebassetti.org>
Subject: AW: REINFORCING: Policy Workshop on Open Responsible Research and Innovation in FP10 | Policy Brief finalised


Dear colleagues,



as promised, please find attached the final version of our Policy Brief. Feel free to share it with your networks and particularly with policy makers.

Also, we are now preparing a version of this brief with a nicer look and feel, which will then also be accompanied by dissemination activities from REINFORCING. The layout of the attached version was a request from our project officer. So you might just want to wait with distributing the policy brief until the more attractive version is ready.



Once again a big thanks to you all for making this joint effort possible!



Best wishes,

Ralf





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Dr. Ralf Lindner

Head of Department Policy & Society

Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI

Breslauer Stra?e 48  |  76139 Karlsruhe  |  Germany

Phone +49 721 6809-292  |  Mob. +49 176 228 717 32

ralf.lindner at isi.fraunhofer.de<mailto:ralf.lindner at isi.fraunhofer.de>

http://www.isi.fraunhofer.de/en.html

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Von: Lindner, Ralf
Gesendet: Freitag, 24. Oktober 2025 13:55
An: Lindner, Ralf <ralf.lindner at isi.fraunhofer.de>
Cc: angela.simone <angela.simone at fondazionebassetti.org>; Marzia Mazzonetto <marzia at stickydot.eu>; Yorulmaz, Merve <merve.yorulmaz at isi.fraunhofer.de>; B?hrer-Top?u, Susanne <Susanne.Buehrer-Topcu at isi.fraunhofer.de>
Betreff: AW: REINFORCING: Policy Workshop on Open Responsible Research and Innovation in FP10 | Policy Brief finalised



Dear colleagues,



first of all: a big thanks to all of you who were so kind to revise the draft policy brief and add suggestions and comments! I really think your feedback made the paper stronger.

It took us a bit longer than planned to incorporate your comments and revise the draft policy brief accordingly, but now we are nearly there.



Please find attached the final version. We did our best to include your comments and suggestions. However, not all aspects could be taken up, mainly for the sake of brevity.



Some of you have indicated to be named as contributors (see p. 6). In case you prefer to withdraw your name from this final version, please let me know. And those of you who are not listed yet and would like to be named, please drop me a note. And no worries: even if you didn?t add comments to the draft, you clearly made valuable contributions through your participation in one of the workshops. I believe having many of you listed as contributors will help to increase policy impact.



Re the next steps: we will submit this policy brief to the Commission end of next week the latest. So in case you would like to be removed or added, do get in touch by Wednesday, Oct. 29.

Of course, we will also share the submitted version with you.



As we think the layout of this official policy brief could use some improvement, REINFORCING will provide a version in a more appealing design. We will also share that version with you. Needless to say, it would be great if you could use your networks to disseminate the policy brief.

In parallel, REINFORCING will also approach key policy makers, including MEPs.



Thanks again for your support, best wishes,

Ralf



_____________________________________________________________________



Dr. Ralf Lindner

Head of Department Policy & Society

Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI

Breslauer Stra?e 48  |  76139 Karlsruhe  |  Germany

Phone +49 721 6809-292  |  Mob. +49 176 228 717 32

ralf.lindner at isi.fraunhofer.de<mailto:ralf.lindner at isi.fraunhofer.de>

http://www.isi.fraunhofer.de/en.html

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From: Lindner, Ralf <ralf.lindner at isi.fraunhofer.de<mailto:ralf.lindner at isi.fraunhofer.de>>
Sent: Monday, August 18, 2025 8:13:04 AM
To: Lindner, Ralf <ralf.lindner at isi.fraunhofer.de<mailto:ralf.lindner at isi.fraunhofer.de>>
Cc: Yorulmaz, Merve <merve.yorulmaz at isi.fraunhofer.de<mailto:merve.yorulmaz at isi.fraunhofer.de>>; B?hrer-Top?u, Susanne <susanne.buehrer-topcu at isi.fraunhofer.de<mailto:susanne.buehrer-topcu at isi.fraunhofer.de>>; angela.simone <angela.simone at fondazionebassetti.org<mailto:angela.simone at fondazionebassetti.org>>; Nieminen Mika <mika.nieminen at vtt.fi<mailto:mika.nieminen at vtt.fi>>; Heinisuo Emmi <emmi.heinisuo at vtt.fi<mailto:emmi.heinisuo at vtt.fi>>; Lehtinen Santtu <Santtu.Lehtinen at vtt.fi<mailto:Santtu.Lehtinen at vtt.fi>>; Daimer, Stephanie <stephanie.daimer at isi.fraunhofer.de<mailto:stephanie.daimer at isi.fraunhofer.de>>
Subject: REINFORCING: Policy Workshop on Open Responsible Research and Innovation in FP10 | DRAFT Policy Brief ready for your comments



Dear colleagues,



I hope this finds you well ? either after a hopefully regenerating summer break, or you might be still enjoying your well-deserved holidays!



