About Me
Dr. Dr.phil. RENE VON SCHOMBERG is a philosopher and a STS specialist. He is a Senior Research Fellow at Käte Hamburger Kolleg Aachen: Cultures of Research, RWTH Aachen University, Germany and Guest Professor, Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany;
Former Official of the European Commission He holds Ph.D's from the University of Twente (NL) (Science and Technology Studies) and J.W.Goethe University in Frankfurt (Philosophy). He has been a European Union Fellow at George Mason University, USA in 2007 and has been with the European Commission from 1998-2021.
Tag Archives: open science
Watering Down of Responsible Innovation under Horizon Europe (2028–2034)
A critical reflection on the disappearance of Responsible Research and Innovation as an operational objective in the European Commission’s proposed Horizon Europe framework for 2028–2034. Continue reading
Towards a New Ethos of Science or a Reform of the Institution of Science?
Special Issue of NOvation-Critical Studies of Innovation- free accessible download: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/nocsi.v0i6 PowerPoint at FOR 2026 conference https://app.box.com/s/er8gihnwxu1pharwhlbv928densw33yl Over the past decade, we have witnessed a gradual and consistent evolution of research practices towards a more open science. This shift has … Continue reading
Futures of Science for Policy in Europe: Scenario’s and Policy Implications
This Foresight Studies conducted for the European Commission explores important trends for the future of science for policy in Europe and the challenges and opportunities that they present for the development of science for policy ecosystems in the European Union. … Continue reading
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Towards a New Ethos of Science or an institutional reform of Science?
Pleased to announce open lecture at RWTH Aachen, for details/registration see link Lecture details and registration (RWTH Aachen)
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New Ethos of Science or Institutional Reform of Science?
The Prospects of Institutionalising the Research Values Openness, Collaboration and Responsiveness In the course of a lectures series of the International Centre for Advanced Studies, Cultures of Research, Kaete Hamburger Kolleg, RWTH Aachen University, an open Public lecture by Rene … Continue reading
Outcomes Workshop on Open Science, Responsible Innovation and Anticipatory Governance ( 29/30 June 2022) Event at Kate Hamburger Kolleg, Cultures of Research-RWTH Aachen University (Germany)
Please find attached an open accessible link where you can download updated PPT presentations, and locate some literature to which participants referred to during the workshop (see for workshop overview, and participants, post further below) Andoni Ibarra and myself worked … Continue reading
Open Scholarship, Responsible Research and Innovation and Anticipatory Governance: Event at Kate Hamburger Kolleg, Cultures of Research-RWTH Aachen University (Germany)
Registration for Online participation: events@khk.rwth-aachen.de Workshop Open Scholarship, Responsible Innovation and Anticipatory Governance 29 June and 30 June 2020 Käte Hamburger Kolleg (KHK), Cultures of Research, RWTH Aachen University 10: 00 -10.15 hrs : Welcome addres Andoni Ibarra, René … Continue reading
An unfinished journey? Reflections on a decade of responsible research and innovation
Richard Owen, René von Schomberg and Phil Macnaghten ABSTRACTWe reflect on a decade of Responsible Research and Innovation(RRI) as a discourse emerging from the European Commission(EC) 10 years ago. We discuss the foundations for RRI, itsemergence during the Seventh Framework … Continue reading
Open, collaborative networked science
Science is regaining something what has gone lost since the origins of modern science in the 17 th century: having science as a truley collaborative endaevor to increase our understanding of the world and addressing human mankinds greatest challenges. Scientists … Continue reading
