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: research policy
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