Our policy workshops on embedding Open and Responsible R&I in the next Framework Programme already date back a few weeks. In the meantime, as you surely know, the EC published its proposal for FP10 (https://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/news/all-research-and-innovation-news/horizon-europe-2028-2034-twice-bigger-simpler-faster-and-more-impactful-2025-07-16_en).



Since our workshops, we collated and clustered your inputs. Based on these and complemented with some insights from current policy documents and work conducted in the REINFORCING project, we developed a first draft of the policy paper. As you will see, the paper is still rather drafty, but we waned to here from you first prior to finetuning and polishing.



We now kindly invite you to review the draft and comment and/or make suggestions for improvement.

Before you start, just a few remarks:

  *   We learned that we should use the EC?s template for policy briefs. Thus, we are a bit constrained in the way we can structure the document. However, further down the road we might publish the content of the brief differently?
  *   To make it easier for us to collate your feedback, we decided to put the document on a google drive. If you prefer not to add your comments to the online document, you can also send me your comments by mail.
  *   In case you make changes, please be sure to have the track changes turned on.
  *   In terms of content, our feeling is that the policy brief would benefit particularly if we made a few more very concrete recommendations (see section ?Policy Implications and Recommendations?). So, any concrete suggestions here would be more than welcome.
  *   For the sake of transparency, we would like to name you as experts who contributed to the policy brief. If you would like to be named, please add your name and institution to the section ?Sources? in the document. If you prefer not to be named, that is absolutely fine. Of course, you can nonetheless suggest changes in the document.
  *   Please provide your feedback by Sept. 4. We want to finalise the policy brief by end of September.



Here?s the link to the draft policy brief:



https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WWBeAKMXuAudX79zKb28Bop4-f4sW9ir/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=116167166996571226947&rtpof=true&sd=true

(Please let me know if you can?t access the doc.)





Many thanks for now. We are very much looking forward to your feedback and your suggestions for improvement!

Best wishes,

Ralf



_____________________________________________________________________



Dr. Ralf Lindner

Head of Department Policy & Society

Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI

Breslauer Stra?e 48  |  76139 Karlsruhe  |  Germany

Phone +49 721 6809-292  |  Mob. +49 176 228 717 32

ralf.lindner at isi.fraunhofer.de<mailto:ralf.lindner at isi.fraunhofer.de>

http://www.isi.fraunhofer.de/en.html

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From Bernd.Stahl at nottingham.ac.uk  Wed Nov 19 16:17:54 2025
From: Bernd.Stahl at nottingham.ac.uk (Bernd Stahl (staff))
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2025 16:17:54 +0000
Subject: [Rdf-internal] FW: UKRI/BBSRC Policy Updates and UKRI Funding
 Service Function Changes
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Hi all,
The attached pdf is the first link in Andy?s email. It positions RRI as an umbrella concept that covers others such as research ethics and trusted research. I think this is an interesting concept ans worth being aware of.

Kind regards,
Bernd

From: Andy Crabtree (staff) <andy.crabtree at nottingham.ac.uk>
Sent: 19 November 2025 15:05
To: PS-CS-Academic <PS-CS-Academic at exmail.nottingham.ac.uk>; PS-CS-Researchers <PS-CS-Researchers at exmail.nottingham.ac.uk>
Subject: Fwd: UKRI/BBSRC Policy Updates and UKRI Funding Service Function Changes

Begin forwarded message:

From: "Tanja Siggs (staff)" <Tanja.Siggs at nottingham.ac.uk<mailto:Tanja.Siggs at nottingham.ac.uk>>
Subject: UKRI/BBSRC Policy Updates and UKRI Funding Service Function Changes
Date: 19 November 2025 at 15:01:07 GMT

Dear Colleagues,

There have been some recent UKRI/Research Council policy developments, which are outlined below. These policy updates will lead to changes to application requirements and expert reviewer assessment.

There are also a number of function changes to the UKRI Funding Service (TFS) that are relevant for project leads, peer reviewers and Research Office personnel. Some of these have already been introduced or will be introduced in the next few months. More details are provided below.

Please don't hesitate to ask if you have any queries on any of the updates listed.

Best regards,

Tanja


BBSRC/MRC Policy Update 1 - New policy statement on managing risks of research misuse
BBSRC and MRC have issued a joint policy statement (October 2025) on an enhanced approach to managing risk of research misuse. This statement is intended to address increasing concerns around risk of harm from funded research, including malicious intent and ?gain of function? (where research can be adapted for harmful purposes).

The policy change will lead to a number of changes for applicants, including:
-Revised Ethics and RRI section on UKRI Funding Service (TFS) to consider research misuse risks. These changes in TFS are expected in early-mid 2026

-Related TFS sections will be updated. For example, the Genetic & Biological Risk section will be expanded to include genetic technologies and the Trusted Research & Innovation section will also be expanded.

BBSRC and MRC expert reviewers will be guided to assess applications on how they have identified and addressed potential misuse risks.

Discussions are ongoing for this policy to potentially cover all UKRI life sciences funding.

Document link: Managing risks of research misuse: joint policy statement ? UKRI<https://www.ukri.org/publications/managing-risks-of-research-misuse-joint-policy-statement/>

The BBSRC presentation can be accessed here - ?[https://res.public.onecdn.static.microsoft/assets/fluentui-resources/1.1.0/app-min/assets/item-types/20_2x/pdf.png]RRI and TRI - SPUs meeting 12th Nov 2025.pdf<https://uniofnottm-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/tanja_siggs_nottingham_ac_uk/ERJo_YtE0UJGkX4cVZ2pC8QBYVZjw6qLstnG6bT-SNlqEw?e=nTD1oY>?



UKRI/BBSRC Policy Update 2: New UK Government strategy for driving the use of alternatives to animals in science

The UK Government has published a new strategy to drive the use of alternatives to animals in science. The UK Government (DSIT) will work with funders (e.g. medical research charities, UKRI, and NC3Rs) to (i) create positive incentives for applicants to develop, validate and implement alternatives to animal use;
(ii) empower reviewers and panels to support the phasing in of scientifically robust alternative methods where they exist, to promote the replacement of animals in research. Where appropriate, specific training, guidance and resources will be provided to support funding panels to make informed decisions on these elements of the application process.

Document link: Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods - GOV.UK<https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/replacing-animals-in-science-strategy/replacing-animals-in-science-a-strategy-to-support-the-development-validation-and-uptake-of-alternative-methods>

BBSRC presentation on the new strategy and TFS changes can be accessed here - ?[https://res.public.onecdn.static.microsoft/assets/fluentui-resources/1.1.0/app-min/assets/item-types/20_2x/pdf.png]Research and Innovation Involving Animals - Nov 2025.pdf<https://uniofnottm-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/tanja_siggs_nottingham_ac_uk/Ed64jLVaLgJHu0Xlu6O01DsBuCdLWTHXfAB7eS7gTKAoTw?e=CNmiUV>?



Research Operations Updates

Operations update 1: New animal-related questions in TFS
New animal-related questions will be introduced in TFS due to the updated animal use policy and new UK Government strategy for driving the use of alternatives to animals in science launched on 11th November. The new structured questions and downloadable form to complete and upload will launch in early 2026.

A BBSRC presentation on the new strategy and TFS changes can be accessed here - ?[https://res.public.onecdn.static.microsoft/assets/fluentui-resources/1.1.0/app-min/assets/item-types/20_2x/pdf.png]Research and Innovation Involving Animals - Nov 2025.pdf<https://uniofnottm-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/tanja_siggs_nottingham_ac_uk/Ed64jLVaLgJHu0Xlu6O01DsBuCdLWTHXfAB7eS7gTKAoTw?e=AJDdz8>?

Operations update 2: TFS changes
A number of new updates have been made to TFS. These include:

-Project Leads can now view their award information (read only), including terms and conditions, funding level and project details
-Reviewers can manually set their own deadlines and request extensions
- Research Office permissions and controls have been amended so ROs can now set the level of access for each team member

Other changes coming soon to TFS:

? More functionality for change requests
- Award remittance (financial breakdown statement)
- Improving award information
- Ability to add our own reference and department to awards
- Helpdesk tooling improvements

More details in the presentation here - ?[https://res.public.onecdn.static.microsoft/assets/fluentui-resources/1.1.0/app-min/assets/item-types/20_2x/pdf.png]UKRI Funding Service Update.pdf<https://uniofnottm-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/tanja_siggs_nottingham_ac_uk/EXA8ovGPzzFLoB4NuNr7iQgBOHXbWLiIKZv8bIx-Qyf9ug?e=JX2hJe>?


Tanja Siggs MCIPR
Strategic Research & KE Development Manager (UKRI)
Research and Innovation
University of Nottingham

Available via MS Teams | Email | In-Person Meeting
tanja.siggs at nottingham.ac.uk<mailto:tanja.siggs at nottingham.ac.uk>

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From elvira.perez at nottingham.ac.uk  Wed Nov 19 18:25:51 2025
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Sent: 19 November 2025 4:17 PM
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Hi all,

The attached pdf is the first link in Andy?s email. It positions RRI as an umbrella concept that covers others such as research ethics and trusted research. I think this is an interesting concept ans worth being aware of.



Kind regards,

Bernd



From: Andy Crabtree (staff) <andy.crabtree at nottingham.ac.uk>
Sent: 19 November 2025 15:05
To: PS-CS-Academic <PS-CS-Academic at exmail.nottingham.ac.uk>; PS-CS-Researchers <PS-CS-Researchers at exmail.nottingham.ac.uk>
Subject: Fwd: UKRI/BBSRC Policy Updates and UKRI Funding Service Function Changes



Begin forwarded message:



From: "Tanja Siggs (staff)" <Tanja.Siggs at nottingham.ac.uk<mailto:Tanja.Siggs at nottingham.ac.uk>>

Subject: UKRI/BBSRC Policy Updates and UKRI Funding Service Function Changes

Date: 19 November 2025 at 15:01:07 GMT



Dear Colleagues,



There have been some recent UKRI/Research Council policy developments, which are outlined below. These policy updates will lead to changes to application requirements and expert reviewer assessment.



There are also a number of function changes to the UKRI Funding Service (TFS) that are relevant for project leads, peer reviewers and Research Office personnel. Some of these have already been introduced or will be introduced in the next few months. More details are provided below.



Please don't hesitate to ask if you have any queries on any of the updates listed.



Best regards,



Tanja





BBSRC/MRC Policy Update 1 - New policy statement on managing risks of research misuse

BBSRC and MRC have issued a joint policy statement (October 2025) on an enhanced approach to managing risk of research misuse. This statement is intended to address increasing concerns around risk of harm from funded research, including malicious intent and ?gain of function? (where research can be adapted for harmful purposes).



The policy change will lead to a number of changes for applicants, including:

-Revised Ethics and RRI section on UKRI Funding Service (TFS) to consider research misuse risks. These changes in TFS are expected in early-mid 2026



-Related TFS sections will be updated. For example, the Genetic & Biological Risk section will be expanded to include genetic technologies and the Trusted Research & Innovation section will also be expanded.



BBSRC and MRC expert reviewers will be guided to assess applications on how they have identified and addressed potential misuse risks.



Discussions are ongoing for this policy to potentially cover all UKRI life sciences funding.



Document link: Managing risks of research misuse: joint policy statement ? UKRI<https://www.ukri.org/publications/managing-risks-of-research-misuse-joint-policy-statement/>



The BBSRC presentation can be accessed here - ?[https://res.public.onecdn.static.microsoft/assets/fluentui-resources/1.1.0/app-min/assets/item-types/20_2x/pdf.png]RRI and TRI - SPUs meeting 12th Nov 2025.pdf<https://uniofnottm-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/tanja_siggs_nottingham_ac_uk/ERJo_YtE0UJGkX4cVZ2pC8QBYVZjw6qLstnG6bT-SNlqEw?e=nTD1oY>?







UKRI/BBSRC Policy Update 2: New UK Government strategy for driving the use of alternatives to animals in science



The UK Government has published a new strategy to drive the use of alternatives to animals in science. The UK Government (DSIT) will work with funders (e.g. medical research charities, UKRI, and NC3Rs) to (i) create positive incentives for applicants to develop, validate and implement alternatives to animal use;

(ii) empower reviewers and panels to support the phasing in of scientifically robust alternative methods where they exist, to promote the replacement of animals in research. Where appropriate, specific training, guidance and resources will be provided to support funding panels to make informed decisions on these elements of the application process.



Document link: Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods - GOV.UK<https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/replacing-animals-in-science-strategy/replacing-animals-in-science-a-strategy-to-support-the-development-validation-and-uptake-of-alternative-methods>



BBSRC presentation on the new strategy and TFS changes can be accessed here - ?[https://res.public.onecdn.static.microsoft/assets/fluentui-resources/1.1.0/app-min/assets/item-types/20_2x/pdf.png]Research and Innovation Involving Animals - Nov 2025.pdf<https://uniofnottm-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/tanja_siggs_nottingham_ac_uk/Ed64jLVaLgJHu0Xlu6O01DsBuCdLWTHXfAB7eS7gTKAoTw?e=CNmiUV>?







Research Operations Updates



Operations update 1: New animal-related questions in TFS

New animal-related questions will be introduced in TFS due to the updated animal use policy and new UK Government strategy for driving the use of alternatives to animals in science launched on 11th November. The new structured questions and downloadable form to complete and upload will launch in early 2026.



A BBSRC presentation on the new strategy and TFS changes can be accessed here - ?[https://res.public.onecdn.static.microsoft/assets/fluentui-resources/1.1.0/app-min/assets/item-types/20_2x/pdf.png]Research and Innovation Involving Animals - Nov 2025.pdf<https://uniofnottm-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/tanja_siggs_nottingham_ac_uk/Ed64jLVaLgJHu0Xlu6O01DsBuCdLWTHXfAB7eS7gTKAoTw?e=AJDdz8>?



Operations update 2: TFS changes

A number of new updates have been made to TFS. These include:



-Project Leads can now view their award information (read only), including terms and conditions, funding level and project details

-Reviewers can manually set their own deadlines and request extensions

- Research Office permissions and controls have been amended so ROs can now set the level of access for each team member



Other changes coming soon to TFS:



? More functionality for change requests

- Award remittance (financial breakdown statement)

- Improving award information

- Ability to add our own reference and department to awards

- Helpdesk tooling improvements



More details in the presentation here - ?[https://res.public.onecdn.static.microsoft/assets/fluentui-resources/1.1.0/app-min/assets/item-types/20_2x/pdf.png]UKRI Funding Service Update.pdf<https://uniofnottm-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/tanja_siggs_nottingham_ac_uk/EXA8ovGPzzFLoB4NuNr7iQgBOHXbWLiIKZv8bIx-Qyf9ug?e=JX2hJe>?





Tanja Siggs MCIPR

Strategic Research & KE Development Manager (UKRI)

Research and Innovation

University of Nottingham



Available via MS Teams | Email | In-Person Meeting

tanja.siggs at nottingham.ac.uk<mailto:tanja.siggs at nottingham.ac.uk>


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From Bernd.Stahl at nottingham.ac.uk  Thu Nov 20 14:00:15 2025
From: Bernd.Stahl at nottingham.ac.uk (Bernd Stahl (staff))
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:00:15 +0000
Subject: [Rdf-internal] Gauging Interest in JIT "Digital Futures"
 workshop at ICIS (hybrid)?
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Hi Dirk
I will not attend ICIS in person but would be happy to joint online, if timing permits.
Kind regards,
Bernd
________________________________
From: Dirk Hovorka <dirk.hovorka at sydney.edu.au>
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2025 10:45
To: muellerb <muellerb at uni-bremen.de>; edavidso <edavidso at hawaii.edu>; Chiasson, Mike (MGMT) <mike.chiasson at ubc.ca>
Subject: Gauging Interest in JIT "Digital Futures" workshop at ICIS (hybrid)?


Dear ?Futuring?  Abstract Authors,



ICIS is fast approaching, and I have received several inquiries about the proposed JIT workshop for the Special Issue ?Futuring: ?Digital? Futures as a Novel Site of Inquiry and Imagination?.



ICIS this year has presented a variety of access issues for authors and the Senior Editors. In discussing the options with the JIT -EiC, we have decided to host a short workshop to help you prepare for the submission deadline (Feb 15 2026 plenty of time!)

We what we to provide is  clarity of the types of contributions we hope to receive and expand on the brief feedback we sent out on each of your extended abstracts. We are hoping to provide insights on the challenges of writing and assessing this type of work but only one of the SEs is attending ICIS so we are unsure what exactly we will be covering.



Due to the situation with travel, we will try to do this in a hybrid mode (details to be worked out) --- that will pose time challenges for some people who are in other parts of the world.

To help with this planning, could you please let me know if you are :

  1.  Attending ICIS in person
  2.  Would join a hybrid workshop (if the timing allows)?



We are planning this in a PRE-conference timeframe (Dec 13 or 14), and I am negotiating with ICIS to find a time/space. I realize that without a firm time/ date it is not possible for you to commit, but I am trying to gauge interest before I involve too many more people. Please let me know ASAP and I will get back to you with further details.



Also ? please help by informing your author teams ? I could not recover all emails from a computer issue that has been ? difficult. Apologies to those left off.



Regards,



Dirk





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Dirk S. Hovorka

Professor of Systems and Design

University of Sydney

NSW, 2006 AU

T +61 2 9351 2949

Senior Editor/Research Perspectives

Journal of the Association of Information Systems (JAIS)

2018 BGS Professor of the Year

http://sydney.edu.au/business/staff/dirkho<https://webmail.sydney.edu.au/owa/redir.aspx?C=ih8ggEa0AvdCkhgiAZ4-qvl2q3lNSZ3RGfXpphUpWUR02iAlS8DTCA..&URL=http%3a%2f%2fsydney.edu.au%2fbusiness%2fstaff%2fdirkho>



Speculatively Engaging Futures: Four Theses<https://misq.umn.edu/misq/article-abstract/45/1/461/1824/Speculatively-Engaging-Future-s-Four-Theses1?redirectedFrom=fulltext>

DESRIST 2026: https://desrist2026.org/tracks/<https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/ptJOCxngwOfRG3vEvtqs3CyuUMP?domain=desrist2026.org/>


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From Bernd.Stahl at nottingham.ac.uk  Mon Nov 24 10:48:18 2025
From: Bernd.Stahl at nottingham.ac.uk (Bernd Stahl (staff))
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2025 10:48:18 +0000
Subject: [Rdf-internal] FW: Hello and introducing the MASC tool
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Hi all,
This may be of broader interest, notably for the RAI crowd.

Bernd

From: Ana?s Resseguier <Anais.RESSEGUIER at trilateralresearch.com>
Sent: 24 November 2025 10:13
To: Bernd Stahl (staff) <Bernd.Stahl at nottingham.ac.uk>
Cc: Joshua Hughes <joshua.hughes at trilateralresearch.com>
Subject: Hello and introducing the MASC tool

Dear Bernd,

??I hope you?re doing well Soon is the end of the irecs project. It?d be great to find another opportunity to collaborate again!

I?m reaching out to you today to introduce the MASC tool, a text data anonymisation tool developed by the team at Trilateral. MASC automates text redaction at EU/UK GDPR standards (more details below). We?re looking for external collaborators who would be willing to give feedback on a Beta version of the MASC tool. I?m reaching out to you because of your work in AI ethics and responsible use of AI/data for science and thought this might be of interest in this regard. Would you be interested in meeting with a member of the Trilateral team for a demo of the tool?

For more information on MASC, see the flyer attached to this email. Here is an overview of the tool?s use cases:

  1.  Research, e.g., anonymising interview transcripts, clinical trial data
  2.  DPOs and subject access/freedom of information requests, e.g., redacting information that shouldn?t be released
  3.  Anonymisation of text data for AI model training
  4.  In the medium-term, we are also looking at disclosure in legal and law enforcement processes, although that has extra legal requirements we will be working on.
We?d ask you to try the tool and redaction on either some synthetic datasets we can provide, or your own data if you feel comfortable. We?re hoping to gather your impressions of the tool?s performance, and if there are any additional features or adjustments you think would make this more valuable/competitive.

If you would be interested to find out more and try the tool, please contact our trials coordinator joshua.hughes at trilateralresearch.com<mailto:joshua.hughes at trilateralresearch.com> with your availability.

Many thanks for your time and best wishes,
Anais


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